Family:Whitney, Ephraim (1817-1899)

Ephraim⁸ Whitney (Daniel⁷, Daniel⁶, Daniel⁵, Richard⁴, Richard³, Richard², John¹), son of Daniel⁷ and Sarah (Marble) Whitney, was born 19 Sep 1817,^[1] Stow, MA,^[2] and died after 1880.

He married, 22 Jul 1850, Still River, MA, Mary Haskell. She was born 6 Dec 1825,^[3] Harvard, MA, and died after 1880.

He resided Ashburnham, Harvard, and Still River, MA.

Children of Ephraim⁸ and Mary (Haskell) Whitney:

i.	Herbert H.9 Whitney, b. 19 Oct 1851; m. 8 May 1882; resided Grafton.
ii.	Helen F. Whitney, b. 7 Apr 1854; m. 22 Mar 1893, Royal Cheney; resided Still River, MA.
iii.	Arthur Sumner Whitney, b. 16 May 1856, Ashburnham, MA;[4] d. 24 Oct 1907, Chico, CA; bur. Chico Cemetery, Chico, CA;[5] m. 17 Apr 1877, Harvard, MA, Alice A. McIntyre, b. ca. 1857, Somerville, MA, dau. of James E. and Anna D. (-----) McIntyre.[6] Children: a. Edward A.10 Whitney, b. 29 Jan 1878, Boxborough, MA;[7] d. 6 Jul 1880, Ayer, MA, aged 2 years 3 months 16 days, of acute hydrocephalus.[8] b. Ellen G. Whitney, b. ca. 1879, Still River, MA; m. 26 Aug. 1896, Falmouth, MA, Oline S. Fish, b. ca. 1875, Falmouth, MA, son of C. B. and Lucy C. (Pratt) Fish.[9] c. Alice Augusta Whitney, b. 27 Dec 1880, Ayer, MA;[10] m. 29 Aug 1900, Attleborough, MA, Thomas F. Williams, b. ca. 1878, Attleborough, MA, son of Douglass and Abby (Kennedy) Williams.[11]
iv.	William H. Whitney, b. 14 Aug 1859, Ashburnham, MA;[12] m. 18 Sep 1888, Bertha M. Mason, b. 5 Aug 1869; resided s. p., Potsdam, NY; is a gardner and plant grower owning large greenhouses.
v.	Alfred R. Whitney, b. 7 Sep 1864, Ashburnham, MA,[13] but 14 Sep 1862 [Pierce]; d. 25 Feb 1883.
vi.	Edward H. Whitney, b. 2 Mar 1869; m. 31 Aug 1894, Mary L. Taylor, b. 28 May 1866; res., s. p., 21 Townsend St., Worcester, MA.
vii.	Mary A. Whitney, b. 25 Oct 1871; resided Still River, MA.

Census

• 1850, Ashburnham, Worcester Co., MA:

229 258 Charles H. Barrett 37 M - Farmer $7000 Massachusetts Emma H. " 36 F - " Emma Flint 57 F - " John P. Brown 24 M - Farmer " Ephraim Whitney 35 M - Lumbering $4500 "

• 1855, Ashburnham, Worcester Co., MA:

199 250 Ephraim Whitney 37 M - Farmer Mass. Mary H. Whitney 29 F - " Herbert H. Whitney 3 M - " Hellen F. Whitney 1 F - " Joseph Fitzpatrick 21 M - Laborer Ireland

• 1860, Ashburnham, Worcester Co., MA:

352 390 Ephram Whitney 43 M - Farming $500 $300 Massachusetts Mary H. " 32 F - " Herbert H. Whitny 8 M - Massachusetts Attended school Hellen F. " 5 F - " Attended school Arthur S. " 3 M - " William C. " 11/12 M - "

• 1870, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA:

76 85 Whitney, Ephraim 52 M W Farmer $5000 $500 Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Mary H. 44 F W Keeping House Mass. -----, Herbert H. 18 M W Farm laborer Mass. -----, Hellen F. 16 F W No Occupation Mass. -----, Arthur S. 14 M W At Home Mass. Attended school -----, Henry W. 10 M W At Home Mass. Attended school -----, Alfred R. 8 M W At Home Mass. Attended school -----, Edward H. 1 M W At Home Mass. Potter, Edward 18 M W Farm laborer Mass. Foly, Honory 19 F W House Keeper Ireland Parents foreign born

• 1880, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA:

Ephraim WHITNEY 62 Self M M W MASS Farmer MASS MASS Mary H. WHITNEY 54 Wife F M W MASS Keeping House MASS MASS Helen F. WHITNEY 26 Dau F S W MASS MASS MASS Alfred R. WHITNEY 17 Son M S W MASS At School MASS MASS Edward H. WHITNEY 11 Son M S W MASS At School MASS MASS Mary A. WHITNEY 8 Dau F S W MASS At School MASS MASS Honora NAYLON 18 Oth F S W IRELAND Servant IRELAND IRELAND

• 1880, Ayer, Middlesex Co., MA:

Arther WHITNEY 24 Self M M W MA Teamster MA MA Alice WHITNEY 22 Wife F M W MA Keeping House MA MA Edward A. WHITNEY 2 Son M S W MA MA MA Ellen G. WHITNEY 1 Dau F S W MA MA MA

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. 511.

1.^  "Ephraim [Whitney], [born] Sept. 19, 1817. G.R. 3," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Harvard, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: Wright & Potter Printing Co., 1917).

2.^  "Ephraim [Whitney], s. Daniel and Sarah, [born] Sept. 19, 1817," according to F. Apthorp Foster, ed., Vital Records of Stow, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1911).

3.^  "Mary H. [-----] [Whitney], w. of Ephraim, [born] Dec. 6, 1825. G.R. 3," according to Harvard Vital Records.

4.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 98, page 198 [given name omitted]; also volume 125, page 145.

5.^  Find A Grave memorial #60170786, Arthur Sumner Whitney.

6.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 291, page 208.

7.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 296, page 48.

8.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 320, page 42.

9.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 460, page 133.

10.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 314, page 46.

11.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 500, page 139.

12.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 125, page 145.

13.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 152, page 132.

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