Family:Whitney, Charles Edward (1836-1908)
Charles Edward8 Whitney (Elias7, Jonathan6, Elias5, Elias4, Jonathan3, Benjamin2, John1), son of Elias7 and Zelona Semira (Carpenter) Whitney, born 24 Oct 1836, Milford, MA,[1] died 17 Nov 1908, Milford, MA, aged 72 years 24 days, of Bright's disease.[2]
He married, 13 Sep 1859, Chester, VT, Mary Elizabeth Onion, daughter of Horace and Julia A. (Deming) Onion. She was born 30 Apr 1840, Chester, VT, died after 1910. Apparently her father changed his name to Deming, and his daughter followed suit, so some records call her Mary Elizabeth Deming.
He was a bootmaker.
He is justice of the peace, bail commissioner, and first special justice of the third district court of southern Worcester. Is secretary of Montgomery Lodge, A. F. & A. M.
He resided 16 Grant St., Milford, MA.
Children of Charles Edward8 and Mary Elizabeth (Onion/Deming) Whitney:
i. Horace Elias9 Whitney, b. 19 or 18 Oct 1861, Milford, MA [as "Charles Elias"];[3] m. Cora Lee Snell. ii. Alice Eliza Whitney, b. 19 Feb 1864; d. 4 Oct 1909, Hopedale, MA, aged 45 years 7 months28 days, of cerebral apoplexy;[4] m. 24 or 22 Sep 1884, Milford, MA, David Aldrich Westcott, b. ca. 1863, Scituate, RI, son of Asa A. and Elizabeth (Aldrich) Westcott;[5] resided Hopedale, MA. iii. Julia E. Whitney, b. 22 Aug 1867; resided Milford, MA. iv. Mary Elizabeth Whitney, b. 2 Feb 1870, Chester, VT;[6] m. 15 Jun 1897, Milford, MA, Thomas F. Bowker, b. ca. 1868, NS, son of Michael and Alice M. (Stone) Bowker;[7] resided Milford, MA. v. Amy Louise Whitney, b. 24 Apr 1872, Milford, MA, or, as "Lousia", b. 22 Mar 1872, Milford, MA;[8] m. 9 Nov 1904, Milford, MA [also recorded at Framingham, MA], George Holman Staples, b. 23 Sep 1874, Westborough, MA, son of Samuel O. and Emily M. (Boynton) Staples;[9] resided Milford, MA. vi. Cora May Whitney, b. 21 Feb 1876, Milford, MA; m. 10 Jun 1903, So. Framingham, MA [recorded at Milford, MA], or Milford, MA [recorded at Northbridge, MA], Richard William Davis, b. ca. 1879, Auburn, ME, son of Herbert E. and Annie E. (Austin) Davis;[10] resided Milford, MA. vii. Charles Edward Whitney, b. 12 Oct 1879, Milford, MA.[11] viii. Henry Deming Whitney, b. 12 Aug 1883, Milford, MA;[12] m. 8 Oct 1907, Milford, MA, Ethel Hawes Aldrich, b. ca. 1884, Milford, MA, dau. of Lewis F. and Eva (Norcross) Aldrich.[13]
Census
1163 1863 Elias Whitney 47 M - Farmer $4000 $1300 Mass. Silona 47 F - Conn. Charles E. 23 M - Farmer Mass. Mary E. 20 F - Vermont Samuel S. Sherman 24 M - Boot Bottomer Conn. Michael Carlan 25 M - " " Ireland Mary 27 F - " Jane 2 F - Mass. Kate McKeever 11 F - Ireland
1039 1718 Whitney, Elias 58 M W Blacksmith $6000 $2000 Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Zelona 58 F W Keeping house Connecticut -----, Charles 33 M W Upper leather click $1000 Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Mary E. 30 F W No occupation Vermont -----, Horace E. 8 M W Attending school Mass. Attended school -----, Alice E. 7 F W Attending school " Attended school -----, Julia E. 3 F W Vermont -----, Mary E. 3/12 F W " Born in Feb Toomey, Catharine 20 F W Domestic servant Connecticut Parents foreign born
Charles E. WHITNEY 43 Self M M W MA Works In Boot Shop MA CT Mary E. WHITNEY 40 Wife F M W VT Keeping House VT CT Horace E. WHITNEY 18 Son M S W MA MA VT Alice E. WHITNEY 16 Dau F S W MA At Home MA VT Julia E. WHITNEY 12 Dau F S W VT MA VT Mary E. WHITNEY 10 Dau F S W VT MA VT Amy L. WHITNEY 8 Dau F S W MA MA VT Cora M. WHITNEY 4 Dau F S W MA MA VT Charles E. WHITNEY 8M Son M S W MA MA VT James M. TAYLOR 23 Oth M S W MA Laborer MA MA
61 92 Whitney, Charles E. Head W M Oct 1836 63 mar 40 Massachusetts Massachusetts Connecticut Supt. coat factory station, Owns mortgaged house -----, Mary E. Wife W F Apr 1840 60 mar 40 8ch 8liv Vermont Vermont Vermont -----, Julia E. Dau W F Aug 1867 32 sgl Vermont Massachusetts Vermont -----, Amy L. Dau W F Apr 1872 28 sgl Massachusetts Massachusetts Vermont Accountant -----, Cora M. Dau W F Feb 1876 24 sgl Massachusetts Massachusetts Vermont Musician teacher -----, Charles E. Son W M Oct 1879 20 sgl Massachusetts Massachusetts Vermont Accountant -----, Harry D. Son W M Aug 1883 16 sgl Massachusetts Massachusetts Vermont At school Deming, Fannie E. SiL W F Aug 1850 49 sgl Vermont Vermont Vermont
References
- Census records.
- All data imported from Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), pp. 589-590.
1.^ "Charles Edward [Whitney], s. of Elias and Zelona L., [born] Oct. 24, 1836," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Milford, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: 1917).
2.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 1908/68 (death), page 97.
3.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 143, page 216.
4.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 1909/49 (Death), page 393.
5.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 363, page 318.
6.^ Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births. Also, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 225, page 257.
7.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 471, page 471.
8.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 243, page 272.
9.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 547, page 401, and volume 548, page 350.
10.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 538, pages 345 and 363.
11.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 306, page 295.
12.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 342, page 331.
13.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 572, page 379.
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