Family:Whitney, Hiram (1815-1879)
Hiram7 Whitney (James6, Richard5, Richard4, Richard3, Richard2, John1), son of James6 and Susan (Whitney) Whitney, was born 19 Mar 1815, Harvard, MA,[1] and died 6 Jul 1879, Harvard, MA.
He married, 10 Sep 1861, Martha Ann Whitney.
He was born in Harvard, where he always resided, and was highly esteemed and respected by his fellow citizens. From 1866 to to his death he held the office of town clerk; from 1874 to 79 was selectman and from 1877 to 79 was a member of the library committee. Edward W. Houghton was executor of his will, and in it he mentioned the following nephews and nieces: Sally W. Taylor, Brighton; Mrs. Luther Whitney, Concord; Mrs. Alfred Whitney, Charlestown; George Whitney, Phila., Samuel Whitney, New York; James Whitney, New York; Willie Whitney, Fitchburg; Love Batchelor, Boxboro; Harriet Parker, Coleraine; George Livermore, -----, Vermont. He resided Harvard, MA.
Hiram7 and Martha Ann (Whitney) Whitney had no children.
Census
1707 2420 Hiram Whitney 35 M - Dentist Mass. Sophia A. " 33 F - Me. Serena Sanford 15 F - N.S. James P. Ingalls 23 M - Me.
198 227 Hiram Whitney 45 M - Dentist $2700 $2000 Mass. Mary A. Patch 36 F - " John W. " 13 M - " Attended school
273 302 Whitney, Hiram 55 M W Farmer $3000 $6000 Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Martha A. 39 F W Keeping House Mass.
Martha A. WHITNEY 49 Self F W W MASS Keeping House MASS MASS J. Milton WHITNEY 64 Bro M S W MASS Agent Tire MASS MASS
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. 326-327.
1.^ "Hiram [Whitney], s. of James and Susan, [born] Mar. 11, 1815," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Harvard, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: Wright & Potter Printing Co., 1917).
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