Family:Whitney, Elias (1811-1888)
Elias7 Whitney (Jonathan6, Elias5, Elias4, Jonathan3, Benjamin2, John1), born Feb 7, 1811; married Mar 17, 1833, Zelona Semira Carpenter; born Sept 5, 1811; died Sept 8, 1876; married 2d, Mar 20, 1878, Fannie P. Leland, born Dec 7, 1815.
Elias Whitney purchased the farm near the junction of Beaver and Mt. Pleasant Sts., Milford, now owned by the present Elias, Jun 12, 1764. That Elias was then said to be of Framingham; and he bought said farm of James Heyward, a grandson of "Great Meadow" Jonathan Heyward. The farm has remained in the possession of the first Elias Whitney's descendants ever since, being one of the few that have remained so long in the same lineage. Elias Whitney is a much-trusted man in town affairs, especially in the oversight of the poor. He has been the leading overseer of the poor for some 231 years, and for more than a year has had charge of the asylum. He has also held various other responsible positions. He was buried by Montgomery lodge A.F.& A.M., Sept 30, 1888, with Masonic honors. He joined Montgomery lodge A.F. & A.M., Aug, 1860, and held several offices in same. He died Sept. 28, 1888; resided Milford, Massachusetts.
Children of Elias7 Whitney:
i. Charles Edward8 Whitney, born Oct 24, 1836; married Mary Elizabeth Onion.
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. 418.
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