Family:Whitney, Charles (1805-1884)

Charles⁸ Whitney (Silas⁷, Silas⁶, Daniel⁵, Richard⁴, Richard³, Richard², John¹), son of Silas⁷ and Abigail M. (Shedd) Whitney, was born 15 Sep 1805, Boston, MA, and died 27 Dec 1884, Boston, MA.

Marriage intentions were published 1826, Charlestown, MA, for him "Mr." "of Charlestown" and "Miss" Maria Emery "of Chichester, N.H."^[1] He married, 6 Jun 1826, Concord, NH, Lydia Maria Emery, daughter of Benjamin and Lydia (Hall) Emery. She was born 24 Feb 1808, Concord, NH, and died 12 Dec 1884, Melrose, MA, aged 76 years 9 months 11 days, of valvular disease of heart and dropsy.^[2]

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Whitney, of the Highlands, reached the fifty-eighth anniversary of their marriage, Friday, 6 Jun 1884. Mr. Whitney started from Charlestown, Massachusetts, 5 Jun 1826, at sunrise, and arrived at Chichester, New Hampshire, at sundown, in a chaise, a distance of about seventy miles. The following morning he was united in marriage to Lydia Maria Emery, having seen her but twice, their courtship being done mostly by proxy. And that they have lived together so long and happily proves that long courtships are not always necessary. Mr. Charles Whitney, a gentleman highly esteemed by all who knew him, died on Sunday, at his home on Melrose street, aged 79 years. It was only 16 days after the death of his wife, with whom he been wedded nearly 59 years. It seemed a beautiful mercy of the Almighty that death should not long divide them, and, although their departure is sorrowful to the mourners bereft, yet they were sheaves fully ripe, and God has garnered them. [Melrose Journal.] He died 27 Dec 1884; resided Boston, Massachusetts.

Children of Charles⁸ and Lydia Maria (Emery) Whitney:

i.	Louisa M.9 Whitney, b. 16 Sep 1827; m. Benjamin F. Peakes; resided 8 Codman Park, Roxbury, MA.
ii.	Augusta G. Whitney, b. 20 Aug 1829; d. 22 Apr 1860; m. ----- Weissbuga.
iii.	Mary Eliza Whitney, b. 5 Nov 1831; d. 23 Apr 1874, Berlin, WI; m. Edgar B. Fox. Ch.: Edgar Augustus, b. 7 Jun 1852; m. Bertha Sweet; res. Berlin, WI; Harold Sumner, b. 16 Jun 1856; m. Addie Easton; res, Berlin; George Julian, b. 4 May 1858; m. Emma Seelye; resided Berlin; Fannie Louise, b. 14 Feb 1864; m. Frank C. Roberts; resided Braintree, MA; Annie Alice Lydia, b. 7 Sep 1868; m. A. Adelbert Doty; Edgar Bernard, Jr., b. 9 Dec 1872; resided Berlin.
iv.	Helen S. Whitney, b. 2 Apr 1834; d. 1843.
v.	Frances E. Whitney, b. 14 May 1837; d. 1920[3]; m. Henry G. Washburn; resided 8 Codman Park, Boston, MA.
vi.	Charles J. Whitney, b. 15 Jan 1839; d. Feb 1839.
vii.	Charles J. Whitney, b. 11 Jan 1840; d. 1842.
viii.	Charles J. Whitney, b. 15 May 1843; m.(1) Mary E. Dunbar; m.(2) Helen E. Fuller.
ix.	Helen Swan Whitney, b. 18 Jul 1849; d. 1941[4]; resided 8 1/2 Beethoven St., Roxbury, MA.

Census

• 1830: not found.
• 1840, Newton, Middlesex Co., MA: Chs. Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 0-4, 2 females 30-39, 2 females 10-14, and 3 females 5-9.
• 1850, Boston Ward 9, Suffolk Co., MA:

17 20 Chas. Whitney 44 M - Innkeeper Mass. Lydia M. " 42 F - Me. Agusta G. " 19 F - Mass. Mary E. " 16 F - " Frances E. " 13 F - " Attended school Chas. J. " 6 M - " Attended school Ellen S. " 1 F - " B. F. Peake 25 M - Commissions Me. Louisa M. " 22 F - Mass. Ellen " 3 F - " Cath. " 7/12 F - " Thos. Dobson 60 M - Clerk Eng. Henry Hawkes 26 M - Timworker " John Haven 33 M - Map Designer " Elisa Charming 17 F - Ireld. Julie Luskin 20 F - " Illiterate

• 1855, Newton, Middlesex Co., MA:

113 145 Charles Whitney 49 M - Innholder Massachusetts Maria " 44 F - New Hampshire Charles " Jr. 12 M - " Helen " 7 F - " Mary Donald 35 F - Ireland Henry Washburn 20 M - Clerk Massachusetts Fanny " 17 F - Maine Frances A. " 1d F - Massachusetts

• 1860, Newton, Middlesex Co., MA:

1639 1901 Chas. Whitney 54 M - Merchant $1800 $500 Mass. Lydia M. " 52 F - N.H. Chas. J. " 16 M - Clerk Mass. Ellen Swan 10 F - Mass. Frances E. Washburn 21 F - Me.

• 1870, Melrose Middlesex Co., MA:

16 17 Whitney, Chas. 63 M W Clerk in Newspaper Off. $1800 $150 Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Lydia M. 61 F W Keeping House N.H. -----, Helen S. 20 F W No occupation Mass. Washburn, Chas. H. 9 M W Attending School " Attended school Washburn, Fannie E. 32 F W No Occupation Maine

• 1880, Melrose, Middlesex Co., MA:

Charles WHITNEY 74 Self M M W MA MA MA Lydia M. WHITNEY 72 Wife F M W NH Keeping House NH NH Helen S. WHITNEY 29 Dau F S W MA At Home MA NH Annie A. L. FOX 12 GDau F S W WI At School ENG. ME Fannie L. WASHBURN 43 Dau F M W ME ME NH Charles R. WASHBURN 19 GSon M S W MA At College ME 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. 513.

1.^  "Mr. Charles Whitney of Charlestown & Miss Maria Emery of Chichester, N.H., entered May 20, 1826," according to Roger D. Joslyn, F.A.S.G., comp. and ed., Vital Records of Charlestown, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1984).

2.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 356, page 149.

3.^  Frances Washburn headstone, Common Street Cemetery, Watertown, MA. Online database: Find A Grave.

4.^  Helen Whitney headstone, Common Street Cemetery, Watertown, MA. Online database: Find A Grave.

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