Family:Whitney, Rufus Foster (1836-1887)
Rufus F.8 Whitney (Samuel Austin7, Hananiah6, Samuel5, William4, Nathaniel3, John2, John1), son of Samuel Austin7 and Sarah S. (Foster) Whitney, was born about 17 Feb 1836, Winchendon, MA, and died 6 Jul 1887, Winchendon, MA, aged 51 years 4 months 19 days, of organic disease of brain.[1]
He married, 26 Nov 1863, Templeton, MA, Hannah E. Demary,[2] daughter of James L. and Esther P. (Page) Demary. She was born about 1842, Rindge, NH, and died 28 Aug 1902, Winchendon, MA, aged 58 years, of delirium hyperstatic pneumonia. She married secondly, 1 Oct 1891, VT, Ekron M. Baker.
Children of Rufus F.8 and Hannah E. (Demary) Whitney:
i. Willie P.9 Whitney, b. ca. 1862, MA; d. after 1880. His age, born before Rufus married Hannah, casts doubt on his placement as a child here. Alternatively, he could be a son of an otherwise unknown first wife. ii. Nettie M. Whitney, b. ca. 1865, Winchendon, MA; m. 1 Jan 1882, Winchendon, MA, Willard A. Davis, son of Lysander and Maria (-----) Davis, b. ca. 1859, Jericho, VT. iii. Addison S. Whitney, b. ca. 1870, Winchendon, MA; m. 9 Dec 1889, Keene, NH, Emma F. Dodge,[3] dau. of William and Maria (-----) Dodge, b. ca. 1868. Probably the same as "John" in 1870 census. iv. Charles R. Whitney, b. ca. 1876, Winchendon, MA; m. 23 Dec 1903, Revere, MA, Emma G. (Laclair) Pickett, dau. of Eugene and Louise (Mousett) Laclair. v. Perley Ellsworth Whitney, b. 3 Jul 1883, Winchendon, MA; "Pearl" d. 10 Feb 1938, Detroit, MI; unmarried.
Census
373 444 Luke E. Brown 28 M - Mass. M Farmer - - 1 1 - Jennie P. Brown 28 F - do M Housekeeper - - - - - Frederick W. Brown 3 M - do S - - - - - Lula J. Brown 1 F - do S - - - - - 445 Rufus F. Whitney 29 M - Mass. M Laborer - - 1 1 - Hannah E. Whitney 21 F - New Hampshire M Housekeeper - - - - - Willie P. Whitney 3 M - Mass. S - - - - - Nellie M. Whitney 5m F - do S - - - - -
588 733 Whitney, Rufus T. 33 M W Sawyer $200 New Hampshire Male citizen over 21 " Hannah 28 F W Keeping House " " " Willie P. 8 M W Attends School " " " Nettie 5 F W Attends School " " " John 6/12 M W Mass. Born in Nov 734 Alger, Columbus 62 M W Farmer $6000 $6400 " Male citizen over 21 Alger, Sabrina B. 58 F W Keeping House Mass. " Christopher 33 M W Farmer $2500 $500 " Male citizen over 21 " Belle 18 F W At Home " Attended school
Rufus F. WHITNEY 44 Self M M W MA Pail Turner MA NH Hannah WHITNEY 36 Wife F M W NH Keeps House NH NH Nettie M. WHITNEY 15 Dau F S W MA At Home MA NH Addison S. WHITNEY 10 Son M S W MA At School MA NH Charles R. WHITNEY 4 Son M S W NH MA NH
Suvall T. SMITH 43 Self M M W NH Carpenter NH NH Margaret SMITH 42 Wife F M W CAN Keeps House CAN CAN James H. SMITH 17 Son M S W CAN Pail Turner NH CAN Alice M. SMITH 14 Dau F S W CAN At Home NH CAN Truman A. SMITH 13 Son M S W CAN At School NH CAN Nancy R. SMITH 8 Dau F S W CAN NH CAN Cora E. SMITH 4 Dau F S W CAN NH CAN Ernest E. SMITH 2 Son M S W MA NH CAN Saml. R. HOLMAN 22 Oth M S W MA Pail Turner MA VT Willie WHITNEY 18 Oth M S W NH Pail Turner MA NH
References
- Census records.
1.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 164, page 224.
2.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 384, page 544.
3.^ "Addison S. Whitney (b. 1869, Winchendon, MA, s. of Rufus F. Whitney & Hannah A. Demerry) & Emma F. Dodge, m. 9 Dec 1889, Keene, Cheshire Co., NH," according to New Hampshire, Vital Records, Marriage Index.
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