Family:Whitney, Henry Hall (1805-1888)

Henry Hall⁷ Whitney (Lemuel⁶, Josiah⁵, Richard⁴, Richard³, Richard², John¹), son of Lemuel⁶ and Elizabeth (Hall) Whitney, was born 11 Jun 1805, Ashburnham, MA,^[1] and died 25 Dec 1888, East Jaffrey, NH.

Marriage intentions were published 4 Sep 1830, Ashburnham, MA, for him and Caroline F. Bailey "of Lunenburg".^[2] Marriage intentions were published 5 Sep 1830, Lunenburg, MA, for him "of Ashburnham" and Caroline F. Bailey "of Lunenburg".^[3] He married, 26 Sep 1830, Caroline F. Bailey, daughter of John and ----- (Going) Bailey. She was born 3 Dec 1810, Lunenburg, MA, and died 29 Apr 1899, Clinton, MA, aged 88 years 4 months 26 days, of pneumonia.^[4]

He resided East Jaffrey, NH.

Children of Henry Hall⁷ and Caroline F. (Bailey) Whitney:

i.	Elnora Caroline8 Whitney, b. 16 Nov 1831, Ashburnham, MA;[5] d. 2 May 1851.
ii.	Permelia Whitney, b. 20 Jun 1833, Ashburnham, MA;[6] d. 18 Feb 1884, Pepperell; m.(1) 5 May 1852, Samuel Wheeler; d. 7 Jun 1882; m.(2) 1 Jan 1883, Hiram Williams. Children: a. Eugene Wheeler, b. 9 Apr 1853; d. 30 Jan 1878. b. Adaline Amanda Wheeler, b. 7 Nov 1859; resided Pepperell, MA. c. Ernest Milo Wheeler, b. 21 Jan 1866; resided Pepperell, MA.
iii.	Amanda Whitney, b. 27 Aug 1836, Ashburnham, MA;[7] d. 24 May 1893, Winchendon, MA, aged 56 years 9 months, of pneumnonia;[8] bur. Orange, MA; m. 21 May 1854, Alaric A. Boyce; resided Orange, MA. He was b. in New Ipswich, NH. Children: a. Olive A. Boyce, b. 10 Apr 1860; d. 25 Apr 1860. b. Nettie G. Boyce, b. 4 Feb 1866; m. 18 Jul 1888, Edward M. Dexter; resided Black River, NY. c. Bertha S. Boyce, b. 11 Jun 1870; m. 20 Jul 1887, Edward Reece; resided Orange, MA. d. Fred A. Boyce, b. 9 Jun 1875; d. 4 Nov 1877.
iv.	John Henry Whitney, b. 21 Nov 1838, Ashburnham, MA;[9] m. Jane M. Nutting.
v.	Sophia Maria Whitney, b. 29 Nov 1842, Ashburnham, MA;[10] m. 12 Aug 1868, Jaffrey, NH, George W. Bascom;[11] resided Clinton, MA. He was b. 1 Oct 1843; d. 8 Oct 1884; supt. Bigelow Carpet Works. Children: a. Frank Preston Bascom, b. 28 Apr 1876; resided Clinton, MA.
vi.	Luceta Whitney, b. 17 Nov 1845, Ashburnham, MA;[12] d. 8 Sep 1848.

Census

• 1840, Ashburnham, Worcester Co., MA: Henry Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 20-29, 2 females 5-9, and 1 female 0-4; 1 engaged in agriculture.
• 1850, New Ipswich, Hillsborough Co., NH:

313 331 Henry H. Whitney 45 M - Labourer Mass. Caroline F. " 40 F - Mass. Elnora " 18 F - Mass. Permelia " 17 F - Conn. Attended school Amanda " 12 F - Conn. Attended school Sophia " 7 F - Mass. Attended school Luther H. Bailey 32 M - Manufacturer Mass. Harriet Denio 24 F - Vt. Lucy Stevens 17 F - N.H. Attended school Harriet Stevens 15 F - N.H. Attended school Eveline Perry 21 F - Vt. Charlotte Bailey 21 F - Mass. Nancy Walker 55 F - Mass. James B. Horville 40 M - Manufacturer England Sarah M. Horville 39 F - England

• 1850, Temple, Hillsborough Co., NH:

70 81 Perley Dutton 58 M - Farmer $700 N.H. Fanny " 60 F - N.H. Maria " 27 F - N.H. John Whitney 11 M - Mass. Attended school

• 1860, New Ipswich, Hillsborough Co., NH:

415 419 Henry H. Whitney 55 M - Farmer $900 $150 Mass. Caroline S. do 49 F - do Nancy do 38 F - do Idiotic

• 1870, Jaffrey, Cheshire Co., NH:

132 126 Whitney, Henry 60 M W Farmer $300 -- N.H. Male citizen over 21 -----, Caroline 58 F W Keeping House N.H.

• 1880, Jaffrey, Cheshire Co., NH:

Henry H WHITNEY 75 Self M M W MA Farmer MA MA Caroline F WHITNEY 69 Wife F M W MA Keeping House MA MA

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. 327-328.

1.^  "Henry H. [Whitney], s. Lemuel and Betcy, [born] June 11, 1805," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Ashburnham, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1909).

2.^  "Henry H. [Whitney] and Caroline F. Bailey of Lunenburg, int. Sept. 4, 1830," according to Ashburnham Vital Records.

3.^  "Henry H. [Whitney], of Ashburnham, and Caroline F. Bailey of Lunenburg, int. Sep. 5, 1830," according to Walter A. Davis, comp., Early Records of the Town of Lunenburg, Massachusetts, Including That Part Which is Now Fitchburg, 1719-1764 (Fitchburg, MA: Fitchburg City Council, 1896), volume 3, page 95.

4.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 494, page 287.

5.^  "Elnora Caroline [Whitney], d. Henry H. and Caroline, [born] Nov. 16, 1831," according to Ashburnham Vital Records.

6.^  "Parmelia [Whitney], d. Henry H. and Caroline C., born in Thompson, Conn, [born] June 20, 1834," according to Ashburnham Vital Records.

7.^  "Amanda [Whitney], d. Henry H. and Caroline C., Born in Thompson, Conn., [born] Aug. 27, 1836," according to Ashburnham Vital Records.

8.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 438, page 754.

9.^  "John Henry [Whitney], s. Henry H. and Caroline C., born in Thompson, Conn., [born] Nov. 21, 1838," according to Ashburnham Vital Records.

10.^  "Sophia [Whitney], d. Henry H. and Caroline C., [born] Nov. 29, 1842," according to Ashburnham Vital Records.

11.^  "Sophia Whitney (b. 1843, Ashburnham, MA, d. of Henry C. Whitney) & George W. Bascom, m. 12 Aug 1868, Jaffrey, Cheshire Co., NH," according to New Hampshire, Vital Records, Marriage Index.

12.^  "Luceba [Whitney], d. Henry H. and Caroline, [born] Nov. 17, 1845," according to Ashburnham Vital Records. Also, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 17, page 185.

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