1864 - 1961 (96 years)
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Name |
Elmer Derby Whitney |
Birth |
9 Jun 1864 |
Ludlow, Windsor County, Vermont [1, 2, 3] |
- According to Muse (s204) "There is conflicting information concerning Elmer's birth place. Shirley Pedigo's Family Bible lists Jacksonville (Windham County), VT; Birth registration lists Ludlow (Windsor County), VT; Burnap geneaology lists Townshend (Windham County), Vt.; Vermont Vital Records Index to 1870 lists Ludlow."
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![Birth Record of Elmer D Whitney Birth Record of Elmer D Whitney](documents/thumb_0831-br.jpg) |
Birth Record of Elmer D Whitney
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Census |
1870 |
Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts [4] |
He was recorded while living with his parents. |
Age: 6 |
Census |
1880 |
Andover, Windsor County, Vermont [5] |
Elmer is recorded living with his parents. |
Age: 16 |
Census |
1900 |
Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts [6] |
He was a laborer in a Sewing Machine factory. |
Age: 35 |
Address: 95 Winter Street |
Residence |
About 1905 (Age 41) |
Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts [7] |
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Census |
1910 |
Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts |
He worked in a sewing machine shop |
Age: 47 |
Address: Rear 111 Winter Street |
Census |
1920 |
Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts [8] |
He was a laborer in a machine shop. |
Age: 53 |
Address: 77 North Main Street |
Census |
1930 |
Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts [9] |
He was a mechanic in a Sewing Machine factory. |
Age: 65 |
Address: 77 North Main Street |
Census |
1940 |
Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts [10] |
Age: 75 |
Address: 77 North Main Street |
History |
According to his obituary, "He came to Orange as a young man and worked on area farms. Before its closing, he was employed for many years in the box department of New Home Sewing Machine Co. His hobby was flowers and the gardens in his home here attracted many visitors. ... As the oldest resident of Athol, Mr. Whitney was presented the gold-headed cane in 1960. He had been active about the rest home at the time of his death." [1] |
Death |
14 Feb 1961 |
Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts [1, 2, 11] |
Agency: Bevis Rest Home |
Burial |
17 Feb 1961 |
Central Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts [1] |
Siblings |
1 Sibling |
+ | 1. Minnie Ann Mehitable Whitney, b. 30 Jan 1862, Ludlow, Windsor County, Vermont d. 4 Apr 1958, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 96 years) ▻ Florry Eugene Brown, m. Abt 1889 | + | 2. Elmer Derby Whitney, b. 9 Jun 1864, Ludlow, Windsor County, Vermont d. 14 Feb 1961, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 96 years) ▻ Grace Idella Harding, m. 18 Apr 1888 | |
Person ID |
I831 |
| Spouse of a Delvee |
Last Modified |
9 Mar 2018 |
Father |
Lysander S. Whitney, b. 31 Oct 1826, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 3 May 1906, Chester, Windsor County, Vermont (Age 79 years) |
Mother |
Lydia Ann Burnap, b. 9 May 1828, Ludlow, Windsor County, Vermont d. 22 Jan 1890, Chester, Windsor County, Vermont (Age 61 years) |
Marriage |
13 Mar 1853 |
Ludlow, Windsor County, Vermont |
Age at Marriage |
He : 26 years and 5 months - She : 24 years and 10 months. |
Family ID |
F493 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Grace Idella Harding, b. 15 Jul 1871, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 28 Aug 1950, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts (Age 79 years) |
Marriage |
18 Apr 1888 |
Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts [1, 2, 6, 7, 12] |
- Allred (s377) gives their marriage place as Orange, Massachusetts.
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![Marriage Record of Grace Harding and Elmer Whitney Marriage Record of Grace Harding and Elmer Whitney](documents/thumb_F0479-mr.jpg) |
Marriage Record of Grace Harding and Elmer Whitney
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Age at Marriage |
He : 23 years and 10 months - She : 16 years and 9 months. |
Children |
+ | 1. Harding Wheeler "Bud" Whitney, b. 13 Dec 1890, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 3 Sep 1969, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut (Age 78 years) |
| 2. baby girl Whitney, b. 6 Sep 1892, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 6 Sep 1892, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts (Age 0 years) |
+ | 3. Clifford Elmer Whitney, b. 17 Oct 1893, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 22 Sep 1972, Albany, Albany County, New York (Age 78 years) |
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Family ID |
F479 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
17 May 2020 |
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Event Map |
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![Link to Google Maps](google_marker.php?image=038.png&text=1) | Birth - 9 Jun 1864 - Ludlow, Windsor County, Vermont |
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![Link to Google Maps](google_marker.php?image=038.png&text=2) | Census - 1870 - Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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![Link to Google Maps](google_marker.php?image=038.png&text=3) | Census - 1880 - Andover, Windsor County, Vermont |
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![Link to Google Maps](google_marker.php?image=038.png&text=4) | Marriage - 18 Apr 1888 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts |
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![Link to Google Maps](google_marker.php?image=038.png&text=5) | Child - Harding Wheeler "Bud" Whitney - 13 Dec 1890 - Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts |
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![Link to Google Maps](google_marker.php?image=038.png&text=6) | Child - baby girl Whitney - 6 Sep 1892 - Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts |
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![Link to Google Maps](google_marker.php?image=038.png&text=7) | Child - Clifford Elmer Whitney - 17 Oct 1893 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts |
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![Link to Google Maps](google_marker.php?image=038.png&text=8) | Census - 1900 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts |
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![Link to Google Maps](google_marker.php?image=038.png&text=9) | Residence - About 1905 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts |
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![Link to Google Maps](google_marker.php?image=038.png&text=10) | Census - 1910 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts |
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![Link to Google Maps](google_marker.php?image=038.png&text=11) | Census - 1920 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts |
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![Link to Google Maps](google_marker.php?image=038.png&text=12) | Census - 1930 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts |
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![Link to Google Maps](google_marker.php?image=038.png&text=13) | Census - 1940 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts |
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![Link to Google Maps](google_marker.php?image=038.png&text=14) | Death - 14 Feb 1961 - Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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![Link to Google Maps](google_marker.php?image=023.png&text=15) | Burial - 17 Feb 1961 - Central Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts |
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Sources |
- [S204] Muse, Jeanne. Descendants of Elmer Derby Whitney, (Asheville, North Carloina: manuscript, 20 February 2000).
- [S377] Allred, Paul W. Descendants of Peter Delvey, (Unknown place: manuscript, 11 November 2002).
- [S845] Vermont, Vital Records, 1720-1908 , (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013).
Birth Record of Elmer D Whitney
- [S675] 1870 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009).
Year: 1870; Census Place: Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_652; Page: 798B; Family History Library Film: 552151
- [s673] 1880 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010).
Year: 1880; Census Place: Andover, Windsor, Vermont; Roll: 1350; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 246
- [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
- [S4] , Buell, Shirley F. Letter: 1983-01-23, (Letter to Robert Roy, Petersham, Massachusetts, 23 January 1983).
- [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
- [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
- [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
- [S846] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).
Athol, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1961
- [s798] Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1915, ( Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013).
Marriage Record of Grace Harding and Elmer Whitney
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