Family:Whitney, Alton Clifford (1867-1959)

Alton Clifford Whitney (Frederick, Ransford, Samuel), son of Frederick and Sarah A. (Tifft)(Ford) Whitney, was born 3 Jun 1867, Farnumsville, Grafton, MA,^[1] and died 28 Oct 1959, Los Angeles, CA.

He married firstly, Donna I. Richard. She was born about 1858, IL, and died 29 Oct 1891, Northbridge, MA, aged 33 years, of heart failure.^[2]

He married secondly, 26 Dec 1897, North Attleborough, MA, Anna Eliza Fisher, daughter of Horatio and Eliza (-----) Fisher. She was born Nov 1874, North Attleborough, MA.

He married thirdly, 3 Jan 1914, Detroit, MI, Alice C. Keach.

Children of Alton Clifford and Donna I. (Richard) Whitney:

i.	Clifford Whitney, b. 29 Oct 1891, Northbridge, MA.[3]

Children of Alton Clifford and Anna Eliza (Fisher) Whitney:

ii.	Raymond Westley Whitney, b. 20 Jan 1899, Attleborough, MA.[4] [sic]
iii.	Alton Whitney, b. 28 Jan 1899, North Attleborough, MA.[5] [sic] He does not appear in the 1900 census record of the family, when his mother is said to have had just one child, and one living, namely Raymond above.

Children of Alton Clifford and Alice C. (Keach) Whitney, if any, unknown.

Census

• 1900, Freeman St., North Attleboro, Bristol Co., MA:

76 83 Bartlett, James A. Head W M Mar 1861 39 mar 15 Rhode Island Rhode Island France Swivel maker, Rents house -----, Edna L. Wife W F May 1860 40 mar 15 0ch 0liv Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts 84 Whitney, Alton C. Head W M Jun 1867 32 mar 3 Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Conductor (E.R.R.), Rents house -----, Anna E. Wife W F Nov 1874 25 mar 3 1ch 1liv Massachusetts Massachusetts New York -----, Raymond W. Son W M Jan 1899 1 sgl Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts

• 1910, Pawtucket, Providence Co., RI: Alton C. Whitney M W 42 m1 10 MA MA VT Toolmaker machine shop Rents house; Anna, wife, F W 37 m1 14 1ch 1liv MA MA IRE Housekeeper home; Raymond C., son, M W 11 sgl MA MA MA None; Fredrick, father M W 81 m2 24 MA RI MA Retired.

References

• Census records.

1.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 198, page 193.

2.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 420, page 584.

3.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 414, page 467.

4.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 484, page 143.

5.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 484, page 309.

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