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1. All data imported from [[Archive:The Descendants of John Whitney, page 546|Frederick Clifton Pierce, ''The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635'', (Chicago: 1895), p. 546]]. | 1. All data imported from [[Archive:The Descendants of John Whitney, page 546|Frederick Clifton Pierce, ''The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635'', (Chicago: 1895), p. 546]]. | ||
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Augustus Luke8 Whitney (Luke7, Luther6, Israel5, Elijah4, Isaiah3, Thomas2, John1), born Harvard, Massachusetts, 19 Jun 1845; married in Lowell, Massachusetts, 1 May 1877, Addie H. Hassey, born 27 Feb 1859.
He was born in Harvard and remained at home and worked on the home farm until he was eighteen years old, in 1862, and went to Worcester, Massachusetts, to learn the machinist's trade of Lucius W. Pond. For three years he served his apprenticeship and received his diplomas in 1865. He work for A. G. Prouty at New Worcester, making the first card cloth machine that was made and placed in the World's exhibition. That one went to Paris in 1866. He afterwards contracted to build vises and planer chucks for the New England Vise County, of Fitchburg, Massachusetts. Later became superintendent for three years. He then went to work Putnam Machine County, of Fitchburg, as assistant foreman for J. Q. Wright; worked there four years. Then went to work for the American Watch County, Waltham, Massachusetts, and worked in the machine shop seven years. He moved to Leominster and has had charge of Harwood Mfg. County's leather bed and chair seating works as their superintendent ever since. Has been president of the Farmers and Mechanics Association for four years; director of the Leominster Club for seven years, which includes the wealthiest residents in that place, and at present its president; chairman of the board of selectmen, of which he has been for two years; member of the board of health, and superintendent of the National Fiber Board Company, of which the capital stock is $1,000,000. He is highly respected, owns a fine residence and proposes to make Leominster his residence; resided Leominster, Massachusetts.
Children of Augustus Luke8 Whitney:
i. Minnie Pearl9 Whitney, born 31 Jul 1881; died 22 Sep 1881. ii. Ralph Augustus Whitney, born 15 Dec 1884.
References
1. 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. 546.
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