Family:Whitney, William Story (1822-1853)

Rev. William Story⁷ Whitney (Alexander⁶, Alexander⁵, Eleazer⁴, Eleazer³, Thomas², John¹), son of Alexander⁶ and Lydia (Foster) Whitney, was born 1 Nov 1822, Henniker, NH, and died 20 Dec 1853, Manchester, NH.

He married, 15 Dec 1849, Wilmot, NH, Mary B. Durgan, daughter of probably Nathan and Matilda B. (Rollins) Durgin. She was born 26 Nov 1826, NH, and died after 1880. She married secondly, between 1860 and 1870, ----- Graves.

He was a licensed Methodist preacher at the time of his death. He resided Manchester, NH.

Children of William Story⁷ and Mary B. (Durgan) Whitney:

i.	Mary Ellen8 Whitney, b. 3 Aug 1851; d. 30 Apr 1854.
ii.	Emma Mirriam Whitney, b. 26 Apr 1853; unmarried; res Manchester, NH, at 282 Granite street.

Census

• 1850, New London, Merrimack Co., NH:

17 17 Ruel Whitcomb 27 M - Scythe Maker N.H. Samantha " 20 F - " William Whitney 27 M - Scythe Maker " Married in year Mary " 23 F - " Married in year

• 1860, Andover, Merrimack Co., NH:

445 443 Nathan Durgin 60 M - Farm hand $50 " Matilda " 57 F - " Mary B. Whitney 33 F - $250 -- " Merriam E. Whitney 7 F - " Attended school

• 1870, Andover, Merrimack Co., NH:

170 183 Graves, Mary 42 F W Keeping house $500 $100 N.H. Attended school Whitney, Emma 17 F W At home N.H.

• 1880, Manchester, Hillsborough Co., NH:

Mary B. GRAVES 53 Self F D W NH Keeping House NH NH Emma M. WHITNEY 27 Dau F S W NH Works In Cotton Mill NH NH

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. 346.

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