Family:Whitney, Charles Fitch (1806-1887)

Charles Fitch⁷ Whitney (Thomas⁶, Benjamin⁵, Joseph⁴, Joseph³, Jonathan², John¹), son of Thomas⁶ and Betsey (Wallis) Whitney, was born 12 Dec 1806, Pepperell, MA, and died 30 Apr 1887, Morrisville, VT.

He married, 24 Oct 1833, Tunbridge, VT, Louisa Kemp, both of Tunbridge.^[1] She was born 1816, and died 23 May 1850. Apparently they were divorced.

He married secondly, 21 Aug 1843, Wolcott, VT, Hannah O. Davis. She was born about 1807, VT, and died after 1880.

He was a farmer. He resided Morrisville, VT.

Children of Charles Fitch⁷ and Louisa (Kemp) Whitney:

i.	Martin M.8 Whitney, b. 26 Jun 1837; m. Lucy Church.
ii.	Abijah Fitch Whitney, b. 28 Feb 1840; m. Rosette L. Smith or Rosa A. Smith.
iii.	Joshua Smith Whitney, b. Oct 1842; m. Cornelia Ann Shattuck.
iv.	Charles Wallace Whitney, b. Oct 1844; d. 3 Jul 1863, in the battle of Gettysburg, PA.
v.	Anna Betsy Whitney, b. 1847; d. Apr 1891; m. 11 Mar 1867, Wolcott, VT, Lorenzo D/H. Owen/Owens.[2] Her dau. is Laila, resided 92 Grant St., Burlington, VT.

Charles Fitch⁷ and Hannah O. (Davis) Whitney had no children.

Census

• 1840, Tunbridge, Orange Co., VT: Charles M. Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 2 males 0-4, and 1 female 20-29; 1 engaged in agriculture
• 1850, Wolcott, Lamoille Co., VT:

147 148 Charles F. Whitney 43 M - Farmer $2149 Mass. Hannah " 43 F - Vt. Martin " 14 M - " Attended school Abiger F. " 10 M - " Attended school Joshua S. " 8 M - " Attended school Charles W. " 6 M - " Attended school Betsy A. " 2 F - " Hannah McDonald 22 F - "

• 1860, Wolcott, Lamoille Co., VT:

139 139 Charles F. Whitney 53 M - Farmer $2500 $1100 Vermont Hannah " 53 F - do Martin Whitney 23 M - Farm Laborer do Abijah Whitney 20 M - " " do Attended school Smith Whitney 18 M - " " do Attended school Charles W. " 16 M - " " do Attended school Betsey A. " 13 F - do Attended school

• 1870, Wolcott, Lamoille Co., VT:

190 196 Whitney, Charles F. 63 M W Farmer $5000 $800 Massachusetts Male citizen over 21 -----, Hannah 63 F W Keeping House Vermont 197 Owen, Lorenzo D. 25 M W Farm Laborer " Male citizen over 21 -----, Anna 22 F W Keeping House " -----, Laila 5/12 F W " Born in Dec

• 1880, Wolcott, Lamoille Co., VT:

Chas. F. WHITNEY 73 Self M M W MASS Farmer MASS NH Hannah O. WHITNEY 73 Oth F M W VT Keeping House VT MASS John F. OWEN 22 Oth M S W VT Laborer VT VT

References

• All data imported from Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), pp. 373-374.

1.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.

2.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.

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