Family:Whitney, Leonard (1819-1881)
Leonard8 Whitney (Leonard7, Ezekiel6, Ezekiel5, John4, Benjamin3, John2, John1), son of Leonard7 and Ruth Richardson (Larrabee) Whitney, was born 15 Jun 1819, Sudbury, MA,[1] and died 5 Jul 1881, Watertown, MA, aged 62 years 20 days, of Bright's disease and hypertrophy of heart.[2]
He married, 2 Apr 1843, Waltham, MA, Caroline Isabel Russell,[3] daughter of Elmore and Triphosa Bush (Eager) Russell. She was born about 1826, Weston, MA, and died 30 May 1889, Watertown or Newton, MA, aged 63 years 4 months 18 days, of scirrhus of breast.[4] She was buried in Newton Cemetery, Newton, MA.
Children of Leonard8 and Caroline Isabel (Russell) Whitney:
i. Sarah A.9 Whitney, b. ca. Mar 1843; d. 13 Aug 1849, Waltham, MA, aged 6 years 5 months, of cholera morbus.[5] ii. Emily Frances Whitney, b. 4 May 1848, Waltham, MA;[6] d. 12 Aug 1849, Waltham, MA, aged 15 months 8 days.[7] iii. Charles Elmore Whitney, b. 27 Dec 1850, Watertown, MA; m. Alice G. Noah. iv. Emily Frances Whitney, b. 19 Aug 1852, Watertown, MA; d. 26 Jan 1885; m. 5 Nov 1874, Watertown, MA, Andrew S. Brownell, b. ca. 1850, Little Compton, RI, son of Frederick A. and Jane M. (Simmons) Brownell.[8] v. Arthur Herbert Whitney, b. 12 Oct 1859, Watertown, MA;[9] m. Minetta Josephine Osgood. vi. Frederick Adelbert Whitney, b. 22 Dec 1861, Watertown, MA;[10] d. 4 Aug 1921, Atlantic City, NJ; res. Watertown and Boston, MA.
Census
391 541 Leonard Whitny 30 M - Labourer Mass. Carolin " 24 F - " Chas. B. Russel 22 M - " "
77 90 Leonard Whitney Jr. 36 M - Paper Manufacturer Mass. Caroline Whitney 29 F - do Charles E. Whitney 4 M - do Emily F. Whitney 2 F - do Eliza Bickford 20 F - Maine
614 801 Leonard Whitney 40 M - Paper Manufact Mass. Caroline J. 33 F - " Chals. E. 10 M - " Attended school Emily F. 8 F - " Attended school Arthur H. 1 M - " Jane Pane 18 F - Servant Ireland
299 387 Whitney, Leonard Jr. 46 M - Sudbury, Mass. M Paper Maker - - 1 1 - Whitney, Caroline J. 40 F - Weston M - - - - - Whitney, Charles E. 14 M - Watertown - - - - - - Whitney, Emily F. 12 F - Watertown - - - - - - Whitney, Arthur H. 5 M - Watertown - - - - - - Whitney, Fred. A. 3 M - Watertown - - - - - -
46 60 Whitney, Leonard Jr. 50 M W Paper Manufacturer $18000 $8700 Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Caroline 44 F W Keeping House Mass. -----, Charles 19 M W Office Clerk in Paper Mill Mass. -----, Emma F. 17 F W At School Mass. Attended school -----, Arthur H. 10 M W At School Mass. Attended school -----, Frederick 8 M W At School Mass. Attended school Collins, Mary 20 F W Domestic Servant Mass. Parents foreign born
180 197 Whitney, Leonard W M 60 mar Paper Manufacturer -------, Caroline J. W F 54 Wife mar Keeping house -------, Charles W M 29 Son sgl at Home -------, Arthur W M 20 Son sgl Clerk in Mill -------, Frederick W M 18 Son sgl at School Brownell, Emily F. W F 28 Dau mar at Home --------, Andrew S. W M 30 Sil mar Clerk in Store Harty, Ellen W F 40 Svt wid Servant
References
1.^ "Leonard [Whitney] [dup. Lenard], s. Leonard and Ruth [dup. Lenard and Ruthe], [born] June 15 [dup. Sept. 15], 1819," according to Vital Records of Sudbury, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1903).
2.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 329, page 213.
3.^ "Leonard [Whitney] Jr. and Caroline J. [int. I.] Russell, [married] Apr. 2, 1843," according to Vital Records of Waltham, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1904).
4.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 401, page 259.
5.^ "Sarah A. [Whitney], ch. Leonard, cholery morbus, [died] Aug. 13, 1849, a. 6y. 5m.," according to Waltham 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 40, page 279.
6.^ "Emily Francis [Whitney], d. Leonard and Caroline, [born] May 4, 1848," according to Waltham Vital Records.
7.^ "Emily F., only ch. Leonard and Caroline I., [died] Aug. 12, 1849, a. 15m. 8d. G.R.," according to Waltham 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 263, page 210.
9.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 124, page 190.
10.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 142, page 217. Given name omitted.
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