Family:Whitney, James Harvey (1829-a1880)

James Harvey⁸ Whitney (James⁷, Josiah⁶, Josiah⁵, Richard⁴, Richard³, Richard², John¹), son of James⁷ and Anna (Goss) Whitney, was born 16 Sep 1829, Peterborough, NH, and died after 1880.

He married, 1 Mar 1853, Mary Jane Smith, daughter of Samuel and Sally (Johnson) Smith. She was born about 6 Apr 1833, Barton, VT, and died 11 Feb 1908, Boston, MA, aged 75 years 10 months 5 days, of cerebral hemorrhage.^[1]

He resided Peterborough and Nashua, NH, and Norwich, CT.

i.	Emma L.9 Whitney, b. ca. 1855, Nashua, NH; m. 25 Jul 1888, Boston, MA, Henry Hunter, b. ca. 1854, Boston, MA, son of David and Jane (-----) Hunter.[2]
ii.	Florence M. Whitney, b. ca. 1859, NH.
iii.	Carrie G. Whitney, b. ca. 1868, CT.

Census

• 1850, Peterborough, Hillsborough Co., NH:

28 31 Anah Whitney 58 F - $1000 N.H. Elizabeth C. 24 F - N.H. James 20 M - Manufacturer N.H.

• 1860, Keene, Cheshire Co., NH:

631 737 James H. Whitney 29 M - Furnace Moulder $200 N.H. Sarah J. " 25 F - Vt. Emma " 5 F - N.H. Attended school Florence M. " 6/12 F - Do 738 William B. Dunham 26 M - Furnace Moulder $700 Do Mary A. " 27 F - Tailoress Do 739 Ethan Hadley Jr. 32 M - Machinist $250 $850 Do Mary L. " 32 F - Do Ida C. " 7 F - Do Attended school Edocro P. " 3 M - Do Willard A. " 1 M - Do

• 1870, Norwich Ward 2, New London Co., CT:

291 490 Whitney, James H. 40 M W Ret'd Grocer $3000 New Hampshire Male citizen over 21 -----, Mary J. 37 F W Keeping House Vermont -----, Emma L. 15 F W At School New Hampshire Attended school -----, Florence 10 F W At School New Hampshire Attended school -----, Carrie G. 2 F W Conn.

• 1880, Norwich, New London Co., CT:

James H. WHITNEY 50 Self M M W NH Express Man NH NH Mary J. WHITNEY 46 Wife F M W VT Keeping House VT NH Emma L. WHITNEY 25 Dau F S W NH Music Teacher NH VT Frorance M. WHITNEY 20 Dau F S W NH At Home NH VT Carrie G. WHITNEY 12 Dau F S W CT At School NH VT Birtha L. CAMPBELL 15 NieceF S W MA At School RI VT George A. ALLEN 23 Oth M S W VT Engineer VT VT Milo HAZLETON 30 Oth M S W VT Watchman R.R. VT VT Arthur S. HOWARD 21 Oth M S W CT Clerk In Store MA MA

Bertha Fern Campbell was b. 1866, Boston, MA, daughter of John D. and Eliza J. (Smith) Campbell. This would make her Mary's niece, not James's.

• 1900, 59 Clarendon Street, Boston Ward 10, Suffolk Co., MA:

5 5 Whitney, Mary J. Head W F Apr 1837 63 wid 25 3ch 3liv Vermont Vermont Vermont Baker, Rents house -----, Carrie G. Dau W F Apr 1870 30 sgl Connecticut New Hampshire Vermont Sales lady dress Rulvemion, Max Ldgr W M Apr 1867 33 sgl Maine Germany Germany Salesman music -----, Alonzo Ldgr W M Mar 1873 27 sgl Maine Maine Maine Citty collector Anderson, Francis Ldgr W F Jul 1870 29 div Germany Germany Germany Dress maker, Immig. 1885 Chase, Geo. C. Ldgr W M Nov 1874 25 sgl Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Salesman music Wallace, Edward A. Ldgr W M Mar 1863 37 mar -- New Jersey Maine Maine Stockman

References

• Census records.

1.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 1908/6, page 695.

2.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 390, page 130.

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