Family:Whitney, George Edward (1831-1909)

George E.⁸ Whitney (Smyrna⁷, Samuel⁶, Samuel⁵, William⁴, Nathaniel³, John², John¹), son of Smyrna⁷ and Ruth⁷ (Whitney) Whitney, was born 1 Jun 1831, Westminster, MA,^[1] and died after 1889.

He married firstly, 13 Mar 1853, Westminster, MA, Sarah J. Tolman "of Ashburnham", daughter of Calvin and Mary Whitney (Bowers) Tolman.^[2] She was born 7 Mar 1830, Troy, NH, and died 29 Mar 1875, Westminster, MA, aged 45 years 22 days, of consumption, housekeeper, residing Keene, NH.^[3]

He married secondly, 19 Jan 1876, Lura Lind Nims, daughter of John Taylor Gilman and Charlotte (Stone) Nims. She was born 6 Nov 1850, Keene, NH, and died after 1889.

They resided Keene, NH.

Children of George E.⁸ and Sarah J. (Tolman) Whitney:

i.	Frederick Waldo9 Whitney, b. 8 Aug 1854, Fitchburg, MA;[4] m.(1) Celia E. Smith; m.(2) Emma F. Estabrook.
ii.	Emma Lucinda Whitney, b. 6 Aug 1856, Fitchburg, MA;[5] m.(1) Charles Leach; m.(2) Marvin R. Lewis. Ch.: Winnefred Charles; resided Rapid City, SD.
iii.	Anna L. Whitney, b. 9 Feb 1859, Fitchburg, MA;[6] d. 24 Aug 1859, Fitchburg, MA, aged 6 months 14 days, of canker.[7]
iv.	Ellen A. Whitney, b. 3 Aug 1860, Greenfield, MA;[8] d. 9 Sep 1860, Greenfield, MA, aged 1 month 7 days, of infantile debility.[9]
v.	Julia Bertha Whitney, b. 12 Sep 1864; d. 11 Dec 1882.

Children of George E.⁸ and Lura Lind (Nims) Whitney:

vi.	Charlotte Ruth Whitney, b. 15 Jul 1878; resided Keene.
vii.	Mary Belle Whitney, b. 13 Mar 1881; resided Keene.
viii.	Ida Nims Whitney, b. 31 Aug 1882; resided Keene.
ix.	Ralph Edward Whitney, b. 20 Apr 1889; resided Keene.

Notes

Mary Whitney (Bowers) Tolman was daughter of Joshua and Sarah⁷ (Whitney) Bowers, and granddaughter of both Joshua and Mary⁶ (Whitney) Bowers and John⁶ and Mary (Farnsworth) Whitney. She has three descents from John¹ Whitney.

Census

• 1855, Fitchburg, Worcester Co., MA:

293 376 Geo. E. Whitney 24 M - Chair Maker Mass. Sarah J. Whitney 25 F - New Hampshire Frederick W. Whitney 1 M - Mass.

• 1860, Greenfield, Franklin Co., MA:

504 589 Geo. E. Whitney 29 M - Laborer $150 Mass. Sarah " 30 F - N. Hamp. Fredk. W. " 5 M - Mass. Attended school Emma L. " 3 F - " Elisabeth W. Howard 32 F - " 590 Stillman Chamberlain 31 M - Carpenter Joiner $1600 $300 " Almira P. " 26 F - " Luthera Shaw 20 F - "

• 1870, Bennington, Hillsborough Co., NH:

42 42 Whitney, George E. 39 M W Paper maker $300 Massachusetts Male citizen over 21 -----, Sarah J. 39 F W Keeping house N.H. -----, Fred W. 15 M W At home N.H. Attended school -----, Emma L. 13 F W At home N.H. Attended school -----, Berta J. 5 F W At home N.H. Attended school

• 1880, Keene, Cheshire Co., NH:

George E. WHITNEY 45 Self M M W MA Manufacturer Of Sash Blinds & Doors MA MA Luella L. WHITNEY 29 Wife F M W NH House Keeper NH NH Julia B. WHITNEY 15 Dau F S W MA At School MA MA Chalott R. WHITNEY 2 Dau F S W NH MA NH Emma L. LEACH 23 Dau F M W MA At Home MA MA Charles W. LEACH 3 GSon M S W NH MA MA

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), p. 456.

1.^  "George [Whitney], s. Smyrna and Ruth, [born] June 5, 1831," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Westminster, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1915).

2.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 71, page 301.

3.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 276, page 457.

4.^  "Frederick Waldo [Whitney], s. George E. and Sarah J., [born] Aug. 8, 1854," according to Walter A. Davis, comp., Old Records of the Town of Fitchburg, Massachusetts (Fitchburg, MA: Fitchburg City Council, 1898-1913), vol. 8, p. 97.

5.^  "Emma Lucinda [Whitney], d. George E. and Sarah Jane, [born] Aug. 6, 1856," according to Fitchburg Vital Records, vol. 8, p. 97.

6.^  "Anna L. [Whitney], d. George E. and Sarah J. (Tolman), [born] Feb. 9, 1859," according to Fitchburg Vital Records, vol. 8, p. 97.

7.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 131, page 111.

8.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 132, page 356.

9.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 138, page 290.

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