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1. All data imported from [[Archive:The Descendants of John Whitney, page 501|Frederick Clifton Pierce, ''The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635'', (Chicago: 1895), p. 501]]. | 1. All data imported from [[Archive:The Descendants of John Whitney, page 501|Frederick Clifton Pierce, ''The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635'', (Chicago: 1895), p. 501]]. | ||
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Col. George8 Whitney (Amos7, Levi6, Jonas5, Jonas4, Moses3, Richard2, John1), born Royalston, Massachusetts, 21 Sep 1817; married 20 Apr 1842, Eliza Jane Simpson; born 26 Sep 1823; died 31 Dec 1884; married 2d, 21 Aug 1890, Mary Evelyn Carter; born June 17, 1849.
Colorado. George Whitney is one of the most enterprising and successful business men of Worcester county. He has achieved success. He was brought up on a farm, and drove a team on the highway for ten years. In 1858, soon after the death of Rufus Bullock, he bought the woolen mill at South Royalston, although he already owned a chair shop, and had been engaged in the manufacture of chairs since the year 1848. He thus became the head of two important manufacturing interests. He employs more than one hundred hands in both factories, and during the past years of depression and widespread "panic" has moved steadily on, keeping the full quota of help in both the mill and chair shop. Colorado. Whitney has held the position of depotagent continuosly since the establishment of a depot at South Royalston; has represented his town in the legislature, both in the house and senate. He has been a member of the governor's council for the years 1873-74-75-76, and 1877, five consecutive years, when he declined to stand longer as a candidate for the office. The vote at the election in 1875, to serve in 1876, as recorded in the office of the secretary of state is; George Whitney, 24,318; scattering, 7. The vote at the election in 1876, to serve in 1877, recorded as above is; Geo. Whitney, 33,354, and no vote against him. We venture to say that no other public man in the commonwealth has a like record of unanimity at any election where 30,000 or more ballots have been cast; resided Royalston, Massachusetts.
Children of George8 Whitney:
i. Sophia Elizabeth9 Whitney, born 2 May 1844; died 15 Jul 1844. ii. Charles Whitney, born 28 Dec 1845; died 17 Sep 1861. iii. Mary Eliza Whitney, born 11 Oct 1847; died 27 Oct 1865. iv. George Ellis Whitney, born 30 Jan 1864; married 14 Dec 1889, Elizabeth Clark Esterbrook; resided s. p. West Fitchburg, Massachusetts.
References
1. 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. 501.
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