Family:Whitney, Calvin (1806-a1880)

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Calvin⁷ Whitney (Daniel Thayer⁶, James⁵, [prob.] James⁴, Eleazer³, Thomas², John¹), son of Daniel⁶ and Content (Stiles) Whitney, was born 19 Feb 1806, St. Johnsbury, VT, or Ludlow, VT,^[1] and died 1898. He was buried in Pleasant View Cemetery, Ludlow, VT.^[2] According to FindAGrave.com, he was born 16 Oct 1806, and died 19 Dec 1898. It seems likely that he was the Calvin D. Whitney who died 16 Dec 1898, Boston, MA, aged 76 years, of apoplexy.^[3]

He married, 26 Nov 1832, Cavendish, VT, Roxana Wheelock. She was born 15 May 1812, Ludlow, VT,^[4] and died 1902. She was buried in Pleasant View Cemetery, Ludlow, VT.^[5]

He was a farmer; resided Ludlow, VT.

Children of Calvin⁷ and Roxana (Wheelock) Whitney:

i.

Daniel Calvin⁸ Whitney, b. 1 Jul 1833, Ludlow, VT;^[6] d. 26 Apr 1837.

ii.

Lorinda Calvin Whitney, b. 12 Dec 1834, Ludlow, VT;^[7] d. 24 Jun 1918; bur. Pleasant View Cemetery, Ludlow, VT;^[8] m. 12 Dec 1854, or 29 Oct 1855, Cavendish, VT, Sylvester Oscar Mathewson, both of Ludlow,^[9] b. 1823. Children:

a.	Alma Mathewson, b. -----.
b.	Julia Mathewson, b. -----; m. Fred Whitney; resided Providence, RI.
c.	Emma Mathewson, b. -----.
d.	Hattie Mathewson, b. -----.
e.	Eliza Mathewson, b. -----; m. Arthur Pickard; resided Canterbury, NH.
f.	Mansfield Mathewson, b. -----.

iii.

Henry Augustus Whitney, b. 28 Aug 1836, Ludlow, VT;^[10] m. Mary A. Brown.

iv.

Roswell Orrace Whitney, b. 29 Aug 1838, Ludlow, VT;^[11] m. Phoebe Reynolds.

v.

Rancil Elmore Whitney, b. 21 Mar 1840, Ludlow, VT;^[12] d. 27 Nov 1863; bur. Pleasant View Cemetery, Ludlow, VT.^[13] According to FindAGrave.com, b. 27 Feb 1840.

vi.

Jane Ann Whitney, b. 27 Jul 1842, Ludlow, VT;^[14] m. 14 Mar 1865, Ludlow, VT, James Pollard, son of James C. and Ameryllis (-----) Pollard,^[15] b. 1 Oct 1836; resided Ludlow, VT. He is a farmer. Children:

a.	Minnie Pollard, b. Dec 1865.
b.	Nellie Pollard, b. 29 Nov 1866.
c.	Herbert Pollard, b. 1 May 1870.
d.	Walter Pollard, b. 1876.
e.	Lillian Pollard, b. 1874.
f.	Charles Pollard, b. 1878.
g.	Calvin Pollard, b. 1880.
h.	Marion Pollard, b. 1888.

vii.

Charles W. Whitney, b. 25 Oct 1844, Ludlow, VT;^[16] m. Miranda Ellerson.

viii.

Julia A. Whitney, b. 20 Jan 1849; m. 29 Mar 1870 or Feb 1871, Ludlow, VT, Henry C. Herrick, son of Leonard and Rosannah (-----) Herrick;^[17] resided New York, NY. Children:

a.	Alle Deane Herrick, b. Nov 1870.
b.	Charles Henry Herrick, b. Sep 1873.
c.	Leonard Herrick, b. 1888.

ix.

Mary Barrett Whitney, b. 1 Sep 1851, Ludlow, VT;^[18] d. 1923; bur Pleasant View Cemetery, Ludlow, VT;^[19] m. 10 Nov 1878, Providence, NS, Joseph Rowe, b. Mar 1845; resided Ludlow, VT. Children:

a.	Edwin A. Rowe, b. 20 May 1880.

Census

1840, Ludlow, Windsor Co., VT: Calvin Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 3 males 0-4, 1 female 20-29, and 1 female 5-9; 1 engaged in agriculture.
1850, Ludlow, Windsor Co., VT:

224 224 Calvin Whitney 44 M - Farmer $1000 Vt. Roxana " 38 F - " Lorinda " 15 F - " Attended school Henry A. " 14 M - " Attended school Roswell O. " 12 M - " Attended school Ronsell E. " 10 M - " Attended school Jane A. " 8 F - " Attended school Charles W. " 6 M - " Attended school Julia A. " 1 F - "

1860, Ludlow, Windsor Co., VT:

287 262 Calven Whitney 45 M - Farmer $3500 $1500 Vt. Roxana " 48 F - Wife " Henry " 23 M - Farmer " Manard " 20 M - " " Attended school Mary 17 M - Teacher Com School " Attended school Charles 14 M - " Attended school Julia 11 F - " Attended school Mary Barrett 8 F - " Attended school Timothy Crowning 23 M - Farm Laborer Ireland

1870, Ludlow, Windsor Co., VT:

229 253 Whitney, Calvin 64 M W Farmer $2500 $2000 Vermont Male citizen over 21 -----, Roxana 58 F W Keeping House " Merrill, Hollis 20 M W Farm Laborer "

1870, daughter Julia not found.
1880, Ludlow, Windsor Co., VT:

Calvin WHITNEY 74 Self M M W VT Retired Farmer MA MA Roxy WHITNEY 68 Wife F M W VT Keeping House 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), pp. 376-377.

1.^ Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.

2.^ FindAGrave Memorial #94845140, Calvin Whitney.

3.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 483, page 560.

4.^ Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.

5.^ FindAGrave Memorial #132670747, Roxana Whitney.

6.^ Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.

7.^ Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.

8.^ FindAGrave Memorial #141232684, Lorinda E. Whitney Mathewson.

9.^ Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.

10.^ Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.

11.^ Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.

12.^ Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.

13.^ FindAGrave Memorial #94845287, Ransel Elmore Whitney.

14.^ Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.

15.^ Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.