Family:Whitney, John Brundage (1827-a1874)

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John Brundage7 Whitney (Henry Platt6, Sylvanus5, Eliasaph4, Nathan3, John2, Henry1), son of Henry Platt6 and Mary (Brundage) Whitney, was born 22 Feb 1827, Alexandria, VA, or ca. 1822, Halifax, NS, and died after 1899.

He married, 11 Oct 1848, Scituate, MA,[1] or Boston, MA,[2] Martha Ann Bailey, daughter of Paul and Sibyl (Bates) Bailey. She was born about 4 Oct 1820, Scituate, MA, and died 27 Dec 1899, Boston, MA [recorded Medford, MA], aged 79 years 2 months 23 days, of disease of heart and effects of age.[3]

An editor, printer and publisher; was living Charlestown, MA, Feb 1874, then the editor and proprietor of The Railway Chronicle, a weekly paper, published at Room 12, 25 City Square, Charlestown, MA.

Children of Sylvanus7 and Martha Ann (Bailey) Whitney:

i. Frederick Bailey8 Whitney, b. ca. 25 Nov 1850, Philadelphia, PA;[4] m. Mary Isabell Hatch.
ii. Henrietta O. Whitney, b. ca. 1856, Philadelphia, PA; d. after 1880; m. 3 Nov 1871, Boston, MA, George H. Barker, b. ca. 1844, Cohasset, MA, d. after 1880, son of Elijah N. and Rozilla (-----) Barker.
Henrietta O. Whitney, aged 19, of Boston, born Philadelphia, PA, daughter of John B. and Martha, and George H. Barker, 27, of Boston, Hair Manuft'r., born Cohasset, son of Elijah N. and Rozilla, were married 3 Nov 1871, Boston, MA, his second marriage.[5]

Census

1611 1834 John B. Whitney 39 M - Conveyancer $4000 $1200 Virginia Martha A. " 37 F - Mass. Frederick B. " 9 M - Penn. Attended school Henrietta " 4 F - "

216 509 Ashley, Homer 41 M W Clerk in Store Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Mary 39 F W Keeping House Do -----, Cora I. 15 F W Attending school Do Attended school -----, Mabel F. 13 F W Attending school Do Attended school Sprague, Abigail 53 F W Nurse Maine 510 Whitney, Martha A. 49 F W Keeping House Mass. -----, Frederick B. 19 M W Clerk in Store Pennsylvania -----, Henrietta 14 F W Attending school Do Attended school

George H. BARKER 33 Self M M W MA Carpenter MA MA Henrietta W. BARKER 24 Wife F M W PA Keeping House VA MA Imogon G. BARKER 8 Dau F S W MA At School MA MA Charles W. BARKER 7M SSon M S W MA MA PA Martha A. WHITNEY 59 MotL F M W MA Boarder MA MA

References

1.^  "John B. [Whitney], 26, printer [int. of Boston], b. Halifax, N.S., s. Henry P. and Mary, and Martha A. Bailey, 28, d. Paul and Sybel, [married] Oct. 11, 1848," according to F. Apthorp Foster, ed., Vital Records of Scituate, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1909). Also, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 38, page 219.

2.^  Boston, Massachusetts, Vital Records.

3.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 493, page 550.

4.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 228, page 36.

5.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 264, page 174.


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