Family:Whitney, Webster (1803-1872)
Webster8 Whitney (Amas7, William6, William5, William4, Nathaniel3, John2, John1), born Winchendon, Massachusetts, 6 Oct 1803; married 16 Mar 1828, Eliza Parks Whitman; died 4 Mar 1867.
Webster Whitney was a native of Winchendon, where he always resided, and where he was a respected and honored citizen. He was first elected town clerk in 1832, and from that time until his death, in 1872, served the town in that capacity. He was assessor from 1836 to 1840; town treasurer, 1834 to 1836, and selectman for eleven years. He was a faithful and efficient public servant, and highly esteemed for his many sterling qualities and strict honesty. He died 19 Apr 1872; resided Winchendon, Massachusetts.
Children of Webster8 Whitney:
i. Eliza Caroline9 Whitney, born 16 Jun 1830; married 27 Feb 1849, William Beaman; resided W. He was b; Winch., 16 Sep 1818. - Ch.: William David, born 17 Jul 1851; married Mary Jane Hyde; John Webster, born 18 Sep 1855; married Alice C. Wood, and died Dec. 3,1888; Edward Arthur, born 18 Jul 1857; died 10 Oct 1861; Charles Frederic, born 8 Dec 1859; married Margaret Atkinson; Caroline Eliza, born June 1, 1866.
ii. William W. Whitney, born 5 May 1833; married ----- -----. iii. Lucy Ellen Whitney, born -----; married ----- Kimball; resided W.
References
1. 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. 454.
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