Family:Whitney, Gilman H. (1819-a1880)

Gilman H.⁷ Whitney (Alexander⁶, Alexander⁵, Eleazer⁴, Eleazer³, Thomas², John¹), son of Alexander⁶ and Lydia (Foster) Whitney, was born 30 Nov 1819, Henniker, NH,^[1] and died after 1880.

He "of New London, N.H." married, 16 Nov 1848, Lowell, MA, Sarah Jane Durgan "of Lowell".^[2] She was born 31 May 1825, and died after 1900.

He was a farmer; resided New London, NH.

Children of Gilman H.⁷ and Sarah Jane (Durgan) Whitney:

i.	Burke M.8 Whitney, b. 26 Oct 1849; d. aft. 1900; resided New London; unmarried
ii.	Walter G. Whitney, b. 23 Jun 1852; d. 6 Aug 1854.
iii.	Frank Scott Whitney, b. 4 Aug 1855, Manchester, NH;[3] d. 19 Aug 1856.
iv.	Walter Frank Whitney, b. 9 May 1859; d. 27 Dec 1863.

Census

• 1850, New London, Merrimack Co., NH:

6 6 Gilman Whitney 30 M - Farmer $900 Mass. Sarah " 25 F - "

• 1860, Andover, Merrimack Co., NH:

467 467 Gilman H. Whitney 40 M - Pedlar $300 N.H. Sarah J. " 35 F - " Burke M. " 10 M - " Attended school Walter F. " 1 M - "

• 1870, Franklin, Merrimack Co., NH:

400 454 Thompson, Joseph 51 M W Lumberman $1200 $500 N.H. -----, Sarah A. 47 F W Keeping house N.H. 455 Whitney, Gilman 50 M W Tin pedlar $200 $600 N.H. -----, Sarah J. 45 F W N.H. -----, Benke M. 20 M W N.H.

• 1880, Franklin, Merrimack Co., NH:

Gilman H. WHITNEY 60 Self M M W NH Tin Peddler NH MASS Sarah J. WHITNEY 55 Wife F M W NH Keeping House NH NH

• 1880, Hackberry, Polk Co., NE:

Burke WHITNEY 27 Self M S W NH Farm Laborer NH NH

• 1900, New London, Merrimack Co., NH:

245 248 Whitney, Sarah J. Head W F May 1825 75 wid 4ch 1liv New Hampshire New Hampshire New Hampshire Farmer, Owns free farm -----, Burke M. Son W M Oct 1849 50 sgl New Hampshire New Hampshire New Hampshire Farm laborer

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), pp. 345-346.

1.^  New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.

2.^  "Gilman H. [Whitney], of New London [N.H. int.], and Sarah J[ane, int.] Durgin of L., [married] Nov. 16, 1848," according to Vital Records of Lowell, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1930). Also, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 38, page 51g.

3.^  New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.

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