Family:Whitney, Gorham (c1832-a1920)

Gorham⁷ Whitney (Luther⁶, Daniel⁵, Abel⁴, Nathaniel³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Luther⁶ and Lydia (Packard) Whitney, was born about Jun 1832, Thorndike, ME, and died after 1920.

He married firstly, 14 Jan 1857, Lawrence, MA, Clara Needham, daughter of Evi and Maria (Latham) Needham.^[1] She was born 14 Aug 1835, Norway, ME, and died 22 Aug 1864, Holyoke, MA, aged 29 years 8 days, of canker.^[2]

He married secondly, Feb 1876, Anna W. Goodhue, daughter of John and Rachel A. (Wilcox) Goodhue. She was born about Jun 1852, ME, and died after 1930.

Children of Gorham⁷ and Clara (Needham) Whitney:

i.	Ella F.8 Whitney, b. ca. 21 Sep 1858, Andover, MA; d. 2 Sep 1859, Lawrence, MA, aged 11 months 11 days, of canker.[3]
ii.	Clara Emma Whitney, b. 20 Aug 1861, Lawrence, MA (but recorded in Holyoke);[4] d. after 1910.
iii.	Willie K. Whitney, b. ca. 20 Jul 1864, Holyoke, MA; d. 10 Aug 1864, Holyoke, MA, aged 20 days, of canker.[5]

Children of Gorham⁷ and Anna (Goodhue) Whitney:

iv.	Carroll Packard8 Whitney, b. 5 Mar 1878, ME; d. after 1910, then unmarried.
v.	Della Goodhue Whitney, b. 24 Feb 1881, ME; d. after 1930, then unmarried.
vi.	Wyman Harvey Whitney, b. 13 or 24 Feb 1884, ME; d. Feb 1977, Bangor, ME.

Census

• 1860: not found.
• 1870: not found.
• 1880, Machias, Washington Co., ME:

John GOODHUE 61 Self M M W ME House Carpenter MA ME Rachel A. GOODHUE 59 Wife F M W NOVA SCOTIA Keeping House NOVA SCOTIA NOVA SCOTIA Lydia A. GOODHUE 34 Dau F S W ME ME ME Edwin R. GOODHUE 30 Son M S W ME ME NOVA SCOTIA Gorham WHITNEY 47 SonL M M W ME Carriage Maker ME ME Annie WHITNEY 27 Dau F M W ME ME NOVA SCOTIA Clara E. WHITNEY 18 Oth F S W MA School Teacher ME ME Carroll P. WHITNEY 2 Oth M S W ME ME ME

• 1900, Ellsworth, Hancock Co., ME.
• 1910, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA.
• 1920, Somerville, Middlesex Co., MA.
• 1930, Somerville, Middlesex Co., MA.

References

• Census records.

1.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 108, page 217.

2.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 174, page 334.

3.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 129, page 141.

4.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 141, page 104.

5.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 174, page 334.

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