Family:Whitney, Elbert George (1839-1895)

Elbert George⁸ Whitney (Eleazer⁷, Eleazer⁶, Nathan⁵, Thomas⁴, Eleazar³, Thomas², John¹), son of Eleazer and Fanny N. (Hook) Whitney, was born 17 Mar 1839, Ashfield, MA,^[1] and died 18 May 1895, Buckland, MA, aged 53 years, of valvular disease of heart exhaustion.^[2]

He married, 18 May 1867, Buckland, MA, Isabella Edgerton.^[3] She was born about 1845, Jonesville, NY, and died after 1880.

Children of Elbert G.⁸ and Isabella (Edgerton) Whitney:

i.	Ida Elizabeth9 Whitney, b. 19 Feb 1869, Buckland, MA.[4]
ii.	George Henry Whitney, b. 6 Oct 1873, Buckland, MA.[5]
iii.	Charles Irving Whitney, b. 4 Oct 1875, Buckland, MA;[6] m. Elizabeth Catherine Winter.
iv.	Bessie B. Whitney, b. 6 Dec 1877, Buckland, MA;[7] d. 9 May 1878, Buckland, MA, aged 5 months 3 days, of infantile debility.[8]

Census

• 1870, Buckland, Franklin Co., MA:

276 369 Whitney, Elbert 31 M W Farming Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Isabella 26 F W House Keeping New York -----, Ida 1 F W Mass. 370 Griswold, Roxana 62 F W $500 "

• 1880, Ashfield, Franklin Co., MA, page 3:

20 21 Whitney, Elezer W M 77 Mar Farmer Vt. Vt. Vt. -----, Fanny W F 75 Wife Mar Keeping house Mass. Vt. Mass. -----, Elbert W M 41 Son Mar Farmer Mass. Vt. Mass. -----, Isabella W F 35 DauInLaw Mar At home Conn. -- -- -----, Ida W F 11 GrDau Sgl At school Mass. Mass. Conn. Attended school -----, George H. W M 6 GrSon Sgl Mass. Mass. Conn. Attended school -----, Charles W M 4 GrSon Sgl Mass. Mass. Conn. Attended school

References

• Census records.

1.^  "Elbert [Whitney], ch. Eleazer and Fanny Hook, [born] Mar. 17, 1839 in Ashfield," according to Ashfield, Massachusetts, Vital Records.

2.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 454, page 593.

3.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 199, page 298.

4.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 214, page 289.

5.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 250, page 332.

6.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 268, page 332.

7.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 301, page 284.

8.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 295, page 306.

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