Family:Whitney, Samuel Curtis (1822-1906)
Samuel Curtis8 Whitney (David7, Elijah6, Thomas5, Thomas4, Eleazer3, Thomas2, John1), son of David7 and Samaria (Wheeler) Whitney, was born 10 Feb 1822, Westborough, MA,[1] and died 23 Mar 1906, Upton, MA, aged 84 years 1 month 13 days, of cerebral apoplexy.[2] He was buried at Central Cemetery, Orange, MA.[3]
He married, 25 or 28 Nov 1847, Grafton, MA, Harriet Sophia Prentice, daughter of Rufus and Mary (-----) Prentice.[4] She was born 13 Oct 1828, Grafton, MA, died 15 Feb 1892, and was buried at Central Cemetery, Orange, MA.[5]
He resided Athol, MA, P. O. Box 520.
Children of Samuel Curtis8 and Harriet Sophia (Prentice) Whitney:
i. Samuel Edgar9 Whitney, b. 4 Nov 1848, Grafton, MA;[6] d. 9 Sep 1849, Grafton, MA, aged 10 months 5 days, of disease of the bowels.[7] ii. Arthur William Whitney, b. 4 Sep 1850, Grafton, MA;[8] m. Ellen Clara Crowley. iii. Abbie Sophia Whitney, b. 12 Dec 1856; m. 12 Jan 1875, Winchester, NH, Charles St. Clair.[9] iv. Elmer Curtis Whitney, b. 6 Apr 1859, or 6 May 1859, Westborough, MA;[10] m. Anna E. Delra. v. Hattie S. Whitney, b. 1 Apr 1868, Royalston, MA; m. 25 Mar 1886, Warwick, MA [also recorded at Royalston, MA], William L. Hayden, b. 30 May 1861, Fitzwilliam, NH, son of Otis and Eunice (Davis) Hayden;[11] s. p.; resided Orange, MA. vi. Frank Melvin/Melvern Whitney, b. 2 Jul 1871, Royalston, MA;[12] m. Jessie A. Stone.
Census
412 492 Abram Hastings 30 M - Shoemaker $1500 Mass. Elisa J. " 25 F - do 493 Samuel C. Whitney 28 M - Bootmaker do Harriot S. " 23 F - do Harriot Dinsmore 9 F - do Attended school
8 9 Joseph W. Forbes 44 M - Farmer Massachusetts Lucretia Forbes 43 F - Connecticut Emma J. Forbes 7 F - Massachusetts Juliet Pike 17 F - Do 10 Samuel C. Whitney 37 M - Farmer Do Harriet Whitney 27 F - Do Arther W. Whitney 5 M - Do
1070 1215 Samuel C. Whitney 38 M - Farmer $350 Massachusetts Harriet S. " 31 F - " Arthur " 9 M - " Attended school Abby S. " 3 F - " Elmer C. " 1 M - "
69 78 Samuel C. Whitney 37 M - Mass. M Farmer - - 1 1 - Harriet S. Whitney 37 F - " M - - - - - Arthur W. Whitney 14 M - " S - - - - - Abbie S. Whitney 8 F - " - - - - - - Elmer C. Whitney 6 M - " - - - - - -
147 186 Whitney, Samuel C. 47 M W Farmer $200 $1000 Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Harriet S. 35 F W Keeping house " -----, Abbie 12 F W Attending school " Attended school -----, Elmer 12 M W Attending school " Attended school Whitney, Hattie S. 2 F W Mass.
54 84 Lamb, William 36 M W Boarding House $800 Mass. Male citizen over 21 ... Whitney, Arthur 19 M W Works in Furniture Shop Mass. ...
Samuel S. WHITNEY 58 Self M M W MASS Farmer MASS MASS Harriet S. WHITNEY 50 Wife F M W MASS Keep House MASS MASS Harriet S. WHITNEY 12 Dau F S W MASS At School MASS MASS Frank M. WHITNEY 8 Son M S W MASS At School MASS MASS
78 81 Balcom, Walter E. Head W M Oct 1870 29 mar 10 Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Pressman hat fcty., Rents farm -----, Emma C. Wife W F Jan 1872 28 mar 10 2ch 1liv Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Machine operator hats -----, May L. Dau W F Dec 1891 8 sgl Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts At school Whitney, Samuel C. Brdr W M Feb 1822 78 wid Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts
References
- Census records.
- All data imported from Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), p. 538.
1.^ "Samuel Curtis [Whitney], s. David and Semaria, [born] Feb 10, 1822," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Westborough, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1903).
2.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 1906/88 (death), page 228.
3.^ "Samuel [Whitney], sp. Harriet Whitney, b. 1822, Central Cem. [died] 1906," according to Central and Jones Cemeteries, Orange, MA.
4.^ "Samuel C. [Whitney] (s. David and Samaria, a. 23) and Harriet S. Prentice, [married] Nov. 25, 1847," 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). Also, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 31, page 212.
5.^ "Harriet [Whitney], sp. Samuel Whitney, b. 1828, Central Cem. [died] 1892," according to Central and Jones Cemeteries, Orange, MA.
6.^ "Samuel Edgar [Whitney], s. Samuel C. and Harriet, [born] Nov. 4, 1848," 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 36, page 330.
7.^ "Samuel Edgar [Whitney], s. Samuel C. and Harriet S., [died] Sept. 9, 1849, a. 10m. 5d. Disease of bowels," 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 41, page 275.
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 153a.
9.^ "Abbie S. Whitney (b. 1857, Grafton, MA, d. of Samuel Whitney & Sophia Whitney) & Charles St. Clair, m. 12 Jan 1875, Winchester, Cheshire Co., NH," according to New Hampshire, Vital Records, Marriage Index.
10.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 125, page 246.
11.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 372, page 352.
12.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 234, page 295.
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- Massachusetts
- Franklin County, Massachusetts
- Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts
- Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts
- Worcester County, Massachusetts
- Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts
- Grafton, Worcester County, Massachusetts
- Royalston, Worcester County, Massachusetts
- Upton, Worcester County, Massachusetts
- Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts