Family:Whitney, William (1822-1895)
William7 Whitney (Jabez6, Jacob5, Jonas4, Eleazar3, Thomas2, John1), son of Jabez6 and Sarah (Savoy) Whitney, was born 8 Aug 1822, Orange, MA,[1] and died 25 Feb 1895, Athol, MA, aged 72 years 6 months 17 days, of heart disease; blacksmith.[2]
He married Sarah Angelina Peabody, daughter of Isaac Kittredge and Clarissa (Gay) Peabody. She was born 13 Sep 1825, and died 9 Apr 1919, Athol, MA.
He was a blacksmith.
Children of William7 and Sarah Angelina (Peabody) Whitney:
i. Emma8 Whitney, b. 12 Dec 1845, Orange, MA.[3]
Census
224 240 Whitney, William 37 M W Blacksmith Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Sarah A. 44 F W Keeping House " -----, Flora E. 8 F W At Home " Attended school -----, Minnie J. 3/12 F W At Home " Born in May
References
1.^ "William [Whitney], ch. Jabez and Sarah, [born] Aug. --, 1822," according to Jay Mack Holbrook, "Vital Records of Orange, Massachusetts, to 1891" (Oxford, MA: Holbrook Research Institute, Oxford, MA, 1983).
2.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 456, page 545.
3.^ "Emma [Whitney], ch. William and Sarah, [born] Dec. 12, 1845 (father blacksmith in Orange)," according to Orange Vital Records.
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