Family:Whitney, Joseph Addison (1802-1847)

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Joseph Addison7 Whitney (Cyrus6, Isaiah5, Isaiah4, Isaiah3, Thomas2, John1), son of Cyrus6 and Polly (Whitney) Whitney, was born 20 or 23 Oct 1802, Harvard, MA,[1] and died 10 Feb 1847, Boston, MA, aged 44 years 8 months 17 days.[2]

He married, 11 Oct 1841, Hannah Fletcher of Boxborough, MA. She was born 3 Apr 1811, Kennebunk, ME, and died 23 Sep 1873, Rockford, IL.

Joseph Addison Whitney was born in Harvard, MA. For a few years prior to his death, he engaged in the real estate business at Market Square, in Boston, MA, and was so engaged at the time of his demise. He resided Boston, MA.

Children of Joseph Addison7 and Hannah (Fletcher) Whitney:

i. Joseph A.8 Whitney, b. 3 Aug 1842; d. 24 Dec 1876, Worcester, MA, aged 34 years 4 months 21 days, of Bright's disease;[3] watchman; unmarried.
ii. Albert Whitney, b. 7 Feb 1844; resided Boston; unmarried.
iii. Mary F. Whitney, b. 7 Feb 1846; m. 18 Jan 1872, Arlington, MA (also Medford, MA), Edwin F. Kenrick, of Medford, b. 5 May 1845, Malden, son of Coleman C. and Sarah H. (-----) Kenrick;[4] resided St. Paul, MN, 53 Hatch St. Children:
a. Mabel Florence Kenrick, b. 28 Dec 1872, Arlington, MA.
b. Edith Fletcher Kenrick, b. 22 Dec 1874, Arlington, MA.
c. George Albert Kenrick, b. 20 May 1877, Arlington, MA.
d. Grace Winifred Kenrick, b. 7 Sep 1883, Saint Paul, MN.

Census

700 792 Hannah F. Whitney 38 F - $7000 Me. Joseph A. Whitney 8 M - Mass. Attended school Albert Whitney 6 M - Mass. Attended school Mary F. Whitney 4 F - Mass.

1945 2005 Hannah L. Whitney 45 F - $1600 - Mass. Joseph " 16 M - " Attended school Albert " 14 M - " Attended school

313 424 Harriet F. Whitney 50 F - Mass. W - - - - - Albert " 20 M - " S Watchmaker - - 1 - - Mary F. " 17 F - " " - - - - -

132 160 Whitney, Hannah F. 42 F W Keeping House $17500 $500 Maine -----, Albert 25 M W No Occupation Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Mary F. 23 F W No Occupation "

  • 1870, son Joseph not found.
  • 1880, son Albert not found.

References

1.^  "Addison [Whitney], s. of Cyrus and Polly, [born] Oct. 20, 1802 (Jos. Addison, Oct. 23, 1802. G.R.1.)," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Harvard, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: Wright & Potter Printing Co., 1917).

2.^  "Jos. Addison [Whitney], [died] Feb. 10, 1847, a. 44 y. 8 m. 17 d. G.R.1," according to Harvard Vital Records.

3.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 285, page 456.

4.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 245, pages 110 and 267.


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