Family:Whitney, Lemuel (1817-a1870)

Rev. Lemuel⁷ Whitney (John⁶, John⁵, James⁴, Joseph³, Jonathan², John¹), son of John⁶ and Augusta (Fisk)(Brooks) Whitney, was born 7 Nov 1817, NH.

He married firstly, 5 Jul 1845, Belvidere, IL, Fanny M. Gould. She was born 22 Jul 1822, and died 15 Jun 1866, Washington, IA.

He married secondly, 8 Oct 1867, Julia M. Gould.

He was born in New Hampshire where he remained on the farm until his majority, when he moved to Illinois. He married while residing in Belvidere. After a happy married life of twenty-one years she passed away at Washington, IA, and was buried at Spencer's Grove, in that state. He was one of the pioneer preachers in Illinois, and after many years of toil and hard labor in the itinerancy his health failed and he was obliged to resign his position as traveling preacher, but still continued to preach occasionally as his health would admit. He now holds a superannuated relation in the Free Methodist conference of Wisconsin, waiting his call to join the conference above where there is no more sickness, pain or death. Resided Belvidere, IL, and Marshall, WI.

Children of Lemuel⁷ and Fanny M. (Gould) Whitney:

i.	Oscar L.8 Whitney, b. 29 Mar 1847; m. Ann M. Riley.
ii.	Alma Isabella Whitney, b. 22 Apr 1848; m. John Braggins; resided Beaumont, CA. He was b. 19 Sep 1844, England; s. p.
iii.	John W. Whitney, b. 6 Aug 1851; m. Julia D. Graham.
iv.	Eugene M. Whitney, b. 6 Aug 1853, Morris, IL. He was born in Belvidere, was educated at the public schools, and when eighteen years of age was united with the Wesleyan Methodist church. He began teaching in 1875, and has been engaged in that profession ever since; is at present teaching in Morris, Grundy County, IL.
v.	Artemas Lemuel Whitney, b. 7 Dec 1855; res., unm., Topeka, KS.
vi.	Olive Emma Whitney, b. 19 Mar 1860; resided Brookville, KS.

Children of Lemuel⁷ and Julia M. (Gould) Whitney:

vii.	Adelbert Goddard Whitney, b. 8 Aug 1868; resided Marshall, WI.

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. 377-378.

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