Family:Whitney, Theodore A. (1830-1861)
Theodore A.8 Whitney (John Beadon7, Josiah6, Josiah5, David4, Benjamin3, John2, John1), son of John Beadon7 and Harriet (Cushing) Whitney, was born 29 Apr 1830, Ashby, MA,[1] and died 30 Apr 1861, Fitchburg or 1 May 1861, Ashby, MA, aged 31 years, of consumption.[2]
He married firstly, 28 Aug 1855, Fitchburg, MA, Laura W. Miller, daughter of John, Jr., and Harriet (Whitcomb) Miller.[3] She was born 26 Dec 1840, Hancock, NH, and died 5 Mar 1889. Apparently they were divorced. She married secondly, 12 Jul 1863, Leominster, MA, Charles Joy,[4] son of Samuel W. and Lucy (Farnsworth) Joy, born 15 Dec 1840, Leominster, MA.
He, of Boston, married secondly, 28 Jun 1860, Boston, MA, Ann Cecelia Andrews, of Newton, daughter of Peter and Ann (Stringtrom) Andrews.[5] She was born about 1827, England.
He was an organ maker. He resided Ashby and Fitchburg, MA.
Children of Theodore A.8 and Laura W. (Miller) Whitney:
i. George Augustus9 Whitney, b. 28 May 1856, Fitchburg, MA;[6] m. Minnieville W. Woodward.
Census
285 379 John Miller 46 M - Laborer New Hampshire Harriet W. Miller 44 F - New Hampshire Sarah Jenette Miller 22 F - New Hampshire Laura W. Miller 16 F - New Hampshire Theodore A. Whitney 24 M - Organ Maker Mass. Ralph Sawyer 23 M - Painter Vermont George F. Bateman 20 M - Tinsmith New Hampshire
1521 1407 John B. Whitney 59 M - Farmer $900 $200 Mass. Harriet 56 F - " Charles E. 22 M - Carpenter " Theodore 30 M - Pianoforte Maker " George A. 4 M - "
- 1860, Laura not found.
- 1870, George not found.
- 1880, Acton, Middlesex Co., MA:
James WILLIAMS 27 Self M S W MA Laborer IRE IRE Henry DAVIS 19 Oth M S W NOVA SCOTIA Laborer NOVA SCOTIA NOVA SCOTIA Samuel MARCHANT 16 Oth M S W NOVA SCOTIA Laborer NOVA SCOTIA NOVA SCOTIA Albert SPEARIN 26 Oth M S W ME Laborer ME ME George WHITNEY 25 Oth M S W MA Laborer MA MA John E. FLETCHER 38 Oth M S W MA Shoe Maker MA MA Jennie M. MCALLISTER 28 Oth F S W MA School Teacher NY 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. 477.
1.^ "Theodore [Whitney], s. John B. and Harriet, [born] Apr. 29, 1830," according to Jeannette D. Pingrey, comp., Birth, Marriage, and Death Records in the Town of Ashby, Massachusetts, from 1754 to 1890 (Decorah, IA: Anundsen Publishing Company, c. 1989), pp. 89-90.
2.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 148, page 39.
3.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 89, page 201.
4.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 164, page 184.
5.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 137, page 62.
6.^ "George Augustus [Whitney], s. Theodore A. and Laura W., [born] May 28, 1856," according to Walter A. Davis, comp., Old Records of the Town of Fitchburg, Massachusetts (Fitchburg, MA: Fitchburg City Council, 1898-1913), vol. 8, p. 97. Also, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 98, page 225.
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