Family:Whitney, Franklin (c1797-1863)
Franklin Whitney, parentage unknown, was born about 1797, Dummerston, VT, and died 12 Jan 1863, Nashua, NH, aged 66 years, of pneumonia.[1]
He married Fanny Farr, daughter of Ebenezer and Sarah (Wheeler) Farr. She was born 12 Jan 1800, Chesterfield or Littleton, NH, and died 2 Dec 1871, Nashua, NH, aged 72 years.[2] She was a granddaughter of Ebenezer and Mary (Titus) Farr, and so also a Whitney descendant.
Children of Franklin and Fanny (Farr) Whitney:
i. Julia A. Whitney, b. ca. 6 Sep 1822, Littleton, NH; d. 27 Dec 1891, Nashua, NH, aged 69 years 3 months 21 days, of heart disease;[3] m.(1) 5 Dec 1841, Nashua, NH, Thomas Sumner;[4] m.(2) ca. 1866, Nathan Flint. ii. Adaline Whitney, b. ca. 1825, Littleton, NH; d. 9 Dec 1862, Cambridge, MA, aged 37 years, of consumption;[5] bur. Davisville Cemetery, Warner, NH;[6] of Nashua, m. 2 Apr 1846, Nashua, NH, Jerome Sawyer, of North Chelmsford, MA.[7] iii. Esther A. Whitney, b. ca. 1826, Littleton, NH; m.(1) bef. 1850, Alonzo P. Gould; apparently divorced, since both remarried; m.(2) 11 Jan 1854, Worcester, MA, J. Munroe Gray, both of Nashua, NH, b. ca. 1824, Temple, NH, son of Joseph and Mary (-----) Gray.[8] iv. Anna E. Whitney, b. 13 Jun 1827, Littleton, NH; d. 21 Oct 1904, Amherst, NH, aged 77 years 4 months 8 days, of bronchial pneumonia;[9] m.(1) ----- Gray; "of Nashua" m.(2) 2 Jul 1863, Milford, NH, Edwin R. Burtt, of Wilton, NH, ca. 1827, Temple, NH.[10] v. Eliza A. Whitney, b. ca. 1829, NH; m. 20 May 1849, Nashua, NH, Sewell M. Drown;[11] lived in WI in 1855, Mower Co., MN, in 1857, Beaver Dam, WI, in 1860, Nashua, NH, in 1870, and St. Louis, MO, in 1880. vi. Sarah C. Whitney, b. ca. 20 Mar 1831, Littleton, NH; d. 17 Oct 1891, Nashua, NH, aged 60 years 6 months 27 days, of chronic bronchitis;[12] m. 29 Jan 1852, NH, George P. Spaulding.[13] vii. Charles Whitney, b. ca. 1833, NH; d. after 1850. See notes below. viii. Eben B. Whitney, b. ca. 4 Apr 1836, Littleton, NH; d. 11 Dec 1876, Wendell, MA, aged 40 years 7 months 7 days, of inflammation of kidneys;[14] m. ----- -----, the Mrs. Eben Whitney, b. ca. 1839, d. 22 Jan 1862, Nashua, NH, aged 22, of typhoid fever.[15] ix. Lucretia B. Whitney, b. 4 Aug 1840, NH; m. 19 or 27 Nov 1854, Nashua, NH, George Wells Dunklee;[16] m.(2) Edward Baker. x. Lucinda M. Whitney, b. ca. 21 Aug 1840, NH; d. 5 Sep 1884, Nashua, NH, aged 43 years 14 days, of cancer;[17] m.(1) 1 Jun 1861, Nashua, NH, Harmon Frank Dunn/Dane.[18]
Notes
The male 70-79 in his family in 1830 (so b. 1750-1760) might be his father or father-in-law.
It is possible that he was the son born 1790-1800 of Benjamin6 Whitney (1752-a1810) of Dummerston, VT.
Three possible marriage records for Charles H. Whitney are found which may apply to his son. The first is C. H. Whitney, m. 11 Jun 1853, Nashua, NH, Ellen E. Packard,[19] daughter of Erastus and Nancy (Nelson) Packard. The second is Charles H. Whitney, m. 24 Jun 1858, Nashua, NH, Malinda M. Cook,[20]. The third is Charles H. Whitney, m. 24 Jun 1858, Nashua, NH, Mary E. Wadleigh.[21] I am unable to resolve the confusion as to which record applies to this son. I cannot find Charles in censuses after 1850, or to find a record of his death.
Census
- 1830, Littleton, Grafton Co., NH: Franklin Whitney, 1 male 70-79, 1 male 30-38, 1 female 30-39, 2 females 5-9, and 2 female 0-4.
- 1840, Littleton, Grafton Co., NH: Franklin Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 5-9, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 40-49, 2 females 10-14, 1 female 5-9, and 1 female 0-4; 6 engaged in agriculture.
- 1850, Nashua, Hillsborough Co., NH:
633 706 Franklin Whitney 54 M - Stone Mason Vermont Fanny " 50 F - New Hampshire Charles " 17 M - None " Attended school Eben " 14 M - " Attended school Lucretia B. " 12 F - " Attended school Lucinda M. " 9 F - " Attended school Foster Brown 24 M - Machinist Vermont Sewell " 23 M - Manufacturer " Florina " 22 F - " Eliza A. " 22 F - New Hampshire Eldora " 7/12 F - " Temperance Moore 24 F - New York
45 46 Franklin Whitney 64 M - Stone Mason Vermont Fanny " 60 F - House Keeper New Hampshire
- 1870: Widow Fanny not found.
References
- Census records.
- Jackson, James R., History of Littleton, New Hampshire (Cambridge: Published for the town by the University Press, c1905).
1.^ New Hampshire, Death Records, 1654-1947], at FamilySearch.org.
2.^ New Hampshire, Deaths and Burials, 1784-1949, at FamilySearch.org.
3.^ New Hampshire, Death Records, 1654-1947, at FamilySearch.org.
4.^ "Julia A. Whitney (d. of Franklin Whitney) & Thomas Sumner, m. 5 Dec 1841, Nashua, Hillsborough Co., NH," according to New Hampshire, Vital Records, Marriage Index.
5.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 157, page 122.
6.^ Find A Grave memorial #121892978, Adaline Sawyer.
7.^ "Adaline Whitney & Jerome Sawyer, m. 2 Apr 1846, Nashua, Hillsborough Co., NH," according to New Hampshire, Vital Records, Marriage Index.
8.^ New Hampshire, Death Records, 1654-1947, at FamilySearch.org.
9.^ Masachusetts Marriages 1841-1915, at FamilySearch.org.
10.^ New Hampshire, Marriage Records, 1637-1947, at FamilySearch.org.
11.^ "Eliza A. Whitney & Sewell M. Drown, m. 20 May 1849, Nashua, Hillsborough Co., NH," according to New Hampshire, Vital Records, Marriage Index.
12.^ New Hampshire, Death Records, 1654-1947, at FamilySearch.org.
13.^ "Sarah C. Whitney & George P. Spalding, m. 29 Jan 1852, NH," according to New Hampshire, Vital Records, Marriage Index.
14.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 283, page 324.
15.^ New Hampshire, Death Records, 1654-1947, at FamilySearch.org.
16.^ "Lucretia B. Whitney & George W. Duncklee, m. 19 Nov 1854, Nashua, Hillsborough Co., NH," according to New Hampshire, Vital Records, Marriage Index.
17.^ New Hampshire, Death Records, 1654-1947, at FamilySearch.org.
18.^ "Lucinda Whitney (b. 1841) & Harmon Frank Dunn, m. 1 Jun 1861, Nashua, Hillsborough Co., NH," according to New Hampshire, Vital Records, Marriage Index.
19.^ New Hampshire, Marriage Records, 1637-1947, at FamilySearch.org.
20.^ New Hampshire, Marriages, 1720-1920, at FamilySearch.org.
21.^ New Hampshire, Marriages, 1720-1920, at FamilySearch.org.
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