Family:Whitney, Horace (c1816-1892)
Horace7 Whitney (Moses6, Abraham5, John4, Benjamin3, John2, John1), son of Moses6 and Jane (Polley) Whitney, was born about 4 Feb 1816, Watertown, MA, and died 4 Dec 1892, Natick, MA, aged 76 years 10 months, of Bright's disease.[1]
He "of Watertown" married, 8 Oct 1838, Newton, MA, Sarah Ann Porter.[2] She was born about 1818 (by census) or about 19 Oct 1824 (by age at death), ME, and died 28 Dec 1894, Clinton, MA, aged 70 years 2 months 9 days, born "Ridgeton", ME.[3]
He resided Clinton, MA.
Children of Horace7 and Sarah Ann (Porter) Whitney:
i. George A.8 Whitney, b. ca. Jul 1839, Needham, MA; d. 18 May 1859, Clinton, MA, aged 19 years 10 months, of liver complaint.[4] ii. Horace Whitney, b. ca. 16 Jun 1843, Newton, MA; m. Ellen L. Mitchell. iii. Sarah A/E. Whitney, b. 17 Nov 1844, Dorchester, MA;[5] of Newton, m. 11 May 1872, Natick, MA, or 1 May 1872, Newton, MA, Benjamin F. Langdon/Langley, of Natick, b. ca. 1845, Troy, NH, son of Thomas and Margaret (Grey) Langley.[6] iv. (child) Whitney, b. say 1847, d. 11 Mar 1849, Lancaster, MA.[7] v. Mary Ann Whitney, b. 1 Apr 1850, Clinton, MA;[8] d. aft. 1870, then unmarried. vi. Ardella Whitney, b. ca. 1852, Sterling, MA; m. 13 Oct 1870, Boston, MA [or Newton, MA], Henry C. Richardson, both of Newton, b. ca. 1848, Milford, MA, son of Martin C. and Pheloxy M. (-----) Richardson.[9] vii. Harriet A. Whitney, b. ca. 1857, Sterling, MA; "Hattie" m. 20 Jan 1876, Clinton, MA, and Lunenburg, MA, Albert E. Jewett, both of Clinton, b. ca. 1853, Clinton, MA, son of Theodore and Esther L. (-----) Jewett/Jewell.[10]
Census
- 1840, Newton, Middlesex Co., MA: Horace Whitney, 2 males 20-29, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 0-4, and 1 female 20-29.
- 1850, Clinton, Worcester Co., MA:
181 205 Horace Whitney 33 M - Machinist $1100 Mass. Sarah A. " 32 F - Maine George A. " 11 M - Mass. Attended school Horace " 8 M - " Attended school Sarah E. " 5 F - " Attended school Mary J. " 2/12 M - "
323 362 Horrace Whitney 36 M - Farming Mass. Sarah P. Whitney 36 F - " George A. Whitney 16 M - Farming " Horrace Whitney 13 F - " Sarah Whitney 9 F - " Mary Whitney 5 F - " Ardelia Whitney 3 F - "
1683 1818 Horace Whitney 43 M - Machinist $500 $100 Mass. Sarah " 42 F - Me. Horace " 17 M - " Apprentice Mass. Sarah " 15 F - " Mary " 10 F - " Attended school Ardella " 8 F - " Attended school Harriet " 3 F - "
69 108 Daniel Slattery 47 M - Ireland M Soldier U.S.A. - - - - - . . . 109 Michael Curtain 50 M - Ireland M Laborer 1 - 1 - - . . . 110 Timothy Slattery 49 M - Ireland M Laborer 1 - 1 1 1 . . . 111 Patrick Hurley 48 M - Ireland M Machinist - - 1 1 1 . . . 112 Margaret Burke 65 F - Irelane W 1 - - - - . . . 113 William Burke 32 M - Ireland M Fireman - - 1 - - . . . 114 Callahan M. Daniels 28 M - Ireland M Laborer - - 1 - - . . . 115 Daniel Collins 29 M - Ireland - Farmer - - 1 1 - Hannah Collins 28 F - " - - - - - - Ellen Collins 7 F - Mass. - - - - - - Hannah Collins 2 F - " - - - - - - Jeremiah Delaney 50 M - Ireland - Watchman - - 1 - - Horace Whitney 49 M - Mass. - Machinist - - 1 1 - Sarah A. Whitney 48 F - Maine - - - - - - Horace Whitney Jr. 22 M - Mass. M Machinist - - 1 - - Sarah Whitney 19 F - " M - - - - - Mary J. Whitney 15 F - " S - - - - - Ardella Whitney 12 F - " S - - - - - Hattie Whitney 7 F - " - - - - - - Mary Tower 19 F - Ireland - - - - - - John Withers 45 M - N.Y. W Machinist - - 1 - - Freeman Fiske -- M - Mass. S " - - 1 - - Peter H. Curley -- M - - - " - - - - - G. S. Emerson -- M - - - - - - - - Franklin Foss 32 M - N.H. S Moulder - - 1 - - Alonzo W. Hawkins 25 M - Vt. S " - - 1 - - George Hawkins 19 M - Vt. S " - - 1 - - James Cannon 19 M - - - Brakeman - - - - - A. M. Peck 23 - - - - " - - 1 - -
2046 2164 Whitney, Horace 53 M W Machinist Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Sarah 52 F W Housekeeping Maine -----, Horace Jr. 27 M W Machinist Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Sarah 24 F W Domestic Servant Mass. -----, Mary 20 F W Domestic Servant Mass. -----, Ardela 18 F W Domestic Servant Mass. -----, Harriet 13 F W At School Mass. Attended school Mitchel, Eliza A. 21 F W Domestic Servant Mass. [and 9 men working in machine shop]
62 86 Whitney, Horace W M 63 mar Machinist Mass. Mass. Mass. -------, Sarah W F 61 Wife mar Keeps House Maine Maine Maine Marsh, Leonard H. W M 27 Brdr mar Machinist N.H. -- -- -----, Ruth A. W F 20 Brdr mar Keeps Room Mass. Mass. Mass. -----, Addie B. W F 3 Brdr sgl N.H. N.H. Mass.
References
- All data copied from William H. Whitney, A Watertown Farm in Eight Generations: A Memorial of the Whitney Family (Cambridge, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, and Watertown Historical Society, 1898).
1.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 428, page 316.
2.^ "Horace [Whitney] of Watertown, and Sarah Ann Porter, [married] Oct. 8, 1838," according to Vital Records of Newton, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1905).
3.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 447, page 592.
4.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 131, page 105.
5.^ "Sarah [Whitney], d. Horace and Sarah, [born] Nov. 17, 1844, according to Registry Department of the City of Boston, Vital Records of the Town of Dorchester from 1826 to 1849, vol. 36 (Boston, MA: Rockwell and Churchill, 1905), p. 80. Also "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 11, page 99.
6.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 245, pages 273 and 279.
7.^ "______ [Whitney], ch. of Horace, [died] Mar. 11, 1849. T.R.4, p. 268," according to Henry S. Nourse, ed., The Birth, Marriage and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs, of Lancaster, Massachusetts, 1643-1850 (Lancaster, MA: 1890). Also, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 41, page 285.
8.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 44, page 141.
9.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 228, page 130, and volume 227, page 247.
10.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 282, pages 194, and 222.
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