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| − | + | ''' Charles H.<sup>8</sup> Whitney''' | |
| − | ''' Charles H.<sup>8</sup> Whitney''' ([[Family:Whitney, Josiah (1782-1857)|Josiah<sup>7</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Josiah (1753-1837)|Josiah<sup>6</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Josiah (1731-1806)|Josiah<sup>5</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Richard (1692-1775)|Richard<sup>4</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Richard (1661-1723)|Richard<sup>3</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Richard (1624-a1691)|Richard<sup>2</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John<sup>1</sup>]]), born 18 Nov 1819 | + | ([[Family:Whitney, Josiah (1782-1857)|Josiah<sup>7</sup>]], |
| + | [[Family:Whitney, Josiah (1753-1837)|Josiah<sup>6</sup>]], | ||
| + | [[Family:Whitney, Josiah (1731-1806)|Josiah<sup>5</sup>]], | ||
| + | [[Family:Whitney, Richard (1692-1775)|Richard<sup>4</sup>]], | ||
| + | [[Family:Whitney, Richard (1661-1723)|Richard<sup>3</sup>]], | ||
| + | [[Family:Whitney, Richard (1624-a1691)|Richard<sup>2</sup>]], | ||
| + | [[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John<sup>1</sup>]]), | ||
| + | son of [[Family:Whitney, Josiah (1782-1857)|Josiah<sup>7</sup> and Sarah (Emes) Whitney]], | ||
| + | was born 18 Nov 1819, Nelson, NH. | ||
| − | + | He married, 3 Jan 1843, '''Lucy C. Nims'''. She was born 5 Feb 1820. | |
| − | Children of Charles H.<sup>8</sup> Whitney: | + | Charles H. Whitney was born in Nelson, NH, where he lived more than fifty years, then moved to Keene, NH, where he has resided ever since. When he resided in Nelson his main business was the manufacture of boots and shoes, together with town and other legal business. Since he came to Keene he has been in the insurance business and doing other writing, such as deeds, wills, etc. He was first commissioned as justice of the peace for Cheshire county in 1848; afterward was made justice of the peace and quorum throughout the state, and now holds that office. In 1853 was elected town clerk of Nelson, which office he held for twenty years in succession, or until he moved to Keene. While in Nelson held various offices of trust in town business, selectman, auditor, collector, etc., and was elected to represent the town in general court four years, viz., 1855-6 and in 1869-70. In 1874 he was elected county commissioner for Cheshire county for three years' term; was two years a member and clerk of council city of Keene, and in 1889 was chosen delegate from Ward 2 in Keene to the constitutional convention to amend the state constitution. Has been a member of Congregational church over fifty-three years and officer therein; resided Keene, New Hampshire. |
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| + | Children of Charles H.<sup>8</sup> and Lucy C. (Nims) Whitney: | ||
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| − | | [[Family:Whitney, Charles R. (1846-?)|'''Charles R.<sup>9</sup> Whitney''']], | + | | [[Family:Whitney, Charles R. (1846-?)|'''Charles R.<sup>9</sup> Whitney''']], b. 9 Nov 1846; m.(1) Mattie A. Page; m.(2) Elizabeth L. Hanna. |
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| align=right valign=top | ii. | | align=right valign=top | ii. | ||
| − | | '''Ellen R. Whitney''', | + | | '''Ellen R. Whitney''', b. 27 Jan 1854; d. 5 Mar 1855. |
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| − | ==References== | + | == References == |
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| + | * All data imported from [[Archive:The Descendants of John Whitney, page 521|Frederick Clifton Pierce, ''The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635'', (Chicago: 1895), p. 521]]. | ||
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| − | Copyright © 2006, the [[Whitney Research Group]] | + | Copyright © 2006, 2008, [[User:Rlward|Robert L. Ward]] and the [[Whitney Research Group]] |
[[Category: New Hampshire]] | [[Category: New Hampshire]] | ||
Revision as of 19:40, 20 December 2008
Charles H.8 Whitney (Josiah7, Josiah6, Josiah5, Richard4, Richard3, Richard2, John1), son of Josiah7 and Sarah (Emes) Whitney, was born 18 Nov 1819, Nelson, NH.
He married, 3 Jan 1843, Lucy C. Nims. She was born 5 Feb 1820.
Charles H. Whitney was born in Nelson, NH, where he lived more than fifty years, then moved to Keene, NH, where he has resided ever since. When he resided in Nelson his main business was the manufacture of boots and shoes, together with town and other legal business. Since he came to Keene he has been in the insurance business and doing other writing, such as deeds, wills, etc. He was first commissioned as justice of the peace for Cheshire county in 1848; afterward was made justice of the peace and quorum throughout the state, and now holds that office. In 1853 was elected town clerk of Nelson, which office he held for twenty years in succession, or until he moved to Keene. While in Nelson held various offices of trust in town business, selectman, auditor, collector, etc., and was elected to represent the town in general court four years, viz., 1855-6 and in 1869-70. In 1874 he was elected county commissioner for Cheshire county for three years' term; was two years a member and clerk of council city of Keene, and in 1889 was chosen delegate from Ward 2 in Keene to the constitutional convention to amend the state constitution. Has been a member of Congregational church over fifty-three years and officer therein; resided Keene, New Hampshire.
Children of Charles H.8 and Lucy C. (Nims) Whitney:
i. Charles R.9 Whitney, b. 9 Nov 1846; m.(1) Mattie A. Page; m.(2) Elizabeth L. Hanna. ii. Ellen R. Whitney, b. 27 Jan 1854; d. 5 Mar 1855.
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), p. 521.
Copyright © 2006, 2008, Robert L. Ward and the Whitney Research Group
