Family:Whitney, Lewis (1818-1892)
Lewis8 Whitney (Joel7, Elijah6, Thomas5, Thomas4, Eleazer3, Thomas2, John1), son of Joel7 and Abial (Nason) Whitney, was born 17 Apr 1818, Sutton, MA,[1] and died 14 May 1892, Grafton, MA.[2]
Marriage intentions were published 7 Apr 1842, Grafton, MA, for him and Lucy Goddard "of Webster".[3] He married, 5 May 1842, Webster, MA, Lucy Goddard,[4] daughter of Ebenezer and Lucy (Wright) Goddard. She was born 25 Feb 1816, Orange, MA.
Children of Lewis8 and Lucy (Goddard) Whitney:
i. Charles Rufus9 Whitney, b. 19 May 1843, Westborough, MA;[5] d. 23 Oct 1844, Westborough, MA, aged 1 year.[6] ii. Ellen Maria Whitney, b. 3 Oct 1845, Grafton, MA;[7] d. 26 Oct 1882, Grafton, MA, aged 37 years 23 days, of heart disease; unmarried.[8] iii. Lucy Augusta Whitney, b. 4 Jun 1851, Grafton or Westborough, MA;[9] d. 24 Nov 1893, Grafton, MA, aged 42 years 5 months 19 days, of cancer;[10] m. John Clark or, 6 Jan 1876, Worcester, MA, A. Munroe Clark, b. ca. 1855, CT, son of William H. and Mary (-----) Clark.[11]
Census
199 245 Lewis Whitney 32 M - Shoe Maker Massachusetts Lucy " 35 F - " Ellen M. " 4 F - " Attended school 246 James Searle 54 M - Farmer $1500 " Mindwell B. Searle 49 F - " Emily E. Newton 11 F - " Attended school Mindwell Whitney 87 F - "
- Mindwell Whitney was Lewis's grandmother, Mindwell (Hardy) Whitney, widow of his grandfather Elijah6. Mindwell Searle was Joel's sister Mindwell Clarinda7 (Whitney) Searle, and Lewis's aunt.
195 231 Lewis Whitney 37 M - Farmer Mass. Lucy Whitney 40 F - Do Ellen M. Whitney 9 F - Do Lucy A. Whitney 4 F - Do John Cole 21 M - Shoemaker Maine
622 643 Lewis Whitney 42 M - Shoe Maker Mass. Lucy " 35 F - " Ellen M. " 14 F - " Attended school Lucy A. " 9 F - " Attended school
226 290 Lewis Whitney 47 M - Sutton, Mass. M Bootmaker - - 1 1 - Lucy Whitney 50 F - Orange, Mass. M Housekeeper - - - - - Ellen M. Whitney 19 F - Grafton, Mass. S " - - - - - Lucy A. Whitney 13 F - Westboro, Mass. S - - - - -
231 298 Whitney, Lewis 52 M W Work in Shoe Shop $700 - Mass. Male Citizen over 21 -----, Lucy 55 F W Keeping House Mass. -----, Ellen M. 24 F W No Occupation Mass. -----, Lucy A. 19 F W No Occupation Mass. Friend, Horace 49 M W Laborer Canada Parents foreign born, illiterate
94 173 Burbank, Saml. H. W M 58 mar Farmer Mass. Mass. Mass. -----, Lucy T. W M 56 Wife mar Keeps House Mass. Mass. Mass. -----, Bertha E. W F 7 GrDa sgl Attends school Delaware Mass. Mass. Attended school Whitney, Louis W M 63 mar Farm Laborer Mass. Mass. Mass.
213 254 Fisher, C. C. W M 26 mar Carpenter Mass. Mass. Mass. -----, Annette W F 21 Wife mar Keeping House Mass. Mass. Mass. -----, Mabel G. W F 6/12 Dau sgl (b. Dec) Mass. Mass. Mass. 255 Whitney, Lucy W F 65 mar Keeping House Mass. Mass. Mass. -----, Nellie M. W F 34 Dau sgl No Occupation Mass. Mass. Mass.
References
1.^ "Lewis [Whitney], s. Joel and Abial, [born] April 17, 1818," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Sutton, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1907).
2.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 429, page 576.
3.^ "Lewis [Whitney] and Lucy Goddard of Webster, int. April 7, 1842," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Grafton, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Worcester, MA: The Systematic History Fund, 1906).
4.^ "Levi [Whitney] and Lucy Goddard, [married] May 5, 1842," according to Jay Mack Holbrook, Vital Records of Webster, Massachusetts (Oxford, MA: Holbrook Research Institute, Oxford). This is an error for "Lewis", not "Levi".
5.^ "Charles Rufus [Whitney], s. Lewis and Lucy, [born] May 19, 1843," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Westborough, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1903). Also, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 5, page 240.
6.^ "______ [Whitney], d. Lewis and ______, [died] Oct. 23, 1844, a. 1.," according to Westborough Vital Records.
7.^ "Elen Maria [Whitney], d. Lewis and Lucy, [born] Oct. 3, 1845," according to Grafton 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 208.
8.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 339, page 387.
9.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 53, page 216.
10.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 438, page 629.
11.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 282, page 276.
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