Difference between revisions of "Family:Whitney, George Henry (1852-1877)"
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son of [[Family:Whitney, Harrison Otis (1822-1890)|Harrison Otis<sup>8</sup> and Ann E. (Marsh) Whitney]], | son of [[Family:Whitney, Harrison Otis (1822-1890)|Harrison Otis<sup>8</sup> and Ann E. (Marsh) Whitney]], | ||
| − | was born 30 Jan 1852, Quincy, MA,{{ref| | + | was born 30 Jan 1852, Quincy, MA,{{ref|1}} and died 14 Mar 1877, Haverhill, MA, aged 25 years 1 month 15 days, of consumption.{{ref|2}} |
| − | He married, 8 Jun 1876, Haverhill, MA, '''Ida Emma Lake''', daughter of Leverett G. and Elizabeth C. (-----) Lake.{{ref| | + | He married, 8 Jun 1876, Haverhill, MA, '''Ida Emma Lake''', daughter of Leverett G. and Elizabeth C. (-----) Lake.{{ref|3} She was born 19 Oct 1852, Lynn, MA. She married secondly, 19 Oct 1886, Haverhill, MA, Charles K. Fox, b. ca. 1871, Roxbury, ME, son of Charles and Catherine (-----) Fox.{{ref|4}} |
George Henry Whitney, born in Quincy, removed to Haverhill when about ten years old. After two years in the high school he attended for one year a commercial school in Boston, and then engaged with his father in the box business. He was married in Jun 1876, and died the following March, at the age of twenty-five, having contracted a severe cold which terminated in quick consumption. He possessed a keen thirst for knowledge, and his intellectual ambition no doubt enriched his mind at the expense of health and life. There was also a sturdy principle of truth, rectitude and integrity running through his whole nature. He was very proud of the name he bore and was an honor to it. He resided Haverhill, MA. | George Henry Whitney, born in Quincy, removed to Haverhill when about ten years old. After two years in the high school he attended for one year a commercial school in Boston, and then engaged with his father in the box business. He was married in Jun 1876, and died the following March, at the age of twenty-five, having contracted a severe cold which terminated in quick consumption. He possessed a keen thirst for knowledge, and his intellectual ambition no doubt enriched his mind at the expense of health and life. There was also a sturdy principle of truth, rectitude and integrity running through his whole nature. He was very proud of the name he bore and was an honor to it. He resided Haverhill, MA. | ||
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| − | | '''Georgia Mayhew Whitney''', b. 26 May 1877, Harverhill, MA;{{ref| | + | | '''Georgia Mayhew Whitney''', b. 26 May 1877, Harverhill, MA;{{ref|5}} m. 31 Jan 1906, Haverhill, MA, Charles Sumner Drake, b. ca. 1877, Chicago, IL, son of Manley and Mary Elizabeth (Tucker) Drake.{{ref|6}} |
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* All data imported from [[Archive:The Descendants of John Whitney, page 622|Frederick Clifton Pierce, ''The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635'', (Chicago: 1895), p. 622]]. | * All data imported from [[Archive:The Descendants of John Whitney, page 622|Frederick Clifton Pierce, ''The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635'', (Chicago: 1895), p. 622]]. | ||
| − | 1.{{note|1}} "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: [http://www.AmericanAncestors.org New England Historic Genealogical Society], 2004; volume | + | 1.{{note|1}} "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: [http://www.AmericanAncestors.org New England Historic Genealogical Society], 2004; volume 64, page 207. |
2.{{note|2}} "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: [http://www.AmericanAncestors.org New England Historic Genealogical Society], 2004; volume 292, page 185. | 2.{{note|2}} "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: [http://www.AmericanAncestors.org New England Historic Genealogical Society], 2004; volume 292, page 185. | ||
Revision as of 05:29, 9 January 2017
George Henry9 Whitney (Harrison Otis8, William7, Peter6, Aaron5, Moses4, Moses3, Richard2, John1), son of Harrison Otis8 and Ann E. (Marsh) Whitney, was born 30 Jan 1852, Quincy, MA,[1] and died 14 Mar 1877, Haverhill, MA, aged 25 years 1 month 15 days, of consumption.[2]
He married, 8 Jun 1876, Haverhill, MA, Ida Emma Lake, daughter of Leverett G. and Elizabeth C. (-----) Lake.{{ref|3} She was born 19 Oct 1852, Lynn, MA. She married secondly, 19 Oct 1886, Haverhill, MA, Charles K. Fox, b. ca. 1871, Roxbury, ME, son of Charles and Catherine (-----) Fox.[3]
George Henry Whitney, born in Quincy, removed to Haverhill when about ten years old. After two years in the high school he attended for one year a commercial school in Boston, and then engaged with his father in the box business. He was married in Jun 1876, and died the following March, at the age of twenty-five, having contracted a severe cold which terminated in quick consumption. He possessed a keen thirst for knowledge, and his intellectual ambition no doubt enriched his mind at the expense of health and life. There was also a sturdy principle of truth, rectitude and integrity running through his whole nature. He was very proud of the name he bore and was an honor to it. He resided Haverhill, MA.
Children of George Henry9 and Ida Emma (Lake) Whitney:
i. Eva Elizabeth10 Whitney, b. 1873. i. Georgia Mayhew Whitney, b. 26 May 1877, Harverhill, MA;[4] m. 31 Jan 1906, Haverhill, MA, Charles Sumner Drake, b. ca. 1877, Chicago, IL, son of Manley and Mary Elizabeth (Tucker) Drake.[5]
Census
- 1880: not found.
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. 622.
1.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 64, page 207.
2.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 292, page 185.
3.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 280, page 185.
4.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 370, page 240.
5.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 286, page 205.
6.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 562, page 427.
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