Family:Whitney, Miles Franklin (1838-1901)
Miles Franklin8 Whitney (Erastus Marvin7, Jonas6, Timothy5, Jonas4, Moses3, Richard2, John1), son of Erastus Marvin7 and Mary E. (Jackson)(Davidson) Whitney, was born 25 Mar 1838, Otis, MA,[1] and died 29 Jul 1901, Otis, MA, aged 63 years 4 months 5 days, of paralysis and coma.[2]
He married, 20 Apr or 26 Jun 1859, Otis, MA, Sarah Jane Blunt, daughter of Cornelius Blunt.[3] She was born 1 Mar 1842, Chatham or Hudson, NY, and died 27 May 1905, Otis, MA, aged 63 years 2 months 6 days, of chronis phthisis.[4]
He was a farmer; resided West Otis, MA.
Children of Miles Franklin8 and Sarah Jane (Blunt) Whitney:
i. Frederick Porter9 Whitney, b. 12 Sep 1860, Otis, MA;[5] m. Florence B. Pierce. ii. Sarah Elizabeth Whitney, b. 5 Aug 1862, Otis, MA;[6] m. 9 Mar 1881, Blandford or Otis, MA, Frank M. Bliss, b. ca. 1853, Otis, MA, son of Alvin F. and Sylvia M. (Gibbs) Bliss;[7] resided North Blandford, MA. iii. Albert F. Whitney, b. 9 Oct 1864, Otis, MA; m. Amanda Jane "Jennie A." Crittenden. iv. Edward D. Whitney, b. 13 Dec 1865, Otis, MA; m. 27 Nov 1893, New Marlborough, MA, or 29 Nov 1893, Tyringham, MA, Nancy A/O. Heath, b. ca. 1873, Tyringham, MA, dau. of Dennis or DeWitt C. & Abby (Ashwell) Heath;[8] resided Hartsville, MA. v. Charles E. Whitney, b. 8 Jun 1867, Otis, MA [given name omitted];[9] m. Julia E. Ward. vi. Wilbur Lewis Whitney, b. 25 May 1871, Otis, MA;[10] d. 27 Jun 1872, Otis, MA, aged 1 year 1 month 2 days, of cholera infantum.[11] vii. Marcus Hawley Whitney, b. 8 Sep 1873, Otis, MA;[12] m. Gertrude S. or E. Heath. viii. Lucy S. Whitney, b. 2 Feb 1875, Otis, MA;[13] d. 8 Jun 1908, New Marlborough, MA, aged 33 years 4 months 5 days, of valvular heart disease;[14] bur. Corashire Cemetery, Monterey, MA; m. 1892, Irving W. Bentley; resided New Boston, MA. ix. Katherine B. Whitney, b. 8 Sep 1876, Otis, MA;[15] m. 29 Dec 1897, Otis, MA, Robert M. Clark, b. ca. 1877, Otis, MA, son of James and Augusta (Stratton) Clark.[16] x. Lucius M. Whitney, b. 24 Jan 1879, Otis, MA [given name omitted];[17] m. Mary Ann Stratton.
Census
2088 2015 Erastus M. Whitney 63 M - Blk Smith $1400 $500 Mass. Mary " 63 F - House Keeper " Miles " 22 M - " Married within the year Sarah J. " 18 F - N.Y. Married within the year Egbert Markham 27 M - Laborer $100 Mass.
164 184 Erastus M. Whitney 67 M - Mass. M Blacksmith - - 1 - - Mary Whitney 68 F - " M - - - - - Miles F. Whitney 27 M - " M Farmer - - 1 - - Sarah Whitney 23 F - N.Y. M - - - - - Frederick Whitney 4 M - Mass. S - - - - - Elisa Whitney 2 F - " S - - - - - Albert Whitney 7 M - " S - - - - -
193 192 Whitney, Miles F. 32 M W Farmer $3000 $1215 Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Sarah J. 28 F W Keeping house New York -----, Frederick 9 M W Attending School Mass. Attended school -----, Lizzie S. 7 F W Attending School " Attended school -----, Albert F. 5 M W Attending School " Attended school -----, Edward D. 4 M W Attending School " Attended school -----, Charles E. 3 M W At Home " -----, Mary 73 F W House Work " Perker, John 21 M W Farm Laborer " Male citizen over 21
Miles WHITNEY 42 Self M M W MA Farmer MA MA Jane WHITNEY 37 Wife F M W NY House Keeping NY NY Fred WHITNEY 19 Son M S W MA Farmer MA NY Lizzie WHITNEY 17 Dau F S W MA At Home MA NY Bert WHITNEY 15 Son M S W MA At Home MA NY Edward WHITNEY 14 Son M S W MA At School MA NY Charles WHITNEY 12 Son M S W MA At School MA NY Mane WHITNEY 6 Son M S W MA At School MA NY Lucy WHITNEY 5 Dau F S W MA At School MA NY Kate WHITNEY 3 Dau F S W MA At Home MA NY Lucius WHITNEY 1 Son M S W MA At Home MA NY
55 57 Whitney, Miles F. Head W F Mar 1838 62 mar 41 Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Farmer, Owns mortgaged farm -----, Sarah J. Wife W F Mar 1842 58 mar 41 10ch 9liv New York New York New York
193 201 Whitney, Edward D. Head W M Dec 1865 34 mar 6 Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Carpenter, Owns free house -----, Nancy O. Wife W F Sep 1875 24 mar 6 0ch 0liv Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Haskell, David Brdr W M May 1880 20 sgl Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Day laborer Shultis, George Brdr W M Apr 1877 23 sgl Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Carpenter
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. 506.
1.^ "Miles F. [Whitney], s. Erastus M., [born] Mar. 25, 1838," according to Vital Records of Otis, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1941).
2.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 516, page 97.
3.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 126, page 50.
4.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 1905/75 (death), page 136.
5.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 132, page 62.
6.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 150, page 60.
7.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 325, pages 55 and 387.
8.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 433, pages 75 and 109.
9.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 196, page 53.
10.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 232, page 61.
11.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 247, page 53.
12.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 250, page 58.
13.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 277, page 55.
14.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 1908/73 (death), page 231.
15.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 277, page 56.
16.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 469, page 89.
17.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 304, page 57.
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