Family:Whitney, Charles Raymond (1878-1942)
Charles Raymond8 "Ray" Whitney (Charles Edgar7, Ebenezer6, Micah5, Abel4, Nathaniel3, Benjamin2, John1), son of Charles Edgar7 and Julia (Burbank) Whitney, was born 28 Mar 1878, Phillips, ME, and died 21 Oct 1942, Beverly, MA.
He married, 29 Sep 1909, Beverly, MA, Mary Elsie Durdan, daughter of John E. and Elizabeth (Costain) Durdan.[1] She was born 28 Jan 1884, Haliburton, Prince Edward Island, Canada, and died 28 or 27 Oct 1959, Beverly, MA.
Ray Whitney was only 10 years old when his father became ill. At this time, he went to live with the Brackley family. Here he did chores around the farm and continued in school. The Brackleys' son Carroll became his life-long friend. When his father died in 1894, the family moved to Franklin, MA. Here he worked for Dr. Gallison, driving and caring for the doctor's rig. He learned quite a bit about medicine from the doctor.
He came to Beverly and the United Shoe Co. shortly after United opened in 1906. He married Mary Elsie Durdan, and worked as a machinist many years at United Shoe and at several other local companies.
He was very active in the Methodist Church, being superintendent of the Sunday School for a long time. He always had a big garden and raised poultry. He loved the outdoors - fishing whenever an opportunity offered.
He died in October, 1942 after a long illness. He is buried in Puritan Lawn Memorial Park, West Peabody, MA on the east side of Suntaaug Lake. The park is a part of what was the estate of John B. Pierce, his cousin. Elsie is buried beside him.
Children of Charles Raymond8 "Ray" and Mary Elsie (Durdan) Whitney:
i. Esther May9 Whitney, b. 14 Feb 1911, Beverly, MA; m. Philip Ernest Nokes. ii. Charles A. Whitney, b. 16 Dec 1912, Beverly, MA; d. 31 May 1990, Vero Beach, FL. iii. Ruth Adelma Whitney, b. 5 Dec 1914, Beverly, MA.
References
1.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 597, page 398.
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