Family:Whitney, John (1832-1889)

John⁹ Whitney (Benjamin⁸, John⁷, Abner⁶, Samuel⁵, William⁴, Nathaniel³, John², John¹), son of Benjamin⁸ and Mehitabel (Whitcomb) Whitney, was born 3 Feb 1832, Fitchburg, MA.^[1]

He married 8 Apr 1854, Fitchburg, MA, Caroline Maguire, daughter of Henry and Ellen (-----) Maguire.^[2] She was born about 1833, Scotland.

Children of John⁹ and Caroline (Maguire) Whitney:

i.	George Harlow10 Whitney, b. Jul 1855, Fitchburg, MA.[3]
ii.	Waldo Hubbard Whitney, b. 5 Jan 1858, Fitchburg, MA.[4]
ii.	Carrie Maria Whitney, b. 8 Jun 1863, Fitchburg, MA;[5] m. 9 Nov 1886, Fitchburg, MA, Willis D. Crocker.[6]

Census

• 1860, Fitchburg, Worcester Co., MA:

54 57 John Whitney 28 M - Brickmaker Mass. Caroline Whitney 27 F - Matron $75 Scotland George Whitney 5 M - Mass. Attended school Waldo Whitney 4 M - Mass.

• 1870, Fitchburg, Worcester Co., MA:

1595 2065 Whitney, John 38 M W Farmer $3700 $355 Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Caroline 37 F W Keeping House Scotland Parents foreign born -----, George H. 15 M W At School Mass. Mother foreign born, Attended school -----, Waldo H. 12 M W At School Mass. Mother foreign born, Attended school -----, Carrie M. 7 F W At School Mass. Mother foreign born, Attended school

• 1880, Fitchburg, Worcester Co., MA:

John WHITNEY 48 Self M M W MA Farmer MA MA Caroline WHITNEY 47 Wife F M W SCOT Keeping House SCOT SCOT

• 1880, Fitchburg, Worcester Co., MA:

George H. WHITNEY 25 Self M S W MA Works Paper Mill MA MA Waldo H. WHITNEY 22 Bro M S W MA Works Paper Mill MA MA Phebee G. FULLUM 34 Oth F W W MA Works Paper Mill MA MA

• 1880, Carrie not found.

References

1.^  "John [Whitney], s. of Benjamin and Methable, [born] Feb. 3, 1832," according to Walter A. Davis, comp., Old Records of the Town of Fitchburg, Massachusetts (Fitchburg, MA: Fitchburg City Council, 1898-1913), vol. III, p. 148.

2.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 80, page 215.

3.^  "George Harlow [Whitney], s. John and Caroline, [born] July, 1855," according to Fitchburg Vital Records, vol. 8, p. 97.

4.^  "Waldo Hubbard [Whitney], s. John and Caroline (McGuire), [born] Jan. 5, 1858," according to Fitchburg Vital Records, vol. 8, p. 97.

5.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 161, page 161.

6.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 372, page 302.

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