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| − | '''Francis Austin<sup>8</sup> Whitney''' ([[Family:Whitney, Joseph (1794-1873)|Joseph<sup>7</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Jonas (1761-1839)|Jonas<sup>6</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Jonas (1733-1778)|Jonas<sup>5</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, David (1697-1738)|David<sup>4</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1660- | + | '''Francis Austin<sup>8</sup> Whitney''' ([[Family:Whitney, Joseph (1794-1873)|Joseph<sup>7</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Jonas (1761-1839)|Jonas<sup>6</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Jonas (1733-1778)|Jonas<sup>5</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, David (1697-1738)|David<sup>4</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1660-a1748)|Benjamin<sup>3</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, John (1621-1692)|John<sup>2</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John<sup>1</sup>]]), born Westminister, Massachusetts, 5 Feb 1830; married in Lunenburg, Massachusetts, 9 Jun 1853, '''Mary L. Baker'''; born Jan. 28, 1834; died 21 Mar 1869; married 2d in Leominster, Massachusetts, 6 Jan 1870, '''Orocy A. Taylor'''; born 9 Sep 1844. |
Francis A. Whitney was born in Westminster, Massachusetts. Came to Leominster, Massachusetts, at age of 20 or thereabouts, and for a few months worked as a mechanic in the piano business. Then in company with F. W. Whitney he began the manufacture of children's carriages. Beginning in a small room, rented on the upper floor of an old factory, the business has gradually increased until it is now the largest children's carriage concern in the United States. Various changes have occurred in the business at different times. About 1870 he bought out F. W., ran it a few years alone and then formed a corporation, of which he is still president and holds a majority of the stock. The firm now employs 150 to 200 hands and manufactures about 40,000 carriages a year, which are sent even to Australia. About 15 years ago he also began the manufacture of shirts in Leominster in company with a Mr. Gaines, a young man acquainted with the details of the business. They are now, probably, the largest manufacturers of shirts in the United States. They employ about 700 hands and manufacture 600 to 800 dozen (7,200 to 9,600) shirts a day. Their business amounts to about $1,000,000 a year. He is, as might readily be imagined, perhaps the most prominent and wealthy man in the town of Leominster. He has given large sums of money to the Church there and to other benevolences, and is held in the most universal esteem and affection as a benefactor of the poor and a public spirited citizen. His relations with his employes have always been especially harmonious and actuated by a mutual regard. He has several times been asked to accept public office, but has always refused to become a candidate and has kept entirely aloof from political affairs; resided Leominster, Massachusetts. | Francis A. Whitney was born in Westminster, Massachusetts. Came to Leominster, Massachusetts, at age of 20 or thereabouts, and for a few months worked as a mechanic in the piano business. Then in company with F. W. Whitney he began the manufacture of children's carriages. Beginning in a small room, rented on the upper floor of an old factory, the business has gradually increased until it is now the largest children's carriage concern in the United States. Various changes have occurred in the business at different times. About 1870 he bought out F. W., ran it a few years alone and then formed a corporation, of which he is still president and holds a majority of the stock. The firm now employs 150 to 200 hands and manufactures about 40,000 carriages a year, which are sent even to Australia. About 15 years ago he also began the manufacture of shirts in Leominster in company with a Mr. Gaines, a young man acquainted with the details of the business. They are now, probably, the largest manufacturers of shirts in the United States. They employ about 700 hands and manufacture 600 to 800 dozen (7,200 to 9,600) shirts a day. Their business amounts to about $1,000,000 a year. He is, as might readily be imagined, perhaps the most prominent and wealthy man in the town of Leominster. He has given large sums of money to the Church there and to other benevolences, and is held in the most universal esteem and affection as a benefactor of the poor and a public spirited citizen. His relations with his employes have always been especially harmonious and actuated by a mutual regard. He has several times been asked to accept public office, but has always refused to become a candidate and has kept entirely aloof from political affairs; resided Leominster, Massachusetts. | ||
Revision as of 20:11, 28 August 2007
Francis Austin8 Whitney (Joseph7, Jonas6, Jonas5, David4, Benjamin3, John2, John1), born Westminister, Massachusetts, 5 Feb 1830; married in Lunenburg, Massachusetts, 9 Jun 1853, Mary L. Baker; born Jan. 28, 1834; died 21 Mar 1869; married 2d in Leominster, Massachusetts, 6 Jan 1870, Orocy A. Taylor; born 9 Sep 1844.
Francis A. Whitney was born in Westminster, Massachusetts. Came to Leominster, Massachusetts, at age of 20 or thereabouts, and for a few months worked as a mechanic in the piano business. Then in company with F. W. Whitney he began the manufacture of children's carriages. Beginning in a small room, rented on the upper floor of an old factory, the business has gradually increased until it is now the largest children's carriage concern in the United States. Various changes have occurred in the business at different times. About 1870 he bought out F. W., ran it a few years alone and then formed a corporation, of which he is still president and holds a majority of the stock. The firm now employs 150 to 200 hands and manufactures about 40,000 carriages a year, which are sent even to Australia. About 15 years ago he also began the manufacture of shirts in Leominster in company with a Mr. Gaines, a young man acquainted with the details of the business. They are now, probably, the largest manufacturers of shirts in the United States. They employ about 700 hands and manufacture 600 to 800 dozen (7,200 to 9,600) shirts a day. Their business amounts to about $1,000,000 a year. He is, as might readily be imagined, perhaps the most prominent and wealthy man in the town of Leominster. He has given large sums of money to the Church there and to other benevolences, and is held in the most universal esteem and affection as a benefactor of the poor and a public spirited citizen. His relations with his employes have always been especially harmonious and actuated by a mutual regard. He has several times been asked to accept public office, but has always refused to become a candidate and has kept entirely aloof from political affairs; resided Leominster, Massachusetts.
Children of Francis Austin8 Whitney and Mary L. (Baker) Whitney:
i. Addie Sophia9 Whitney, born 11 Jun 1854; died 28 Sep 1854. ii. Herbert Baker Whitney, born 24 Nov 1856; married Belle Boardman. iii. Frank Judson Whitney, born 11 Oct 1858; married Mary A. Porter. iv. Fanny Harrington Whitney, born 18 Apr 1867; died 10 Sep 1874.
Child of Francis Austin8 and Orocy A. (Taylor) Whitney:
v. Frances Abbie Whitney, born 29 May 1873.
References
1. 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. 480.
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