Family:Whitney, Lorenzo Chamberlin (1818-1891)

Lorenzo Chamberlin⁷ Whitney (John⁶, Joshua⁵, Eleazer⁴, Eleazer³, Thomas², John¹), son of John⁶ and Lucy (Chamberlin) Whitney, was born 5 Apr 1818, Sandisfield, MA,^[1] and died 25 Jan 1891, Sandisfield, MA, aged 77 years, of cystitis.^[2]

He married, 28 Sep 1841, Sandisfield, MA, Celestia Adeline Fosdick,^[3] daughter of George and Rachel (Parrot) Fosdick. She was born about 19 Dec 1817, Sandisfield, MA, and died 7 Nov 1890, Sandisfield, MA, aged 71 years 10 months 18 days, of heart disease.^[4]

He was a farmer. He resided Sandisfield, Massachusetts.

Children of Lorenzo Chamberlin⁷ and Celestia Adeline (Fosdick) Whitney:

i.	Adaline8 Whitney, b. 24 Feb 1846; d. 28 Feb 1851, Sandisfield, MA, aged 5 years, of croup.[5]
ii.	Marietta Lucy Whitney, b. 24 Oct 1848, Sandisfield, MA;[6] m. 15 or 30 Nov 1870, Sandisfield, MA, Henry Claflin Abbey;[7] resided Waterbury, CT, at Hospital College; he was b. 12 May 1844, Sandisfield, MA, son of Milton and Maria (-----) Abbey. A merchant. Children: a. Robert Milton Abbey, b. 21 Feb 1877. b. Hattie Belle Abbey, b. 24 May 1878; d. 13 May 1890.
iii.	Emeline Isabell Whitney, b. 5 May 1850, Sandisfield, MA;[8] m. 3 Jun 1866, Sandisfield, MA, Lewis Gladding;[9] b. 25 Nov 1846, Burlington, VT, son of Hubbard and Maria (-----) Gladding. He is a carpenter. Children: a. Wallace L. Gladding, b. 13 Feb 1869; m. 20 Sep 1893, Winsted, CT, ----- -----. b. Clayton H. Gladding, b. 29 Feb 1876.
iv.	Ella Adeline Whitney, b. 24 May 1853, Sandisfield, MA (given name omitted);[10] d. 8 Nov 1877, Sandisfield, MA, aged 24 years, of consumption.[11]
v.	Austin Lorenzo Whitney, b. 7 Nov 1858 [Pierce] or -- Nov 1859 (given name omitted), Sandisfield, MA;[12] m.(1) Martha L. Sheldon; m.(2) Martha A. Webb.

Census

• 1850, Sandisfield, Berkshire Co., MA:

165 182 Lorenzo Whitney 32 M - Rakemaker $100 Mass. Celistia Whitney 32 F - Mass. Adeline Whitney 4 F - Mass. Attended school Maryette Whitney 1 F - Mass. Emeline Whitney 1 F - Mass. 183 Emeline Crittenden 40 F - Mass. Georgiana Crittenden 13 F - Mass. Attended school

• 1855, Sandisfield, Berkshire Co., MA:

295 322 Whitney Lorenzo C. 37 M - Rake Manufacturer Mass. Whitney Celestia 37 F - " Whitney Mariett 6 F - " Whitney Emeline 4 F - " Whitney Eleba 2 F - "

• 1860, Sandisfield, Berkshire Co., MA:

1800 1735 Lorenzo C. Whitney 42 M - Farmer $1000 $450 Mass. Celestia A. " 42 F - " Harriet L. " 10 F - " Emeline " 10 F - " Ella " 7 F - " Austin " 9/12 M - "

• 1865 State, Sandisfield, Berkshire Co., MA:

92 105 Lorentz C. Whitney 47 M - Massachusetts M Farmer - - 1 1 - Celestia A. Whitney 47 F - do M - - - - - Mariette L. Whitney 16 F - do S - - - - - Emeline B. Whitney 14 F - do S - - - - - Ella A. Whitney 11 F - do - - - - - Austin Whitney 5 M - do - - - - - Samuel Wolcott 16 M - do S - - - - -

• 1870, Sandisfield, Berkshire Co., MA:

201 198 Whitney, Lorenzo C. 52 M W Farmer $1000 Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Celestia 52 F W Keeping house " -----, Marietta 21 F W no occupation " -----, Ella 17 F W no occupation " -----, Austin 10 M W At School " Attended school

• 1870, Sandisfield, Berkshire Co., MA:

218 217 Bradbury, Elbridge 64 M W Clergyman $7000 Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Mary J. 64 F W Keeping house New York Whitney, Marietta 21 F W Domestic Servant Mass.

• 1880, Sandisfield, Berkshire Co., MA:

Lorenzo WHITNEY 62 Self M M W MA Farmer MA MA Celestia WHITNEY 62 Wife F M W MA Keeping House CT CT Austin WHITNEY 21 Son M S W MA MA MA

References

• Census records.

• All data imported from Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), p. 346.

1.^  "Lorenzo Chamberlin [Whitney], s. John and Lucy, [born] Sept. 5, 1818," according to Capt. Elizur Yale Smith, Vital Records of Sandisfield, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Rutland, VT: Tuttle Publishing Company, 1936).

2.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 418, page 99.

3.^  "Lorenzo C. [Whitney] and Celestia Fosdick, [married] Sept. 29, 1841," according to Sandisfield Vital Records.

4.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 409, page 77.

5.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 57, page 45.

6.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 34, page 81 (but image not available there).

7.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 226, page 65.

8.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 42, page 49.

9.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 189, page 68.

10.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 72, page 62.

11.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 292, page 61.

12.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 123, page 64.

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