Family:Whitney, James D. (c1816-1875)

James D.⁷ Whitney (Daniel Hobbs⁶, Joshua⁵, Joshua⁴, Joshua³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Daniel Hobbs⁶ and Irene (Morse) Whitney, was born about 1816, Medway or Wrentham, MA, and died 9 May 1875, Pelham, MA, aged 59 years, of phemonia, married, blacksmith.^[1]

He married, 21 Jul 1836, West Boylston, MA, Submit Cutting,^[2] daughter of Joseph and Anna (Ball) Cutting. She was born 27 Jun 1812, Marlborough, NH, and died 27 Jul 1879, Amherst, MA, aged 67 years 1 month, of consumption.^[3]

Children of James D.⁷ and Submit (Cutting) Whitney:

i.

Joseph D.8 Whitney, b. ca. 1838, Boylston, MA; m.(1) 17 Nov 1855, Sterling, MA, Laura A. Heywood, both of West Boylston;[4] m.(2) 19 Apr 1864, Pelham, MA, Clarissa L. Cutting.[5] Children, probably incomplete: a. Lauriston A.9 Whitney, b. ca. 1865, Pelham, MA; m. 24 Apr 1889, Amherst, MA, Lois M. Johnson, both of Amherst, b. ca. 1865, Halifax, dau. of Orlando and Almena (Blanchard) Johnson. b. Florence L. Whitney, b. ca. 1866, Pelham, MA; m. 8 Jun 1885, Amherst, MA, William F. Page, b. ca. 1859, New York, son of Benjamin F. Page, as first wife. c. Lura A. Whitney, b. ca. 1867, Pelham, MA; m. 10 Feb 1891, Amherst, MA, William F. Page, b. ca. 1858, Brooklyn, NY, son of Berry and Bridget (Doyle) Page, as second wife. d. Franklin James Whitney, b. 25 Oct 1881, Amherst, MA;[6] "Frank J." m. 1 Jun 1904, Amherst, MA, Sarah J. Stone, both of Amherst, b. ca. 1882, Prescott, MA, dau. of Leonard and Jane (Packard) Stone.

ii.

Horace M. Whitney, b. ca. 10 Jan 1840, Holden, MA; d. 28 Apr 1859, West Boylston, MA, aged 19 years 3 months 9 days, of consumption.[7]

Census

• 1840, Holden, Worcester Co., MA: Jas. Whitney, 1 male 20-29, 2 males 0-5, and 1 female 20-29; 1 engaged in agriculture.
• 1850, Holden, Worcester Co., MA:

16 18 James Whitney 34 M - Laborer $100 Mass. Submit " 37 F - N.H. Joseph D. " 12 M - Mass. Attended school Horrice M. " 10 M - " Attended school Anna Cutting 75 F - N.H.

• 1855, West Boylston, Worcester Co., MA:

66 84 James Whitney 39 M - Blacksmith Massachusetts Submit Whitney 42 F - New Hampshire Horace M. Whitney 15 M - Yeoman Massachusetts Sophronia H. Greenleaf 23 F - Massachusetts James Doyle 22 M - Laborer Ireland Thomas Maning 21 M - Laborer Ireland James Suynar 21 M - Laborer Ireland Martin Cunniff 26 M - Laborer Ireland

• 1855, West Boylston, Worcester Co., MA:

2 2 Augustus B. Sheldon 32 M - Lumber Merchant Massachusetts Abby C. Sheldon 25 F - Massachusetts Frank R. Sheldon 4 M - Massachusetts Charles N. Sheldon 3 M - Massachusetts Elbridge O. Sheldon 42 M - Laborer Massachusetts George W. Reed 19 M - Laborer Massachusetts Joseph D. Whitney 19 M - Laborer Massachusetts Thomas Donnell 18 M - Laborer Ireland Catherine Scandlan 20 F - Ireland

• 1860, West Boylston, Worcester Co., MA:

339 436 James Whitney 44 M - Road Contractor $800 Mass. Submit " 47 F - N.H. Georgianna Bennett 22 F - Mill Operative R.I.

• 1860, West Boylston, Worcester Co., MA:

327 425 Joseph D. Whitney 24 M - Teamster & Road Builder $300 Mass. Laura A. " 23 F - " Stephen Cutting 59 M - "

• 1870, Pelham, Hampshire Co., MA:

9 10 Whitney, James 54 M W Blacksmith $600 $300 Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Submit 57 F W Keeping House " 11 -----, Joseph D. 30 M W Blacksmith $125 " Male citizen over 21 -----, Clarissa 25 F W Keeping House " -----, Lauriston 5 M W At School " Attended school -----, Flora 4 F W At School " Attended school -----, Lura 2 F W "

• 1880, Amherst, Hampshire Co., MA:

Joseph D. WHITNEY 42 Self M M W MA Teamster MA MA Clarisa L. WHITNEY 36 Wife F M W MA Keeping House MA MA Albert L. WHITNEY 16 Son M S W MA At School MA MA Flora L. WHITNEY 14 Dau F S W MA At School MA MA Lurah H. WHITNEY 12 Dau F S W MA At School MA MA

References

1.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 275, page 34.

2.^  "James D. [Whitney] and Submit Cutting both of Sterling, [married] July 21, 1836," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of West Boylston, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (1911).

3.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 311, page 1. Also, 1880 Mortality Schedule.

4.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 89, page 129.

5.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 181, page 25.

6.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 323, page 2.

7.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 131, page 166.

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