Family:Whitney, Josiah F. (1860-c1922)
Josiah F.8 Whitney (Josiah Francis7, Silas6, Josiah5, Nathaniel4, Nathaniel3, Benjamin2, John1), son of Josiah Francis7 and Mary (Moore) Whitney, was born 25 Dec 1860, Solon, ME,[1] died on May 8, 1924 (source: Masonic Membership Doc), Roslindale, MA, and was buried in Lowell, MA.
He married firstly, 1 Jun 1885, Bingham, ME, Susie E. Bray, daughter of Charles P. and Emma F. (-----) Bray. She was born 1 May 1868, Pleasant Ridge, ME, and died 11 Apr 1889, Lowell, MA, aged 21 years 11 months, of phthisis.[2]
He married secondly, 26 May 1891, Boston, MA, Florence E. Cameron, daughter of Alexander and Maria (Donaldson) Cameron.[3] She was born 3 Apr 1874, Marlborough, NH, and died 9 Oct 1894, Boston, MA, aged 20 years, of gastric ulcer, perforation, and septic peritonitis.[4]
He married thirdly, before 1900, his first cousin Georgia A.8 Whitney, daughter of Ebenezer Augustus7 and Ellen J. (Woodcock) Whitney. She was born 21 June 1868, Solon, ME, and died 1928 or 1929.
He was a pharmacist; resided 9 Eaton St., Boston, MA, and 23 Jaques St., Somerville, MA.
Children of Josiah F.8 and Susie E. (Bray) Whitney:
i. Charles B.9 Whitney, b. 2 Jul 1888, Lowell, MA;[5] d. 25 Jan 1889, Lowell, MA, aged 6 months 22 days, of heart failure.[6]
Children of Josiah F.8 and Florence E. (Cameron) Whitney, if any, are unknown.
Children of Josiah F.8 and Georgia A.8 (Whitney) Whitney:
ii. Warren Harding9 Whitney, b. 19 Aug 1900, Somerville, MA ("Warren Howard" in vital records);[7] d. 1956 or 1957. iii. Clarence Augustus Whitney, b. 6 Aug 1905, Somerville, MA;[8] d. 13 Nov 1999; m. Hazel Lee.
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), p. 655.
1.^ "Josiah F. [Whitney], s. of Josiah F, and Mary (Moore), [born] Dec. 24, 1860," according to Ethel Colby Conant, Vital records of Augusta, Maine, to the year 1892, (Maine Historical Society, 1934), vol. I, p. 154.
2.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 401, page 129.
3.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 417, page 96.
4.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 447, page 407.
5.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 386, page 166.
6.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 401, page 121.
7.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 497, page 633.
8.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 551, page 633.
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