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, say 1844, Sarah Angelina Peabody, daughter of Isaac Kittredge and Clarissa (Gay) Peabody. She was born 13 Sep 1825, MA, 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] d. 1 Aug 1848, Northfield, MA, age not given, of dysentery.[4] ii. William W. K. Whitney, b. ca. 1848, MA; m. 12 Apr 1882, Lowell, MA, Martha S. Ellis.[5] iii. Charles H. J. Whitney, b. 5 Aug 1849 (given name omitted), Northfield, MA;[6] m. 25 Jun 1873, Lowell, MA, Sarah F. Sanborn, daughter of George W. and Mary R. (-----) Sanborn, b. ca. 1851, MA.[7] iv. Martha E. Whitney, b. 24 May 1851 (given name omitted), Northfield, MA;[8] m. 20 Feb 1868, Orange, MA, James H. Reed, son of Wm. F. and Lydia A. (-----) Reed, b. ca. 1842, Shutesbury, MA, son of Wm. F. and Lydia A. (-----) Reed; tanner.[9] v. Fred W. Whitney, b. 10 Aug 1853 (given name omitted, "female"), Northfield, MA;[10] d. after 1860. vi. Erlon E. Whitney, b. 13 Aug 1855 (given name omitted), Northfield, MA;[11] d. after 1860. vii. Clara E. Whitney, b. 29 Jun 1858 (given name omitted), Northfield, MA;[12] d. 22 May 1864, Northfield, MA, aged 5 years 10 months 24 days, of disease of the brain.[13] vii. Flora E. Whitney, b. -- Nov 1861 (given name omitted), Northfield, MA;[14] m. 1 Jan 1879, Northfield, MA, Albert H. Wright, as his second wife, son of Winfield Wright, b. ca. 1853, VT.[15] vii. Minnie Isabell Whitney, b. 10 May 1870, Northfield, MA;[16] d. 18 Dec 1875, Lowell, MA, aged 5 years 7 months 8 days, of "Mem. Croup".[17]
Census
165 169 Wm. Whitney 27 M - Laborer Mass. Sarah A. " 24 F - " Wm. W. K. " 2 M - " Charles H. J. " 10/12 M - "
1213 1219 William Whitney 37 M - Farmer - $200 Mass. Sarah A. " 34 F - " William W. " 12 M - " Attended school Charles H. " 11 M - " Attended school Martha E. " 9 F - " Attended school Fred W. " 6 M - " Attended school Erlon E. " 4 M - " Clara E. " 1 F - "
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
William WHITNEY 59 Self M M W MA Blacksmith MA MA Sarah E. WHITNEY 54 Wife F M W MA Keeping House MA MA Albert H. WRIGHT 26 SonL M M W VT Laborer VT VT Flora A. WRIGHT 18 Dau F M W MA No Occupation MA MA
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.
4.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 40, page 23.
5.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 335, page 129.
6.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 35, page 25.
7.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 254, page 212.
8.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 51, page 249.
9.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 208, page 310.
10.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 72, page 281.
11.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 90, page 278.
12.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 114, page 315.
13.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 174, page 306.
14.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 141, page 377.
15.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 307, page 322.
16.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 223, page 329.
17.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 274, page 317.
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