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> FIRST GENERATION
> 1. Josiah WHITNEY. History of Deerfield, Volume II, by George Sheldon,
> Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 372
> of Nelson, N.H.
> He was married to Nancy (Ann) SCOLLY.1 Josiah WHITNEY and Nancy (Ann)
SCOLLY
> had the following children:
> +2 i. Elizabeth WHITNEY (born on September 8, 1787).
> +3 ii. Stephen WHITNEY (born on July 12, 1784).
>
> SECOND GENERATION
> 2. Elizabeth WHITNEY (Josiah-1) was born on September 8, 1787.2 She died
on
> July 19, 1842 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts.3,4
> She was married to Abraham SANDERSON (son of Abraham SANDERSON and Lydia
> SMITH) on December 1, 1808.5 Abraham SANDERSON was born on August 2, 1787
in
> Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts.6,7 He died on February 17, 1821.8
> Elizabeth WHITNEY and Abraham SANDERSON had the following children:
> +4 i. Persis SANDERSON (born on October 30, 1809).
> +5 ii. Clariss SANDERSON (born on May 31, 1812).
> +6 iii. Tryphena SANDERSON (born on November 2, 1814).
> +7 iv. Dwight Whitney SANDERSON (born on March 1, 1817).
> +8 v. Tryphosa Elvira SANDERSON (born on February 10, 1820).
>
> She was married to Lucius GRAHAM (son of Samuel GRAHAM and Bethula GRAVES)
on
> March 3, 1823 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts.9 Lucius GRAHAM was
> born on July 12, 1767 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts.10 He died
on
> March 3, 1825 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts.11 History of The
Town
> of Sunderland, Massachusetts, by John Montague Smith, prepared by Henry W.
> Taft & Abbie T. Montague. Press of E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, Mass.,
1899.
> p. 346.
> Built the house now owned by Andrew C. Warner.Vital Records of Montague,
> Massachusetts To The End of The Year 1849. Published by the Essex
Institute
> Salem Mass. 1934. p. 69.
> of Sunderland, Mass. Elizabeth WHITNEY and Lucius GRAHAM had the
following
> children:
> +9 i. Lucius GRAHAM (born on March 7, 1824).
> She was married to Ebenezer SAXTON (son of David SAXTON and Rebecca
BARNARD)
> on November 29, 1839.12,13 Ebenezer SAXTON was born on February 25, 1766
in
> Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts.14 He Int. Marriage on October 11,
1794
> in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts.15 He died on September 1, 1847 in
> Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts.16 History of The Town of Sunderland,
> Massachusetts, by John Montague Smith, prepared by Henry W. Taft & Abbie
T.
> Montague. Press of E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, Mass., 1899. p. 346.
> of Deerfield, Mass.
>
> History of Deerfield, Volume II, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A.
Hall &
> Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 280
> Shoemaker; lived on No. 25, and later on No. 16.
>
> 3. Stephen WHITNEY (Josiah-1) was born on July 12, 1784 in Nelson,
Cheshire,
> New Hampshire.17 He Int. Marriage on January 13, 1810.18 History of
> Deerfield, Volume II, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co.,
> Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 372
> Came to Deerfield, about 1806; merchant; prominent in town affairs;
> selectman 6 years; rep. 7 years; removed to Springfield, 1837; thence in
1847
> to Conway, where he died.
> He was married to Mary A. BURGESS (daughter of Dr. Benjamin BURGESS) in
1810.
> Mary A. BURGESS was born on July 2, 1786.19 She died in 1868 in Saratoga
> Springs, Saratoga, New York.20 Stephen WHITNEY and Mary A. BURGESS had
the
> following children:
> +10 i. Gen. James Scolly WHITNEY (born on May 19, 1811).
> +11 ii. Mary Ann WHITNEY (born on March 19, 1813).
> +12 iii. Susan C. WHITNEY (born on January 18, 1815).
> +13 iv. Frances A. WHITNEY (born on June 18, 1824).
>
> THIRD GENERATION
> 4. Persis SANDERSON (Elizabeth WHITNEY-2, Josiah-1) was born on October
30,
> 1809.21 She died on September 8, 1838 in Sunderland, Franklin,
> Massachusetts.22
> She was married to Ansel Crocker DELANO (son of William DELANO and
Lucretia
> HUBBARD) on January 12, 1831.23 Ansel Crocker DELANO was born on March
20,
> 1807 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts.24 He died on August 25, 1875
in
> Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts.25 Persis SANDERSON and Ansel Crocker
> DELANO had the following children:
> +14 i. Jesse Lemuel DELANO (born on August 31, 1835).
> 15 ii. Jane Clarissa DELANO was born on December 14, 1837 in
Sunderland,
> Franklin, Massachusetts.26 She died on September 11, 1840 in Sunderland,
> Franklin, Massachusetts.27
>
> 5. Clariss SANDERSON (Elizabeth WHITNEY-2, Josiah-1) was born on May 31,
> 1812.28
> She was married to Henry CHURCH on June 7, 1832.29 Clariss SANDERSON and
> Henry CHURCH had the following children:
> 16 i. Jane E. CHURCH was born on March 31, 1833.30 History of The
Town
> of Sunderland, Massachusetts, by John Montague Smith, prepared by Henry W.
> Taft & Abbie T. Montague. Press of E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, Mass.,
1899.
> p. 518.
> Resided in Redlands, Cal.
> +17 ii. Henry CHURCH (born on May 20, 1836).
> +18 iii. Austin CHURCH (born on September 19, 1838).
> +19 iv. Royal CHURCH.
> +20 v. Clara CHURCH.
> 21 vi. Flora CHURCH. History of The Town of Sunderland,
Massachusetts,
> by John Montague Smith, prepared by Henry W. Taft & Abbie T. Montague.
Press
> of E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, Mass., 1899. p. 518.
> Resided Redland, Cal.
>
> 6. Tryphena SANDERSON (Elizabeth WHITNEY-2, Josiah-1) was born on
November
> 2, 1814.31 She died on December 12, 1850.32 History of The Town of
> Sunderland, Massachusetts, by John Montague Smith, prepared by Henry W.
Taft &
> Abbie T. Montague. Press of E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, Mass., 1899.
p.
> 518.
> Died without issue
> She was married to Alson COLE on January 27, 1835.33 History of The Town
of
> Sunderland, Massachusetts, by John Montague Smith, prepared by Henry W.
Taft &
> Abbie T. Montague. Press of E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, Mass., 1899.
p.
> 518.
> No issue from this marriage Alson COLE was born in 1807.34 He died on
> June 18, 1850.35
>
> 7. Dwight Whitney SANDERSON (Elizabeth WHITNEY-2, Josiah-1) was born on
> March 1, 1817.36 He died on February 7, 1867.37
> He was married to Harriet N. GROVER (daughter of Josiah GROVER and Mary S.
> HITCHCOCK) on November 13, 1850.38 Harriet N. GROVER was born on August
10,
> 1830.39 She died on October 31, 1853.40 Dwight Whitney SANDERSON and
> Harriet N. GROVER had the following children:
> 22 i. Mary Elizabeth SANDERSON was born on June 21, 1852.41 She
died
> on December 21, 1852.42
> He was married to Lizze HUNT (daughter of Spencer HUNT and Elizabeth) on
> December 5, 1855.43 Lizze HUNT was born in 1827 in , , Pennsylvania.44
She
> died on July 5, 1882 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts.45 Riverside (Gill)
> Dwight Whitney SANDERSON and Lizze HUNT had the following children:
> 23 i. William D. SANDERSON was born on April 30, 1859.46 He died on
> May 3, 1859.47
>
> 8. Tryphosa Elvira SANDERSON (Elizabeth WHITNEY-2, Josiah-1) was born on
> February 10, 1820.48 She died on April 21, 1861.49
>
> She was married to Ephraim H. CURTISS on November 12, 1846.50 History of
The
> Town of Sunderland, Massachusetts, by John Montague Smith, prepared by
Henry
> W. Taft & Abbie T. Montague. Press of E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, Mass.,
> 1899. p. 518.
> Died without issue. Ephraim H. CURTISS was born on February 5, 1822.51
He
> died on October 4, 1889.52 History of The Town of Sunderland,
Massachusetts,
> by John Montague Smith, prepared by Henry W. Taft & Abbie T. Montague.
Press
> of E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, Mass., 1899. p. 518.
> of Newton
>
> 9. Lucius GRAHAM (Elizabeth WHITNEY-2, Josiah-1) was born on March 7,
1824
> in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts.53 He died on October 24, 1862 in
> Washington, District of Columbia.54 History of The Town of Sunderland,
> Massachusetts, by John Montague Smith, prepared by Henry W. Taft & Abbie
T.
> Montague. Press of E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, Mass., 1899. p. 348.
> Removed to Conway and in 1852 to Chagrin Falls, Ohio; enlisted in the
army
> during the civil war, and died in hospital at Washington, D.C.
> He was married to Minerva KINGSBURY on November 26, 1846.55 Minerva
> KINGSBURY died on November 22, 1883 in Lenora, Fillmore, Minnesota.56 of
> Halifax, Vt. Lucius GRAHAM and Minerva KINGSBURY had the following
children:
> +24 i. Ella Elizabeth GRAHAM (born on October 9, 1847).
> +25 ii. Oscar Hale GRAHAM (born on August 22, 1849).
> +26 iii. Clara M. GRAHAM (born on August 26, 1851).
> +27 iv. Helen E. GRAHAM (born on March 15, 1857).
> 28 v. Cora Bell GRAHAM was born on March 26, 1862 in Chagrin Falls,
,
> Ohio.57 She died on August 1, 1880 in Daton, , Nebraska.58
>
> 10. Gen. James Scolly WHITNEY (Stephen-2, Josiah-1) was born on May 19,
1811
> in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts.59 He died on October 24, 1878 in
> Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts.60,61 History of Deerfield, Volume II,
by
> George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p.
372
> A prominent leader in the polictical and military affairs of county and
> state; brought up in his father's store in Deerfield, which he bought out
in
> 18_1; was commissioned brig. gen. 2d Brigade, 4th Div. of Mass. Militia,
May
> 14, 1835; removed to Conway in 1837; organized the Conway Mutual Fire Ins.
> Co., of which he was pres.; sheriff 1861; rep. 1851-4; of the
Constitutional
> Conv. 1853; member of the Nat'l Dem. Conv. 1852, 56, 60; in Mass. Senate
> 1872; supt. U.S. Armory at Springfield, 1854; collector of the Port of
> Boston, 1760; Pres. Boston Water Power Co. and of the Metropolitan
Steamship
> Co.; Life member of the P.V.M. Ass'n; he died suddenly at Brookline, where
he
> resided.
> He was married to Laurinda COLLINS (daughter of William COLLINS and Eunice
> PARSONS) on November 23, 1836.62 Laurinda COLLINS was born on July 6,
> 1810.63 She died in 1907.64 Gen. James Scolly WHITNEY and Laurinda
COLLINS
> had the following children:
> 29 i. Mary A. WHITNEY was born on September 16, 1837 in South
> Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts.65,66
> +30 ii. Henry M. WHITNEY (born on October 22, 1839).
> +31 iii. William Collins WHITNEY (born on July 5, 1841).
> +32 iv. Susan C. WHITNEY (born on March 24, 1845).
> 33 v. Henrietta B. WHITNEY was born on April 6, 1847 in Conway,
> Franklin, Massachusetts.67,68
> 34 vi. Son WHITNEY was born on April 6, 1847 in Conway, Franklin,
> Massachusetts.69
> +35 vii. Laurinda C. WHITNEY (born on July 4, 1852).
>
> 11. Mary Ann WHITNEY (Stephen-2, Josiah-1) was born on March 19, 1813 in
> Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts.70 She died on August 2, 1837 in
> Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts.71
> She was married to Theodore BILLINGS.72
>
> 12. Susan C. WHITNEY (Stephen-2, Josiah-1) was born on January 18, 1815
in
> Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts.73
> She was married to James S. WAKEFIELD.74
>
> 13. Frances A. WHITNEY (Stephen-2, Josiah-1) was born on June 18, 1824 in
> Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts.75
> She was married to Gustavus A. PICKERING.76
>
> FOURTH GENERATION
> 14. Jesse Lemuel DELANO (Persis SANDERSON-3, Elizabeth WHITNEY-2,
Josiah-1)
> was born on August 31, 1835 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts.77
> History of The Town of Sunderland, Massachusetts, by John Montague Smith,
> prepared by Henry W. Taft & Abbie T. Montague. Press of E. A. Hall & Co.,
> Greenfield, Mass., 1899. p. 317.
> He served in the 52 Regt. Mass. Vols. in the Civil War; lived for a few
> years in Northampton and Hockanum (Hadley), but now lives on the "minister
> lot." His children who lived on the place several years were of the sixth
> generation from Widow Margaret Eames, who died there. The house,, which
is
> the oldest in town, was built for a parsonage in 1717. the study is but
> little changed since it was used for its original purpose. It is 10 feet
in
> length by six in width, is lighted through eight panes of 6 x 8 glass, six
> feet above the floor.
> He was married to Laura Thompson ABBEY (daughter of George ABBEY and
Hannah
> GAY) on September 4, 1860.78 Laura Thompson ABBEY was born on November
14,
> 1837.79 She died on June 14, 1898 in Sunderland, Franklin,
Massachusetts.80
> Jesse Lemuel DELANO and Laura Thompson ABBEY had the following children:
> 36 i. Fanny Jane DELANO was born on November 13, 1861.81 She died
on
> February 25, 1896.82
> +37 ii. Cora Belle DELANO (born on December 5, 1862).
> +38 iii. William Ansel DELANO (born on June 20, 1867).
>
> 17. Henry CHURCH (Clariss SANDERSON-3, Elizabeth WHITNEY-2, Josiah-1) was
> born on May 20, 1836.83
> He was married to Martha PREBLE.84
>
> 18. Austin CHURCH (Clariss SANDERSON-3, Elizabeth WHITNEY-2, Josiah-1)
was
> born on September 19, 1838.85
> He was married to Maria WATERMAN.86
>
> 19. Royal CHURCH (Clariss SANDERSON-3, Elizabeth WHITNEY-2, Josiah-1).
> He was married to Blendina MILLS.87
>
> 20. Clara CHURCH (Clariss SANDERSON-3, Elizabeth WHITNEY-2, Josiah-1).
> She was married to Frank HUNT.88
>
> 24. Ella Elizabeth GRAHAM (Lucius-3, Elizabeth WHITNEY-2, Josiah-1) was
born
> on October 9, 1847 in Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts.89
> She was married to Thomas Shinn PROUD (son of John PROUD and Ann MOOR) on
> December 23, 1867 in Hesper, Winneshiek, Iowa.90,91 Thomas Shinn PROUD
was
> born on November 21, 1839 in Medford, Burlington, New Jersey.92 He died
on
> April 10, 1907 in Kalispell, Flathead, Montana.93 Ella Elizabeth GRAHAM
and
> Thomas Shinn PROUD had the following children:
> +39 i. William John PROUD (born on October 17, 1868).
> 40 ii. Gratia Narcissa PROUD was born on February 6, 1872 in
Springdale,
> Sedgwick, Kansas.94
> 41 iii. Oscar Emery PROUD.
> 42 iv. Inez Gertrude PROUD.
> 43 v. George PROUD.
> 44 vi. William Moor PROUD.
> 45 vii. Rachel Moor PROUD.
> 46 viii. Hannah Ann PROUD.
> 47 ix. Joseph Lewis PROUD.
>
> 25. Oscar Hale GRAHAM (Lucius-3, Elizabeth WHITNEY-2, Josiah-1) was born
on
> August 22, 1849 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts.95
> He was married to Ada HOLMES on February 1, 1872.96
> He was married to Eva PIKE on May 6, 1880.97
>
> 26. Clara M. GRAHAM (Lucius-3, Elizabeth WHITNEY-2, Josiah-1) was born on
> August 26, 1851 in Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts.98
> She was married to Emory HOWARD on November 18, 1872.99
>
> 27. Helen E. GRAHAM (Lucius-3, Elizabeth WHITNEY-2, Josiah-1) was born on
> March 15, 1857 in Chagrin Falls, , Ohio.100
> She was married to Frank HOLMES.101
>
> 30. Henry M. WHITNEY (James Scolly-3, Stephen-2, Josiah-1) was born on
> October 22, 1839 in Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts.102,103 History of
> Deerfield, Volume II, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co.,
> Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 372
> A prominent business man in Boston.
> He was married to Margaret Foster GREEN (daughter of Admiral GREEN) on
> October 3, 1878.104
> 31. William Collins WHITNEY (James Scolly-3, Stephen-2, Josiah-1) was
born
> on July 5, 1841 in Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts.105,106 He died in
> 1904.107 Conway, 1767 - 1967, Edited by Deane Lee, Published by The Town
of
> Conway, Massachusetts, 1967. p. 128
> William Collins Whitney (1841 - 1904), son of James and Laurinda
(Collins)
> Whitney, was born in the Rollie Roberts house on Baptist Hill. He
attended
> Conway Academy until the family left town when he was thirteen. He was
> educated at Yale and Harvard Law School. He became associated with
business
> enterprises in New York, entered politics, and became Secretary of the
Navy
> in President Clevelands' first administration. His diverse interests
> included conservation and racing. For many years he was urged to become a
> Democratic candidate for President of the United States, but he declined
to
> re-enter politics.
> History of Deerfield, Volume II, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A.
Hall &
> Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 372
> Member of Pres. Cleveland's cabinet, 1884.
> He was married to Flora PAYNE on October 1, 1869.108,109
>
> 32. Susan C. WHITNEY (James Scolly-3, Stephen-2, Josiah-1) was born on
March
> 24, 1845 in Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts.110,111
> She was married to Henry F. DIMOCK in September 1867.112,113
>
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