Family:Whitney, Franklin (1808-1889)
Franklin8 Whitney (Seneca7, Daniel6, Elijah5, Daniel4, John3, John2, John1), son of Seneca7 and Hannah (Moore) Whitney, was born 10 Sep 1808, Warwick, MA,[1] and died 6 Apr 1889, Montague, MA, aged 80 years 6 months, of old age.[2]
He married, before 1838, Nancy Mariah Herrick, daughter of George W. and L. H. (-----) Herrick. She was born about May 1820, Salem, MA, and died 7 Apr 1866, Warwick, MA, aged 45 years 11 months, of menorchagra.[3]
He was a carpenter.
Children of Franklin and Nancy Mariah (Herrick) Whitney:
i. Ellen Mariah Whitney, b. 13 Apr 1839, Warwick, MA;[4] m. 25 Nov 1864 or 25 May 1864, Warwick, MA, George W. Stratton, of Richmond, NH, b. ca. 1825, Deerfield, NH, son of Simeon Stratton.[5] ii. Emma Ann Whitney, b. 15 Oct 1843, Warwick, MA;[6] m. 1 Mar 1864, Orange, MA, Samuel N. Slate, b. ca. 1836, Ft. Covington, NY, son of Samuel W. and Antie E. (-----) Slate.[7] iii. Seneca Franklin Whitney, b. 24 Nov 1846, Warwick, MA.[8] iv. Hannah Elizabeth Whitney, b. 3 Jun 1849, Warwick, MA;[9] "Lizzie H." d. 7 Apr 1885, Taunton, MA, aged 35 years, of phthisis;[10] m. bef. 1869, Hiel Elmore, of Hinsdale, NH. v. Sarah Antoinette Whitney, b. 25 Aug 1852, Warwick, MA;[11] d. 6 Apr 1906, Boston, MA, aged 53 years 7 months 12 days, of consumption;[12] m. 5 Jul 1877, Springfield, MA, Henry A. Clark, both of Springfield, b. ca. 1846, Norfolk, CT, d. bef. 1906, son of Wells and Martha (-----) Clark.[13] vi. George Clinton Whitney, b. 16 or 10 Oct 1854, Warwick, MA;[14] d. 12 Dec 1854, Warwick, MA. vii. Arthur R. Whitney, b. ca. 4 Aug 1857, Winchester, NH; d. 31 Aug 1857, Warwick, MA, aged 27 days, of consumption.[15]
Census
- 1830, Warwick, Franklin Co., MA: Franklin Whitney, 2 males 20-29, 1 female 40-49, 1 female 20-29, and 1 female 15-19.
- 1840, Warwick, Franklin Co., MA: Franklin Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 0-4, and 1 female 20-29. The child was a female, not a male as recorded.
- 1850, Warwick, Franklin Co., MA:
16 18 Franklin Whitney 41 M - Cabinet Maker $600 Mass. Nancy M. " 30 F - " Ellen M. " 11 F - " Attended school Emma A. " 7 F - " Attended school Seneca F. " 4 M - " Hannah E. " 1 F - " Esther Morton 78 F - " Fanny Gould 53 F - " Benj. Drake 37 M - Laborer "
43 43 Franklin Whitney 47 M - Joiner Mass. Nancy M. Whitney 35 F - Mass. Ellen M. Whitney 16 F - Mass. Emma A. Whitney 11 F - Mass. Senaca F. Whitney 8 M - Mass. Hannah E. Whitney 6 F - Mass. Sarah A. Whitney 3 F - Mass. Hannah Simonds 60 F - Mass.
856 857 Franklin Whitney 52 M - Carpenter $100 Massachusetts Nancy M. " 40 F - " Ellen M. " 21 F - " Emma A. " 16 F - " Seneca F. " 13 M - " Attended school Hannah E. " 10 F - " Attended school Sarah A. " 7 F - " Attended school Joshua T. Sanger 60 M - Carpenter $600 $100 "
- 1870: not found.
- 1880, Warwick, Franklin Co., MA:
81 85 Whitney, George L. W M 58 mar Works at day Labor Mass. Mass. Mass. -------, Martha A. W F 55 Wife mar House Keeping New Hampshire New Hampshire Vermont Whitney, Franklin W M 71 Brdr wid Cabinet Maker Mass. Mass. Mass.
George L. Whitney and Franklin Whitney were only distantly related through their Whitney lines.
- 1900, Northampton Insane Hospital, Hospital Hill, West Street, Northampton Ward 4, Hampshire Co., MA:
1 1 Houston, John A. Supt W M Jul 1860 39 mar 12 Massachusetts Massachusetts Canada Eng. Physician, House -----, Jane S. Wife W F Apr 1862 38 mar 12 1ch 1liv Canada Eng. Canada Eng. Canada Eng. Immig. 1885 -----, John A. Son W M Dec 1898 1 sgl Massachusetts Massachusetts Canada Eng. Seaman, Amelia SiL W F Dec 1870 29 sgl Canada Eng. Canada Eng. Canada Eng. Immig. 1878 [83 officers and employees] [286 patients] Whitney, Seneca F. Ptnt W M Mar 1846 52 sgl Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts [11 patients] Whitney, Samuel F. Ptnt W M --- ---- 81 wid Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts [276 patients]
References
1.^ "Franklin [Whitney], s. Seneca and Hannah, [born] 10 Sep 1808," according to Jay Mack Holbrook, "Massachusetts vital records", Warwick (Oxford, Massachusetts: Holbrook Research Institute, 1982-present), volume 2, page 238.
2.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 400, page 398.
3.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 192, page 260.
4.^ "Ellen Mariah [Whitney], d. Franklin and Nancy Mariah, [born] 13 Apr 1839," according to Warwick Vital Records, volume 2, page 248.
5.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 171, page 292.
6.^ "Emma Ann [Whitney], d. Franklin and Nancy Mariah, [born] 15 Oct 1843," according to Warwick Vital Records, volume 2, page 248.
7.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 171, page 285.
8.^ "Seneca Franklin [Whitney], s. Franklin and Nancy Mariah, [born] 24 Nov 1846," according to Warwick Vital Records, volume 2, page 248. Also, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 22, page 203.
9.^ "Hannah Elizabeth [Whitney], d. Franklin and Nancy Mariah, [born] 3 Jun 1849," according to Warwick Vital Records, volume 2, page 248. Also, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 35, page 36.
10.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 364, page 159.
11.^ "Sarah Antoinette [Whitney], d. Franklin and Nancy Mariah, [born] 25 Aug 1852," according to Warwick Vital Records, volume 2, page 248. Also, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 63, page 276.
12.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 1906/9, page 438.
13.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 289, page 357.
14.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 81, page 284.
15.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 111, page 319.
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- Missing from 1870 Census
- Massachusetts
- Bristol County, Massachusetts
- Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts
- Franklin County, Massachusetts
- Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts
- Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts
- Hampden County, Massachusetts
- Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts
- Hampshire County, Massachusetts
- Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
- Suffolk County, Massachusetts
- Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
