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Wallace, William Allen, History of Canaan, N.H. (Concord, NH: The Rumford Press, 1910), p 648.
Whitney, Silas, d. April 21, 1866, ag. 75; m. Sally Butler, d. March 31, 1871, ag. 83. Children: Moses S., d. May 8, 1863, ag. 37; Bela B., b. Oct. 21, 1819; d. May 24, 1897; his first wife, Louisa Jameson, d. Sept. 2, 1856, ag. 34. Children: Emma, m. ----- Heath, had a dau., Lora, who m. and had a son. His second wife, Sarah H. Burley, dau. of Benjamin, d. Aug. 11, 1879, ag. 57y., 2m.; had Flora M., d. Aug. 3, 1862, ag. 9m.; Albert, d. Sept. 15, 1863, ag. 7m.; flora M., b. Nov. 6, 1860; d. -----; m. and had a dau. Fred, m. and has a son Philip and dau. Harriet. Bela B., m. (3), May 2, 1880, Mrs. Melinda (Colby) Darling, dau. of Sargent and Ruth, d. -----; and m. (4), Feb. 20, 1889, Emeline B. (Colby) Bell.
[Transcriber's note: This is Silas6 Whitney (Joshua5, Eleazer4, Eleazer3, Thomas2, John1), born 30 Mar 1791, Henniker, NH.]
Whitney, Isaac, and his wife, Lydia Taylor, who d. March 24, 1843, ag. 91 (e), had Esther, b. June 12, 1775; d. Nov. 2, 1847 (e); Isaac, b. March 17, 1784; d. March 15, 1866; m., Feb. 8, 1819, Abigail Greeley, dau. of Mathew, b. Feb. 7, 1796; d. May 30, 1891. Four children: Albert W., b. Jan. 11, 1822; d. March 31, 1897 (3); m., Oct. 17, 1842, Sarah W. Towle, dau. of John and Mary, b. Aug. 13, 1822; d. Oct. 1, 1907. Children: Charles A. O., b. June 16, 1849; d. July 18, 1857; Clara A., b. April 16, 1852; d. 1909; m., aug. 11, 1870, Joseph Tucker. Children: Alebert W., d. Aug. 5, 1878, ag. 5y., 10m. (a); Arthur, Leon, Carrie. Mina W., dau. Albert W., b. Nov. 12, 1858; m. Henry C. Melendy. Alice M., b. Nov. 21, 1860; m. Alden Hardy. Hollis B., son of Isaac, b. May 22, 1824; m., Dec. 17, 1843, Elsina A. Towle, dau. of John, d. June 8, 1896, ag. 70 y., 8m., 4d. (d). Children: Henry O., b. Nov. 12, 1845; m. Susie E. Ames. Children: James H., b. 1885; m., Oct. 20, 1908, Lettie M. Ausing; James M., b. Oct. 8, 1849; d. Aug. 24, 1874; m. Ellen M. Butman. Louisa A., dau. of Isaac, b. Sept. 12, 1828; m., Nov 25, 1847, Franklin S. Smith. Lucy J., b. May 24, 1835; m., June 6, 1852, Edwin E. Shattuck, b. July 8, 1830. Children: Frank E., b. Feb. 17, 1853; d. June 21, 1857. Malvena L., b. Nov. 6, 1854; m. Leonard Clark. Children: Mary B., Carrie C., George L. Burlingame, Emma. Isaac W., son of Edwin, b. May 11, 1856; m. -----; Frank E., b. Nov. 2, 1858; m. Jennie Robinson. Child: Frank E. Edwin H., b. May 11, 1856; d. 1909; m. Fannie Dowling. Hattie J., b. March 7, 1864; m. Henry W. Clark (see him). Lodena A., b. Oct. 19, 1870; m. John E. Smith; child: Perley E.
[Transcriber's Note: This is Isaac5 Whitney (Lemuel4, Moses3, Richard2, John1), born 25 May 1747, Stow, MA, d. 29 Apr 1815, Stow, MA.]
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