Family:Whitney, Alfred W. (1849-a1930)

Alfred W. Whitney (Samuel) son of Samuel and Laura M. (Whiton/Widden) Whitney, was born Mar 1849, East Nashua, NY, and died after 1930.

He "Alfred W. Whiting", of Providence, RI, married, 2 Aug 1871, Pittsfield, MA, Mary E. Bigelow, daughter of Adin and Huldah (Leland) Bigelow. She was born Sep 1850, North Adams, MA, and died after 1930.

Children of Alfred W. and Mary E. (Bigelow) Whitney:

i.	(child) Whitney, b. say 1872; d. bef. 1880; deduced from 1900 census.
ii.	Edgar Eugene Whitney, b. 13 May 1875, Lincoln, RI;[1] d. 11 Aug 1875, Cumberland, RI, aged 0 years.[2]
iii.	Clifton W. Whitney, b. 19 Aug 1878, Chicopee, MA [also recorded as Holyoke, MA, given name omitted].[3]

Census

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

667 882 Nathaniel Menervy 77 M - N.H. M Mechanic - - - - - Hannah Menervy 50 F - Conn. M Housekeeper - - - - - Mary Menervy 16 F - Mass. - - - - - - Mary C. Wheeler 29 F - " M Domestic - - - - - Henry E. Wheeler 30 M - " M Mechanic - - 1 1 - Betsey Mead 24 F - Canada M Stitcher - - - - - George B. Mead 24 M - N.Y. M Soldier - - 1 1 - Andrew Whitney 30 M - " M Labourer - - 1 1 - Hiram Whitney 21 M - " S " - - 1 1 - Wilbur Cushman 20 M - " S " - - 1 - - Alfred Whitney 16 M - " S " - - - - - Ambrose Cushman 25 M - " S " - - 1 1 -

• 1870: not found.
• 1880, Holyoke, Hampden Co., MA:

Albert WHITNEY 31 Self M M W NY Moulder VT VT Mary WHITNEY 29 Wife F M W MA Keeping House MA MA Clifton WHITNEY 1 Son M S W MA NY MA

• 1900, 171 Capen Street, Hartford Ward 3, Hartford Co., CT:

110 147 Whitney, Alfred W. Head W M Mar 1849 51 mar 29 New York Vermont New York Extract pedlar, Rents house -----, Mary E. Wife W F Sep 1850 49 mar 29 3ch 1liv Massachusetts Massachusetts Connecticut -----, Clifton W. Son W M Aug 1878 21 sgl Massachusetts New York Massachusetts Laundry driver

• 1910, Hartford Ward 4, Hartford Co., CT.
• 1920, Hartford Ward 1, Hartford Co., CT: "Adolph" Whitney.
• 1930, Hartford, Hartford Co., CT.

References

• Census records.

1.^  Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914, at FamilySearch.org.

2.^  Rhode Island, Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950, at FamilySearch.org.

3.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 295, pages 351 and 365.

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