Family:Whitney, Eleazer Spalding (1825-1903)

Eleazer Spalding⁸ Whitney (Jonathan⁷, Jonathan⁶, Caleb⁵, Jonathan⁴, Richard³, Richard², John¹), son of Jonathan⁷ and Lucy (Spalding) Whitney, was born 8 Apr 1825, Gardner, MA.

Marriage intentions were published 20 Mar 1847, Templeton, MA, for him and Lucy Peckham.^[1] He married, 7 Apr 1847, Dana, MA, Lucy Peckham, daughter of Jotham and Lucy (-----) Peckham.^[2] She was born 19 Jun 1827, Phillipston, MA.

He resided East Templeton, MA.

Children of Eleazer Spalding⁸ and Lucy (Peckham) Whitney:

i.	Elmer Eleazer9 Whitney, b. 19 Mar 1849, Templeton, MA;[3] d. 5 Jun 1885, East Templeton, MA (or Chelsea, MA), aged 36 years 2 months 16 days, of intestinal obstruction,[4] s. p.; m. 30 May 1871, Louisa A. Day, b. 5 May 1852.
ii.	Alfred Jenks Whitney, b. 9 Jul 1851; d. 10 Sep 1853.
iii.	Charles Alfred Whitney, b. 10 Sep 1853; m. Rebecca B. Hinckley.
iv.	Walter Mason Whitney, b. 8 Feb 1856; d. 31 Jul 1868.
v.	Herbert Jonathan Whitney, b. 20 Jul 1859; d. 28 Oct 1861.
vi.	Florence Amy Whitney, b. 23 Jul 1863; m. 23 Sep 1882, Palmer, MA, Daniel S. Merrill; d 4 May 1883.

Census

• 1850, Templeton, Worcester Co., MA:

139 157 Eleazer Whitney 25 M - Chair Maker Massachusetts Lucy " 21 F - " Elmer E. " 1 F - "

• 1855, Petersham, Worcester Co., MA:

95 121 Jotham Peckham 60 M - Farmer Mass. Lucy Peckham 65 F - Vermont 122 Eleazer S. Whitney 29 M - Farmer Mass. Lucy Whitney 27 F - Mass. Almer E. Whitney 6 M - Mass. Charles A. Whitney 2 M - New Hampshire

• 1860, Templeton, Worcester Co., MA:

297 405 Elezar S. Whitny 35 M - Chair Maker $150 Mass. Lucy " 32 F - " Elmer E. " 11 M - " Attended school Charles A. " 6 M - N.H. Attended school Walter M. " 4 M - Mass. Hurbert S. " 10/12 M - "

• 1865 State, Templeton, Worcester Co., MA:

196 237 Eleazer S. Whitney 40 M - Mass. M Tin Peddler - - 1 1 - Lucy Whitney 38 F - " " Housekeeper - - - - - Alfred C. Whitney 12 M - New Hampshire S - - - - - Walter M. Whitney 9 " - Mass. " - - - - - Lyman Hapgood 20 " - " " Mechanic - - 1 - -

• 1870, Templeton, Worcester Co., MA:

285 347 Fales, Jane H. 49 F W Keeping house $800 Vermont -----, Otis P. 59 M W Chair Manfr. $3000 $500 Mass. Male citizen over 21 Bardon, Emma J. 14 F W Seating Chairs New Hampshire Attended school 348 Whitney, Eleazer S. 45 M W Pedler $1500 $300 Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Lucy 43 F W Keeping House " -----, Elmer E. 21 M W Works in Chair Shop " Male citizen over 21 -----, Alfred C. 16 M W Works in Chair Shop New Hampshire -----, Florence 5 F W Mass. Gage, Frank 24 M W Works in Chair Shop " Male citizen over 21 Bowker, James 28 M W Teamster New Hampshire Male citizen over 21 Whitney, Marcus 23 M W Teamster Mass. Male citizen over 21

• 1880, Templeton, Worcester Co., MA:

Eleazer WHITNEY 55 Self M M W MA K MA MA Lucy WHITNEY 52 Wife F M W MA Keeping House MA MA Florence A. WHITNEY 14 Dau F S W MA At School MA MA

• 1880, Chelsea, Suffolk Co., MA:

Eva N. FOSTER 25 Dau F M W MA At Home MA MA Charles A. FOSTER 7 GSon M S W MA MA MA Marion L. FOSTER 5 GDau F S W MA MA MA Elmer E. WHITNEY 33 Oth M M W MA Cabinet Maker MA MA Louise A. WHITNEY 32 Oth F M W NB No Business NB NEW BRUNSWICK Otis L. CONELL 31 Oth M M W MA Wholesale Fish MA MA Lydia B. CONELL 32 Oth F M W NY No Business NB NY Frank H. FOSTER 33 Oth M W W NH Wood Turner NH NH Howard WOOLAVEN 40 Oth M M W NY Blacksmith NY NY Allen J. BOWMAN 23 Oth M S W NY Moulder MA IRE Rufus CORNING 26 Oth M S W NY Blacksmith NY NY William SCULLY 24 Oth M S W PEI Cigar Maker IRE PEI Gilman PARKER 25 Oth M S W RI Cabinet Maker RI RI Robert FOSTER 27 Oth M S W PEI Engineer PEI PEI George JOHNSON 43 Oth M W W MA Moulder MA MA Celia RICHARD 22 Oth F S W CAN Housework CAN CAN Annie COUGHLIN 22 Oth F S W IRE House Work IRE IRE

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), p. 525.

1.^  "Eleazer S. [Whitney] and Lucy Peckham of Dana, int. March 20, 1847," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Templeton, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1907).

2.^  "Eleazer [Whitney] of Templeton, s. of Jonathan of Sterling, and Roena, b. in Gardner, a. 22y., and Lucy Peckham, d. of Jothan and Lucy, b. in Phillipston, a. 19y., [married] Apr. 7, 1847," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Dana, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: 1925). Also, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 25, page 158.

3.^  "Elmer Eliza [Whitney], d. Eleazar S. and Lucy, [born] March 19, 1849," according to Templeton Vital Records.

4.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 366, page 362.

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