Family:Whitney, William Dexter (1803-1855)

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William Dexter7 Whitney (Stephen6, Stephen5, John4, Benjamin3, John2, John1), son of Stephen6 and Sally (Dexter) Whitney; born 20 Jul 1803, Lunenburg, MA,[1] and died 26 Oct 1855, Lancaster, MA, of dropsy.

He "Mr." "of Southbridge" married, 16 Oct 1824, Lancaster, MA, "Miss" Harriet Hawks,[2] daughter of John and Alice (Allen) Hawks. She was born 18 Nov 1803, Lancaster, MA, and died 9 Feb 1882, Holliston, MA, aged 78 years 2 months 13 days, of pneumonia.[3]

William D. Whitney was a remarkably reserved and quiet man. He served an apprenticeship of seven years at cabinet-making at Lancaster, MA. He married and began business on his own account at Southbridge, where four children were born. Later he moved to Boston and worked at his trade. At Boston he was employed by Chickering & Sons on work in ivory. Did not hold public office, and never sought preferment of that sort. Had a wonderfully fine musical taste and talent, and was a leader of musical bodies. This talent all his children inherited. He resided Lancaster and Boston, MA.

Mrs. Harriet Whitney was admitted to the church in Lancaster, 1845.[4]

Children of William Dexter7 and Harriet (Hawks) Whitney:

i. William Stephens8 Whitney, b. 28 Nov 1825, Southbridge, MA;[5] d. 16 Jul 1827, Southbridge, MA.[6]
ii. Maria Antoinette Whitney, b. 18 Oct 1827, Southbridge, MA; m. 2 Dec 1846, Lancaster, MA, Francis P. Pratt;[7] resided Southbridge. She d. 3 Oct 1859.
Ch.: William Francis: resided Herman St., Winthrop, MA.
iii. Stephen William Whitney, b. 15 Feb 1829, Southbridge, MA; d. 30 Sep 1831, Southbridge, MA, aged 1 year 6 months.[8]
iv. Sarah Ellen Whitney, b. 9 Mar 1831, Southbridge, MA; d. 18 Sep 1854.
v. John Dexter Whitney, b. 29 Nov 1833; d., it is thought, in 1862 in Rebel army. Went from Memphis, TN.
vi. Edmund C. Whitney, b. 28 Dec 1835; m. Cornelia F. Shepherd.
vii. William Sidney Whitney, b. 21 Mar 1838; d. 15 Sep 1840.
viii. Harriet Francis Whitney, b. 19 Nov 1840; d. 6 Dec 1841.
ix. Georgiana Freeman Whitney, b. 6 Feb 1843; m. 9 Jul 1862, Joseph S. French; res. 86 Union Ave. South Framingham, MA. He was b. 12 Jun 1840; d. s. p. 30 May 1881.
x. Marietta Isabell Whitney, b. 31 Aug 1845, Lancaster, MA; m.(1) 4 May 1866, Holliston, MA, Charles A. Adams,[9] and had one child, Grace Frances, b. 27 Mar 1867, Holliston, MA, m. L. A. Mabee, and resided East Carlton, Orleans County, NY; (as Etta I. Whitney) m.(2) 4 Sep 1872, Marlborough, MA, Charles L. Flint; ch. by second m.: Alice Isabel, b. 24 Aug 1873, Marlborough, MA, d. 8 Aug 1874, Marlborough, MA; Charles Edmund, b. 30 Nov 1874, Marlborough, MA, d. 28 Jun 1878, Marlborough, MA; m.(3) 22 May 1878, Marlborough, MA, Levi O. Cunningham; b. 21 Oct 1838; resided 24 Main St., Marlborough, MA; ch. by third m.: George Wm., b. 23 Aug 1880; Myrtie Winnifred, b. 8 Jan 1879; d. 30 Mar 1884; M. Maude, b. 16 Aug 1885.
xi. Francis Herbert Whitney, b. 23 Jun 1849, Lancaster, MA; resided Howes Court, Marlborough, MA; m. 12 Jul 1872, Marlborough, MA, Lucy M. Howe, daughter of Lyman W. Howe, b. ca. 1852, Marlborough, MA.

Census

282 299 William D. Whitney 47 M - Cabinet Maker $6000 Mass. Harriet " 47 F - " Sarah E. " 18 F - " Attended school John D. " 16 M - " Attended school Edmund C. " 14 M - Laborer " Attended school Georgianna F. " 7 F - " Attended school Marietta J. " 5 F - " Attended school Francis H. " 1 M - " Mary Gohory 21 F - Ireland

29 34 William D. Whitney 52 M - Piano-Forte Maker Mass. Harriet H. Whitney 52 F - " Georgiana F. Whitney 12 F - " Marietta E. Whitney 10 F - " Francis H. Whitney 6 M - "

270 453 Esther A. Patridge 54 F - Widow $2500 $1500 Maine Lucy F. " 17 F - Mass. Sarah Adams 27 F - Bonnet Maker Maine 454 Harriet Whitney 56 F - Widow Mass. Georgianna F. " 17 F - Bonnet Maker " Marietta " 14 F - " Attended school Herbert " 11 M - " Attended school

11 10 Samuel Fariss 29 M - Farmer $1200 $50 Kentucky Nancy E. " 24 F - Housewife " Jno. B. " 7 M - " Corrilla Arebella " 4 F - " P. C. " 8/12 M - " J. D. Whitney 28 M - Carpenter $1500 $000 Massachusetts

883 1052 Whitney, Harriet 65 F W Keeping House $1200 -- Mass. 883 1053 Adams, Mariette I. 24 F W Keeping House " Whitney, Frank 21 M W WOrks in Shoe Shop " Male citizen over 21 Adams, Grace F. 3 F W At Home "

Joseph I. FRENCH 40 Self M M W ME Works In But. Shop ME ME Georgina F. FRENCH 27 Wife F M W MA Housekeeping MA MA Harriet WHITNEY 75 MotL F W W MA MA MA

Frank D. WHITNEY 30 Self M M W MA. Machinist MA. MA. Lucy M. WHITNEY 28 Wife F M W MA. Keeping House MA. MA. Bernes F. WHITNEY 7 Dau F S W MA. MA. MA. Allice H. WHITNEY 4 Dau F S W MA. MA. MA.

References

1.^  "William Dexter [Whitney], s. Stephen, Junr., and Salley, [born] July 20, 1803," according to Walter A. Davis, comp., Early Records of the Town of Lunenburg, Massachusetts, Including That Part Which is Now Fitchburg, 1719-1764 (Fitchburg, MA: Fitchburg City Council, 1896), volume 3, page 273.

2.^  "William D. [Whitney], Mr., of Southbridge and Miss Harriet Hawks, [married] Oct. 19, 1824. T.R.3," according to Henry S. Nourse, ed., The Birth, Marriage and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs, of Lancaster, Massachusetts, 1643-1850 (Lancaster, MA: 1890), p. 235.

3.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 338, page 90.

4.^  "Harriet [Whitney], Mrs., adm. chh. ___ __, 1845. C.R.3," according to Lancaster Vital Records, p. 394.

5.^  "William Stephens [Whitney], s. Wm. D. and Harriot, [born] 28 Nov 1825," according to Jay Mack Holbrook, Southbridge, Massachusetts, Vital Records to 1850 (Oxford, MA: Holbrook Research Institute, 1981); pp. 285-286.

6.^  "William [Whitney], [died] 16 Jul 1827," according to Southbridge Vital Records.

7.^  "Maria A. [Whitney], 19, and Francis P. Pratt, 26, of Southbridge, [married] Dec. 2, 1846. T.R.4," according to Lancaster Vital Records, p. 255.

8.^  "_____, s. Wm. D., d. 30 Sep 1830, a. 1y. 6m.," according to Southbridge Vital Records.

9.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 190, page 162.

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