Family:Whitney, Daniel (c1822-1860)

Daniel Whitney (Alexander), son of Alexander and Margaret (-----) Whitney, was born about 1822, Halifax, NS, or Prince Edward Island, and died 13 May 1860, North Reading, MA, aged 38 years, of consumption.^[1]

He married, 22 Apr 1851, Lowell, MA, Mary Haly, both of Reading,^[2] daughter of Jeremiah and Catherine (-----) Haley She was born about 1831, County Kerry, Ireland, and died 28 Jun 1886, Lowell, MA. She married secondly, 22 Jun 1863, Lowell, MA, James Gillogly, b. ca. 1804, Lowell, MA, son of Patrick and Catherine (-----) Gillogly.^[3]

He was a tin worker, farmer, and laborer.

Children of Daniel and Mary (Haly) Whitney:

i.	Mary A. Whitney, b. ca. 1852, MA [no record found in MA VRs 1841-1910]; d. 17 Feb 1862, Tewksbury, MA, aged 9 years, of meningitis.[4]
ii.	Julia Whitney, b. 6 May 1853, North Reading, MA;[5] d. aft. 1860, but not found in 1865 or 1870 censuses.
iii.	Josiah Whitney, b. 13 Sep 1857, Andover, MA.[6] "Joseph" in 1860 census. Also 3 Sep 1857, Amesbury, MA. "Joseph" d. 23 Nov 1861, Tewksbury, MA, aged 4 years, of scrofula.[7]
iv.	Ellen O. Whitney, b. 15 Aug 1859, North Reading, MA;[8] d. 2 Jun 1862, Tewksbury, MA, aged 2 years, of "In Native Fever".[9] "Ella" in 1860 census.

Census

• 1850, Reading, Middlesex Co., MA:

27 30 Albert H. Holt 30 M - Farmer $10000 Mass. Rebekah B. " 23 F - " Daniel Whitney 25 M - Farmer Nova Scotia John Gilman 14 M - Mass. Attended school Hannah Raraden 20 F - Ireland Illiterate 31 Nathan E. Jaques 28 F - Farmer Mass. Olive Jaques 28 F - " Albert F. " 4 M - "

• 1855, North Andover, Middlesex Co., MA:

175 211 Daniel Whitney 33 M - Laborer Nova Scotia Mary Whitney 24 F - Ireland Mary A. Whitney 3 F - Massachusetts Julia Whitney 2 F - "

• 1860, North Reading, Middlesex Co., MA:

92 108 Mary Whitney 28 F - Seamstress Ireland Mary Whitney 8 F - Mass. Julia Whitney 7 F - Mass. Joseph Whitney 2 M - Mass. Ella Whitney 9/12 F - Mass.

• 1860, North Reading, Middlesex Co., MA:

Daniel Whitney North Reading, Middlesex Co. 39 M - M Nova Scotia May ?????? Bleeding from lungs 120

• 1865, Lowell Ward 4, Middlesex Co., MA: Mary Gillogly, husband James.
• 1870, Lowell Ward 4, Middlesex Co., MA: Mary Gillogly, husband James, and children Sarah, 4, and Owen, 1.
• 1880, Lowell, Middlesex Co., MA: Mary Gillogly, husband James, and children Mary S., 16, Ellen, 12, and Owen, 10.

References

• Census records.

1.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 139, page 159.

2.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 55, page 116.

3.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 163, page 106.

4.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 157, page 226.

5.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 73, page 142.

6.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 105, page 216.

7.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 148, page 193.

8.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 124, page 161.

9.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 148, page 190.

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