Family:Whitney, Frederic (1806-1878)
Frederic7 Whitney (Eleazer6, Alexander5, Eleazer4, Eleazer3, Thomas2, John1), son of Eleazer6 and Alice (Peabody) Whitney, was born 5 Oct 1806, Henniker, NH,[1] and died 20 May 1878, Henniker, NH.
He married firstly, 12 or 22 Jan 1835, Henniker, NH, Fidelia Woods.[2] She was born 11 Dec 1811, and died 2 Jun 1857.
He married secondly, 12 May 1864, Warner, NH, Mrs. Hannah (Badger) Carter,[3] daughter of Elliot Colby and Judith (Sawyer) Badger. She was born about 1818, Warner, NH, and died after 1870. She had married firstly, 8 Jan 1840, William Carter of Warner, NH, who was born 11 Feb 1816, Warner, NH, and died 8 May 1851.
Frederic Whitney was a carpenter by trade. He was a great lover of music and occupied a seat in the choir nearly all his days after reaching his majority, when not absent from the town, and a good portion of the time as leader. He was one of the delegates to the Constitutional convention in 1850; chairman of the selectman in 1849. A warm-hearted, genial man. He died very suddenly. He resided Henniker, NH.
Children of Frederic7 and Fidelia (Woods) Whitney:
i. Julia F. 8 Whitney, b. 20 Oct 1838; m. 11 Feb 1869, Henniker, NH, William O. Folsom;[4] b. 28 Sept 1838; very prominent citizen of Henniker. Children: a. Carrie F. Folsom, b. 13 Feb 1873.
ii. Frederick Whitney, b. Jul 1846; d. 13 Sep 1846.
Census
- 1840, Henniker, Merrimack Co., NH: Frederick Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 female 20-29, and 1 female 0-4; 1 engaged in manufacture or trades.
- 1850, Henniker, Merrimack Co., NH:
224 238 Frederick Whitney 43 M - Carpenter $2500 N.H. Fidelia " 39 F - " Julia F. " 11 F - " Attended school Benjn. F. Woods 29 M - Laborer " Wm. L. L. " 27 M - Machinist " Alice B. Whitney 33 F - "
345 348 Frederic Whitney 53 M - Farmer $2000 $5700 N.H. Julia " 21 F - " Melissa Johnson 21 F - School teacher " Frederick Woods 58 M - "
155 158 Whitney, Frederick 63 M W Carpenter $2200 $4000 N.H. Male citizen over 21 -----, Hannah B. 51 F W Keeping house $1500 N.H.
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. 345.
1.^ New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.
2.^ "Frederick Whitney & Fidelia Woods, m. 22 Jan 1835, Henniker, Merrimack Co., NH," according to New Hampshire, Vital Records, Marriage Index.
3.^ "Frederick Whitney (b. 1807, Henniker, NH, s. of Eleazer Whitney & Alice Peabody) & Hannah B. Carter, m. 12 May 1864, Warner, Merrimack Co., NH," according to New Hampshire, Vital Records, Marriage Index.
4.^ "Julia F. Whitney (b. 1839, d. of Frederick Whitney & Fidelia Whitney) & William O. Folsom, m. 11 Feb 1869, Henniker, Merrimack Co., NH," according to New Hampshire, Vital Records, Marriage Index.
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