Family:Whitney, Frederick H. (1807-1864)

Frederick H.⁷ Whitney (Barnabas⁶, Timothy⁵, Jonas⁴, Moses³, Richard², John¹), son of Barnabas⁶ and Harriet (Heileman) Whitney, was born 25 Sep 1807, VT, and died 24 Aug 1864, Trenton, NJ.

He married, 10 Nov 1831, Boston, MA, Abigail B. Bumstead,^[1] daughter of Josiah and Mary G. (Andrews) Bumstead. She was born 18 Oct 1812 and died 5 Mar 1891, Boston, MA (also recorded in Dedham, MA), aged 78 years, of paralysis and heart failure.^[2]

He resided Boston, MA.

Children of Frederick H.⁷ and Abigail B. (Bumstead) Whitney:

i.	Jane F.8 Whitney, b. 14 Apr 1832, Brooklyn, NY; m. 1 May 1854, Boston, MA, William Francis George, b. ca. 1827, Lowell, MA, son of William F. George;[3] resided 82 Myrtle St., Boston, MA. He was b. 9 Oct 1838; d. 30 Jun 1865; was commission merchant. Children: a. Katherine Whitney George, b. 1 Sep 1855. b. Isabel Percy George, b. 7 Jul 1858.
ii.	Frederick H. Whitney, b. Apr 1833; d. 1856.
iii.	Catherine Lillie Whitney, b. 1838, Boston, MA; d. 18 May 1861; m. 1859, New York City, NY, Walter Scott. Children: a. Paul Tower, b. 1861.
iv.	Josiah Bumstead Whitney, b. 15 Jul 1846, Dedham, MA;[4] m. Elizabeth Gately.
v.	Calista Stuart Whitney, b. 18 Jun 1848, Dedham, MA; unmarried: resided Boston, MA.

Census

• 1850, Needham, Norfolk Co., MA:

2 2 Frederick H. Whitney 42 M - Farmer $1200 Vt. Abigail B. " 39 F - Mass. Jane F. " 19 F - N.Y. Frederick H. " 17 M - Farmer Mass. Catherine L. " 12 F - " Attended school Josiah B. " 4 M - " Calista S. " 2 F - "

• 1855: not found.
• 1855, Dedham, Norfolk Co., MA:

476 485 Augustus T. Pettingill 34 M - Varnisher Mass. Sarah D. Pettingill 35 F - Mass. George M. Ball 10 M - Mass. Theodore T. Ball 6 M - Mass. Sarah E. Pettingill 3 F - Mass. Henry A. Pettingill 1 M - Mass. Frederick A. Pettingill 7m M - Mass. Ellen Buckley 30 F - Ireland John Wheeler 20 M - Cabinet Maker Mass. 486 Abigail Whitney 45 F - Mass. Josiah B. Whitney 8 M - Mass. Callista Whitney 6 F - Mass.

• 1855, Boston Ward 6, Suffolk Co., MA:

765 1464 Nancy Copeland 79 F - Mass. Mary McQuid 39 F - Ireland Catharine L. Whitney 17 F - Mass. Omar Binney 25 M - Trader "

• 1860: not found.
• 1860, Dedham, Norfolk Co., MA:

2901 2897 A. B. Whiting 49 F Mass. Josiah " 14 M " Attended school Calista " 12 F "

• 1870, Dedham, Norfolk Co., MA:

683 795 Burgess, Edward P. 43 M W Farmer $5000 Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Mary B. 35 F W Keeping house Rhode Island -----, William P. 13 M W Attending school Mass. Attended school -----, Sarah K. 10 F W Attending school Mass. Attended school -----, John K. 7 M W Attending school Mass. Attended school -----, Edward P. 2 M W At home Mass. Burns, Ellen 30 F W Domestic servant Ireland Parents foreign born Grady, Mary 20 F W Domestic servant Ireland Parents foreign born Whitney, Abby 58 F W No occupation Mass.

• 1870, Dedham, Norfolk Co., MA:

555 644 Stow, John 73 M W Huckster $400 Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Mary 63 F W Keeping house Mass. Nichols, John H. 26 M W Clerk in store New Hampshire Male citizen over 21 -----, Samuel G. 10 M W Attending school Mass. Attended school Whitney, Calista 21 F W No occupation Mass. Nichols, Martha H. 28 F W Travelling Agent New Hampshire

• 1870, Josiah not found.
• 1880, Dedham, Norfolk Co., MA:

Abby B. WHITNEY 68 Self F W W MA Keeps House MA MA Calista WHITNEY 31 Dau F S W MA At Home MA MA

• 1880, Josiah not found.
• 1900, 82 Myrtle Street, Boston Ward 11, Suffolk Co., MA:

37 50 Caryl, Harriett F. Head W F Nov 1834 65 sgl New York New York Massachusetts Teacher school, Rents house George, Jane T. Cous W F Apr 1832 68 wid 2ch 2liv New York Massachusetts Massachusetts -----, Catherine W. Cous W F Sep 1855 44 sgl New York Massachusetts New York -----, Isabelle R. Cous W F Jul 1858 41 sgl New York Massachusetts New York Teacher school Whitney, Calista S. Cous W F Jun 1848 51 sgl Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Wright, Horace W. Ldgr W M Jun 1848 51 sgl Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Minister -----, Mary A. Ldgr W F Feb 1850 50 sgl Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts

Calista's aunt was Harriet's mother.

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), pp. 319-320.

1.^  Boston, Massachusetts, Vital Records.

2.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 420, page 75; also volume 419, page 429.

3.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 80, page 74.

4.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 23, page 106.

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