Family:Whitney, George Baker (1873-1929)

George Baker¹⁰ Whitney (Charles William⁹, William Wheeler⁸, Nathan⁷, Timothy⁶, Thomas⁵, Thomas⁴, Eleazer³, Thomas², John¹), son of Charles William⁹ and Matilda Mehitable (Baker) Whitney, was born 27 Mar 1873, Peru, VT,^[1] and died 10 Dec 1929, Sheffield, MA.^[2] He was buried in Oak Hill Cemeterey, West Swanzey, NH.^[3]

He married firstly, 25 Dec 1901, West Swanzey, NH, Lula B. Richardson,^[4] daughter of George W. and Eveline E. (Town) Richardson. She was born 13 Mar 1875, NH, and died 16 Oct 1910, West Swanzey, NH. She as buried in Oak Hill Cemeterey, West Swanzey, NH.^[5]

He married secondly, 24 Jul 1913, Brattleboro, VT, Aletta Whitten Browne,^[6] daughter of Brette Everington and Eleida (Whitten) Browne. She was born about 1879, Middletown, NY, or West Swansey, NH, and died 30 Apr 1933, Bronx, NY.

Children of George Baker¹⁰ and Lula B. (Richardson) Whitney:

i.	William Earle11 Whitney, b. Sep 1902, NH; d. 1 Jan 1903, Lincoln, RI, aged 3 months, of pneumonia; bur. West Swanzey, NH.[7]. His gravestone says b. 21 Sep 1901; d. 1 Jan 1902; bur. Oak Hill Cemeterey, West Swanzey, NH.[8]
ii.	Vernon Elwood Whitney, b. 27 Nov 1905, West Springfield, MA.[9].
iii.	Clinton Ellsworth Whitney, b. 12 Jan 1908, Woburn, MA.[10]

Children of George Baker¹⁰ and Aletta Whitten (Browne) Whitney:.

iv.	Emily Frances Whitney, b. ca. 1917, Keene, NH; m.(1) 3 Feb 1936, Manhattan, NY, Howard L. Mitchell, Jr.; m.(2) 23 Sep 1942, Nashua, NH, James Joseph Wood.

Census

• 1900: not found.
• 1910, Woburn Ward 6, Middlesex Co., MA.
• 1920, Townshend, Windham Co., VT.
• 1930, Sheffield, Berkshire Co., MA: Widow Arletta W. B. Whitney and daughter Emily F.

References

• Census records.

1.^  Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954, at FamilySearch.org.

2.^  Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, from Ancestry.com.

3.^  Find A Grave Memorial #115016357, George B. Whitney.

4.^  New Hampshire, Marriage Records, 1637-1947, at FamilySearch.org.

5.^  Find A Grave Memorial #115015891, Lula B. Richardson Whitney.

6.^  Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954, at FamilySearch.org.

7.^  Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950, from FamilySearch.org.

8.^  Find A Grave Memorial #115015888, Earl W. Whitney.

9.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 551, page 211.

10.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 575, page 777.

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