Family:Whitney, James (1824-a1880)

James⁸ Whitney (Joel⁷, Elijah⁶, Thomas⁵, Thomas⁴, Eleazer³, Thomas², John¹), son of Joel⁷ and Abial (Nason) Whitney, was born 1 May 1824, Sutton, MA,^[1] and died after 1880.

He married, 14 Mar 1844, Sutton, MA, Mary Chadwick.^[2] She was born about Jun 1829, Pelham, MA, and died after 1880.

Children of James⁸ and Mary (Chadwick) Whitney:

i.	George Francis9 Whitney, b. 4 May 1845, Grafton, MA;[3] d. after 1870.
i.	Ann A. Whitney, b. 1847; d. 29 Feb 1848, Monson, MA, aged 8 months, of measles.[4]
ii.	Emma Elizabeth Whitney, b. 27 May 1849, Monson, MA;[5] d. -- Oct 1851, Dudley, MA, aged 2 years 5 months, of croup.[6]
iii.	Nelson Edward Whitney, b. 5 Jul 1851, Dudley, MA.[7]
ii.	William O. Whitney, b. ca. 1853, CT. No further record found.
iii.	Ella Eliza Whitney, b. 15 Jan 1856, Stafford Springs, CT; d. 27 Sep 1935; m. 15 Oct 1876, Newton Dwight Skinner.
iv.	Mary Jennie Whitney, b. ca. 1861, CT; unmarried 1880.
v.	Hattie M. Whitney, b. 2 Sep 1862, Stafford CT; d. 15 Nov 1929, Stonington, CT; m. before 1880, John Sterling Cady, b. ca. 1868, KY.
vi.	Lenora May Whitney, b. 20 Feb 1868, Staffordville, CT; d. 1944, CT; m. 25 Jul 1887, William Samuel Walbridge.

Census

• 1850: not found.
• 1860, Stafford, Tolland Co., CT:

314 355 James Whitney 36 M - Spinner $600 $150 Mass. Mary Whitney 31 F - Do George F. Whitney 15 M - Do Attended school William O. Whitney 7 M - Conn. Attended school Ella E. Whitney 4 F - Do

• 1870, Stafford, Tolland Co., CT:

385 492 Whitney, James 45 M W Woolen operative $100 Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Mary 40 F W Keeps house Mass. -----, Ella E. 14 F W Woolen operative Conn. Attended school -----, Mary J. 9 F W Conn. Attended school -----, Hettie M. 7 F W Conn. Attended school -----, Lenora 2 F W Conn.

• 1870, Palmer, Hampden Co., MA:

574 629 Taft, Joseph 47 M W Carpenter Vt. Male citizen over 21 Fanny E. 28 F W Keeping House Mass. Wilton E. 7 M W At School " Attended school Hildreth, Mahala 68 F W House Keeper Vt. Nichols, Sarah 17 F W House Keeper Vt. Whitney, George 25 M W Painter Mass. Male citizen over 21

• 1870, son William not found.
• 1880, Stafford, Tolland Co., CT:

James WHITNEY 55 Self M M W MA Works In Woolen Mill MA MA Mary WHITNEY 52 Wife F M W MA Keeps Boarding House --- ME Jennie WHITNEY 19 Dau F S W CT Dress Maker MA MA Nora WHITNEY 12 Dau F S W CT At Home MA MA Hattie M. CADY 17 Dau F M W CT Does House Work MA MA John S. CADY 22 SonL M M W KY Works In Woolen Mill CT --- John PLACE 32 Oth M D W RI Works In Woolen Mill RI RI Joseph BREEN 43 Oth M M W IRE Works In Woolen Mill IRE IRE Kate BREEN 35 Oth F M W IRE Works In Woolen Mill IRE IRE Kate CARIGAN 22 Oth F S W IRE Works In Woolen Mill IRE IRE Edward HOBBS 40 Oth M S W ENG Works In Woolen Mill ENG ENG George POOLE 23 Oth M S W CT Works In Woolen Mill CT CT Timothy MCCARTHY 20 Oth M S W IRE Works In Woolen Mill IRE IRE C.H. BUCKLEY 29 Oth M S W CT Works In Woolen Mill IRE IRE Lizzie REHLEY 20 Oth F S W NY Works In Woolen Mill GER GER

• 1880, sons George and William not found.

References

1.^  "James [Whitney], s. Joel and Abial, [born] May 1, 1824," according to Sutton Vital Records.

2.^  "James [Whitney] and Mary Chadwick, [married] March 14, 1844," according to Sutton Vital Records. Also, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 7, page 153.

3.^  "George Francis [Whitney], s. James and Mary, [born] May 4, 1845," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Grafton, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Worcester, MA: The Systematic History Fund, 1906). Also, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 17, page 208.

4.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 32, page 154.

5.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 35, page 61.

6.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 59, page 124.

7.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 53, page 150.

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