Family:Whitney, John Baker (1835-a1880)

John Baker⁸ Whitney (Jackson⁷, Abraham⁶, Abner⁵, Jonas⁴, Eleazar³, Thomas², John¹), son of Jackson⁷ and Caroline Matilda (Baker) Whitney, was born 17 Jan 1835, Hartford, VT, and died after 1880.

He married, 11 Feb 1869, Frances Elizabeth Caldwell. She was born 18 Mar 1850, Charlestown, MA, and died after 1880.

He resided South Braintree, MA.

Children of John Baker⁸ and F. Elizabeth (Caldwell) Whitney:

i.	William E. Whitney, b. 19 Feb 1870.
ii.	Ella May Whitney, b. 19 May 1872, Charlestown, MA; m. 10 Oct 1894, Braintree, MA, Frank E. Nelson, b. ca. 1870, Boston, MA, son of James and Mary A. (-----) Nelson;[1] resided Mattapan, MA.

Census

• 1870, Charlestown Ward 3, Middlesex Co., MA:

1265 1811 Caldwell, George 46 M W Works on Rubber $1000 Mass. Male citizen over 21 Frances E. 43 F W Keeping house New Brunswick Parents foreign born George A. Jr. 23 M W Works on Ice Wharf Mass. Mother foreign born, Male citizen over 21 William F. 22 M W Works for Baker " Mother foreign born Whitney, Lizzie 20 F W No Occupation " Mother foreign born John B. 35 M W Works on R.R. Vermont Male citizen over 21 William E. B. 6/12 M W At home Mass. Born in Dec Caldwell, Edward 12 M W Attending School " Mother foreign born, Attended school Carrie L. 9 F W Attending School " Mother foreign born, Attended school Frederick A. 3 M W At home " Mother foreign born

• 1880, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA:

John B. WHITNEY 45 Self M M W VT Road Master VT VT Frances E. WHITNEY 30 Wife F M W MA Keeping House MA MA Wm. E. WHITNEY 10 Son M S W MA VT MA Ella May WHITNEY 8 Dau F S W MA VT MA

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. 541.

1.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 443, page 408.

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