Family:Whitney, Charles W. (1840-a1920)

Charles W.⁹ Whitney (Jason⁸, Ohio⁷, Silas⁶, Samuel⁵, William⁴, Nathaniel³, John², John¹), son of Jason⁸ and Elizabeth Laws (Sampson) Whitney, was born 7 Dec 1840, and died after 1880.

He married firstly, 13 Aug 1865 [per Pierce], or 12 Aug 1865, Ashburnham, MA, Ruana Barrell, daughter of Nahum Barrell.^[1] She was born 7 Nov 1842, Westminster, MA, and died after 1890. They were divorced.

He, of Ashby, married secondly, 15 Mar 1909, Ashby, MA, Mary E. (Deane)(Flagg) Southworth, of Ashburnham, daughter of Joseph and Ann M. (Taylor) Deane.^[2] She was born about 1842, Griswold [CT]. She married firstly, 28 Oct 1880, Kensington, NH, Albert J. Flagg. She married secondly, 4 Jun 1889, Ashburnham, MA, John P. Southworth.

He resided Ashburnham, MA.

Children of Charles W.⁹ and Ruana (Barrell) Whitney:

i.	William Charles10 Whitney, b. 27 May 1866, Westminster, MA;[3] m. 8 Jan 1901, East Brookfield, MA, Bertha S. Hood, dau. of Charles E. and Mary (McKenney) Hood, b. 11 Apr 1882, Brookfield, MA.[4] Children: a. Walter Leonard11 Whitney, b. 3 Oct 1902, Ashburnham, MA.[5] b. Bernice Viola Whitney, b. 30 Jul 1906, Ashburnham, MA.[6]
ii.	Martha Elizabeth Whitney, b. 23 Apr 1869, Ashburnham, MA;[7] "Martha B." m. 4 Apr 1892, Ashburnham, MA, William A. Goodwin, b. ca. 1860, son of Jesse and Julia (Little) Goodwin.[8]
iii.	George Franklin Whitney, b. 30 Sep 1872, Ashburnham, MA; d. 11 Sep 1874, Ashburnham, MA, aged 1 year 11 months 20 days, of dysentery.[9]
iv.	Sarah R. Whitney, b. 17 Sep 1875, Ashburnham, MA [given name omitted].[10]
v.	Abbie Agnes Whitney, b. 18 Nov 1879, Ashburnham, MA,[11], or 13 Nov 1879 [per Pierce].

Census

• 1870, Ashburnham, Worcester Co., MA:

404 494 Whitney, Charles W. 30 M W Farmer $2800 $1168 Mass. Male citizen over 21 " Ruany 27 F W Keeping house " " Willie 4 M W " " Martha 1 F W "

• 1880, Ashburnham, Worcester Co., MA:

C. W. WHITNEY 39 Self M M W MA Farmer MA MA Ruang WHITNEY 37 Wife F M W MA Keeping House MA MA William C. WHITNEY 14 Son M S W MA At School MA MA Martha E. WHITNEY 11 Dau F S W MA At School MA MA Sarah R. WHITNEY 4 Dau F S W MA MA MA Abbie A. WHITNEY 6M Dau F S W MA MA MA Clevis LIBERTY 22 Oth M S W VT Labor On Farm CAN CAN

• 1890 Veterans Schedule, Ashburnham, Worcester Co., MA:

312 358 Whitney, Charles W. Private A 36 MA Inf 22 Jul 1862 8 Jun 1865 2y 10m 18d [Ashburnham, MA] Piles and Rheumatism

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. 613.

1.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 182, page 166.

2.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 587, page 331.

3.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 188, page 259.

4.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 522, page 213.

5.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 522, page 213.

6.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 560, page 239.

7.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 216, page 181.

8.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 426, page 349.

9.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 267, page 298.

10.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 270, page 260.

11.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 306, page 243.

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