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'''James Harris<sup>8</sup> Whitney''' ([[Family:Whitney, Benjamin Franklin (1804-1885)|Benjamin Franklin<sup>7</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Cyrus (1771-1847)|Cyrus<sup>6</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Isaiah (1735-1818)|Isaiah<sup>5</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Isaiah (1700-1737)|Isaiah<sup>4</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Isaiah (1671-1712)|Isaiah<sup>3</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Thomas (1627-1719)|Thomas<sup>2</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John<sup>1</sup>]]), born in Harvard, Massachusetts, 16 Aug 1835; married 11 Apr 1860, '''Addie Thomas''' of Boston; died of consumption 31 Dec 1864. James H., went to Seneca Falls, New York, when an infant in 1836, returned to Acton, Massachusetts, in 1845, and to Harvard in 1848. He spent a portion of his boyhood, 1845-49, with his father farming; in 1949 in Worcester, 1850-1853 in a store in Shirley, Massachusetts; 1853-54 at Normal Institute, Lancaster, charge of upholster department at Stewart's and afterwards at Arnold, Constable & County's in New York City. During these 30 years he had occasion to cross the ocean to and from Europe many times (nearly 90) to buy goods, traveling over a large part of Europe in search of the finest goods known to the trade. Since 1891 he has returned to Harvard and for a time at least, is quietly cultivating his paternal acres, as a gentleman farmer; resided Harvard, Massachusetts.  
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'''James Harris<sup>8</sup> Whitney'''
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([[Family:Whitney, Benjamin Franklin (1804-1885)|Benjamin Franklin<sup>7</sup>]],
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[[Family:Whitney, Cyrus (1771-1847)|Cyrus<sup>6</sup>]],
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[[Family:Whitney, Isaiah (1735-1818)|Isaiah<sup>5</sup>]],
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[[Family:Whitney, Isaiah (1700-1737)|Isaiah<sup>4</sup>]],
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[[Family:Whitney, Isaiah (1671-1712)|Isaiah<sup>3</sup>]],
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[[Family:Whitney, Thomas (1627-1719)|Thomas<sup>2</sup>]],
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[[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John<sup>1</sup>]]),
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son of [[Family:Whitney, Benjamin Franklin (1804-1885)|Benjamin Franklin<sup>7</sup> and Louisa (Lawrence) Whitney]],
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was born 16 Aug 1835, Harvard, MA,{{ref|1}} and died after 1895.
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He married, 11 Apr 1860, '''Addie Thomas''' of Boston.  She died 31 Dec 1864, of consumption.
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James H. went to Seneca Falls, NY, when an infant in 1836, returned to Acton, MA, in 1845, and to Harvard in 1848. He spent a portion of his boyhood, 1845-49, with his father farming; in 1849 in Worcester, 1850-1853 in a store in Shirley, MA; 1853-54 at Normal Institute, Lancaster, charge of upholster department at Stewart's and afterwards at Arnold, Constable & Company's in New York City. During these 30 years he had occasion to cross the ocean to and from Europe many times (nearly 90) to buy goods, traveling over a large part of Europe in search of the finest goods known to the trade. Since 1891 he has returned to Harvard and for a time at least, is quietly cultivating his paternal acres, as a gentleman farmer; resided Harvard, MA.  
  
 
Children of James Harris<sup>8</sup> and Addie (Thomas) Whitney:
 
Children of James Harris<sup>8</sup> and Addie (Thomas) Whitney:
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| '''George Clarence<sup>9</sup> Whitney''', born 5 Nov 1861; died 3 Oct 1888. He lived most of his life and was educated in New York City, spent two years in Columbia College, went into the oil broker's business, had a seat in Exchange, traveled in Europe for his health, but returned not much improved, went as far west as Minneapolis, but failing rapidly returned to New York City, to die of consumption, which he probably inherited of his mother.  
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| '''George Clarence<sup>9</sup> Whitney''', b. 5 Nov 1861; d. 3 Oct 1888. He lived most of his life and was educated in New York City, spent two years in Columbia College, went into the oil broker's business, had a seat in Exchange, traveled in Europe for his health, but returned not much improved, went as far west as Minneapolis, but failing rapidly returned to New York City, to die of consumption, which he probably inherited of his mother.
 
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| '''Minnie Whitney''', born 1863; died 1864 of consumption.  
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| '''Minnie Whitney''', b. 1863; d. 1864, of consumption.  
 
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==References==
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== References ==
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1. All data imported from [[Archive:The Descendants of John Whitney, page 544|Frederick Clifton Pierce, ''The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635'', (Chicago: 1895), p. 544]].
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* All data imported from [[Archive:The Descendants of John Whitney, page 544|Frederick Clifton Pierce, ''The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635'', (Chicago: 1895), p. 544]].
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1.{{note|1}} "James Harris [Whitney], s. of Benjamin F. and Louisa, [born] Aug. 16, 1835," according to [[Archive:Harvard, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., ''Vital Records of Harvard, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850'' (Boston, MA: Wright & Potter Printing Co., 1917)]].
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Copyright &copy; 2006, the [[Whitney Research Group]]
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Copyright &copy; 2006, 2008, [[User:Rlward|Robert L. Ward]] and the [[Whitney Research Group]]
  
 
[[Category: Massachusetts]]
 
[[Category: Massachusetts]]
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[[Category: Shirley, Massachusetts]]
 
[[Category: Middlesex County, Massachusetts]]
 
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[[Category: Acton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts]]
 
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[[Category: Worcester County, Massachusetts]]
 
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[[Category: Shirley, Massachusetts]]
 
 
[[Category: New York]]
 
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[[Category: Seneca Falls, New York]]
 
[[Category: Seneca Falls, New York]]
 
[[Category: New York, New York]]
 
[[Category: New York, New York]]

Revision as of 19:07, 14 March 2008

James Harris8 Whitney (Benjamin Franklin7, Cyrus6, Isaiah5, Isaiah4, Isaiah3, Thomas2, John1), son of Benjamin Franklin7 and Louisa (Lawrence) Whitney, was born 16 Aug 1835, Harvard, MA,[1] and died after 1895.

He married, 11 Apr 1860, Addie Thomas of Boston. She died 31 Dec 1864, of consumption.

James H. went to Seneca Falls, NY, when an infant in 1836, returned to Acton, MA, in 1845, and to Harvard in 1848. He spent a portion of his boyhood, 1845-49, with his father farming; in 1849 in Worcester, 1850-1853 in a store in Shirley, MA; 1853-54 at Normal Institute, Lancaster, charge of upholster department at Stewart's and afterwards at Arnold, Constable & Company's in New York City. During these 30 years he had occasion to cross the ocean to and from Europe many times (nearly 90) to buy goods, traveling over a large part of Europe in search of the finest goods known to the trade. Since 1891 he has returned to Harvard and for a time at least, is quietly cultivating his paternal acres, as a gentleman farmer; resided Harvard, MA.

Children of James Harris8 and Addie (Thomas) Whitney:

i. George Clarence9 Whitney, b. 5 Nov 1861; d. 3 Oct 1888. He lived most of his life and was educated in New York City, spent two years in Columbia College, went into the oil broker's business, had a seat in Exchange, traveled in Europe for his health, but returned not much improved, went as far west as Minneapolis, but failing rapidly returned to New York City, to die of consumption, which he probably inherited of his mother.
ii. Minnie Whitney, b. 1863; d. 1864, of consumption.

References

1.^  "James Harris [Whitney], s. of Benjamin F. and Louisa, [born] Aug. 16, 1835," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Harvard, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: Wright & Potter Printing Co., 1917).

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