Family:Whitney, Lemuel Philip (1820-1884)

Lemuel Philip⁸ Whitney (Philip⁷, Eleazer⁶, Nathan⁵, Thomas⁴, Eleazar³, Thomas², John¹), son of 20 Mar 1820, Halifax, VT, and died 21 Jun 1884, Guilford, VT.

He married, 31 Aug 1845, Halifax, VT, Clarissa S. Carpenter, daughter of Ebenezer and Sallie (Bartlett) Carpenter. She was born about 23 Dec 1826, Dover, VT, and died 1 Feb 1904, Agawam, MA, aged 77 years 1 month 9 days, of bone cancer.^[1] She was buried in Guilford, VT.

Children of Lemuel Philip⁸ and Clarissa S. (Carpenter) Whitney:

i.	Clarissa Luella9 Whitney, b. 30 Oct 1846, Halifax, VT, also Buckland, MA [given name omitted];[2] d. 21 Jan 1923, Guilford, VT; m. 4 Aug 1867, Halifax, VT, Richard Allen Lake, son of George and Silence (-----) Lake.[3]
ii.	Lemuel Lucius Whitney, b. 15 Feb 1848, Halifax, VT; d. 27 Apr 1915, Brattleboro, VT; m. 13 Aug 1868, Colrain, MA, Mary "Minnie" B. Jepson, b. ca. 1852, Halifax, VT, dau. of George and Mary (-----) Jepson.[4] Child: a. Lorenzo10 Whitney, b. Apr 1870, MA; d. 23 Mar 1872, Readsboro, VT; bur. Readsboro Cemetery, Readsboro, VT. b. Lorenzo Lucius Whitney, b. 18 May 1872, Halifax, VT; d. 7 Apr 1923, Brattleboro, VT; m.(1) 27 Oct 1891, Brattleboro, VT, Lena Alexina Norcross; m.(2) 22 Sep 1900, VT, Susie Margaret Perry, b. New York, NY. Children: 1. Robert11 Whitney, b. 21 Nov 1902, Natick, MA.[5] 2. Perry Joseph Whitney, b. 11 Oct 1904, Natick, MA.[6] Whitney, Robert, birth, 1902, vol. 521, p. 548: c. Luella Whitney, b. 15 Jul 1873, Brattleboro, VT; d. 29 Jan 1908, Brattleboro, VT; m. 22 Sep 1891, Brattleboro, VT, Norman Newell. d. Freeman Whitney, b. 27 Jun 1876, Halifax, VT; m. 20 Apr 1897, Brattleboro, VT, Alpha Phaneuf.
iii.	Ada Celestia Whitney, b. 2 or 20 Apr 1855, Rowe, MA;[7] d. 14 Jul 1895, Brattleboro, VT; not in family in 1880; m. 22 Apr 1878, Guilford, VT, Nathaniel Dean Mann, son of Nathan and Jane (-----) Mann.[8]
iv.	Willis Freeman Whitney, b. 29 Jan 1860, Halifax, VT;[9] d. 29 Jan 1942, Homer, NY; m. 29 Jan 1881, Halifax, VT, Alett Kingsley. Children: a. Polly Swan10 Whitney, b. 6 Aug 1896, Monroe, MA;[10] d. 22 Apr 1900, Monroe, MA, aged 3 years 8 months 16 days, of membranous laryngitis.[11] b. (daughter) Whitney, b. 26 Oct 1900, Monroe, MA;[12] d. 26 Oct 1900, Monroe, MA, stillborn.[13] c. Laetus Kingsley Whitney, b. 17 Sep 1902, Monroe, MA.[14]
v.	Wesley Emerson Whitney, b. 18 Feb 1862, Halifax, VT;[15] d. 15 May 1935, Marlboro, VT; m. Angeline Louise Corbett.
vi.	Flora Jane Whitney, b. Jan or 28 Jul 1864, Halifax, VT;[16] d. after 1900; m. 1882, William Henry Fuller, res. Agawam (Feeding Hills), MA.

Census

• 1850, Jamaica, Windham Co., VT:

1208 1242 Lemuel P. Whitney 29 M - Vt. Clarissa S. " 24 F - " Clarissa L. " 3 F - " Lemuel L. " 2 M - " Derius Martin 12 M - " Attended school

• 1860, Halifax, Windham Co., VT:

432 457 Lemuel Whitney 39 M - Farmer $425 $198 Vermont Clarissa " 34 F - " Lorla " 13 F - " Attended school Lucius " 12 M - " Attended school Ada " 5 F - " Attended school Willis " 5/12 M - " Martha Whitney 93 F - Vermont Margaret " 66 F - $500 $75 "

• 1870, Guilford, Windham Co., VT:

79 78 Lake, Richard 25 M W Farmer $1200 $500 Vt. Male citizen over 21 -----, Luella 23 F W Keeping house Mass. Whitney, Saml. F. 49 M W Farmer $200 Vt. Male citizen over 21 -----, Clarissa S. 44 F W Keeping house Vt. Whitney, Ada C. 15 F W At School Mass. At school -----, Willis F. 10 M W " " Vt. At school -----, Wesley 8 M W Vt. At school -----, Flora F. 6 F W Vt.

• 1870, Halifax, Windham Co., VT:

165 170 Whitney, Emory 47 M W Farmer Vt. Male citizen over 21 -----, Diantha 36 F W Keeping house Vt. Huber, Louisa 14 F W At School Vt. Attended school Damon, Lucinda 65 F W House work Vt. -----, Henry 33 M W Farm Laborer Vt. Male citizen over 21 171 Whitney, Lucius 22 M W " " Vt. Male citizen over 21 -----, Minnie 16 F W Keeping house Vt. -----, Lorenzo 1/12 M W Mass. Born in Apr

• 1880, Guilford, Windham Co., MA:

Lemuel P. WHITNEY 59 Self M M W VERMONT Farmer VERMONT VERMONT Clarissa WHITNEY 54 Wife F M W VERMONT Keeping House VERMONT VERMONT Willis F. WHITNEY 20 Son M S W VERMONT Farm Laborer VERMONT VERMONT Flora J. WHITNEY 16 Dau F S W VERMONT VERMONT VERMONT

References

• Census records.

1.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 1904/1 (death), page 371.

2.^  "______ [Whitney] ch. Lemuel, farmer, [born] Oct. 30, 1846," according to Vital Records of Buckland, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1934).

3.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.

4.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 208, page 291.

5.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 521, page 548.

6.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 543, page 571.

7.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 90, page 280.

8.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.

9.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.

10.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 457, page 623.

11.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 505, page 33.

12.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 497, page 35.

13.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 505, page 33.

14.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 521, page 31.

15.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.

16.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.

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