Family:Whitney, Ebenezer R. (1820-1892)

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Ebenezer R.6 Whitney (George5, Jason4, Mark3, Benjamin2, John1), son of George5 and Esther (Morse) Whitney, was born 20 Dec 1820, Natick, MA,[1] and died 2 May 1892, Natick, MA.[2]

Marriage intentions were published 27 Feb 1842, Newton, MA, for him and Sarah F. Leighton.[3] He "of Newton" married, 21 Mar 1842, Sarah F. Leighton,[4] of Westford, daughter of Francis and Mary (Read) Leighton. She was born 25 Feb 1824, Danvers, MA, and died 26 Apr 1904, Natick, MA, aged 85 years 2 months, of cerebral hemorrhage [sic: actually 80 years 2 months 1 day--RLW].[5]

He was a cordwainer, shoe manufacturer and merchant. He resided Danvers and Natick, MA.

Children of Ebenezer6 and Sarah F. (Leighton) Whitney:

i. Samuel S.7 Whitney, b. 21 Aug 1843, Dedham, MA;[6] d. 15 Jul 1844, Natick, MA, aged 1 year.[7]
ii. Emily Ann Whitney, b. 12 Jan 1846, Dedham, MA; m. 19 May 1869, James M. Forbush. He was b. Roxbury, MA, 15 Mar 1846; resided Natick, MA. He was educated at the common schools, and in 1861 moved to Washington with his father's family. While there, was a clerk in the Treasury Department until 1867. After 1874 was in the Internal Revenue service in Massachusetts, and at present is in the insurance business in Natick. Is general agent for the New England States for the German American Insurance Company, of New York. Is director in an insurance company, trustee of a savings bank, and superintendent of the Baptist Sunday School. (See Forbush Genealogy by Fred C. Pierce, p. 15.)
Ch.: Gayle Tilton, b. 31 Mar 1870; Emilie Bessie, b. 15 Jun 1872.
iii. Samuel S. Whitney, b. 18 Jan 1848, Dedham, MA; d. 12 Apr 1909, Boston, MA, aged 61 years 3 months, of probable malignant disease of spine; gauger;[8] m. Margaret Wallace Little, b. ca. 1853, Richmond, KY, daughter of Rev. Samuel P. and Mary Ellen (Wallace) Little. Children:
a. Mary Ellen8 Whitney, b. 3 Oct 1873, Natick, MA.[9]
b. Leighton Wallace Whitney, b. 14 Dec 1875, Natick, MA;[10] m. 10 Nov 1909, Central Falls, RI (recorded in Winthrop, MA), Lillian Blanch (Fagin) Bassett, b. ca. 1879, Milton or Medford, MA, daughter of David Leonard and Marietta E. (Ripley) Fagin.[11] Child:
1. Eleanor Elizabeth9 Whitney, b. 6 Apr 1910, Boston, MA.[12]
iv. Mary E. B. Whitney, b. 14 Dec 1849, Dedham or Natick, MA;[13] m. bef. 1877, Erdix Tenney Turner, b. 19 Sep 1843, Danvers, MA; resided Natick, MA.
v. Ebenezer F. Whitney, b. 15 Jan 1852, Dedham, MA; d. 30 Sep 1911, Natick, MA, aged 59 years 8 months 15 days, of pneumonia;[14] unmarried.
vi. Harvey Harmden Whitney, b. 18 Feb 1854, Dedham, MA; m. Lizzie M. Sanders.
vii. George Frederick Whitney, b. ca. 1859, MA; resided Natick, MA.

Census

393 505 Ebenezer Whitney 29 M - Shoe Dealer Mass. Sarah T. " 30 F - " Emily A. " 4 " - " Attended school Saml. S. " 2 M - " Mary E. B. " 6/12 F - " Mary E. Bullard 25 " - " 506 John A. Whitney 32 M - Farmer $7500 " Geo. B. " 6 " - " Alvan T. " 26 " - " " James Cassidy 30 " - Laborer Ireland Mary Ganaly 30 F - " Illiterate Augustus Stover 15 M - Mass. 507 Nancy Childs 73 F - "

204 204 Ebenezer Whitney 34 M - Merchant Mass. Sarah F. Whitney 36 F - Mass. Emily Ann Whitney 9 F - Mass. Samuel L. Whitney 7 M - Mass. Mary E. B. Whitney 5 F - Mass. Eben F. Whitney 3 M - Mass. Harvey H. Whitney 1 M - Mass. Catherine Martin 20 F - Mass.

1091 1301 Ebenezar Whitney 39 M - Gentleman $15000 $1000 Mass. Sarah F. " 40 F - " Emily A. " 14 F - " Attended school Samuel J. " 12 M - " Attended school Mary A. " 10 F - " Attended school Eben F. " 8 M - " Attended school Harvey H. " 6 M - " Attended school George F. 1 M - "

215 294 Whitney, Ebenezer 49 M W Shoe & Leather Dealer $15000 $1000 " Male citizen over 21 -----, Sarah F. 50 F W Keeping house " Forbush, Emily A. 24 F W At home " Whitney, Samuel S. 22 M W " " Male citizen over 21 -----, Mary E. 20 F W " " -----, Ebenezer F. 18 M W " " -----, Harvey H. 16 M W Attends School " Attended school -----, George F. 11 M W " " " Attended school Forbush, James 24 M W U.S. Guager " Male citizen over 21 -----, Gayle, S. 2/12 M W " Born in Mar

Ebenezedr WHITNEY 60 Self M M W MA Telephone Clerk MA MA Sarah WHITNEY 61 Wife F M W MA Keeping House MA MA Eben WHITNEY 28 Son M S W MA Laborer MA MA Fred WHITNEY 21 Son M S W MA Works In Shoe Shop MA MA Mary O'BRIEN 19 Oth F S W IRE. Servant IRE. IRE.

Samuel S. WHITNEY 30 Self M M W MA Guager MA MA Margaret L. WHITNEY 27 Wife F M W KY Housekeeper KY KY Mary E. WHITNEY 6 Dau F S W MA MA KY Leighton W. WHITNEY 4 Son M S W MA MA KY Mary E. LITTLE 46 MotL F W W KY KY KY Hannah MADDEN 19 Oth F S W IRE Servant IRE IRE

References

1.^  "Ebenezar [Whitney], s. of George and Ester, [born] Dec. 20, 1820," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Natick, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: 1910).

2.^  "Ebenezer [Whitney], d. May 2, 1892, aged 71 y. 4 m. 10 d., pneumonia," according to "Town of Natick, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts 1874 - 1913 Vital Records".

3.^  "Ebenezer [Whitney] and Sarah F. Leighton, int. Feb. 27, 1842," according to Vital Records of Newton, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1905).

4.^  "Ebenezer R. [Whitney] of Newton and Sarah F. Leighton, [married] Mar. 20, 1842," according to Vital Records of Westford, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1915).

5.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 68, page 305.

6.^  "Samuel S. [Whitney], s. Ebenezer, cordwainer, and Sara F., [born] Aug. 21, 1843," according to Don Gleason Hill, ed., Dedham, Records of Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths 1638-1845 (Dedham, MA: Dedham Transcript, 1886).

7.^  "Samuel Stillman [Whitney], s. of Eben[eze]r and Sarah F., [died] July 15, 1844, a. 10m. 21d. G.R.1," according to Natick Vital Records.

8.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 10, page 536.

9.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 251, page 261.

10.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 269, page 167.

11.^  Massachusetts, Marriages, 1841-1915, at FamilySearch.org.

12.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 593, page 62.

13.^  "_____ [Whitney], d. of Ebenezer and Sarah F., [born] Dec. 14, 1849," according to Natick Vital Records.

14.^  "Eben F. [Whitney], d. Sept. 30, 1911, aged 59 y. 8 m. 15 d., pneumonia," according to Natick Vital Records.

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