Family:Whitney, George (1809-1868)
George8 Whitney (Josiah7, Josiah6, Josiah5, Richard4, Richard3, Richard2, John1), son of Josiah7 and Sarah (Emes) Whitney, was born 6 Oct 1809, Nelson, NH, or 10 Oct 1809, Packersfield, NH,[1] and died 24 Jun 1868, Keene, NH, aged 58 years 8 months.[2]
Marriage intentions were published 4 Aug 1833, Lynn, MA, for him and Nancy Nimms "of Sullivan, N.H."[3] He married, 12 Sep 1833, Nancy Nims. She was born 21 May 1809, and died 4 Dec 1870, Keene, NH, aged 61 years 6 months.[4]
He resided Keene, NH.
Children of George8 and Nancy (Nims) Whitney:
i. George Theodore9 Whitney, b. 18 Jun 1835, Lynn, MA[5] or Lynn, NH;[6] d. 12 Mar 1865; unmarried; was in war. ii. Sarah Abba Whitney, b. 20 Dec 1836, Lynn, MA;[7] resided Keene, NH. iii. Josiah Hood Whitney, b. 27 Aug 1838 or 29 Aug 1839, Nelson, NH;[8]; d. 3 Mar 1841. iv. Henry Albin Whitney, b. 30 Jun 1840, Nelson, NH;[9] d. 28 Dec 1851. v. Frances Adelaide Whitney, b. 26 Apr 1842, Nelson, NH;[10] m.(1) 3 Sep 1867, Keene, NH, Benjamin B. Calef;[11] m.(2) 22 Jun 1871, Keene, NH, George H. French;[12] resided Malone, NY. vi. Josiah Lee Whitney, b. 19 May 1844, Nelson, NH;[13] d. 29 Jan 1904, Haverhill, MA, aged 59 years 8 months 10 days, of heart disease; unmarried.[14] vii. Leonard Farrington Whitney, b. 21 Nov 1848, Nelson, NH;[15] m. Ellen T. Gaguin.
Census
- 1840, Nelson, Cheshire Co., NH: George Whitney, 2 males 20-29, 1 male 15-19, 2 males 0-4, 1 female 30-39, 1 female 20-29, 1 female 15-19, and 1 female 0-4; 3 engaged in agriculture.
- 1850, Nelson, Cheshire Co., NH:
879 951 George Whitney 40 M - Shoemaker $500 N.H. Nancy " 41 F - " George T. " 14 M - Mass. Attended school Sarah A. " 13 F - " Attended school Henry A. " 10 M - N.H. Attended school Frances A. " 8 F - N.H. Attended school Josiah L. " 6 M - " Attended school Leonard F. " 1 M - "
2 3 Daniel Towns 57 M - Shoemaker N.H. Anna Towns 58 M - " Ellen F. Towns 27 M - " David S. Towns 21 M - " " " Geo. T. Whitney 20 M - " " "
276 317 George Whitney 51 M - Shoe Maker $500 $200 N.H. Nancy M. " 51 F - Do Sarah A. " 23 F - Milliner Mass. Frances A. " 18 F - Tailoress N.H. Josiah L. " 16 M - Sash & Blind Maker Do Leonard F. " 11 M - Do Attended school
- 1860, son George not found.
- 1870, Keene, Cheshire Co., NH:
669 753 Whitney, Nancy N. 61 F W Keeping House $3500 -- N.H. -----, Sarah A. 23 F W Massachusetts -----, Josiah L. 26 M W Cabinet maker N.H. Male citizen over 21 McDonald, Andrew 19 M W D. Laborer N.H. McDuffee, Chas. 23 M W D. Laborer N.H. Male citizen over 21
- 1870, daughter Frances not found.
- 1880, widow Nancy and son Leonard not found.
- 1880, Salisbury, Essex Co., MA:
Henry C. FIFE 42 Self M M W NH Restaurant Keeper NH NH Sarah E. FIFE 41 Wife F M W MA Keeping House MA MA Josiah L. WHITNEY 37 Oth M S W NH Cabinet Maker NH NH
224 248 Cleever, Abigal C. Head W F Apr 1831 69 wid 0ch 0liv New Hampshire New Hampshire New Hampshire Owns free house Whitney, Sarah A. Cous W F Dec 1836 63 sgl Massachusetts New Hampshire New Hampshire
56 106 Sargent, Margaret Head W F Mar 1838 62 wid 1ch 0liv Canada (Eng) England Scotland Lodging house, Owns mortgaged house, Immig. 1860 Kilby, Augustus P. Ldgr W M Oct 1855 44 sgl New York Maine England Shoe maker Whitney, Josiah L. Ldgr W M May 1843 57 wid New Hampshire New Hampshire New Hampshire Cook Davis, James P. Ldgr W M Dec 1829 70 mar 32 New Hampshire New Hampshire New Hampshire Mission work 107 Letters, Annie J. Head W F May 1850 50 wid 1ch 1liv New Hampshire New Hampshire New Hampshire House cleaner, Rents house -----, Albert O., Son W M Jun 1875 24 sgl New Hampshire New York New Hampshire Shoe finisher
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. 521.
1.^ New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.
2.^ "George, June 24, 1868, 58y. 8m.," according to Frank H. Whitcomb, Vital Statistics of the Town of Keene, New Hampshire, Compiled from the Town Records, First Church and Family Records, the Original Fisher Record and the Newspapers (Keene, NH: The Town of Keene, 1905).
3.^ "George [Whitney], and Nancy Nimms, of Sullivan, N. H., int. Aug 4, 1833," according to Vital Records of Lynn, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1905-1906).
4.^ "Nancy N., wid. George, Dec. 4, 1870, 61y. 6m.," according to Keene, NH, Vital Records.
5.^ "George Theodore [Whitney], s. George, [born] June 18, 1835," according to Lynn Vital Records.
6.^ New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.
7.^ "Sarah Abba [Whitney], d. George, [born] Dec. 20, 1836," according to Lynn Vital Records.
8.^ New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.
9.^ New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.
10.^ New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.
11.^ "F. Addie Whitney (b. 1842, Nelson, NH, d. of George Whitney & Nancy N.) & Benjamin B. Calef, m. 3 Sep 1867, Keene, Cheshire Co., NH," according to New Hampshire, Vital Records, Marriage Index.
12.^ "Addie F. Whitney (b. 1844, d. of George Whitney & Nancy M.) & George H. French, m. 22 Jun 1871, Keene, Cheshire Co., NH," according to New Hampshire, Vital Records, Marriage Index.
13.^ New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.
14.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 1904/47 (death), page 328.
15.^ New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.
Copyright © 2006, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2018, Robert L. Ward and the Whitney Research Group.
