Family:Whitney, Harrison Bigelow (1841-1897)

Harrison Bigelow⁸ Whitney (Harrison Gray⁷, Jonas⁶, Jonas⁵, David⁴, Benjamin³, John², John¹), son of Harrison Gray⁷ and Louisa Laura (Carpenter) Whitney, was born 24 Feb 1841, Westminster, MA,^[1] and died 21 Jun 1897, Leominster, MA, aged 56 years 3 months 28 days, of pulmonary consumption.^[2]

He married, 27 Dec 1866, Westminster, MA, Francilla Spaulding, daughter of Anson and Harriet (-----) Spaulding.^[3] She was born 18 Oct 1845, Westminster, MA, and died after 1900.

He is in the real estate business; resided Leominster, MA.

Children of Harrison B.⁸ and Francilla (Spaulding) Whitney:

i.	Lincoln Spaulding9 Whitney, b. 22 Nov 1867, Leominster or Westminster, MA;[4] m. 12 Sep 1894, Boston, MA, Harriet D. (Carroll) Sampson, b. ca. 1869, Exeter, NH, dau. of Albert and Melinda (-----) Carroll;[5] in 1895 resided 11 Doane St., Boston, MA.
ii.	Chester C. Whitney, b. 1 Oct 1871, Worcester, MA;[6] m. Grace Demmic.
iii.	Elbert Harrison Whitney, b. 20 Sep 1874, Leominster, MA;[7] d. 11 Aug 1875, Leominster, MA.[8]
iv.	Harriet Eliza Whitney, b. 24 Jun 1876, Leominster, MA;[9]; m. 7 Sep 1896, Lunenburg, MA [also recorded in Leominster, MA], Francis N. Boutelle, b. ca. 1875, Leominster, MA, son of Newton C. and Abby G. (Adams) Boutelle;[10] resided Leominster, MA.

Census

• 1870, Westminster, Worcester Co., MA:

108 136 Whitney, Harrison B. 29 M W Baker $2800 [Mass.] Male citizen over 21 " Francilla 25 F W Keeping house [Mass.] " Lincoln S. 2 M W [Mass.] 137 Green, Charles T. 31 M W Baker $300 [Mass.] Male citizen over 21 " Jantha 29 F W Keeping house Vermont " Henry H. 10 M W Attends School Mass. Attended school

• 1880, Leominster, Worcester Co., MA:

Harrison B. WHITNEY 39 Self M M W MA Bread Pedler MA MA Francilla WHITNEY 35 Wife F M W MA Keeping House MA MA Lincoln S. WHITNEY 12 Son M S W MA At School MA MA Chester C. WHITNEY 8 Son M S W MA At School MA MA Hattie E. WHITNEY 3 Dau F S W MA MA MA

• 1900, 17 Lancaster Street, Leominster, Worcester Co., MA:

208 311 Putney, Charles G. Head W M Jul 1846 53 mar 31 New Hampshire New Hampshire New Hampshire Piano case maker, Rents house -----, Izora M. Wife W F Dec 1847 52 mar 31 2ch 2liv Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts -----, Clifton C. Son W M Aug 1874 25 sgl Massachusetts New Hampshire Massachusetts Student Whitney, Francella Brdr W F Oct 1844 55 wid 4ch 3liv Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts

• 1900, 84 Tennyson Street, Somerville Ward 5, Middlesex Co., MA:

44 48 Whitney, Lincoln L. Head W M Nov 1867 32 mar 5 Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Book keeper street R.R., Rents house -----, Hattie D. Wife W F Jul 1869 30 mar 5 0ch 0liv New Hampshire New Hampshire Maine

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. 479.

1.^  "Harrison Bigelow [Whitney], s. Harrison G. and Louisa L., [born] Feb. 24, 1841," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Westminster, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1915).

2.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 474, page 654.

3.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 191, page 288.

4.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 198, page 273.

5.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 444, page 186.

6.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 234, page 361.

7.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 261, page 334.

8.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 276, page 391.

9.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 279, page 310.

10.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 462, pages 474 and 477.

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