Family:Whitney, William (1822-1895)

William⁷ Whitney (Jabez⁶, Jacob⁵, Jonas⁴, Eleazar³, Thomas², John¹), son of Jabez⁶ and Sarah (Savoy) Whitney, was born 8 Aug 1822, Orange, MA,^[1] and died 25 Feb 1895, Athol, MA, aged 72 years 6 months 17 days, of heart disease; blacksmith.^[2]

He married, say 1844, Sarah Angelina Peabody, daughter of Isaac Kittredge and Clarissa (Gay) Peabody. She was born 13 Sep 1825, MA, and died 9 Apr 1919, Athol, MA.

He was a blacksmith.

Children of William⁷ and Sarah Angelina (Peabody) Whitney:

i.	Emma8 Whitney, b. 12 Dec 1845, Orange, MA;[3] d. 1 Aug 1848, Northfield, MA, age not given, of dysentery.[4]
ii.	William W. K. Whitney, b. ca. 1848, MA; m.(1) 26 Jun 1867, Lowell, MA, Rosina C. Thomas, daughter of Edmund E. and Cynthia (-----) Thomas, b. ca. 1848, MA;[5] m.(2) 12 Apr 1882, Lowell, MA, Martha S. Ellis.[6]
iii.	Charles H. J. Whitney, b. 5 Aug 1849 (given name omitted), Northfield, MA;[7] m. 25 Jun 1873, Lowell, MA, Sarah F. Sanborn, daughter of George W. and Mary R. (-----) Sanborn, b. ca. 1851, MA.[8]
iv.	Martha E. Whitney, b. 24 May 1851 (given name omitted), Northfield, MA;[9] m. 20 Feb 1868, Orange, MA, James H. Reed, son of Wm. F. and Lydia A. (-----) Reed, b. ca. 1842, Shutesbury, MA, son of Wm. F. and Lydia A. (-----) Reed; tanner.[10]
v.	Frederic W. Whitney, b. 10 Aug 1853 (given name omitted, "female"), Northfield, MA;[11] m. 19 Jun 1873, Lowell, MA, Annie Marr, daughter of Matthew and Elizabeth (-----) Marr, b. ca. 1852, VT.[12]
vi.	Erlon E. Whitney, b. 13 Aug 1855 (given name omitted), Northfield, MA;[13] d. after 1870.
vii.	Clara E. Whitney, b. 29 Jun 1858 (given name omitted), Northfield, MA;[14] d. 22 May 1864, Northfield, MA, aged 5 years 10 months 24 days, of disease of the brain.[15]
vii.	Flora E. Whitney, b. -- Nov 1861 (given name omitted), Northfield, MA;[16] m. 1 Jan 1879, Northfield, MA, Albert H. Wright, as his second wife, son of Winfield Wright, b. ca. 1853, VT.[17]
vii.	Minnie Isabell Whitney, b. 10 May 1870, Northfield, MA;[18] d. 18 Dec 1875, Lowell, MA, aged 5 years 7 months 8 days, of "Mem. Croup".[19]

Census

• 1850, Northfield, Franklin Co., MA:

165 169 Wm. Whitney 27 M - Laborer Mass. Sarah A. " 24 F - " Wm. W. K. " 2 M - " Charles H. J. " 10/12 M - "

• 1855, Northfield, Franklin Co., MA:

21 21 Whitney, William 33 M - Blacksmith Mass. " , Sarah 31 F - " " , William W. 7 M - " " , Charles H. 5 M - " " , Martha E. 3 F - " " , Frederic 2 M - "

• 1860, Northfield, Franklin Co., MA:

1213 1219 William Whitney 37 M - Farmer - $200 Mass. Sarah A. " 34 F - " William W. " 12 M - " Attended school Charles H. " 11 M - " Attended school Martha E. " 9 F - " Attended school Fred W. " 6 M - " Attended school Erlon E. " 4 M - " Clara E. " 1 F - "

• 1865, Northfield, Franklin Co., MA:

83 88 Wm. Whitney 42 M - Mass. M Blacksmith - - 1 1 - Sarah J. do 39 F - " M - - - - - Martha do 13 " - " S - - - - - Erlane do 10 " - " S - - - - - Flora do 3 " - " S - - - - -

• 1870, Northfield, Franklin Co., MA:

224 240 Whitney, William 37 M W Blacksmith Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Sarah A. 44 F W Keeping House " -----, Flora E. 8 F W At Home " Attended school -----, Minnie J. 3/12 F W At Home " Born in May

• 1870, Winchester, Cheshire Co., MA:

193 317 Reed, James H. 28 M W Farmer $475 $375 Massachusetts Male citizen over 21 -----, Martha 19 F W Keeping house Massachusetts ------, Clara E. 10/12 F W N.H. Born in Aug Whitney, Enlon E. 14 M W Farm laborer Massachusetts

• 1880, Northfield, Franklin Co., MA:

William WHITNEY 59 Self M M W MA Blacksmith MA MA Sarah E. WHITNEY 54 Wife F M W MA Keeping House MA MA Albert H. WRIGHT 26 SonL M M W VT Laborer VT VT Flora A. WRIGHT 18 Dau F M W MA No Occupation MA MA

• 1880, Lowell, Middlesex Co., MA:

Wm. W. WHITNEY 33 Self M M W MA Works In Cotton Mill MA MA Rosina C. WHITNEY 33 Wife F M W MA Works In Cotton Mill VT VT Cora B. WHITNEY 9 Dau F S W MA At School MA MA Frank W. WHITNEY 12 Son M S W MA At School MA MA George A. WHITNEY 6 Son M S W MA At School MA MA

• 1880, Lowell, Middlesex Co., MA:

Chas. H. WHITNEY 30 Self M M W MA Job Wagon MA MA Sarah F. WHITNEY 29 Wife F M W MA Keeps House NH NH Chas. H. WHITNEY 6 Son M S W MA MA MA George W. WHITNEY 2 Son M S W MA MA MA Oscar ALLEN 24 Oth M M W VT Teamster VT VT Eliza ALLEN 24 Oth F W NY Works Cotton Mill NY NY

• 1880, Lowell, Middlesex Co., MA:

Chas. H. WHITNEY 42 Self M M W MA Job & Express Training MA MA Sarah WHITNEY 33 Wife F M W MA Keeps House MA MA George WHITNEY 14 Son M S W MA In School MA MA Arthur WHITNEY 9 Son M S W MA In School MA MA

This is an apparent duplicate enumeration.

• 1880, sons Frederic and Erlon not found.

References

1.^  "William [Whitney], ch. Jabez and Sarah, [born] Aug. --, 1822," according to Jay Mack Holbrook, "Vital Records of Orange, Massachusetts, to 1891" (Oxford, MA: Holbrook Research Institute, Oxford, MA, 1983).

2.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 456, page 545.

3.^  "Emma [Whitney], ch. William and Sarah, [born] Dec. 12, 1845 (father blacksmith in Orange)," according to Orange 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 40, page 23.

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