Family:Whitney, Hiram F. (1828-1891)

Hiram F.⁸ Whitney (Leonard⁷, Ezekiel⁶, Ezekiel⁵, John⁴, Benjamin³, John², John¹), son of Leonard⁷ and Ruth Richardson (Larrabee) Whitney, was born 1 Feb 1828,^[1] Sudbury, MA, and died 14 Jul 1891, Watertown, MA, aged 63 years 5 months 14 days, of cirrhosis of the liver, jeweller.^[2]

He married, before 1850, Mary Elizabeth -----. She was born about 1831, Cornville, ME, and died after 1891.

Child of Hiram F.⁸ and Mary Elizabeth (-----) Whitney:

i.	Loresta E.9 Whitney, b. 15 Jan 1854, Watertown, MA;[3] m. 22 Sep 1880, Watertown, MA, Rufus E. Graves, of Brentwood, NH.[4]
i.	Ola C. Whitney, b. 28 Sep 1864, Waterotwn, MA;[5] d. 20 Jul 1865, Watertown, MA, aged 9 months 23 days, of chronic infantum.[6]

Census

• 1850, Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA:

146 184 Leonard Whitney 58 M - Paper Maker $12000 Ms. Ruth " 53 F - " Hiram F. " 23 M - Jeweller " Elizth. " 19 F - Me. Margt. Manning 20 F - Ire. Illiterate

• 1855, Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA:

78-91 WHITNEY Hiram 28 M W Jeweler MA Elizabeth 24 F W ME Loresta E. 1½ F W MA WHITTIER Mary 11 F W ME CHILDS Martin D. 17 M W Jeweler MA CUSIC Catherine 16 F W Ire

• 1860, Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA:

276 313 Hiram Whitney 31 M - Watch Maker $6000 Mass. Mary E. " 28 F - Maine Lorester E. " 6 F - Mass. Mary E. Whither 15 F - Maine Wm. K. Spring 16 M - Mass.

• 1865, Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA:

228-291 WHITNEY Hiram 36 M W Sudbury m Jeweler pl Mary E. 33 F W Cornville, ME m Loresta E. 11 F W Watertown Ola C. 8m F W "

• 1870, Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA:

263 359 Whitney, Hiram 40 M W Jeweller $9000 $800 Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Mary E. 39 F W Keeping House Maine -----, Loresta E. 16 F W At School Mass. Attended school Peeler, Albert 27 M W Hair Dresser $600 Vt. Male citizen over 21 Mason, Charles L. 32 M W Ret. Fancy Good Dealer $2000 Maine Male citizen over 21 Wentworth, Carl 32 M W House Painter Vt. Male citizen over 21 Holt, John 22 M W Carpenter N.H. Male citizen over 21 Blake, Benjamin 21 M W House Painter Mass. Male citizen over 21 Henderson, Charles 25 M W Expressman Mass. Male citizen over 21 Pond, Augustus J. 25 M W House Painter Mass. Male citizen over 21 Jordan, Lizzie A. 19 F W Works in Shirt Factory Maine

• 1880, Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA:

Hirum WHITNEY 53 Self M M W MA Jeweler MA MA Mary E. WHITNEY 50 Wife F M W ME Keeping House ME ME Loresta E. WHITNEY 25 Dau F S W MA At Home MA ME

References

1.^  "Hiram [Whitney], s. Leonard and Ruth, [born] Feb. 1, 1828," according to Sudbury 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 419, page 381.

3.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 82, page 172.

4.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 317, page 224.

5.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 169, page 229.

6.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 184, page 168.

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