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William Lincoln Whitney 1861–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 JAN 1861

Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 1949

Death Location: Newton City, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Myron Whitney

Mother: Eleanor Breasha

Spouse(s): Florence Roberts, Leta Fulton

Children(s): Myron Whitney, William Whitney

William Lincoln Whitney was born in 1861 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Myron William Whitney And Eleanor Breasha. In 1861, William Lincoln Whitney resided in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. In 1861, William Lincoln Whitney resided in Massachusetts, United States. William Lincoln Whitney married Florence J Roberts, Leta Frances Fulton, and had children including Myron Henry Whitney, William F Whitney. William Lincoln Whitney passed away in 1949 in Newton City, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • William Lincoln Whitney was born in 1861 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Myron William Whitney And Eleanor Breasha.
  • In 1861, William Lincoln Whitney resided in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.
  • In 1861, William Lincoln Whitney resided in Massachusetts, United States.
  • William Lincoln Whitney married Florence J Roberts, Leta Frances Fulton, and had children including Myron Henry Whitney, William F Whitney.
  • William Lincoln Whitney passed away in 1949 in Newton City, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Myron Whitney
1835–1910
Birth Location: Ashby, MA
MW
Eleanor Breasha
1841–1910
Birth Location: Chelsea, MA
EB

Spouses(s)

Florence Roberts
1865–1882
Birth Location: Florence, Firenze, Toscana, Italy
FR
Leta Fulton
1903–1976
Birth Location: Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
LF

Children(s)

Myron Whitney
1885–1976
Birth Location: Munich,Bavaria,Ger
MW
William Whitney
1931–2011
Birth Location: New York, United States
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William Whitney's Ancestors

Self
William Whitney
1861–1949
Birth Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Myron William Whitney
1835–1910
Ashby, MA
Eleanor Breasha
1841–1910
Chelsea, MA
Grandparents
William Whitney
1798–1894
Lincoln, MA
Fannie Lincoln
1803–1888
Marlborough, Marlborough, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Lincoln
1761–1839
Jael Cushing
1764–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Lincoln
1729–1792
Mary Otis
1736–1773

William Whitney's Descendants

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William (Lincoln) Whitney (11 JAN 1861–1949) m. Florence (J.) Roberts (1865–BET 1882 AND 1971) m. Leta (Frances) Fulton (25 MAR 1903–1976)
  1. 1. Myron (Henry) Whitney 1885–1976 m. Marie (C) Schillander 1886–1976
    1. 1. Karl (Roberts) Whitney 1913–2002 m. Virginia (C) Amidon 1911–1983
  2. 2. William (F.) Whitney 1931–2011

William Whitney's Timeline

15 Records

1861
11 JAN 1861
Birth of William Lincoln Whitney in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
1861
1861
William Lincoln Whitney resided here in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
1861
1861
William Lincoln Whitney resided here in Massachusetts, United States
Massachusetts, United States
1861
1861
William Lincoln Whitney resided here in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
1861
1861
William Lincoln Whitney resided here in Massachusetts, United States
Massachusetts, United States
1870
1870
Age 9
William Lincoln Whitney resided here in Massachusetts, United States
Massachusetts, United States
1880
1880
Age 19
William Lincoln Whitney resided here in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
1880
1880
Age 19
William Lincoln Whitney resided here in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
1900
1900
Age 39
William Lincoln Whitney resided here in Precinct 8, Roxbury Boston city Ward 21, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Precinct 8, Roxbury Boston city Ward 21, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
1900
1900
Age 39
William Lincoln Whitney resided here in Precinct 8, Roxbury Boston city Ward 21, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Precinct 8, Roxbury Boston city Ward 21, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
1935
1935
Age 74
William Lincoln Whitney resided here in Same House, ,
Same House, ,
1935
1935
Age 74
William Lincoln Whitney resided here in Same House, ,
Same House, ,
1940
1940
Age 79
William Lincoln Whitney resided here in Newton City, Newton, Ward 5, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Newton City, Newton, Ward 5, Middlesex, Massachusetts
1949
1949
Age 88
Burial of William Lincoln Whitney in Bay View Cemetery, Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Bay View Cemetery, Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
1949
1949
Age 88
Death of William Lincoln Whitney in Newton City, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Newton City, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 JAN 1861
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 13 November 2017, 03:22), entry for William Lincoln Whitney(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID K8VZ-539
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1880," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 12 August 2017), William Whitney in household of Amanda Milton, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district ED 652, sheet 473D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0555; FHL microfilm 1,254,555.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 17 October 2017), William Lincoln Whitney, 11 Jan 1861; citing Birth, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, certificate number 5822, page 61, State Archives, Boston.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 9 February 2018), William Lincoln Whitney, 11 Jan 1861; citing Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, v 8 p 61; FHL microfilm 1,994,569.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), William Lincoln Whitney, 11 Jan 1861; citing Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 592,869.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), William L. Whitney and Leta Frances Fulton, 22 Dec 1928; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,653,665.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1900," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 1 January 2019), William L Whitney, Precinct 8, Roxbury Boston city Ward 21, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1484, sheet 6A, family 88, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,686.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1940," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 March 2018), William L Whitney, Ward 5, Newton, Newton City, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 9-434, sheet 2A, line 1, family 40, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1615.
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), William Lincoln Whitney, ; Burial, Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States of America, Bay View Cemetery; citing record ID 7377564, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [10] 3423.ftw

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Newton City, Newton, Ward 5, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 13 November 2017, 03:22), entry for William Lincoln Whitney(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID K8VZ-539

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1949
    Event Place: Bay View Cemetery, Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 13 November 2017, 03:22), entry for William Lincoln Whitney(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID K8VZ-539
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), William Lincoln Whitney, ; Burial, Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States of America, Bay View Cemetery; citing record ID 7377564, <i>Find a Grave<i>

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1949
    Event Place: Newton City, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 13 November 2017, 03:22), entry for William Lincoln Whitney(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID K8VZ-539
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), William Lincoln Whitney, ; Burial, Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States of America, Bay View Cemetery; citing record ID 7377564, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [3] 3423.ftw

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 13 November 2017, 03:22), entry for William Lincoln Whitney(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID K8VZ-539

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 13 November 2017, 03:22), entry for William Lincoln Whitney(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID K8VZ-539

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 13 November 2017, 03:22), entry for William Lincoln Whitney(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID K8VZ-539

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Precinct 8, Roxbury Boston city Ward 21, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 13 November 2017, 03:22), entry for William Lincoln Whitney(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID K8VZ-539

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Same House, ,
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 13 November 2017, 03:22), entry for William Lincoln Whitney(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID K8VZ-539

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Precinct 8, Roxbury Boston city Ward 21, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Same House, ,
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