Family:Whitney, Auren Joseph (1853-1922)

Auren Joseph⁸ Whitney (Joshua Avery⁸, Joseph⁷, Joshua⁶, Caleb⁵, Jonathan⁴, Richard³, Richard², John¹), son of Joshua Avery⁸ and Mehitable C. (Gibbs) Whitney, was born 23 Feb 1853, Gardner, MA "Joseph Orrin",^[1] and died 1922. He was buried in Needham Cemetery, Needham, MA.^[2]

He married, 25 Dec 1884, Ashby, MA, Mary C. Wellington, dau. of Liberty & Caroline (Hurd) Wellington.^[3] She was born 10 Jun 1853, Ashby, MA, and died 1936. She was buried in Needham Cemetery, Needham, MA.^[4]

He resided Franklin, NJ, and Needham, MA.

Children of Auren Joseph⁸ and Mary C. (Wellington) Whitney:

i.	Grace10 Whitney, b. 21 May 1886, Ashby, MA;[5] d. 21 May 1886, Ashby, MA, aged 1 day;[6] bur. Ashby, MA; monument in Needham Cemetery, Needham, MA.[7]
ii.	Francis Wellington Whitney, b. 5 Oct 1890, Franklin, NJ; d. 18 Oct 1918; 2nd Lieutenant, 131st Infantry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Division; bur. Plot D, Row 20, Grave 35, St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, France;[8] monument in Needham Cemetery, Needham, MA;[9] m. 22 Aug 1917, Needham, MA, Janette Inez (Fox) Jacobs.[10]

Census

• 1880: not found.
• 1900, Needham, Norfolk Co., MA:

327 340 Whitney, Auren J. Head W M Feb 1853 47 mar 15 Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Farmer, Owns free farm -----, Mary C. Wife W F Jun 1853 46 mar 15 2ch 1liv Massachusetts Massachusetts Mew Hampshire -----, Francis W. Son W M Oct 1890 9 sgl New Jersey Massachusetts Massachusetts At school Erricson, Mary Brdr W F Jul 1877 23 sgl Finland Finland Finland Servant McDonald, John A. Brdr W M Dec 1869 30 sgl Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Farm laborer

• 1910, Needham, Norfolk Co., MA.
• 1920, Needham, Norfolk Co., MA.

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 74, page 164.

2.^  FindAGrave Memorial #126604003, Auren J. Whitney.

3.^  "Auren J. [Whitney], a. 31y., teacher, of Gardner, s. Joshua and Mehitable C., and Mary C. Wellington, a. 31y., teacher, d. Liberty and Caroline, [married] Dec. 25, 1884," according to Jeannette D. Pingrey, comp., Birth, Marriage, and Death Records in the Town of Ashby, Massachusetts, from 1754 to 1890 (Decorah, IA: Anundsen Publishing Company, c. 1989). Also, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 354, page 291.

4.^  FindAGrave Memorial #126604056, Mary C. Wellington Whitney.

5.^  "Grace [Whitney], d. Auren J., and Mary C., teacher, [born] May 21, 1886," according to Ashby 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 368, page 52.

6.^  "Grace [Whitney], b. Ashby, d. Auren J. and Mary, [died] May 21, 1886, a. 1d.," according to Ashby Vital Records.

7.^  FindAGrave Memorial #126603451, Grace Whitney.

8.^  WWI, WWII, and Korean War Casualty Listings, from Ancestry.com.

9.^  FindAGrave Memorial #126603451, Lieut. Francis W. Whitney.

10.^  Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920, at FamilySearch.org.

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