Family:Whitney, Alexander (1824-1909)

Alexander⁸ Whitney (Artemas Hammond⁷, John Smith⁶, Thomas⁵, Thomas⁴, Eleazer³, Thomas², John¹), son of Artemas Hammond⁷ and Nabby (Skinner) Whitney, was born 25 Oct 1824, Dana, MA, and died 27 Jun 1909, Ludlow, MA, aged 82 years 8 months 2 days, of pneumonia.^[1]

He married firstly, 28 Nov 1846, Ludlow, MA [Pierce], or 20 Jan 1845, Ludlow, MA, Martha Maria Hayden, daughter of Walter and Orpha (Wright) Hayden.^[2] She was born 29 Dec 1824, and died 29 May 1881, Ludlow, MA, aged 56 years, of paralysis.^[3]

He married secondly, 14 Dec 1882, Ludlow, MA, Mrs. Lucy C. (Plumley) Keith, daughter of Elijah and Clarissa (Hayden) Plumley.^[4] She was born 8 May 1828, Ludlow, MA, and died 2 Jan 1898, Ludlow, MA, aged 69, of cancer and bronchitis.^[5]

He was a farmer; resided North Wilbraham, MA.

Children of Alexander⁸ and Maria (Hayden) Whitney:

i.	Mary Jane9 Whitney, b. ca. Sep 1845, Ludlow, MA; d. 4 Mar 1846, Ludlow, MA, aged 6 months of dropsy brain.[6]
i.	Rosetta Whitney, b. 15 Sep 1847; d. 10 Mar 1848.
i.	(son) Whitney, b. 7 Jun 1853, Ludlow, MA;[7]; d. 9 Oct 1853, Ludlow, MA, aged 4 months, of marasmus.[8]
ii.	Charles M. Whitney, b. 20 Jun 1854; d. Nov 1854.
iii.	Clara Whitney, b. 28 Dec 1856; d. 13 Jun 1863 [Pierce] or 15 Jan 1862, Ludlow, MA, aged 7 months 15 days.[9]

Census

• 1850, Ludlow, Hampden Co., MA:

23 25 Alexander Whitney 25 M - Farmer $500 Mass. Martha M. " 25 F - "

• 1855 State, Ludlow, Hampden Co., MA:

58 67 Alexander Whitney 30 M - Farmer Massachusetts Mariah Whitney 30 F - Do Clarra Whitney 1 F - Do Horace L. Cady 7 M - Do

• 1860, Ludlow, Hampden Co., MA:

1687 1888 Alexander Whitney 35 M - Farmer $400 $200 Mass. Martha M. " 35 F - " Clara M. " 5 F - " Hiram T. Cady 12 M - "

• 1865 State, Ludlow, Hampden Co., MA:

229 244 Alexander Whitney 40 M - Massachusetts M Farmer - - 1 1 - Maria Whitney 40 F - " M - - - - - Charles Gilbert 5 M - " S - - - - -

• 1870, Ludlow, Hampden Co., MA:

150 156 Whitney, Alexr. 45 M W Farmer $4000 $2500 Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Martha M. 45 F W Keeps house "

• 1880, Ludlow, Hampden Co., MA:

Alexander WHITNEY 55 Self M M W MA. Farmer MA. MA. Martha M. WHITNEY 55 Wife F M W MA. Keeping House MA. MA. William RHODES 32 Oth M S W MA. Farm Laborer MA. MA.

• 1900, Ludlow, Hampden Co., MA:

321 374 Dennis, Newton Head W M Mar 1876 29 mar 1 Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota Farmer, Rents farm -----, Lizzie L. Wife W F Aug 1871 28 mar 1 0ch 0liv Massachusetts Connecticut Iowa Whitney, Alexander Brdr W M Oct 1824 75 wid Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts

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), p. 539.

1.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 1909/60, page 13.

2.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 12, page 143.

3.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 328, page 371.

4.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 334, page 446.

5.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 481, page 753.

6.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 20, page 153.

7.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 72, page 305.

8.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 75, 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 157, page 16a.

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