Family:Whitney, Ebenezer R. (1820-1892)
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, 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. ca. 1848, MA; d. -----. iv. Mary E. B. Whitney, b. 14 Dec 1849, Natick, MA;[8] m. ----- Turner; resided Natick. v. Eben F. Whitney, b. ca. 15 Jan 1852, MA; d. 30 Sep 1911, Natick, MA, aged 59 years 8 months 15 days, of pneumonia.[9] vi. Harvey Harmden Whitney, b. 18 Feb 1854, MA; m. Lizzie M. Sanders. vii. George F. Whitney, b. ca. 1859, MA; resided Natick, 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. 244.
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.^ "_____ [Whitney], d. of Ebenezer and Sarah F., [born] Dec. 14, 1849," according to Natick Vital Records.
9.^ "Eben F. [Whitney], d. Sept. 30, 1911, aged 59 y. 8 m. 15 d., pneumonia," according to Natick Vital Records.
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