Family:Whitney, Samuel (1821-1868)

Samuel⁸ Whitney (Smyrna⁷, Samuel⁶, Samuel⁵, William⁴, Nathaniel³, John², John¹), son of Smyrna⁷ and Ruth (Whitney) Whitney; born 9 Mar 1821, Westminster, MA,^[1] and died 30 Mar 1868, Fitchburg, MA.

He married, 29 Nov 1848, Westminster, MA, Carolina Abby Puffer,^[2] daughter of Samuel Read and Polly (Wood) Puffer. She was born 28 Feb 1823 or 1822.

He was born in Westminster, MA. He was a prominent church member, was very liberal with his money, giving large amounts for religious work and to charity. He was very successful in his business, that of manufacturing paper. He resided Ashland, and Fitchburg, MA.

Children of Samuel⁸ and Carolina A. (Puffer) Whitney:

i.	Clarence S.9 Whitney, b. 27 Mar 1850; m. Martha W. Hunt.
ii.	Josephine Maria Whitney, b. Feb 1853; d. Sep 1854.
iii.	William Erving Whitney, b. 9 Aug 1855; m. Mary E. Fenn.
iv.	Jennie Louise Whitney, born Nov 1858; died 1 Jul 1885.

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. 456.

1.^  "Samuel [Whitney], s. Smyrna and Ruth, [born] Mar. 7, 1821," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Westminster, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1915).

2.^  "Samuel [Whitney] (papermaker, s. Smyrna and Ruth, a. 27) and Caroline A. Puffer, [married] Nov. 29, 1848," according to Westminster Vital Records.

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