Family:Whitney, Lewis W. (1838-a1900)

Lewis W.⁸ Whitney (Dwelly⁷, Lemuel⁶, Josiah⁵, Richard⁴, Richard³, Richard², John¹), son of Dwelly⁷ and Emily (Derby) Whitney, was born 9 Jul 1838, Ashburnham, MA,^[1] and died after 1880.

He married, 29 Nov 1865, Ashby, MA, Martha Jane Lawrence, daughter of Leonard and Martha (-----) Lawrence.^[2] She was born 19 Mar 1844, Ashburnham, MA,^[3] and died after 1880.

He resided resided Ashburnham, MA.

Children of Lewis W.⁸ and Martha Jane (Lawrence) Whitney:

i.	Frank M.9 Whitney, b. 26 Oct 1866; m. 1 Jan 1890; resided 214 West St., Worcester, MA.
ii.	Charles L. Whitney, b. 24 Nov 1868; resided Worcester.

Census

• 1860, Hubbardston, Worcester Co., MA:

760 889 Thomas W. Whitworth 23 M - Chair Maker $200 N.H. Sarah D. " 24 F - Mass. Lewis Whitney 22 M - " " " 890 George Baker 27 M - " " $100 " Susan E. " 20 F - " Clinton W. " 2 M - " Cora J. " 6/12 F - "

• 1870, Ashburnham, Worcester Co., MA:

363 447 Whitney, Lewis W. 32 M W Farming $2800 $625 Mass. Male citizen over 21 " Martha J. 26 F W Keeping house " " Frank M. 3 M W " " Charles L. 1 M W "

• 1880, Ashburnham, Worcester Co., MA:

Lewis W. WHITNEY 41 Self M M W MA Farmer MA --- Martha J. WHITNEY 36 Wife F M W MA Keeping House MA MA Frank M. WHITNEY 13 Son M S W MA At School MA MA Charles L. WHITNEY 11 Son M S W MA At School MA MA

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. 522.

1.^  "Lewis [Whitney], [born] ----, 1838. G.S.4," also "Luis [Whitney], s. Dwelly and Emily, [born] July 9, 1838," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Ashburnham, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1909).

2.^  "Lewis W., a. 27y., farmer, of Ashburnham, s. Dwell and Emily, and Martha J. Lawrence, a. 21y., of Ashburnham, d. Leonard and Martha, Nov. 29, 1865," according to Jeannette D. Pingrey, comp., Birth, Marriage, and Death Records in the Town of Ashby, Massachusetts, from 1754 to 1890 (Decorah, IA: Anundsen Publishing Company, c. 1989).

3.^  "Martha J. [Whitney], w. Lewis, [born] -----, 1844. G.S.4," according to Ashburnham Vital Records.

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