Family:Whitney, Luke (1810-1886)

Luke⁸ Whitney (Luke⁷, William⁶, William⁵, William⁴, Nathaniel³, John², John¹), son of Luke⁷ and Cynthia (Partridge) Whitney, was born 14 Feb 1810, Gardner, MA,^[1] and died Jul 1886, Albany, VT.

He married firstly, Sarah A. Pierce. She was born 1810.

He married secondly, Mary D. Pierce. She was born about 15 Mar 1813, and died 22 Mar 1846, Gardner, MA, aged 33 years 7 days, of inflammatory fever.^[2]

He "of Gardner" married thirdly, 20 Aug 1846, Winchendon, MA, Amanda Wood "of Gardner",^[3] daughter of Benjamin and Sally (Penniman)(Hill) Wood. She was born 6 Oct 1827, Gardner, MA.

He resided Albany, VT.

Children of Luke⁸ and Sarah A. (Pierce) Whitney:

i.	Sarah9 Whitney, b. 22 Nov 1839; m. 7 Dec 1866, Edwin W. Lund; b. 24 Jan 1839; resided Baldwinsville, MA. Ch.: Cora I., b. 22 Oct 1876.
ii.	William H. Whitney, b. 19 May 1841; m. Mary Ella Sweet.

Children of Luke⁸ and Mary D. (Pierce) Whitney:

iii.	Caroline M. Whitney, b. ca. 1843; m. 13 Jan 1862, Springfield, MA, Franklin Wade;[4] resided Longmeadow, MA.
iv.	Mary Eliza Whitney, b. 11 Sep 1844, Gardner, MA;[5] d. 20 Sep 1846, Hubbardston, MA, aged 2 years 6 months, Cholera infantum.[6]

Children of Luke⁸ and Amanda (Wood) Whitney:

v.	Jerome Luke Whitney, b. 12 Mar 1846, Gardner, MA;[7] d. 26 Sep 1846, Hubbardston, MA, aged 7 months.[8]
vi.	(son) Whitney, b. 18 Aug 1847, Hubbardston, MA.[9]
vii.	Louis L. Whitney, b. 26 Dec 1849; m. Jun 1882; d. 7 May 1885, s.p..
viii.	Luella A. Whitney, b. -----; m. Feb 1881, ----- Hamilton; resided Minnewaukin, ND.
ix.	Jennie C. Whitney, b. -----; m. ----- Hamilton; resided Baldwinsville, MA.
x.	Ellis G. Whitney, b. 30 Mar 1862; m.d 5 Mar 1888, Lizzie J. Bolton; res., s.p., Westminster, MA.
xi.	Fannie C. Whitney, b. 20 Dec 1864; m. 26 Apr 1883, ----- Smith; resided Baldwinsville, MA.
xii.	Gertrude E. Whitney, b. Sep 1872; resided Baldwinsville.
xiii.	Lizzie E. Whitney, b. -----; m. -----; d. -----, s.p.

Census

• 1850, Phillipston, Worcester Co., MA: Luke Whitney

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. 454-455.

1.^  "Luke [Whitney], s. Luke and Cyntha, [born] Feb. 14, 1810," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Gardner, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1907).

2.^  "Mary D. [Whitney], w. Luke, [died] March 22, 1846, a. 33y. 7d. Inflamatory fever," according to Gardner Vital Records.

3.^  "Luke [Whitney], widr., s. _____ and Cynthia, a. 36, chairmaker, and Amanda Wood, both of Gardner, [married] Aug. 20, 1846," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Winchendon, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1909).

4.^  "Caroline M. [Whitney], and Franklin Wade, m. 13 Jan 1862," according to International Genealogical Index, batch numbers C541431-C541434, M541431-M541433.

5.^  "Mary Eliza [Whitney], d. Luke and Mary D., [born] Sept. 11, 1844," according to Gardner Vital Records.

6.^  "_____ [Whitney], d. Luke, [died] Sept. 20, 1846, a. 2y. 6m. Cholera infantum," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Hubbardston, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1907).

7.^  "Jerome Luke [Whitney], s. Luke and _____, [born] March 12, 1846," according to Gardner Vital Records.

8.^  "_____ [Whitney], s. Luke, [died] Sept. 26, 1846, a. 7m.," according to Hubbardston Vital Records.

9.^  "_____ [Whitney], s. Luke and _____, [born] Aug. 18, 1847," according to Hubbardston Vital Records.

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