Family:Whitney, George Hilliard (1853-1939)

George Hilliard⁹ Whitney (George Reddington⁸, Simon⁷, Simon⁶, Timothy⁵, Jonas⁴, Moses³, Richard², John¹), son of George Reddington⁸ and Pauline Brown (Hilliard) Whitney, was born 4 Jul 1853, Haverhill or Provincetown, MA,^[1] and died 24 Feb 1939, Downers Grove, IL, aged 86 years.^[2] He was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Downers Grove, IL.

He married firstly, 24 Jun 1873, North Bridgewater, MA, Winifred W. Dunbar, daughter of Eliphalet Thayer and Lucinda Cobb (Snow) Dunbar.^[3] She was born 27 Jul 1854, Easton, MA. Apparently they were divorced, because she married secondly, 28 Jan 1883, Brockton, MA, Charles W. Fuller, b. ca. 1855, Braintree, MA, son of Waldo A. and Sarah A. (-----) Fuller.^[4]

He married secondly, Mary J. Gilman, daughter of Daniel and Mary (Southworth) Gilman. She was born 8 Nov 1824, MA, and died 4 Dec 1912, Brockton, MA. Apparently they, too, were divorced.

He married thirdly, Sep 1889, Adeline May Ellis. She was born Aug 1871, and died after 1939. He resided Chicago, IL, and, at death, 4811 Highland Ave., Downers Grove, IL.

Children of George Hilliard⁹ and Winifred (Dunbar) Whitney:

i.	Ernest Eliphalet10 Whitney, b. ca. 1875, MA; m.(1) Sina/Lina Loretta Holmes; m.(2) Antoinette V. Heller.
ii.	(daughter) Whitney, b. 29 Dec 1875, Brockton, MA;[5] not in family in 1880.

Children of George Hilliard⁹ and Adeline May (Ellis) Whitney (incomplete):

iii.	(child)10 Whitney, b. say 1890; d. bef. 1900.
iv.	Fannie Pauline10 Whitney, b. 25 Apr 1892; d. aft. 1900.
v.	Lonard H. Whitney, b. Feb 1894, IL; d. aft. 1900.
vi.	Mildred F. Whitney, b. Mar 1896, IL; d. aft. 1900.
vii.	George O. Whitney, b. Aug 1899, IL; d. aft. 1900.

Census

• 1880, Brockton, Plymouth Co., MA:

Geo. R. WHITNEY 51 Self M M W MA Keeps Music Store MA MA Pauline B. WHITNEY 47 Wife F M W MA Keeping House MA MA George H. WHITNEY 23 Son M S W MA Clk. In Music Store MA MA Charles B. WHITNEY 19 Son M S W MA Cracker Dealer MA MA Fred H. WHITNEY 17 Son M S W MA MA MA Lena L. WHITNEY 14 Dau F S W MA At School MA MA Addie May WHITNEY 4 Dau F S W MA MA MA

• 1880, Brockton, Plymouth Co., MA:

Lucinda DUNBAR 48 Self F M W ME Keeping House MA MA Mary J. BILLINGS 27 Dau F M W MA In Shoe Shop MA ME Winnie WHITNEY 23 Dau F M W MA In Shoe Shop MA ME Elliot C. DUNBAR 16 Son M S W MA Needle Maker MA ME Earnest WHITNEY 5 GSon M S W MA MA MA

• 1900, Downers Grove, DuPage Co., IL:

271 278 Whitney, George H. Head W M Jul 1856 44 mar 11 Rhode Rhode Rhode Salesman sporting goods, Owns free house -----, Ada M. Wife W F Sep 1870 30 mar 11 5ch 4liv New York New York New York -----, Fannie P. Dau W F Mar 1892 8 sgl Illinois Rhode New York -----, Lonard H. Son W M Feb 1894 6 sgl Illinois Rhod New York -----, Mildred F. Dau W F Mar 1896 4 sgl Illinois Rhod New York -----, George O. Son W M Aug 1899 1 sgl Illinois Rhode New York

• 1900, 17 Kingman Street, Brockton Ward 5, Plymouth Co., MA:

146 210 Fuller, Charles W. Head W M Feb 1854 46 mar 16 Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Shoe fcty. (foreman), Rents house -----, Winifred W. Wife W F Jul 1854 45 mar 16 2ch 1liv Massachusetts Massachusetts Maine Whitney, Ervena M. GDau W F May 1893 7 sgl Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts At school

References

• Census records.

• 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. 626.

1.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 72, page 14.

2.^  Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, from Ancestry.com.

3.^  Massachusetts, Marriages, 1841-1915, at FamilySearch.org.

4.^  Massachusetts, Marriages, 1841-1915, at FamilySearch.org. Also "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 344, page 350.

5.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 269, page 317.

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