Family:Whitney, Edward (1851-a1900)
Edward9 Whitney (Edward K.8, Freeman7, Enoch6, Moses5, Nathaniel4, Nathaniel3, Benjamin2, John1), son of Edward K.8 and Arvilla (Caswell) Whitney, was born 19 Aug 1851, Harrison, ME, and died after 1900.
He married, 7 Mar 1888, West Northfield or Orange, MA, Mary Eliza Stone, daughter of Darius and Mary A. (-----) Stone.[1] She was born 27 Sep 1851, Windsor, CT, and died after 1900.
He resided Orange, MA.
He was fitted for college at Bridgton Academy and Norway Liberal Institute, and graduated from Bates College in class of 1876. He was afterward employed at teaching in academies and high schools, during which time he learned the art of stenography. About 1878, he engaged as stenographer and typewriter for the New Home Sewing Machine Company of Orange, Mass., where he continued in service thirteen years. In 1898, we was appointed to a clerkship in the Bureau of Statistics of the U.S. Treasury; since then made one of the bureaus of the Department of Commerce and Labor. His efficiency in clerical service has been recognized by a number of honorable promotions to higher grades of duty.
Children of Edward9 and Mary Eliza (Stone) Whitney:
i. Robert Buckingham10 Whitney, b. 27 Nov 1889, Orange, MA.[2] Robert Buckingham, b. Nov. 19, 1890; a student in the East Washington high school. ii. Clifford Caswell Whitney, b. 31 May 1891, Orange, MA.[3] Clifford Caswell, b. May 1892; is a student in high school.
Census
Whitney, Edward Head W M Aug 1851 48 mar 12 Maine Maine Maine Stenographer, Rents house -----, Mary E. Wife W F Sep 1851 48 mar 12 4ch 4liv Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut -----, Robert B. Son W M Nov 1889 10 sgl Massachusetts Maine Connecticut At school -----, Clifford C. Son W M Jun 1891 8 sgl Massachusetts Maine Connecticut At school
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. 655.
1.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 388, page 412.
2.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 394, page 433.
3.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 412, page 551.
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