Family:Whitney, Horace F. (1808-1883)
Horace F.7 Whitney (Daniel6, [prob.] Caleb5, Joshua4, Richard3, Richard2, John1), son of Daniel6 and Susanna (Carlton) Whitney, was born 20 Feb 1808, Kennebunk, ME, and died 19 Oct 1883, Cambridge, MA, aged 75 years 7 months 29 days, of angina pectoris.[1]
Marriage intentions were published 8 Oct 1834, South Berwick, ME, for him "Mr." and "Miss" Silvina Parker "of South Berwick".[2] He "Mr." "of Dover" married, Oct 1834, South Berwick, ME, "Miss" Silvina Parker "of South Berwick",[3] daughter of Nathaniel and Hannah (Nowell) Parker. She was born about 25 Feb 1806, South Berwick, ME, and died 14 Mar 1879, Cambridge, MA, aged 73 years 19 days, of bronchitis.[4]
At death he was listed as "Pres. Dover Co."
Children of Horace F.7 and Silvina (Parker) Whitney:
i. Leonard Parker8 Whitney, b. ca. 26 Dec 1835, Dover, NH; m.(1) Emily Augusta Griffin; m.(2) Clara F. B. Warfield; m.(3) Louise B. (Armstrong) Mahan. ii. Mary S. Whitney, b. ca. 1839, Dover, NH; d. after 1850. iii. Edward H. Whitney, b. ca. 7 Mar 1844, Dover, NH; m. Jennie H. Hooper.
Census
- 1840, Dover, Strafford Co., NH: Horace F Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 30-39, 1 female 20-29, and 1 female 0-4; 1 engaged in manufacture or trades.
- 1850, Dover, Strafford Co., NH:
129 198 Horace Whitney 42 M - Stove Dealer $1800 Me. Silvina " 43 F - Me. Leonard P. " 14 M - N.H. Attended school Mary S. " 11 F - N.H. Attended school Edward H. " 6 M - N.H. Attended school Nathaniel Parker 64 M - Shoemaker Me. Abigail Parker 62 F - Me.
114 183 Horace Whitney 53 M - Merchant $2700 $6500 Maine Silvina P. Whitney 54 F - Maine Leonard P. " 24 M - Music Teacher $1500 N. Hamp. Edward " 16 " - " Harrit L. Thompson 14 F - Maine Attended school
121 645 Whitney, Horace 62 M W Tin Plate Worker $5000 -- Maine Male citizen over 21 -----, Sylvia P. 63 F W Keeping House " Thompson, Hannah L. 24 F W No occupation "
Horace WHITNEY 72 Self M W W ME Tinware Manufacturer ME ME Leonard P. WHITNEY 44 Son M S W NH Music Teacher ME ME Harriet L. THOMPSON 32 Oth F S W ME House Keeper ME ME Augusta E. BADGER 28 Oth F S W NH Servant NH NH
References
1.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 347, page 78.
2.^ "Horace [Whitney], Mr., and Miss Silvina Parker of South Berwick, int. 8 October 1834; C granted," according to John Eldridge Frost and Joseph Crook Anderson II, eds., Vital records of Berwick, South Berwick, and North Berwick, Maine to the year 1892 (Camden, ME: Picton Press, c1993).
3.^ "Horace [Whitney], Mr., of Dover [N.H.], and Miss Silvina Parker of South Berwick, October 1834," according to John Eldridge Frost and Joseph Crook Anderson II, eds., Vital records of Berwick, South Berwick, and North Berwick, Maine to the year 1892 (Camden, ME: Picton Press, c1993).
4.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 311, page 51.
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