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Dorothy Payne Whitney 1887–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 January 1887

Birth Location: Washington City, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 13 December 1968

Death Location: Dartington Hall, Newton Abbot, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Father: William Whitney

Mother: Flora Payne

Spouse(s): Maj Straight, Leonard Elmhirst

Children(s): Michael Straight, Whitney Straight, Beatrice Straight

In 1887, Dorothy Payne Whitney entered the world in Washington City, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, Maryland, USA, born to William Collins Whitney And Flora Payne. Dorothy Payne Whitney married Leonard Knight Elmhirst, Maj Willard Dickerman Straight, and had children including Beatrice Whitney Straight, Michael Whitney Straight, Whitney Willard Straight. Dorothy Payne Whitney passed away in 1968 in Dartington Hall, Newton Abbot, Devon, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1887, Dorothy Payne Whitney entered the world in Washington City, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, Maryland, USA, born to William Collins Whitney And Flora Payne.
  • Dorothy Payne Whitney married Leonard Knight Elmhirst, Maj Willard Dickerman Straight, and had children including Beatrice Whitney Straight, Michael Whitney Straight, Whitney Willard Straight.
  • Dorothy Payne Whitney passed away in 1968 in Dartington Hall, Newton Abbot, Devon, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Whitney
1841–1904
Birth Location: Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
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Flora Payne
1842–1893
Birth Location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
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Spouses(s)

Maj Straight
1880–1918
Birth Location: Oswego, Oswego County, New York, USA
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Leonard Elmhirst
1893–1974
Birth Location: Laxton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Michael Straight
1916–
Birth Location: New York, New York, USA
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Whitney Straight
1912–1979
Birth Location: New York, New York, USA
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Beatrice Straight
1914–
Birth Location: Old Westbury, New York, USA
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Dorothy Whitney's Ancestors

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Dorothy Whitney
1887–1968
Birth Place: Washington City, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, Maryland, USA
Parents
William Collins Whitney
1841–1904
Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
Flora Payne
1842–1893
Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothy Whitney's Descendants

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Dorothy (Payne) Whitney (23 January 1887–13 December 1968) m. Maj (Willard Dickerman) Straight (31 January 1880–6 December 1918) m. Leonard (Knight) Elmhirst (1893–1974)
  1. 1. Michael (Whitney) Straight 1916–
  2. 2. Whitney (Willard) Straight 1912–1979 m. Daphne (Margarita) Finch-Hatton 1913–2003
  3. 3. Beatrice (Whitney) Straight 1914–

Dorothy Whitney's Timeline

2 Records

1887
23 January 1887
Birth of Dorothy Payne Whitney in Washington City, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, Maryland, USA
Washington City, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, Maryland, USA
1968
13 December 1968
Age 81
Death of Dorothy Payne Whitney in Dartington Hall, Newton Abbot, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Dartington Hall, Newton Abbot, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 January 1887
    Event Place: Washington City, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 December 1968
    Event Place: Dartington Hall, Newton Abbot, Devon, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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