Family:Whitney, Lewis Lafayette (1824-a1880)

Lewis L. Whitney

Lewis Lafayette⁷ Whitney (William⁶, Elijah⁵, John⁴, William³, Joshua², John¹), son of William⁶ and Prudence (Brown) Whitney, was born 6 Jan 1824, Norwich, VT, and died 21 Nov 1895, Woburn, MA, age 71 years 10 months 15 days, of probably heart disease.^[1]

He married, 1 Jun 1850, Dorchester, MA, Hannah Humphrey Clapp, daughter of Stephen and Hannah White (Humphreys) Clapp.^[2] She was born 8 or 28 Oct 1822, Dorchester, MA, and died 29 Aug 1892, Woburn, MA, aged 73 years 10 months 1 day, of chronic enteritis.^[3]

He is a graduate of Bridgewater Normal school, class of 1843. Taught school six years; has been chairman of the school committee in Woburn four years; is justice of the peace; is one of the Woburn cemetery commissioners, and superintendent of the Woburn cemetery for many years; executor of many wills; executor, trustee; administrator and guardian; member of the public library committee, etc. He resided Woburn, MA.

Children of Lewis Lafayette⁷ and Hannah Humphrey (Clapp) Whitney:

i.	Lewis Henry8 Whitney, b. 13 Oct 1851, son of his sister Somes adopted by Lewis; resided Denver, CO.

Census

• 1850: not found.
• 1855, Woburn, Middlesex Co., MA:

182 220 Lewis L. Whitney 31 M - Gentleman Vt. Hannah Whitney 30 F - Mass. Wm. H. Whitney 8 M - La. John L. Somes 8 M - Mass. Hannah Conroy 19 F - Scotland Dyer Freeman 22 M - Teacher Grammar School Mass. Margarett Whitney 42 F - Scotland

William H. Whitney was his nephew, son of brother Henry.

• 1860, Woburn, Middlesex Co., MA:

2445 3179 Lewis L. Whitney 36 M - Gentleman $8000 $2700 Vermont Hannah H. Whitney 37 F - Gentlewoman Mass. Lewis C. Whitney 3 M - Mass. Attended school

• 1865 State, Woburn, Middlesex Co., MA:

795 1040 Whitney, Lewis L. 43 M - Vermont M Gentleman - - 1 1 - Whitney, Hannah H. 46 F - Massachusetts M - - - - - Whitney, Lewis H. 14 M - Massachusetts S - - - - -

• 1870, Woburn, Middlesex Co., MA:

850 1076 Whitney, Lewis L. 46 M W No Occupation $1500 $10000 Vermont Male citizen over 21 " Hannah H. C. 49 F W Keeping house Mass. " Lewis H. 18 M W Sailor "

• 1880, Woburn, Middlesex Co., MA:

Lewis L. WHITNY 56 Self M M W VT Conveyancer VT VT Hannah H. WHITNY 58 Wife F M W MA Keeping Home MA MA

• 1880, Precinct 3, Gunnison Co., CO:

L. HANCE 36 Self M W W IN Carpenter NY ME L. H. WHITNEY 28 Oth M S W MA Carpenter --- VT

This is his adopted son Lewis.

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. 388-389.

1.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 455, page 456.

2.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 46, page 161.

3.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 428, page 429.

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