Family:Whitney, Edwin Davis (1856-1941)
Edwin Davis9 Whitney (Josiah Davis8, Jonas Prescott7, Josiah6, Josiah5, David4, Benjamin3, John2, John1), son of Josiah Davis8 and Lucy D. (Chapin) Whitney, was born 4 Apr 1856, Fitchburg, MA, and died 20 Sep 1941, Brattleboro, VT, aged 84 years 5 months 16 days, of broncho pneumonia.
He married firstly, 27 Apr 1881, Julia Spring Brooks, daughter of Simon and Mary (Spring) Brooks. She was born 22 Mar 1857, and died 15 Nov 1911, Brattleboro, VT.
He married secondly, 8 Nov 1913, Brattleboro, VT, Amy Annella Lewis. She was born 25 Jun 1877, Springfield, MA, and died 14 Sep 1949, Brattleboro, VT.
He resided Brattleboro, VT.
Children of Edwin Davis9 and Julia Spring (Brooks) Whitney:
i. Harold Edward10 Whitney, b. 29 Feb 1884; m. Marguerite S. Benedict. ii. Edwina Augusta Whitney, b. 18 Aug 1885; m. 1914, Dr. E. R. Lynch. iii. Alice Lucy Whitney, b. 5 Apr 1887; m. John Leonard. iv. Merrill Brooks Whitney, b. 26 May 1891; m. 6 Mar 1918, Jenny C. Lind.
Census
289 354 Whitney, Edwin D. Head W M Apr 1857 48 mar 18 Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Rents free house -----, Julia S. Wife W F Mar 1857 43 mar 18 4ch 4liv Vermont Vermont Canada -----, Harold E. Son W M Feb 1884 16 sgl Vermont Massachusetts Vermont At school -----, Edwina A Dau W F Aug 1885 14 sgl Vermont Massachusetts Vermont At school -----, Alice L. Dau W F Apr 1887 13 sgl Vermont Massachusetts Vermont At school -----, Merrill B. Son W M May 1891 9 sgl Vermont Massachusetts Vermont At school Brooks, Simon FiL W M Nov 1815 84 wid Vermont Massachusetts Massachusetts
- 1910, Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT.
- 1920, Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT.
- 1930, Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT.
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. 476.
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