Family:Whitney, Clarence M. (1838-1881)

Clarence⁸ Whitney (Simon⁷, Nathaniel Ruggles⁶, Simon⁵, Daniel⁴, Benjamin³, John², John¹), son of Simon⁷ and Mary (Walker) Whitney, was born 1 Jan 1838,^[1] Framingham, MA,^[2] and died 6 Jan 1881.

He married, 22 Aug 1862, Dorchester, MA, Julia A. Tilson, daughter of Josiah and Julia Ann (Sampson) Tilson, of Kingston, MA. She was born 4 Apr 1841,^[3] Kingston, MA, and died 31 Jul 1897, Boston, MA, aged 56 years 3 months 27 days, of cancer of the lung.^[4]

Julia A. Tilson was a Mayflower descendant from Isaac Allerton (twice), John Billington, William Brewster (twice), Francis Cooke, Samuel Fuller, Stephen Hopkins, William Mullins (three times), Digory Priest, Henry Sampson, Myles Standish, Richard Warren (three times), and Edward Winslow.

Children of Clarence⁸ and Julia A. (Tilson) Whitney:

i.	Abbie W.9 Whitney, b. 10 Aug 1867, MA; d. 2 Jan 1871, MA.
ii.	Hattie Whitney, b. 26 Feb 1872, MA; d. 14 Jul 1881.

Census

• 1850, Framingham, Middlesex Co., MA:

174 197 Simon Whitney 49 M - Physician $13200 Massachusetts Mary " 46 F - " Alsten " 21 M - Physician " Abba " 19 F - " Harriet L. " 16 F - " Attended school Clarence " 12 M - " Attended school James B. " 7 M - " Attended school Gardiner Haynes 18 M - Labourer " Catharine Duffy 30 F - Ireland Adaline Howe 10 F - Massachusetts

• 1860, Framingham, Middlesex Co., MA:

330 377 Simon Whitney 60 M - Physician $10000 $3000 Mass. Mary " 58 F - " Harriet F. " 25 F - " Clarence " 22 M - Clerk Dry Goods " James B. " 17 M - " " " " Ellen Manly 27 F - Servant Ireland Margaret Tynan 35 F - " " James " 33 M - Farm Laborer "

• 1870, Charlestown Ward 3, Middlesex Co., MA:

979 1375 Whiting, Clarance 31 M W Fancy Goods Store Ret. $10000 $6000 Mass. Male citizen over 21 Jula A. 29 F W Keeping house " Abbie W. 4 F W At home " Tillson, Albert 21 M W Clerk in Store " Male citizen over 21 Donahue, Mary 24 F W Domestic Servant Ireland Parents foreign born, Illiterate

• 1880, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA:

Clarence WHITNEY 41 Self M M W MA Clerk In Dry Goods MA MA Julia A WHITNEY 38 Wife F M W MA Keeping House ME MA Hattie WHITNEY 8 Dau F S W MA School MA MA

References

• Census records.

1.^  "Clarence [Whitney], s. of Dr. Simon and Mary, [born] Jan. 1, 1838," according to Framingham Vital Records.

2.^  "Clarence [Whitney], [born] Jan. 1, 1838. G.R.3," according to Vital Records of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: 1914-1915).

3.^  "Julia A. [_____] [Whitney], w. of Clarence, [born] Apr. 4, 1841. G.R.3," according to Cambridge 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 474, page 308.

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