Family:Whitney, Theodore Wellington (1843-1920)

Theodore Wellington⁹ Whitney (John Andros⁸, Benjamin⁷, Moses⁶, Ezra⁵, James⁴, John³, Jonathan², John¹), son of John Andros⁸ and Eliza (Wellington) Whitney, was born 8 Apr 1843, Newton, MA, was baptized 16 Jul 1843, Framingham, MA,^[1] and died 10 Jan 1920, Concord, NH.

He married firstly, 24 Aug 1866, Somersworth, NH, Emma Frances Folsom,^[2] daughter of Benjamin F. W. and Annie (-----) Folsom. She was born 12 Dec 1848, Charlestown or Somerville, MA, and died 24 Dec 1868, Medford, MA, aged 20 years 12 days, of heart disease.^[3]Theodore W. Whitney & Emma F. Folsom, m. 24 Aug 1866, Somersworth, Strafford Co., NH

He married secondly, 25 Jun 1890, Boston, MA, Amanda Condon, daughter of David and Sarah (-----) Condon.^[4] She was born 14 Sep 1844, NS, and died after 1920.

He is a machinist; resided 73 Walnut St. Somerville, MA.

Children of Theodore Wellington⁹ and Emma Frances (Folsom) Whitney:

i.	Edith Frances10 Whitney, b. 18 Sep 1867, Medford, MA; m. 11 Feb 1889, Somerville, MA, Clarence Tucker;[5] resided 13 Highland Av., Somerville, MA.
ii.	John Alfred Whitney, b. 16 Dec 1868, Medford, MA;[6] d. 1 Feb 1909, Bryantville, MA; m. 3 Aug 1896, Somerville, MA, Mabel Blanche Connell; resided 13 Highland Av., Somerville, MA.

Census

• 1870, Medford, Middlesex Co., MA:

210 248 Whitney, John A. 58 M W Station Master Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Eliza 74 F W Keeping House " -----, Theodore 27 M W Wks Machine Shop " Male citizen over 21 -----, Ida L. 15 F W No occupation " -----, Eda F. 2 F W At Home " -----, John A. 1 M W " "

Ida has not been identified.

• 1880: not found.
• 1880, Ashland, Middlesex Co., MA:

John A. WHITNEY 68 Self M M W MA Auctioneer & Trader MA MA Eliza W. WHITNEY 75 Wife F M W MA Keeping House MA MA Edith F. WHITNEY 12 GDau F S W MA At School MA MA John A. WHITNEY 11 GSon M S W MA At School MA MA Lydia W. WHITNEY 72 Sis F S W NY 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. 652.

1.^  "Theodore Wellington [Whitney], s. of -------, bp. July 16, 1843. [C.R.2.]," according to Vital Records of Framingham, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: 1911).

2.^  "Theodore W. Whitney & Emma F. Folsom, m. 24 Aug 1866, Somersworth, Strafford Co., NH," according to New Hampshire, Vital Records, Marriage Index.

3.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 212, page 171.

4.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 408, page 113.

5.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 398, page 252.

6.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 206, page 215.

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