Family:Whitney, Clarence Augustus (1905-1999)

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Clarence Augustus9 Whitney (Josiah F.8, Josiah Francis7, Silas6, Josiah5, Nathaniel4, Nathaniel3, Benjamin2, John1), son of Josiah F.8 and Georgia (Whitney) Whitney,

Clarence A Whitney was born 6 Aug 1905 in Somerville, MA. died 13 Nov 1999 in Marco Island FL. His cremated remains were placed at the Silas Whitney Plot at the Evergreen Cemetery in Solon, ME

He married 11 Apr 1929, Boston, MA, Hazel Francis Lee. She was born "10/11/1908" in Boston, MA.Hazels parents were Minnie R. Lee and Herbert-William Lee , who came from England about 1900. Her cremated remains are with her daughter Virginia Whitney Fletcher Collins (info as of 5/2009)

See link below to see a photo of Clarence and Hazel when they were young:

http://wiki.whitneygen.org/wrg/index.php/Image:Whitney_pierce_family_album_066.jpg

Clarence A Whitney was a businessman. He and his brother, Warren Whitney, took over their parents General Store (which originally was a Pharmacy ran by their father Josiah F. (b.1860))It was called Whitney Bros. and was located at 4082 Washington St. Roslindale, MA. It was eventually destroyed in a fire in 1954.

Children of Clarence Augustus and Hazel (Lee) Whitney:

i. Clarence A. Whitney, Jr., b. 26 Dec 1929, Boston, MA.
ii. Virginia Whitney, b. Boston, MA, m. Fletcher, m. Collins.
iii. Russell Donald Whitney, b. 22 Jan 1939, Boston, MA, d. 18 Apr 2009.

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