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Grace Idella Harding

Female 1871 - 1950  (79 years)


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  • Name Grace Idella Harding 
    Birth 15 Jul 1871  Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Birth Record of Grace I. Harding
    Birth Record of Grace I. Harding
    Census 1880 (Age 9)  Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Census 1900  Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Census 1910  Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Census 1920  Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Census 1930  Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Census 1940  Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    History Her niece, Ruth Esther Ward, lived with her when she went to Orange High School. According to her obituary, "Mrs. Grace I. (Harding) Whitney, 79, wife of Elmer Derby Whitney of 77 North Main Street, died at her home at 11:30 o'clock Monday evening following two weeks' illness. Mrs. Whitney was a native of Warwick, her parents having been George and Ruth M. Delvee Harding. She grew up and was married there to Mr. Whitney who had come from Vermont to work in the box shop in Warwick. They moved to Orange 58 years ago. ... Mrs. Whitney was a member of Adah Rebekah Lodge, and a contributor to the Universalist Church Unity club."
      [1, 10
    Residence Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Death 28 Aug 1950  Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 11, 12
    Agency: at home, 77 North Main Street 
    Burial Central Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Siblings 2 Siblings 
    Person ID I815  | Clan of Jonathan, Tribe of Joseph
    Last Modified 10 Feb 2018 

    Father George Harding,   b. 17 Dec 1837, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Apr 1910, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Ruth Melinda Delvey,   b. 15 Jun 1838, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Sep 1923, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Marriage 1 Jun 1859  Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage He : 21 years and 6 months - She : 21 years. 
    Family ID F471  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elmer Derby Whitney,   b. 9 Jun 1864, Ludlow, Windsor County, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Feb 1961, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 96 years) 
    Marriage 18 Apr 1888  Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5, 10, 11, 13
    • Allred (s377) gives their marriage place as Orange, Massachusetts.
    Marriage Record of Grace Harding and Elmer Whitney
    Marriage Record of Grace Harding and Elmer Whitney
    Age at Marriage She : 16 years and 9 months - He : 23 years and 10 months. 
    Children 
    +1. Harding Wheeler "Bud" Whitney,   b. 13 Dec 1890, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Sep 1969, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     2. baby girl Whitney,   b. 6 Sep 1892, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Sep 1892, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    +3. Clifford Elmer Whitney,   b. 17 Oct 1893, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Sep 1972, Albany, Albany County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
    Family ID F479  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 May 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 15 Jul 1871 - Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 18 Apr 1888 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Harding Wheeler "Bud" Whitney - 13 Dec 1890 - Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - baby girl Whitney - 6 Sep 1892 - Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Clifford Elmer Whitney - 17 Oct 1893 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 28 Aug 1950 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Central Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S204] Muse, Jeanne. Descendants of Elmer Derby Whitney, (Asheville, North Carloina: manuscript, 20 February 2000).

    2. [S388] Delvee Historian. Delvee Family Records 1887 - 1988, (Warwick, Massachusetts: manuscript, 1988).

    3. [S800] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).
      Birth Record of Grace I. Harding

    4. [S673] 1880 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010).

    5. [S504] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004).
      Year: 1900; Census Place: Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 0494

    6. [S503] 1910 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006).
      Year: 1910; Census Place: Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_589; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0512; FHL microfilm: 1374602

    7. [S499] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010).
      Year: 1920; Census Place: Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_698; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 125

    8. [S509] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002).
      Year: 1930; Census Place: Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts; Roll: 904; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0031; FHL microfilm: 2340639

    9. [S806] 1940 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).
      Year: 1940; Census Place: Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01592; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 6-51

    10. [S4] , Buell, Shirley F. Letter: 1983-01-23, (Letter to Robert Roy, Petersham, Massachusetts, 23 January 1983).

    11. [S377] Allred, Paul W. Descendants of Peter Delvey, (Unknown place: manuscript, 11 November 2002).

    12. [S885] Massachusetts, U.S., Death Index, 1901-1980, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013).

    13. [s798] Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1915, ( Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013).
      Marriage Record of Grace Harding and Elmer Whitney