Family:Whitney, James Osgood (1831-1875)

James Osgood⁹ Whitney (Oreson⁸, Luke⁷, William⁶, William⁵, William⁴, Nathaniel³, John², John¹), son of Oreson⁸ and Amanda (Chase) Whitney, was born 31 Dec 1831, Gardner, MA, and died 29 Jun 1875 [record not found in MA].

He "of Winchendon" married, 28 Jul 1853, Barre, MA, Maria Drury "of Westminster", daughter of Abner Miles and Maria (School)(Drury) Drury.^[1] She was born about 12 Mar 1835, Westminster, MA, and died 16 Feb 1869, Westminster, MA, aged 34 years 10 months 4 days, of heart difficulty.^[2]

He was first a chairmaker and later a marble worker. He resided Baldwinsville, MA, and Rosewood, FL.

Children of James Osgood⁹ Whitney:

i.	Charles Oreson10 Whitney, b. 30 May 1855; m. Rhoda A. Perry.
ii.	James E. Whitney, b. ca. 28 Jul 1856, Winchendon, MA; d. 31 Aug 1857, Templeton, MA, aged 1 year 1 month 3 days, of dysentery.

Census

• 1850: not found.
• 1855, Gardner, Worcester Co., MA:

379 493 James O. Whitney 23 M - Chairmaker Mass. Maria D. Whitney 21 F - " Charles O. Whitney 1 M - "

• 1860, Westminster, Worcester Co., MA:

336 365 Abmer M. Drury 59 M - Farmer $1500 $50 Massachusetts Maria S. " 59 F - " Alice E. " 28 M - Chair Maker " Lydia R. " 22 F - " James O. Whitney 28 M - Chair Maker " Maria D. " 26 F - " Charles O. " 6 M - " Attended school

• 1870: not found.

References

• 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. 607.

1.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 71, page 187.

2.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 222, page 321.

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