Family:Whitney, Charles (1830-1894)
Charles9 Whitney (Amasa8, William7, William6, William5, William4, Nathaniel3, John2, John1), son of Amasa8 and Dolly (Scollay) Whitney, was born 21 Sep 1830, Gardner, MA,[1] and died 11 Apr 1894, Gardner, MA, aged 63 years 4 months 20 days, of pneumonia.[2]
He married, 2 Dec 1857, Fitchburg, MA, Mary Knowlton, daughter of Emery and Polly (-----) Knowlton.[3] She was born 19 May 1836, Gardner, MA.[4]
He was born in Gardner, where he still resides engaged in the agricultural pursuits. For many years he has been an overseer of the poor; resided Gardner, MA.
Children of Charles9 and Mary (Knowlton) Whitney:
i. James A.10 Whitney, b. 2 Nov 1858, Gardner, MA;[5] d. 29 Jun 1861, Gardner, MA, aged 3 years 7 months 27 days, of inflammation of the throat.[6] ii. Charles E. Whitney, b. 8 Mar 1867, Gardner, MA;[7] m. Fanny A. Lesure.
Census
44 50 Charles Whitney 29 M - Farm Labor $400 $100 Massachusetts Mary " 24 F - " James A. " 1 M - "
454 590 Charles Whitney 34 M - Mass. M Farmer - - 1 1 - Mary Whitney 27 F - Mass. M House Keeper - - - - - Luther Fisher 16 M - Mass. S Chair Maker - - - - -
239 340 Whitney, Charles 39 M W Farming $500 $1700 Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Mary 34 F W Keeping house " -----, Charles E. 3 M W " Smith, Maria C. 32 F W Housekeeper " Wilmot, Noah 25 M W Laborer Canada East Parents foreign born Gerry, Rinalgy 19 M W Laborer " " Parents foreign born
Charles WHITNEY 49 Self M M W MA Farmer MA MA Mary WHITNEY 45 Wife F M W MA Keeping House MA MA Charles E. WHITNEY 13 Son M S W MA 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. 607.
1.^ "Mary [Whitney], w. Charles, [born] May 19, 1836. G.S.2," according to Gardner Vital Records.
2.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 447, page 613.
3.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 110, page 181.
4.^ "Charles [Whitney], s. Amasa and Dolly, [born] Sept. 21, 1830," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Gardner, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1907).
5.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 116, page 170.
6.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 158, page 221.
7.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 198, page 190.
Copyright © 2006, 2008, 2009, 2015, Robert L. Ward and the Whitney Research Group.
