Elmer Curtis Whitney

1859 - 1945  (86 years)

• Name	Elmer Curtis Whitney
  Born	06 Apr 1859	Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 3]
  	Pierce (s206) gives Athol as his birth place.
  History	According to his obituary, "Practically all his life, Mr. Whitney devoted his attention to lumbering in the immediate vicinity but for the most part in Richmond. He owned large tracts of land for many years in the vicinity of Sandy Lake, where he had a cottage and where each summer the family spent its vacations. Mr. Whitney typified the New England application to hard work, business integrity and good will. He was as honest as the day was long, devoted to his family and a man of excellent habits. He served the town as selectman for one term. His hobby was baseball and even to the last days of his life evinced great interest in the national game."
  Died	07 Jul 1945	Richmond, Cheshire County, New Hampshire   [3]
  	Cause: hardening of the arteries and complications
  	He died at his son's home.
  Buried	Central Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [3]
  Person ID	I2053
  Last Modified	22 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	Samuel Curtis Whitney,   b. 10 Feb 1822, Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Harriet Sophia Prentice,   b. 13 Oct 1828, Grafton, Worcester County, Massachusetts ,   d. 15 Feb 1892, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 63 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	25 Nov 1847  [1]
  Family ID	F1208	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Emery Delva,   b. 07 Nov 1863, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts ,   d. 23 Oct 1934, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts  (Age 70 years)
  Married	25 Dec 1884	Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 3]
  Children	1. Maude Beatrice Whitney,   b. 08 Jan 1887, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts ,   d. 24 Oct 1918, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts  (Age 31 years)  [Birth]   2. Frank Ralph Whitney,   b. 07 Oct 1891, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts ,   d. 06 May 1967, Richmond, Cheshire County, New Hampshire  (Age 75 years)  [Birth]   3. Glenn Elmer Whitney,   b. 26 Oct 1895, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts ,   d. 17 Jun 1977, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 81 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2014
  Family ID	F1190	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 06 Apr 1859 - Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts Married - 25 Dec 1884 - Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts Died - Cause: hardening of the arteries and complications - 07 Jul 1945 - Richmond, Cheshire County, New Hampshire Buried - - Central Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S206] Pierce, Frederick Clifton. The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: Hammond Press, 1895). [S377] Allred, Paul W. Descendants of Peter Delvey, (Unknown place: manuscript, 11 November 2002). [S388] Delvee Historian. Delvee Family Records 1887 - 1988, (Warwick, Massachusetts: manuscript, 1988).