Family:Whitney, George E. (1821-1892)

George E.⁷ Whitney (Jonathan⁶, Elias⁵, Elias⁴, Jonathan³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Jonathan⁶ and Lavina (Coombs) Whitney, was born 15 Mar 1821, Milford, MA,^[1] and died 3 Jun 1892, Holliston, MA.

Marriage intentions were published -- Dec 1844, Milford, MA, for him and Louisa P. C. Lincoln "of Holliston".^[2] He married, 1 Jan 1845, Louisa P. C. Lincoln, daughter of Ira and Patty (-----) Lincoln.^[3] She was born 24 May 1825, and died 7 Sep 1889.

George Whitney was brought up on the Whitney farm, Bear Hill, in Milford, MA, and before marriage learned every branch of boot making, finally settling down to the cutting department, which vocation he followed for forty years. Failing health compelled him to give up work a little more than two years before his death. His residence was always Milford, although he was at intervals employed at North Brookfield, Marlborough, and Hopkinton, MA. He was made on Odd Fellow in 1846, and a Mason in 1861; was buried with Masonic honors at the age of 71, in the family plot in the westerly part of Holliston 6 Jun 1892, Mongomery lodge of Masons of Milford, attending in a body. He resided Holliston, MA.

Children of George⁷ and Louisa P. C. (Lincoln) Whitney:

i.	Elias8 Whitney, b. 21 Jun 1849, Milford, MA;[4] m. Mary E. Gleason.
ii.	Ella Jane Whitney, b. 10 Apr 1852; d. 13 Aug 1853.

Census

• 1850, Milford, Worcester Co., MA:

366 515 George Whitney 29 M - Boot Maker $900 Mass. Louisa " 25 F - " Elias " 1 M - "

• 1860, Milford, Worcester Co., MA:

55 88 George Whitney 30 M - Boot Click $3500 - Mass. Louisa 35 F - " Elias 11 M - " Attended school 89 Rachel F. Flint 36 M - " Ada 3 F - "

• 1870, Milford, Worcester Co., MA:

1057 1743 Whitney, George 49 M W Upper leather click $4000 $400 Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Louisa P. C. 45 F W Keeping house $300 " Male citizen over 21 -----, Elias 21 M W Salsman in clothing store " 1744 Pierce, David C. 33 M W Conductor on R.R. $2200 " Male citizen over 21 -----, Annie 30 F W Keeping house "

• 1880, Milford, Worcester Co., MA:

George WHITNEY 59 Self M M W MA Works In Boot Factory MA MA Louisa P. C. WHITNEY 55 Wife F M W MA MA MA

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. 419-420.

1.^  "George [Whitney], s. of Jonathan and Levina, [born] Mar. 25, 1821," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Milford, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: 1917). Also, "George [Whitney] [h. Louisa P. C. (Lincoln)], [born] ____, 1821. G.R.6," according to Vital Records of Holliston, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1908).

2.^  "George [Whitney] and Louisa P. C. Lincoln of Holliston, int. Dec. ___, 1844," according to Milford Vital Records.

3.^  "George E. [Whitney] [int. omits E.], 23, cordwainer of Milford, s. Jonathan and Lavina, and Louisa P. C. Lincoln, 19, teacher, d. Ira and Patty, [married] Jan. 1, 1845. [Geo[rge] E. and Lou P. C. Lincoln, C.R.2]," according to Holliston Vital Records.

4.^  "Elias [Whitney], s. of George and Louisa P. C., [born] Jan. 21, 1849," according to Milford Vital Records.

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