Family:Whitney, Alvah Spaulding (1822-1863)

Alvah Spaulding⁷ Whitney (Josiah⁶, Hezekiah⁵, Hezekiah⁴, Joseph³, John², Henry¹), son of Josiah⁶ and Sarah (Spaulding) Whitney, was born 10 Feb 1822, Wolcott, VT, and died 21 Jan 1863, VA.

He "of Lowell" married, 20 Oct 1846, Lowell, MA, Idris F. Richardson of Lowell, daughter of William and Hannah (-----) Richardson.^[1] She was born about 1826 and died after 1910.

Phoenix says the following: "Alvah Spaulding Whitney ... went to Lowell, Mass., where he married, 20 Oct. 1846, Idris Richardson, of Lowell, formerly of Stowe, Vt. After his marriage, he lived successively in Wolcott, Vt.; Lowell, Mass., again; Craftsbury, Vt.; Hyde Park, Vt; and again in Wolcott. He enlisted, 11 Aug. 1862, in the Union army, and died in Virginia, 21 Jan. 1863, and was buried there. She was living at Lowell, in 1874.

Children of Alvah Spaulding⁷ and Idris (Richardson) Whitney:

i.	Sarah M. Whitney, b. ca. 1847, Lowell, MA; d. bef. 1860, Wolcott, VT.
ii.	Sylvia A. Whitney, b. ca. 1849, Wolcott, VT; living 1910, Chelmsford, MA, unmarried.
iii.	Ida R. Whitney, b. ca. 1851, Lowell, MA; m. 14 Nov 1877, Lowell, MA, Edgar P. Barclay, son of Cyrus P. and Lydia (-----) Barclay, b. ca. 1850, MA, as his second wife.[2] Ch.: Guy R. Barclay, b. ca. 1879, MA.
iv.	Julia V. Whitney, b. ca. 1853, Craftsbury, VT; d. 20 Mar 1899, Lowell, MA, aged 46 years 5 months 7 days, of cirrosis of the liver; unmarried.[3]
v.	Helen V. Whitney, b. ca. 1855, Craftsbury, VT; m. 27 Jun 1877, Lowell, MA, George T. Halstead, son of Robert and Jane (-----) Whitney, b. ca. 1851, MA.[4]
vi.	Ellen M. Whitney, b. ca. May 1858, Hyde Park, VT; living 1910, Chelmsford; m. 3 Jul 1879, Lowell, MA, George E. Barclay, son of Cyrus P. and Lydia (-----) Barclay, b. ca. 1857.[5]
vii.	Flora H. Whitney, b. ca. 1862, Wolcott, VT; living 1910, Worcester, MA; unmarried.

Census

• 1850, Wolcott, Lamoille Co., VT:

124 125 Alva S. Whitney 28 M - Laborer Vt. Iris " 24 F - " Sylvia A. Whitney 1 F - " Sarah A. " 3 F - Mass.

• 1860, Hyde Park, Lamoille Co., VT:

2667 2587 Alva S. Whitney 38 M - Farmer $75 Vt. Idris S. Whitney 34 F - " Silva Whitney 11 F - " Attended school Idris Whitney 9 F - " Attended school Julia Whitney 7 F - " Attended school Helen Whitney 5 F - " Attended school Ellen Whitney 3 F - "

• 1870, Lowell, Middlesex Co., MA:

292 338 Whitney, Ida S. 44 F W Keeping house $500 Vermont Sylvia A. 21 F W Dress Maker Vermont Ida R. 19 F W Dress Maker Mass. Julia V. 17 F W Work Cotton Mill Vermont Helen V. 15 F W Work Cotton Mill Vermont Nellie M. 12 F W At School Vermont Attended school Flora H. 8 F W At School Vermont Attended school 339 Caswell, Michael 55 M W Engineer Stay. Engine $200 Canada Parents foreign born, Male citizen over 21 Susan 55 F W Keeping house Maine 340 Gurday, Wm. P. 34 M W Carpenter N.H. Male citizen over 21 Adeline H. 30 F W Works Cotton Mill Mass. Willie C. 10 M W At School Mass. Attended school

• 1880, Lowell, Middlesex Co., MA:

Irbis WHITNEY 53 Self F W W VT Keeping House VT VT Selvia A. WHITNEY 30 Dau F S W VT Keeping House VT VT Julia V. WHITNEY 26 Dau F S W VT At Home VT VT Flora WHITNEY 18 Dau F S W VT At Home VT VT Nellie BARCLAY 22 Dau F M W VT Works In Hosiery VT VT Guy R. BARCLAY 3 GSon M S W MA VT VT Chas. NELSON 38 Oth M S W VT Sash Maker VT VT Hannah RICHARDSON 79 Moth F W W VT At Home VT VT

• 1900, 16 Common St., Ward 2, Lowell, Middlesex Co., MA:

116 231 Whitney, Idris Head W F Jul 1826 73 wid 7ch 5lv Vermont Vermont Vermont Rents House Barclay, Nellie M. Dau W F May 1858 42 m25 1ch 1lv Vermont Vermont Vermont Nurse Doyle, Susan Rmr W F Feb 1864 36 sgl P.E.I. Ireland Ireland Weaver McGounell, Ethel Rmr W F Jul 1879 20 sgl P.E.I. P.E.I. P.E.I. Linker Hosiery

• 1910, 164 Smith St., Ward 3, Lowell, Middlesex Co., MA:

122 184 Barclay, Edgar P. Head M W 60 m2 32 Massachusetts Vermont New Hampshire Carpenter House, Rents house -----, Ida R. Wife F W 58 m1 32 2ch 2lv Massachusetts Vermont Vermont None Whitney, Idris F. MiL M W 83 wid 7ch 5lv Vermont Vermont Vermont None

• 1910, Littleton St., Precinct 2, Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., MA:

471 507 Whitney, Idras F. Head F W 83 wid 7ch 5lv Vermont Vermont Vermont None Rents house -----, Silvia A. Dau F W 61 sgl Vermont Vermont Vermont Experienced Nurse Barclay, Eleanor M. Dau F W 53 m1 1ch 1lv Vermont Vermont Vermont Experienced Nurse

• 1910, Worcester State Hospital, Belmont Street, Ward 2, Worcester, Worcester Co., MA:

1 1 ... Whitney, Flora Inmate F W 27 sgl Vermont Vermont Vermont Ward work ...

References

• All data imported from Stephen Whitney Phoenix, The Whitney family of Connecticut, and its affiliations; being an attempt to trace the descendants, as well in the female as the male lines, of Henry Whitney, from 1649 to 1878; to which is prefixed some account of the Whitneys of England. (New York : Priv. Print. [Bradford Press] 1878), p. 353 and pp. 934-935.

1.^  "Albah [Alvah. int.] S. [Whitney], unm., of L., a. 24y., laborer, s. Josiah and Sarah, and Idris F. Richardson, unm., of L., a. 20y., operative, d. W[illia]m and Hannah, [married] Nov. 8, 1846," according to Vital Records of Lowell, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1930).

2.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 290, page 112.

3.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 493, page 466.

4.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 299, page 101.

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