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, Clara/Clarissa L. Cutting,[5] b. 30 Oct 1844, Ware, MA, d. 6 Dec 1910, Amherst, MA, aged 66 years 1 month 16 days, of organic heart disease, dau. of ----- and Prudence (-----) Cutting.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9] d. Franklin James Whitney, b. 25 Oct 1881, Amherst, MA;[10] "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.[11]

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.[12]

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 - "

• 1865 State, Pelham, Hampshire Co., MA:

58 58 James Whitney 48 M - Massachusetts M Blacksmith - - 1 1 - Submitty Whitney 53 F - New Hampshire M Housewife - - - - - 59 59 Joseph D. Whitney 27 M - Massachusetts M Farmer - - 1 1 - Clara C. Whitney 27 F - Massachusetts M Housewife - - - - - Lauriston A. Whitney 8m M - Massachusetts S - - - - -

• 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 1910/2, page 199.

7.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 398, page 1.

8.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 362, page 2.

9.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 416, page 1.

10.^  "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.

11.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 547, page 214.

12.^  "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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