Family:Whitney, Horace L. (1845-1884)

Horace L.⁷ Whitney (Leonard⁶, Joseph⁵, Joseph⁴, Joseph³, Jonathan², John¹), son of Leonard⁶ and Philanda (Blood) Whitney, was born 17 Jul 1845, NH, and died 7 Dec 1884.

He married, 17 Jan 1871, Rutland, VT, Ethelinda Ellis also recorded as "Esther T.", daughter of Timothy and Hannah Hibbard (Richardson) Ellis.^[1] She was born about 1853, Keene, NH, and died after 1885. She married secondly, 17 Oct 1885, Fitchburg, MA, George H. Chase, son of Henry A. and Harriet A. (-----) Chase, who was born about 1851, Boston, MA.^[2]

Children of Horace L.⁷ and Etta (Ellis) Whitney:

i.	Lillian W.8 Whitney, b. ca. 1873, Fitchburg, MA; m. 6 Dec 1893, Brookline, MA [also recorded in Fitchburg, MA], Frank Phillips, b. ca. 1870, Calais, ME, son of John and Mary (-----) Phillips.[3]

Census

• 1865 State, Chicopee, Hampden Co., MA:

272 312 Cyrus Spaulding 62 M - N.H. M Blacksmith - - 1 1 - Susan S. Spaulding 56 F - Me. M Housekeeper - - - - - Andrew Carron 35 M - Scotland S Labourer - - 1 - - Warren Hatch 32 M - N.Y. M Mechanic - - 1 - - Harriet Hatch 28 F - Scotland M - - - - - Nellie M. Hatch 2 F - N.Y. - - - - - - ----- Hastings 35 M - Me. W Machinist - - 1 1 - Albert Foster 29 M - " S " - - 1 1 - George Sugett 29 M - Canada W Blacksmith - - 1 - - William Sugett 20 M - " S Machinist - - 1 - - John Capsey 24 M - " S Watchman - - 1 - - George Mcqueene 17 M - N.Y. S Labourer - - - - - Hiram Briggs 23 M - " S Machinist - - 1 - - Elbriggs Ham 17 M - Mass. S " - - - - - Horace Whitney 21 M - N.H. S Labourer - - 1 - - John McMaster 20 M - N.Y. S Moulder - - 1 - - Albert Markham 20 M - Mass. S Machinist - - 1 - - Charles Bacus 35 M - Canada M Mechanic - - 1 - - William Capsey 16 M - " S Watchman - - - - - William Kennedy 20 M - N.Y. S " - - 1 - - Fred Barton 33 M - Conn. M " - - 1 - - Margaret Lannen 25 F - Ireland S Domestic - - - - - Alice Powers 24 F - " S " - - - - - Ellen Hamilton 17 F - Me. S Domestic - - - - - Albert C. Eaton 8 M - Mass. - - - - - - Franklin S. Eaton 6 M - " - - - - - - Charles F. Spaulding 6 M - " - - - - - - Lura Williams 35 F - Vt. S Nurse - - - - - Christina Stewart 50 F - P.E.I. S " - - - - -

• 1870: not found.
• 1880, Keene Ward 2, Cheshire Co., NH:

Horace L. WHITNEY 36 Self M M W NH House Carpenter NH NH Esther L. WHITNEY 27 Wife F M W NH Keeping House NH NH Lillian W. WHITNEY 7 Dau F S W VT In School NH NH

References

• Census records.

1.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.

2.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 363, page 292.

3.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 434, page 441; also volume 435, page 406.

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