Family:Whitney, John Henry (1838-a1900)

John Henry⁸ Whitney (Henry Hall⁷, Lemuel⁶, Josiah⁵, Richard⁴, Richard³, Richard², John¹), son of Henry Hall⁷ and Caroline F. (Bailey) Whitney, was born 21 Nov 1838, Thompson, CT,^[1] and died after 1900.

He married, 10 Sep 1862, New Ipswich, NH, Jane Mary Nutting.^[2] She was born 1836,^[3] and died after 1900.

He resided New Ipswich, NH.

Children of John Henry⁸ and Jane Mary (Nutting) Whitney:

i.	Charles G.9 Whitney, b. 14 Oct 1869 or 14 Oct 1868, New Ipswich, NH (given name omitted);[4] m. Carrie E. Wellman.
ii.	Leslie Henry Whitney, b. 20 May 1877, New Ipswich, NH (given name omitted);[5] m. Mary E. Wellman.
iii.	Allen E. Whitney, b. 14 Feb 1882, New Ipswich, NH; resided Highlands, NC; m. 15 Nov 1905, Mansfield, MA, Lizzie M. Smith, b. ca. 1884, Hopedale, MA, dau. of James B. and Elizabeth (Garland) Smith.[6]

Census

• 1860: not found.
• 1870, New Ipswich, Hillsborough Co., NH, p. 12:

104 113 Whiting, John H. 30 M W Farmer $1000 $450 Connecticut Male citizen over 21 -----, Jennie M. 27 F W Keeping house N.H. -----, Charles G. 1 M W At home N.H.

• 1880, New Ipswich, Hillsborough Co., NH:

John H. WHITNEY 41 Self M M W CT Farmer --- --- Mary J. WHITNEY 35 Wife F M W NH Keeping House MA NH Charles G. WHITNEY 11 Son M S W NH At School CT NH Henry WHITNEY 3 Son M S W NH CT NH

• 1900, 163 Boutelle Street, Fitchburg Ward 6, Worcester Co., MA:

140 172 Whitney, John H. Head W M Nov 1839 60 mar 38 Connecticut Massachusetts Massachusetts Owns mortaged house -----, Jennie M. Wife W F Jun 1843 56 mar 38 3ch 3liv New Hampshire Massachusetts New Hampshire -----, Allen E. Son W M Feb 1882 18 sgl New Hampshire Connecticut New Hampshire Laborer-saw shop Whitcomb, Grace E. Brdr W F Apr 1879 21 mar 3 0ch 0liv New Hampshire Canada Fr. New Hampshire

References

• Census records.

• 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. 521.

1.^  "John Henry [Whitney], s. Henry H. and Caroline C., born in Thompson, Conn., Nov. 21, 1838," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Ashburnham, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1909).

2.^  "John H. Whitney (b. 1839, Dudley, CT, s. of Henry H. Whitney) & Mary J. Nutting, m. 10 Sep 1862, New Ipswich, Hillsborough Co., NH," according to New Hampshire, Vital Records, Marriage Index.

3.^  "Jennie E. [Whitney], w. John H., [born] -----, 1836. G.S.1," according to Ashburnham Vital Records.

4.^  New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.

5.^  New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.

6.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 554, page 243.

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