Family:Whitney, Cecil Calvin (1848-1937)

Cecil Calvin⁸ Whitney (Calvin⁷, David⁶, Nathan⁵, David⁴, Benjamin³, John², John¹), son of Calvin⁷ and Huldah (Brown) Whitney, was born 5 Jan 1848, Westminster, MA, and died 1937, Westminster, MA.

He married, 5 or 10 Jun 1879, Eldora J. Gates, daughter of Leonard M. and Eliza A. (Peabody) Gates.^[1] She was born 8 Mar 1856, Westminster, MA, and died 7 Nov 1897, Fitchburg, MA, aged 41 years 7 months 29 days, of consumption.^[2]

He resided 4 Taft St., Fitchburg, MA.

Heywood says the following:^[3]

"Whitney, Cecil C.⁸, s. of Calvin⁷ and Huldah, m. Eldora J. (27), dau. of Leonard M. Gates, June 5, 1879. They res. in W. a few years, then rem. to Fg., their present home."

Children of Cecil Calvin⁸ and Eldora J. (Gates) Whitney:

i.	Stanley Nathan9 Whitney, b. 28 Apr 1881.

Census

• 1880, Westminster, Worcester Co., MA:

Cecil C. WHITNEY 33 Self M M W MA Farmer MA MA Eldora J. WHITNEY 24 Wife F M W MA Keeping House MA MA Arthur WOODWARD 16 Oth M S W OH Works On Farm OH OH

• 1900, Westminster, Worcester Co., MA:

1900, , p. 13B: 303 335 Whitney, Huldah Head W F Sep 1818 81 wid 5ch 3liv Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Farmer, Owns mortgaged farm -----, Sarah B. Dau W F Jan 1843 57 sgl Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Artist Canham, Luella H. Dau W F Apr 1853 47 wid 1ch 0liv Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Housekeeper Whitney, Cecil C. Son W M Jan 1848 52 wid Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Finisher -----, Stanley N. SiL W M Apr 1881 19 sgl Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Student

Stanley N. Whitney was actually a grandson, son of Cecil C. Whitney.

• 1900, 12 Woodside Avenue, Amherst, Hampshire Co., MA:

89 99 White, Charles Head W M Dec 1867 32 mar 7 Massachusetts Maine Vermont Printer, Owns mortgaged house -----, Sarah A. Wife W F Sep 1866 33 mar 7 1ch 1liv Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts -----, Mildred W. Dau W F Apr 1896 4 sgl Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Rilmore, Mary F. AntL W F May 1831 69 wid 0ch 0liv Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Whitney, Stanley N. Room W M Apr 1881 19 sgl Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Student Lowe, Ernest P. Room W M Apr 1881 19 sgl Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Student

References

• Census records.

• 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. 475.

1.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 309, page 300.

2.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 474, page 619,

3.^  William Sweetzer Heywood, History of Westminster, Massashusetts (First named Narragansett No. 2), From the date of the original grant of the township to the present time, 1728-1893, with a Biographic-Genealogical Register of its Principal Families, (Vox Populi Press: S.W. Huse & Co., Lowell, Mass.: 1893), page 926.

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