Family:Whitney, George David (1828-a1900)

George David⁸ Whitney (David⁷, Elijah⁶, Thomas⁵, Thomas⁴, Eleazer³, Thomas², John¹), son of David⁷ and Samaria (Wheeler) Whitney, was born 11 Sep 1828,^[1] Westborough, MA.^[2]

He married, 10 Jun 1862, Hopkinton, MA, Sarah J. Garfield, daughter of Jasper and Nancy (-----) Garfield.^[3] She was born 2 Oct 1831,^[4] Upton, MA.

They resided Upton, MA.

Children of George David⁸ and Sarah J. (Garfield) Whitney:

i.	George R.9 Whitney, b. 10 Jun 1865.
ii.	Charles A. Whitney, b. 20 Dec 1867.

Census

• 1855, Westborough, Worcester Co., MA:

236 283 Merrick F. Otis 28 M - Shoemaker Mass. Mary E. Otis 26 F - Do George D. Whitney 26 M - Shoemaker Do 282 Mary P. Whitney 28 F - Do Caroline M. Whitney 12 F - Do

• 1865 State, Westborough, Worcester Co., MA:

331 416 George D. Whitney 37 M - Westborough, Mass. M Farmer - - 1 1 - Sarah J. Whitney 33 F - Upton, Mass. M - - - - -

• 1870, Hopkinton, Middlesex Co., MA:

551 716 Whitney, George D. 41 M W Farmer $1000 Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Sarah J. 38 F W Keeping House Mass. -----, George R. 5 M W At Home Mass. -----, Charles A. 2 M W At Home Mass. Kelburn, Charles 27 M W Farmer Mass. Male citizen over 21

• 1880, Upton, Worcester Co., MA:

George D. WHITNEY 51 Self M M W MA Farmer MA MA Sarah J. WHITNEY 48 Wife F M W MA Keeps House MA MA George R. WHITNEY 14 Son M S W MA At Home MA MA Charles A. WHITNEY 12 Son M S W MA At Home MA MA

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), pp. 538-539.

1.^  "George D. [Whitney] [h. Sarah J. Garfield], [born] _____, 1828. G.R.4," according to Vital Records of Hopkinton, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1911).

2.^  "George David [Whitney], s. David and Semaria, [born] Sept. 11, 1828," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Westborough, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1903).

3.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 154, page 136.

4.^  "Sarah J. Garfield [_____] [Whitney], w. George D., [born] _____, 1831. G.R.4," according to Hopkinton Vital Records.

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