Family:Whitney, Chester French (1820-1882)

Chester French⁹ Whitney (Noah⁸, David⁷, Silas⁶, David⁵, Benjamin⁴, Thomas³, Thomas², John¹), son of Noah⁸ and Mercy (French) Whitney, was born 11 Feb 1820, and died 31 May 1882, Ashburnham, MA, aged 62 years 3 months 19 days, of senile heart weakness.^[1]

He married, 10 Sep 1848, Swanzey, NH, Persis B. Herrick.^[2] She was born 26 Jan 1823, NH, and died after 1880.

He resided Ashburnham, MA.

Children of Chester French⁹ and Persis B. (Herrick) Whitney:

i.	Frederick Chester10 Whitney, b. 16 May 1864, Ashburnham, MA;[3] m. 27 Jul 1883, Minnie R. Scoville; resided Troy, NY.

Census

• 1850, Ashburnham, Worcester Co., MA:

123 134 Chester F. Whitney 29 M - Mill-wright $500 Vermont Persis B. " 30 F - New Hampshire

• 1855, Ashburnham, Worcester Co., MA:

9 11 Chester F. Whitney 35 M - Mill Wright Vt. Perces Whitney 32 F - N.H.

• 1860, Ashburnham, Worcester Co., MA:

154 159 C. F. Whitney 40 M - Farmer $2000 $500 Vermont Perses B. " 37 F - New Hampshire

• 1865, Ashburnham, Worcester Co., MA:

247 321 Chester F. Whitney 45 M W Westminster, Vt. M Farmer - - 1 1 - Percis B. Whitney 42 F W Hinsdale, N.H. M - - - - - Frederick C. Whitney 1 M W Ashburnham, Mass. S - - - - - Mary T. Adams 48 F W Hinsdale, N.H. M - - - - - Arthur N. Adams 12 M W Lyndon, Vt. S - - - - -

• 1870, Ashburnham, Worcester Co., MA:

83 99 Whitney, Chester F. 50 M W Mill Wright $1800 $500 Vermont Male citizen over 21 " Persis 47 F W Keeping House New Hampshire " Frederic 6 M W " "

• 1880, Ashburnham, Worcester Co., MA:

Chester F. WHITNEY 60 Self M M W VT Farmer VT VT Persis B. WHITNEY 57 Wife F M W NH Keeping House NH NH Frederic C. WHITNEY 16 Son M S W MA Clerk In Store VT NH

• 1900, Ashburnham, Worcester Co., MA:

27 28 Stone, Oliver Head W M Aug 1861 38 mar 4 Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Shoe-repairer, Rents house -----, Lily M. Wife W F Sep 1873 26 mar 4 0ch 0liv Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts 29 Hadley, William Head W M Feb 1836 64 wid Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Laborer-chair shop, Owns free house Bailey, Hannah E. Srvt W F Feb 1849 51 sgl Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts 30 Whitney, Persis B. Head W F Jan 1823 77 wid 1ch 1liv Massachusetts New Hampshire New Hampshire Rents house

References

• Census records.

• 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. 643.

1.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume , page .

2.^  "Chester F. Whitney & Persis B. Herrick, m. 10 Sep 1848, Swanzey, Cheshire Co., NH," according to New Hampshire, Vital Records, Marriage Index.

3.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 170, page 125.

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