Family:Whitney, Edward Elbert (1865-a1930)

Edward E.⁹ Whitney (Otis Rawson⁸, Ebenezer⁷, Ebenezer⁶, Zachariah⁵, Zachariah⁴, Ebenezer³, Richard², John¹), son of Otis Rawson⁸ and Angeline M. (Hall) Whitney, was born 22 Aug 1865, Montague, MA, and died after 1930.

He "Edward D." married firstly, 2 or 4 Jul 1888, Montague, MA, Clara M. Fairman, both "of Montague". by Rev. Wm. R. Dugan. He was age 22, a carpenter, born in Montague, son of Otis R. and Angeline M. (-----) Whitney. She was age 19, at home, born in Greenfield, daughter of ----- and Clara (-----) Fairman.^[1] She was born 18 Mar 1868, Deerfield, MA, daughter of H. Willard and Clara (Martin) Fairman; he was a cutler, born in Vernon, VT, and she was born in Montague, MA.^[2]

He married secondly, before 1930, Marian E. -----. She died after 1930.

He resided Montague, MA.

In 1900, he is enumerated with his wife Clara and their children. In 1910, he is listed twice - once with his mother and again with his family. In 1930, he is listed with a wife Marian E.

Children of Edward E.⁹ and Clara (Fairman) Whitney:

i.	Alice May10 Whitney, b. 4 Dec 1888, MA.
ii.	Bertha Lillian Whitney, b. 8 Jul 1890, MA.
iii.	Cora B. M. Whitney, b. 2 Nov 1891, MA.
iv.	Delbert Edward Whitney, b. Feb 1892, Montague, MA. He was listed as Adelbert in the 1900 census.
v.	Ethel Whitney, b. 15 Aug 1893, Montague, MA; d. 3 Oct 1893.
vi.	Florence M. Whitney, b. Sep 1894, Montague, MA.
vii.	Gilbert E. Whitney, b. 23 Feb 1896, Montague, MA.
viii.	Helen M. Whitney, b. May 1897, MA; m. Thomas Eddy.
ix.	Irving R. Whitney, b. 16 Apr 1898, Montague, MA.
x.	Jennie A. Whitney, b. 28 Oct 1899, Montague, MA.
xi.	Laura G. Whitney, b. 15 May 1902, Montague, MA.
xii.	Mary Angeline Whitney, b. 4 Aug 1904, East Charlemont, MA.

Notes

Note the initial letter of the children. Since a child with a name starting with the letter "K" is missing, there may have been another child in the family.

Census

• 1900, Montague, Franklin County, MA: Edward E. Whitney
• 1910, Montague, Franklin County, MA: Edwin E. Whitney
• 1910, Montague, Franklin County, MA: Edward E. Whitney

References

• Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), p. 642.

1.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: [3], New England Historic Genealogical Society (2004), v. 379, p. 411.

1.^  Ibid., v. 205, p. 306.

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