Family:Whitney, Charles (1810-1899)

Charles⁷ Whitney (Charles⁶, Daniel⁵, Daniel⁴, Benjamin³, John², John¹), son of Charles⁶ and Ruth (Chenery) Whitney,^[1] was baptized 15 Jul 1810, Watertown, MA,^[2] and died 1 Apr 1899, Boston, MA.^[3]

He "Jr." "of Watertown" married firstly, 29 Dec 1840, Hardwick, MA, Martha G. Collins,^[4] daughter of Gamaliel and Elizabeth (Higgins) Collins.^[5] She was born about 1815, MA (calculated from census records),^[6] and died 4 May 1869, Watertown, MA.^[7]

He "of Watertown, stone mason, aged 59, born Watertown" married secondly, 15 Mar 1870, Watertown, MA, Martha Etheridge White "of Braintree, aged 45, born Braintree",^[8] daughter of Calvin and Margery (-----) White.^[9] She was born about 1825, Braintree, MA,^[10] and died after 1880.^[11] They were married by W. Blagden, Sen. Pastor, Old South [Church, Boston].

In the 1850 census, Charles, Martha and all 5 children are living in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. His occupation is a lumberdealer. Value of Real Estate was listed as $10,000.

The 1855 Massachusetts State Census, Watertown, MA, shows:

133-149	WHITNEY	Charles	45	M	W	R. R. Conductor	MA
		Martha G.	40	F	W		"
		Charles C.	13	M	W		"
		William H.	11	M	W		"
		Ruth A.	9	F	W		"
		Edward B.	7	M	W		"
		Mary E.	5	F	W		"

In the 1860 census, Charles, Martha and all 5 children are living in Watertown, MA. His occupation is contractor. The value of his real estate is listed as $15,000 with $2200 as the value of his personal estate.

In the 1870 census, he is living in Watertown with Martha, Ruth and Mary. His occupation is a RR contractor. The value of his real estate is listed as $15,000 with $5000 as the value of his personal estate. The census was taken on 10 Jun 1870.

In the 1880 U.S. Census, Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, T9-0549, p. 452C, is found:

Charles WHITNEY	69	Self	M	M	W	MA	Ret. Merchant	MA	MA
Martha E. WHITNEY	54	Wife	F	M	W	MA	Keeping House	MA	MA

Children of Charles⁷ and Martha G. (Collins) Whitney:

i.	Charles C.8 Whitney, b. 2 May 1840, Watertown, MA. d. 5 Nov 1886, Boston, MA.
ii.	William Henry Whitney, b. 10 Dec 1843, Watertown, MA.
iii.	Ruth A. Whitney, b. ca. 1845, MA.
iv.	Edward B. Whitney, b. 25 Jan 1848, Watertown, MA.
v.	Mary Elizabeth Whitney, b. ca. 1850, MA.

Apparently Charles⁷ and Martha Etheridge (White) Whitney had no children.

References

• New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA, Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910.
• Watertown Records, Comprising the Fourth Book of Town Proceedings and the Second Book of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, from 1738 to 1822 (Watertown, Massachusetts: Historical Society, c1903.
• Whitney Extracts, Watertown, MA, Vital Records to 1800, Pub. by the town? 1894.

1.^  His parentage is proven by his baptism and marriage records.

2.^  Watertown Records.

3.^  Charles Whitney died 1 Apr 1899, Boston, MA, aged 90 years 5 months, of arteriosclerosis, surveyor, born Boston, living in Boston, buried in Worcester, according to: Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910. From original records held by the Massachusetts Archives, volume 495, page 156. Online database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004.

4.^  Hardwick, Massachusetts, Vital Records.

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6.^  Calculated from her age at the 1855 state census and her age at death.

7.^  On 4 May 1869, Watertown, MA, Martha G. (Collins) Whitney died, aged 54 years, of lung fever, housekeeping, born Hardwick, MA, daughter of Gamaliel (b. Hardwick) and Ann (b. Truro), according to: Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910. From original records held by the Massachusetts Archives, volume 221, page 216. Online database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004.

8.^  On 15 Mar 1870, Watertown, MA, Charles Whitney of Watertown, aged 59, stone mason, born Watertown, son of Charles and Ruth, married Martha E. White of Braintree, aged 45, born Braintree, daughter of Calvin and Margery, by G. W. Blagden, Sen. Pastor, Old South [Church, Boston], according to: Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910. From original records held by the Massachusetts Archives, volume 227, page 292. Online database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004. The marriage is also recorded on the same date in Boston, MA, volume 228, page 34. The data are the same except Charles is called a contractor, and Martha's age is given as 44.

9.^  Her parentage is proven by her marriage record.

10.^  Calculated from her age at marriage.

11.^  She appears in the 1880 census.

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