Family:Whitney, Bartholomew (1826-1893)
Hon. Bartholomew9 Whitney (Bartholomew8, Oliver7, Silas6, David5, Benjamin4, Thomas3, Thomas2, John1), son of Bartholomew8 and Sarah (Sanford) Whitney, was born 8 Mar 1826, Franklin, VT, and died 16 Oct 1893, West Berkshire, VT.
He married, 3 Nov 1847, Franklin, VT, Sarah Towle Pearson. She was born 10 Nov 1826.
He was born in Franklin, VT, where he always resided. Having obtained a common school education he entered Bakersfield academy where he was graduated. He early joined the M. E. church in which he was a steward for over thirty years. He was entrusted with all the town offices and in 1880 was unanimously elected a member of the Vermont legislature at Montpelier. He died 16 Oct 1893; resided West Berkshire, VT.
Children of Bartholomew9 and Sarah Towle (Pearson) Whitney:
i. William Arnold10 Whitney, b. 4 Mar 1849; m. Elma Hurlbert. ii. Florence Elizabeth Whitney, b. 11 Apr 1852; m. 5 Jan 1871, H. G. Spaulding; resided Sheldon, VT. - Ch.: Hannah S., b. 22 Jun 1871; Mary B., b. 14 Dec 1873; Glenna M., b. 5 May 1875; Bertha A., b. 14 Dec 1883; Marian E., b. 13 Feb 1891.
iii. Dorothy May Whitney, b. 25 May 1857; m. 31 May 1876 Herman A. Ebrick; resided East Franklin, VT. - Ch.: Verral L., b. 24 May 1877; Gertrude M., b. 14 Mar 1879; d. 20 Apr 1882; Henry A., b. 9 Jan 1882; Edith M., b. 24 Aug 1884; Charles A., b. 5 Apr 1888; Harold A., b. 16 Mar 1891.
iv. Herbert E. Whitney, b. 8 Jul 1854; m. Ida M. Stowe. v. Stephen Bartholomew Whitney, b. 25 Nov 1860; m. Addie Parmelia Chaffee. vi. Marion Gertrude Whitney, b. 2 Jun 1866; m. 28 Mar 1889, Edward H. Chamberlin; resided East Franklin. - Ch.: Ina V., b. 2 Nov 1892.
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. 646.
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