Family:Whitney, William Ezekiel (1840-1908)
William Ezekiel8 Whitney (George Washington7, Ezekiel6, Ezekiel5, John4, Benjamin3, John2, John1), son of George Washington7 and Elizabeth (Cook) Whitney, was born 1 Dec 1840,[1] Boston, MA, and died 2 Aug 1908, Framingham, MA, aged 67 years 7 months, of chronic interstitial nephritis. He was buried in Edwards Cemetery, Saxonville, Framingham, MA.[2]
He married 17 Mar 1862, Framingham, MA, Margaret Kinder, daughter of Samuel and Nancy H. (-----) Kinder.[3] She was born 12 Dec 1842, Framingham, MA, and died after 1908.
He resided Danforth St., Saxonville, MA.
Children of William Ezekiel8 and Margaret (Kinder) Whitney:
i. Nellie Louisa9 Whitney, b. 14 Feb 1864; m. 6 Aug 1884, Saxonville, MA, John E. Felch, b. ca. 1862, Natick, MA, son of John F. and Mary L. (Lahey/Loker) Felch;[4] resided N. Natick, MA. ii. Bella Lurena Whitney, b. 25 Feb 1872, Framingham, MA;[5] d. 25 Nov 1872 [Pierce] or 22 Nov 1872, Framingham, MA, aged 8 months 28 days, of vaccination.[6]
Census
52 90 Joseph Culverson 26 M - England M Operative - - 1 - - Lizzie Culverson 22 F - Ms. " - - - - - George E. Culverson 3 M - " S - - - - - 91 James M. Ames 29 M - N.H. M Machinist - - 1 1 - Caroline Ames 27 F - Ms. " - - - - - Cora E. Ames 5 " - N.H. S - - - - - Marvill Ames 2 " - Ms. " - - - - - James Robinson 28 M - England M Operative - - 1 - - Charlotte Robinson 26 F - " " - - - - - 92 Solomon H. Clement 45 M - N.H. " Trader - - 1 1 - Ferona Clement 45 F - " " - - - - - Mary Q. Clement 14 " - Vt. S - - - - - Arthur H. Soder 22 M - Ms. " Clerk - - 1 1 - 93 William E. Whitney 23 M - " M Rail Road Repairer - - 1 1 - Margaret A. Whitney 21 F - " " - - - - - Nellie L. Whitney 1 F - " S - - - - -
153 161 Whitney, Willie 28 M W R.R. Section Master Mass. Male citizen over 21 " Margaret 27 F W Housekeeping "
William E. WHITNY 39 Self M M W MA Works On The R.Road MA MA Margaret WHITNY 37 Wife F M W MA Keeping House IRE IRE Nellie L. WHITNY 16 Dau F S W MA At School MA MA Bessie F. WHITNY 10 Niec F S W NJ At School MA MA
While Bessie must be the daughter of a brother, just which brother is not known, but possibly George B. Whitney, of whom little is known.
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. 472.
1.^ "William E. [Whitney], [born] -------, 1840. [G.R.5.]," according to Vital Records of Framingham, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: 1911).
2.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 1908/42 (death), page 344.
3.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 154, page 128.
4.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 353, pages 105 and 195.
5.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 242, page 181.
6.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 248, page 168.
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