Family:Whitney, Gorham Horatio Babson (1845-1888)
Gorham Horatio Babson8 Whitney (Levi7, Reuben6, Abel5, Nathan4, Nathaniel3, Benjamin2, John1), son of Levi7 and Mary (Hutchings) Whitney, was born 1 Jun 1845, Richmond, ME, and died 22 Oct 1888 [per Pierce], or 23 Oct 1888, Boston, MA, aged 48 years, of fracture of base of skull from a fall (accidental).[1]
He married, 5 Jan 1869, Bowdoinham, ME, Henrietta Rogers. She was born 18 Nov 1847, Georgetown, ME, and died after 1886.
He was a carpenter and builder. He resided 6 Marcella St., Boston, MA, in 1876 at 32 Vale St., in 1881 and 1883, at 35 Codman Pk., and in 1888 at 41 Elmore St. He was also a soldier, and a veteran of the Civil War. He was a Private, serving in Co. H, 12th Maine Infantry. His widow received a pension for his service.
Children of Gorham Horatio Babson8 and Henrietta (Rogers) Whitney:
i. Mary Elizabeth Lincoln9 Whitney, b. 1 Nov 1869, Richmond, ME (recorded in Boston, MA);[2] m. 1 Jan 1895, Boston, MA [also recorded at Somerville, MA], Arthur Benjamin Flint, of Somerville, MA, b. ca. 1849, Charlestown, son of Ezra M. and Louisa P. (Haynes) Flint.[3] ii. Ada Florence Whitney, b. 25 Dec 1871, Boston, MA [given name omitted].[4] iii. Henrietta Gorham Whitney, b. 3 Apr 1876, Boston, MA;[5] m. 3 Oct 1905, Somerville, MA, Edwin Carl Webster, b. ca. 1878, Fabius, NY, son of Dillis R. and Alice (Monfort) Webster.[6] iv. Gorham Horatio B. Whitney, b. 30 Mar 1881, Boston, MA;[7] m. Edith Brownell Winn. v. Howard Rogers Whitney, b. 10 Feb 1883, Boston, MA;[8] m. 12 Oct 1908, Somerville, MA, Mary Alice Perry, b. ca. 1884, Allston, MA, dau. of William E. and Angie W. (Payson) Perry.[9] vi. Frederic Percy Whitney, b. 25 Aug 1886 [per Pierce] or 25 Jul 1886, Boston, MA.[10]
Census
377 805 Jane W. Brown 49 F - Me. W Boarding - - - - - Ellen S. " 16 " - Mass. S School - - - - - George A. Badger 25 M - N.H. M Machinist - - 1 1 - Gorham A. Whitney 22 " - Me. S Provisions - - 1 1 - ...
621 891 Whitney, Gorham H. 25 M W Carpentering $200 Maine Male citizen over 21 -----, Etta M. 21 F W Keeps house " -----, Mary E. 7/12 F W At home Maine Born in Mar Rogers, Ada J. 19 F W No occupation "
Gorham B. WHITNEY 35 Self M M W ME Carpenter ME ME Henrietta WHITNEY 32 Wife F M W ME Keeping House ME ME Mary L. WHITNEY 10 Dau F S W ME At School ME ME Ada F. WHITNEY 8 Dau F S W MA At School ME ME Henrietta G. WHITNEY 4 Dau F S W MA ME ME
367 431 Whitney, Harrietta Head W F Nov 1848 52 wid 6ch 5liv Maine Maine Maine Rents house -----, Ada M. Dau W F Dec 1872 17 sgl Massachusetts Maine Maine Teacher -----, Herrietta G. Dau W F Apr 1876 24 sgl Massachusetts Maine Maine Manager of music store -----, Gorhan H. Son W M Mar 1881 19 sgl Massachusetts Maine Maine Clerk -----, Howard R. Son W M Feb 1883 17 sgl Massachusetts Maine Maine At school -----, F. Percy Son W M Jul 1887 12 sgl Massachusetts Maine Maine At school Robbins, Hary C. Neph W M Sep 1876 23 sgl Maine Maine Maine Priest
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. 656.
1.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 393, page 364.
2.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 216, page 123.
3.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 453, page 6, and volume 452, page 349.
4.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 234, page 175.
5.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 279, page 161.
6.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 555, page 699.
7.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 324, page 198.
8.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 342, page 119.
9.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 579, page 655.
10.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 369, page 178.
11. From the Civil War Pension File of Gorham H. Whitney, Archive:Civil War Pension File, Gorham H. Whitney, Co. H., 12th Maine Infantry, Henrietta M. Whitney, Widow
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