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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.  
 
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.  
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He was an innkeeper, at 41 Lincoln St.
  
 
Children of Charles<sup>8</sup> and Lydia Maria (Emery) Whitney:
 
Children of Charles<sup>8</sup> and Lydia Maria (Emery) Whitney:
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| '''Louisa M.<sup>9</sup> Whitney''', b. 16 Sep 1827; m. Benjamin F. Peakes; resided 8 Codman Park, Roxbury, MA.
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| '''Louisa M.<sup>9</sup> Whitney''', b. 16 Sep 1827, Charlestown, MA; d. 2 Sep 1905, Boston, MA, aged 77 years 11 months 16 days, of senile dementia;{{ref|XXXXX}} m. Benjamin F. Peakes; resided 8 Codman Park, Roxbury, MA.
 
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| '''Helen Swan Whitney''', b. 18 Jul 1849; d. 1941{{ref|5}}; resided 8 1/2 Beethoven St., Roxbury, MA.  
 
| '''Helen Swan Whitney''', b. 18 Jul 1849; d. 1941{{ref|5}}; resided 8 1/2 Beethoven St., Roxbury, MA.  
 
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Whitney, Ellen Swan, birth, 1848, vol. 36, p. 166:
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:[number] 190; [birthdate] July 10; [name] Ellen Swan Whitney; [sex] Female; [birthplace] 41 Lincoln; [parents] Charles & Lydia M. Whitney; [residence of father] 41 Lincoln; [occupation of father] Innkeeper; [birthplace of father] Boston; [birthplace of mother] Concord, N.H.
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           -----, Helen S.      20 F W No occupation              Mass.
 
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           Washburn, Chas. H.    9 M W Attending School            "    Attended school
 
           Washburn, Chas. H.    9 M W Attending School            "    Attended school
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* [[Archive:1880 Census Extracts, Massachusetts, Middlesex County#304|1880, Melrose, Middlesex Co., MA]]:
 
* [[Archive:1880 Census Extracts, Massachusetts, Middlesex County#304|1880, Melrose, Middlesex Co., MA]]:
 
<p class="Plaintext">Charles WHITNEY        74 Self M M W  MA                      MA  MA
 
<p class="Plaintext">Charles WHITNEY        74 Self M M W  MA                      MA  MA
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3.{{note|3}} "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: [http://www.AmericanAncestors.org New England Historic Genealogical Society], 2004; volume 356, page 149.
 
3.{{note|3}} "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: [http://www.AmericanAncestors.org New England Historic Genealogical Society], 2004; volume 356, page 149.
  
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4.{{note|4}} Frances Washburn headstone, Common Street Cemetery, Watertown, MA.  Online database: [http://www.findagrave.com Find A Grave].
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4.{{note|4}} "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: [http://www.AmericanAncestors.org New England Historic Genealogical Society], 2004; volume 1905/18, page 449.
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5.{{note|5}} Frances Washburn headstone, Common Street Cemetery, Watertown, MA.  Online database: [http://www.findagrave.com Find A Grave].
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6.{{note|6}} "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: [http://www.AmericanAncestors.org New England Historic Genealogical Society], 2004; volume 36, page 166.
  
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5.{{note|5}} Helen Whitney headstone, Common Street Cemetery, Watertown, MA.  Online database: [http://www.findagrave.com Find A Grave].
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7.{{note|7}} Helen Whitney headstone, Common Street Cemetery, Watertown, MA.  Online database: [http://www.findagrave.com Find A Grave].
  
 
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Copyright &copy; 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012-2014, [[User:Rlward|Robert L. Ward]] and the [[Whitney Research Group]].
  
 
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Revision as of 17:34, 17 November 2014

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,[2] 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.[3]

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.

He was an innkeeper, at 41 Lincoln St.

Children of Charles8 and Lydia Maria (Emery) Whitney:

i. Louisa M.9 Whitney, b. 16 Sep 1827, Charlestown, MA; d. 2 Sep 1905, Boston, MA, aged 77 years 11 months 16 days, of senile dementia;[4] 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[5]; 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[6]; resided 8 1/2 Beethoven St., Roxbury, MA.

Whitney, Ellen Swan, birth, 1848, vol. 36, p. 166:

[number] 190; [birthdate] July 10; [name] Ellen Swan Whitney; [sex] Female; [birthplace] 41 Lincoln; [parents] Charles & Lydia M. Whitney; [residence of father] 41 Lincoln; [occupation of father] Innkeeper; [birthplace of father] Boston; [birthplace of mother] Concord, N.H.


Census

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

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

842 1722 Charles Whitney 40 M - Whitneys Hotel Massachusetts Mrs. " 37 F - Massachusetts Henry Washburn 34 M - Clerk Massachusetts Mrs. " 33 F - Massachusetts Young " 3m F - Massachusetts Chas. Whitney Jr. 11 M - Massachusetts John Smith 33 M - Pasenger Agent Massachusetts John Regan 30 M - Hose Maff Massachusetts M. " 27 F - Massachusetts Thomas " 6 M - " Massachusetts H. Nicklas Royle 24 M - Patents New York Frankln Drawl 30 M - " New York Catherine O'Brien 26 F - Ireland Mary Breythn 25 F - Ireland

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.

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

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

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.^  "Charles Whitney & Maria Emery, m. 7 Jun 1826, NH," according to New Hampshire, Vital Records, Marriage Index.

3.^  "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.

4.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 1905/18, page 449.

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

6.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 36, page 166.

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

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