Family:Whitney, Leonard D. (1811-1883)

Leonard D.⁷ Whitney (Jacob⁶, Abner⁵, Jonas⁴, Eleazer³, Thomas², John¹), son of Jacob⁶ and Lucy (Adams) Whitney, was born 12 Sep 1811, South Orange, MA, was baptized 26 Jun 1814, New Salem, MA,^[1] and died 4 Jun 1883, Worcester, MA.

He married, 2 Dec 1835, Paxton, MA, Abigail Elizabeth Day.^[2] She was born 2 Dec 1816, Paxton, MA, and died 12 Jul 1877.

He resided Worcester, Boston, Paxton, Newton, and Braintree, MA.

Children of Leonard⁷ and Abigail Elizabeth (Day) Whitney:

i.	Jane Elizabeth8 Whitney, b. 7 Sep 1837, Worcester, MA;[3] d. 7 Sep 1840, Paxton.
ii.	Mary Louisa Whitney, b. 25 Nov 1839; m. 23 May 1864, John M. Daniels, b. 10 Apr 1813, Uxbridge, MA; resided Worcester, MA, 125 Piedmont St. Ch.: Ella E., b. 29 Sep 1865; m. 22 Jun 1887, Alfred G. Wesson; resided Worcester, MA; George M., b. 10 Dec 1869.
iii.	Charles Edward Whitney, b. 26 Jan 1842; d. 10 Mar 1870, Toronto, Canada; unmarried.
iv.	Susan Abial Whitney, b. 24 Jul 1844, Paxton, MA;[4] d. 21 Dec 1878; m. 1 Jan 1865, David B. Cousens, b. 17 Mar 1842, Cohasset, MA; d. 3 Dec 1867, Worcester, MA.
v.	George Frederic Whitney, b. 5 Nov 1846, Newton, MA;[5] d. 12 Sep 1848, Paxton, MA, aged 2 years.[6]
vi.	George Frederic Whitney, b. 6 Jan 1849, Newton, MA;[7] d. 14 Aug 1909, Worcester, MA; piano tuner; unmarried; resided with Mary L., in Worcester, MA.
vii.	Ella Elizabeth Whitney, b. 18 Oct 1854; d. 20 Sep 1856, Braintree, MA.

Census

• 1840, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA: Leonard Whitney, 1 male 20-29, 1 female 20-29, and 2 females 0-4; 1 engaged in manufacture or trades.
• 1850, Newton, Middlesex Co., MA:

43 50 Leonard Whitney 39 M - Pioanoset maker Mass. Abigail E. " 33 F - " Mary " 10 F - " Attended school Charles " 8 M - " Attended school Susan " 6 F - " Attended school George " 1 M - " Fanny Wiley 13 F - Ireland

• 1860, Newton, Middlesex Co., MA:

2309 2599 Leonard Whitney 49 M - P. Forte Maker $1000 Mass. Elizabeth E. " 43 F - " Mary L. " 20 F - " Chas. E. " 18 M - " Susan A. Whitney 16 F - " Attended school George F. " 11 M - " Attended school Herman Day 74 M - "

• 1870, Worcester, Worcester Co., MA:

158 265 Daniels, John M. 51 M W Cotton Manf. $15000 $5000 Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Mary L. 30 F W Keeping House Mass. -----, Ella E. 5 F W At Home Mass. -----, George M. 6/12 M W At Home Mass. Born in Dec 266 Whitney, Leonard 59 M W Works at Organ Factory Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Elizabeth 55 F W Keeps House Mass. -----, Arthur D. 4 M W At Home Mass. Coggins, Jason B. 26 F W No Occupation Mass.

• 1870, Boston Ward 9, Suffolk Co., MA:

237 298 Warner, Evi 49 M W Hardware (Who) Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Mary B. 50 F W Keeping House N. Hampshire -----, Albert E. 14 M W Attending school " Attended school -----, Frank U. 12 M W Attending school " Attended school Mayo, James 35 M W Cabinet Maker Born in the Ocean Parents foreign born, Male citizen over 21 Whitney, George F. 22 M W Piano Tuner Mass. Male citizen over 21 Mayo, Ellen 35 F W At home " Rockwood, Addie 29 F W Clerk at City Hall "

• 1880, Worcester, Worcester Co., MA:

John M. DANIELS 65 Self M M W MA Manufacturer Of Warps MA MA Mary L. DANIELS 40 Wife F M W MA Keeping House MA MA Ella E. DANIELS 14 Dau F S W MA Attending School MA MA George M. DANIELS 10 Son M S W MA Attends School MA MA Leonard WHITNEY 68 FatL M W W MA Organ Maker MA MA

• 1880, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA:

Alice B. LAURENCE 55 Oth F W W NEW YORK Keeper Of Boarding House NY NY Wm. NEDURE 24 Oth M S W --- --- --- John WHITLEY 27 Oth M S W PENNSYLVANIA Clerk In Provission Store PENN PENN ... ... 35 Oth M M W --- --- --- Ella C. ... 25 Oth F M W --- --- --- John AGIN 35 Oth M W W IRELAND IRELAND IRELAND Edward ... 27 Oth M S W IRELAND IRELAND IRELAND John ... 25 Oth M S W MA MA MA Joseph ... BUCK 28 Oth M M W --- --- --- Nellie ... BUCK 22 Oth F M W --- --- --- Ingrid DANITAL 25 Oth F M W --- --- --- Mary A. ... 51 Oth F W W --- Boarding House --- --- Frank KENNEDY 30 Oth M M W NY Broker In Oils IRELAND IRELAND Minnie KENNEDY 25 Oth F M W NY PA NY George WHITNEY 30 Oth M S W MA MA MA Jarvis HARRIS 35 Oth M S W MA Clerk In Clothing MA MA William FRIEND 36 Oth M S W NY Clerk In Store NY NY Jacob SMITH 38 Oth M S W MA Clerk In Store MA MA Mack ADAM 30 Oth M S W PRUSSIA Grocer PRUSSIA PRUSSIA Everett FOSDICK 15 Neph M S W NH Clerk In Iron Store NH NH

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. 349-350.

1.^  "Leonard [Whitney], s. Jacob, bp. June 26, 1814. C.R.," according to Vital Records of New Salem, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1927).

2.^  "Leonard [Whitney], of Worcester, and Abigail E. Day, of Paxton, m. 2 Dec 1835," according to Marcia L. Membrino and Paul A. Russell, eds., Paxton, Massachusetts, Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1748-1850 (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1996).

3.^  "Jane-Elizabeth [Whitney], d. Leonard and Abigail-E., [born] Sept. 7, 1837," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Worcester Births, Marriages and Deaths. (Births 1714-1848; Marriages 1747-1848; Deaths, 1826-1848), Collections of the Worcester Society of Antiquity, vol. 12 (1894).

4.^  "Susan Abiel [Whitney], d. of Leonard and Abigail E., in Paxton, [born] July 24, 1844," according to Vital Records of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: 1914-1915). Also, "Susan Almira [Whitney], d. Leonard and Abigail, b. 24 Jul 1844," according to Paxton Vital Records.

5.^  "George Frederick [Whitney], s. Leonard and Abigail E., [born] Nov. 5, 1846," according to Vital Records of Newton, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1905).

6.^  "Gray Frederick [Whitney], s. of Leonard D. and Abigail, d. 12 Sep 1848, a. 2 y., of dysentery," according to Paxton Vital Records.

7.^  "George Frederick [Whitney], s. Leonard and Abigail E., [born] Jan. 6, 1849," according to Newton Vital Records.

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