Family:Whitney, Harrison H. (1819-1896)

Harrison H.⁷ Whitney (Abner⁶, Abner⁵, Jonas⁴, Eleazer³, Thomas², John¹), son of Abner⁶ and Polly (White) Whitney, was born 31 Oct 1819, Orange, MA, and died 10 Sep 1896, Orange, MA, aged 76 years 10 months 9 days, kicked by horse (instantaneous).^[1]

He married, 19 Jan 1841, Brattleboro, VT, Onda Kendall.^[2] She was born 19 Oct 1818.

He was a furniture maker; resided Orange, MA.

He was a grantor in 1845, New Salem, MA.^[3]

Children of Harrison H.⁷ and Onda (Kendall) Whitney:

i.	Watson H.8 Whitney, b. 21 Aug 1841; m. Lucretia A. Davis.
ii.	Harriett M. Whitney, b. 23 Jan 1845, Orange, MA;[4] m. 28 Jan 1864, Athol, MA, Francis L. Fuller, b. ca. 1842, Warwick, MA, son of James and Nancy (-----) Fuller;[5] resided Maplewood, MA.
iii.	Hugh Whitney, b. 9 Nov 1846, Orange, MA;[6] not in family in 1850; possibly the same as Henry below.
iv.	Henry Whitney, b. -----; d. 20 Nov 1847, Orange, MA;[7] possibly the same as Hugh above.
v.	Josephine A. Whitney, b. 19 Nov 1847, Orange, MA;[8] m. George F. Adams.
vi.	Emily J. Whitney, b. 28 Nov 1853, Erving, MA;[9] d. 15 Aug 1873.
vii.	Mary L. Whitney, b. ca. 1859, MA; d. Nov 1879, Orange, MA, aged 20 years of consumption of the bowels.[10]

Census

• 1850, Orange, Franklin Co., MA:

226 231 Humerson Whitney 29 M - Mass. Onda " 27 F - " Watson 8 M - " Attended school Harriet 5 F - " Attended school Josephine 2 F - "

• 1860, Orange, Franklin Co., MA:

129 160 Harrison H. Whitney 40 M - Farmer $2500 $500 Massachusetts Ouda (?) " 41 F - " Wilson H. " 18 M - Farmer " Attended school Harriet M. " 15 F - " Attended school Josephine A. " 12 F - " Attended school Emily E. " 6 F - " Attended school Mary L. " 1 F - " Abner " 80 M - Farmer $1200 "

• 1865 State, Orange, Franklin Co., MA:

279 359 Harrison Whitney 45 M - Massachusetts M Manufacturer - - 1 1 - Onda Whitney 46 F - " M Housekeeper - - - - - Josephine A. Whitney 17 F - " S - - - - - Emily T. Whitney 11 F - " S - - - - - Mary L. Whitney 6 F - " S - - - - - Abner Whitney 86 M - " W - - - - -

• 1870, Orange, Franklin Co., MA:

48 76 Whiting, Harrison 50 M W Farmer $6000 $4000 Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Onda 51 F W Keeping House " -----, Emily G. 16 F W At Home " Attended school -----, Mary L. 11 F W At School " Attended school Davis, Chester A. 15 M W Works on Farm " Attended school

• 1880, Orange, Franklin Co., MA:

H.H. WHITNEY 60 Self M M W MA Manufacture Of Furniture NH-VT VT Orda WHITNEY 61 Wife F M W MA Keeping House NH MA

References

• 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. 350.

1.^  [11], at FamilySearch.org.

2.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.

3.^  "Harrison H. [Whitney], grantor, 1845. FD," according to Vital Records of New Salem, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1927).

4.^  "Harriet [Whitney], ch. Harrison and Onda, [born] Jan. 23, 1845 (father merchant in Orange)," according to Orange Vital Records.

5.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 173, page 169.

6.^  "Hugh [Whitney], ch. Harrison and Anna, [born] Nov. 9, 1846," according to Orange Vital Records.

7.^  "Henry [Whitney], s. H. and Oreda?, [died] Nov. 20, 1847," according to Jay Mack Holbrook, "Vital Records of Orange, Massachusetts, to 1891" (Oxford, MA: Holbrook Research Institute, Oxford, MA, 1983).

8.^  "Josephine [Whitney], ch. Harrison and Onda, [born] Nov. 19, 1847 (father merchant in Orange)," according to Orange Vital Records.

9.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 72, page 267.

10.^  1880 Mortality Schedule.

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