Family:Whitney, Francis Alexander (1823-1887)
Francis Alexander8 Whitney (Ohio7, Silas6, Samuel5, William4, Nathaniel3, John2, John1), son of Ohio7 and Mary (Bolton) Whitney, was born 2 Aug 1823, Ashburnham, MA.[1]
He married firstly, 6 Jan 1852, Lucy M. Lane. She was born 30 Jun 1829, and died 16 Aug 1861.
He married secondly, 9 Sep 1862, Sarah Ingraham Watkins. She was born 1840.[2]
Francis A. Whitney is a successful and progressive farmer in Ashburnham. He was for many years a teacher in the public schools and member of the school committee; has been assessor and selectman and trustee of the Cushing academy. He occupies an advanced position among his townsmen; resided Ashburnham, MA.
Children of Francis A.8 and Lucy M. (Lane) Whitney:
i. Earl I.9 Whitney, b. 25 Jul 1865. ii. Walter H. Whitney, b. 30 Jun 1868; d. 17 Aug 1869. iii. Henry I. Whitney, b. 7 Nov 1872; d. 17 Jun 1881. iv. Winthrop Whitney, b. 17 Jun 1874.
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. 461.
1.^ "Francis Alexander [Whitney], s. Ohio and Mary, [born] Aug. 2, 1823," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Ashburnham, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1909).
2.^ "Sarah Ingraham [Whitney], w. Francis A., [born] -----, 1840. G.S.4," according to Ashburnham Vital Records.
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