Family:Whitney, Bela Butler (1819-1897)
Bela Butler7 Whitney (Silas6, Joshua5, Eleazer4, Eleazer3, Thomas2, John1), son of Silas6 and Sally (Butler) Whitney, was born 21 Oct 1819, Henniker, NH,[1] and died 24 May 1897, Canaan, NH.
He married firstly, before 1849, Louisa Jameson. She was born 22 Jul 1819, McHenry, Garrett Co., MD, and died 2 Sep 1856, Canaan, NH.
He married secondly, 29 Nov 1857, Dorchester, NH, Sarah Hazelton Burleigh. She was born 29 May 1822, Dorchester, NH, and died 11 Aug 1879, Canaan, NH.
He married thirdly, 2 May 1880, Canaan, NH, Melinda A. (Colby) Darling,[2] daughter of Sargent and Ruth Ann (Colby) Colby. She was born 14 Jun 1823, Dunbarton, NH, and died before 1889. She had married firstly, about 1843, Charles Darling.
He married fourthly, 20 Feb 1889 or 20 May 1889, Canaan, NH, Emeline (Colby) Bell,[3] daughter of Sargent and Ruth Ann (Colby) Colby. She was born 17 Apr 1826, Dunbarton, NH. She had married firstly, about 1846, Leonard Bell.
Child of Bela Butler6 and Louisa (Jameson) Whitney:
i. Emily L.8 Whitney, b. ca. 1849, Canaan, NH; m. bef. 1868, John Franklin Heath; or m. 21 Sep 1866, Orange, NH, Daniel C. Heath.[4]
Child of Bela Butler7 and Sarah Hazelton (Burleigh) Whitney:
ii. Fred Norris8 Whitney, b. 15 Jun 1859, NH; m. Minerva Erval McIlvaine. iii. Flora M. Whitney, b. 6 Nov 1860, Canaan, NH; d. 3 Aug 1862, Canaan, NH. iv. Albert Whitney, b. 21 Feb 1863, Canaan, NH (given name omitted);[5] d. 15 Sep 1863, Canaan, NH.
Bela Butler6 and Melinda A. (Colby)(Darling) Whitney had no known children.
Bela Butler6 and Emeline (Colby)(Bell) Whitney had no known children.
Census
1182 1236 Silas Whitney 62 M - Farmer $800 N.H. Sally " 62 F - " Moses S. " 24 M - " " Bela B. " 31 M - " $700 " Louisa " 28 F - " Emely L. " 1 F - "
629 634 Silas Whitney 69 M - Farmer [New Hampshire] Sally 72 F - Massachusetts B. B. 40 M - N. Hampshire Sarah 38 F - [New Hampshire] Emily L. 11 F - [New Hampshire] Attended school Fred N. 1 M - [New Hampshire]
158 172 Whitney, Bela 50 M W Farmer $1200 $344 N.H. Male citizen over 21 -----, Sarah 47 F W Keeping house N.H. -----, Fred N. 10 M W N.H. Attended school -----, Sally 82 F W N.H.
Bela B. WHITNEY 60 Self M M W N H Farmer N H N H Malinda WHITNEY 57 Wife F M W N H Keeping House N H N H Fred WHITNEY 21 Son M W N H Printer N H N H
References
- Census records.
1.^ New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.
2.^ "Bela B. Whitney (b. 1820, Henniker, NH, s. of Silas Whitney & Salley Whitney) & Malinda Darling, m. 2 May 1880, Canaan, Grafton Co., NH," according to New Hampshire, Vital Records, Marriage Index.
3.^ "Bela B. Whitney (b. 1820, Henniker, NH, s. of Silas Whitney & Sally Buttler) & Emeline B. Bell, m. 20 May 1889, Canaan, Grafton Co., NH," according to New Hampshire, Vital Records, Marriage Index.
4.^ "Ema L. Whitney (b. 1848, Canaan, Grafton Co., NH, d. of Bill B. Whitney & Loisa) & Daniel C. Heath, m. 21 Sep 1866, Orange, Grafton Co., NH," according to New Hampshire, Vital Records, Marriage Index.
5.^ New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.
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