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Harris Smith Whitney 1870–1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Mar 1870

Birth Location: Whitney, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada

Death Date: 23 Oct 1935

Death Location: Benton Harbor, Berrien, Michigan, USA

Father: Edward Sr

Mother: Mary Harris

Spouse(s): Dora Rackliffe

Children(s): Robert Sr, Lucile Whitney, Neville Whitney, Lyda Whitney

The story of Harris Smith Whitney began in 1870 in Whitney, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada. Harris Smith Whitney married Dora Boneta Rackliffe, and had children including Lucile Alice Whitney, Lyda Frances Whitney, Neville Percival Whitney, Robert Allen Whitney Sr. Harris Smith Whitney passed away in 1935 in Benton Harbor, Berrien, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Harris Smith Whitney began in 1870 in Whitney, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada.
  • Harris Smith Whitney married Dora Boneta Rackliffe, and had children including Lucile Alice Whitney, Lyda Frances Whitney, Neville Percival Whitney, Robert Allen Whitney Sr.
  • Harris Smith Whitney passed away in 1935 in Benton Harbor, Berrien, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Sr
1814–1889
Birth Location: Whitney, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
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Mary Harris
1831–1875
Birth Location: Doaktown, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
MH

Spouses(s)

Dora Rackliffe
1874–1967
Birth Location: Benton Harbor, Berrien, Michigan, USA
DR

Children(s)

Robert Sr
1903–1990
Birth Location: Benton Harbor, Berrien, Michigan, USA
RS
Lucile Whitney
1907–1976
Birth Location: Benton Harbor, Berrien, Michigan, USA
LW
Neville Whitney
1912–1970
Birth Location: Benton Harbor, Berrien, Michigan, USA
NW
Lyda Whitney
1915–1993
Birth Location: Benton Harbor, Berrien, Michigan, USA
LW

Harris Whitney's Ancestors

Self
Harris Whitney
1870–1935
Birth Place: Whitney, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
Parents
Edward Rogers Whitney Sr
1814–1889
Whitney, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
Mary (Jane) Harris
1831–1875
Doaktown, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
Grandparents
Peter (Smith Harris) Sr
1807–1897
Port Hope, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada
Frances Mitchell
1808–1896
Blissfield, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
Great-Grandparents
William Sr
1779–1857
Susannah Sutter
1787–1879
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lewis Mitchell
1738–1830
Sarah Crabtree
1757–1856
James II
1760–1825
Susannah Fullerton
1767–

Harris Whitney's Descendants

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Harris (Smith) Whitney (8 Mar 1870–23 Oct 1935) m. Dora (Boneta) Rackliffe (12 Sep 1874–31 Dec 1967)
  1. 1. Robert (Allen Whitney) Sr 1903–1990 m. Eleanor (Florence) Gray 1908–1996
    1. 1. Robert (Allen Whitney) Jr 1933–2004 m. Alice Castallari 1937–2021
  2. 2. Lucile (Alice) Whitney 1907–1976
  3. 3. Neville (Percival) Whitney 1912–1970
  4. 4. Lyda (Frances) Whitney 1915–1993

Harris Whitney's Timeline

2 Records

1870
8 Mar 1870
Birth of Harris Smith Whitney in Whitney, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
Whitney, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
1935
23 Oct 1935
Age 65
Death of Harris Smith Whitney in Benton Harbor, Berrien, Michigan, USA
Benton Harbor, Berrien, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Mar 1870
    Event Place: Whitney, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Benton Harbor
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Oct 1935
    Event Place: Benton Harbor, Berrien, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952
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