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Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2002 08:01:00 -0500


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> (VIII) Asa Hammond WHITNEY, son of Asa WHITNEY (VII) was born in Boston
> on June 17, 1819. He married onOct. 3, 1842 to Laura Leffingwell
> HENSHAW, who was born June 23, 1820 at Warren, Ohio and died April 20,
> 1886. He prepared for college in Boston schools and was graduated at
> Harvard College in 1838. After leaving college he made a voyage to the
> Mediterranean for his health and subsequently went to Rio de Janiero. On
> his return he became the junior partner of the firm of HENSHAW &
> WHITNEY, wholesale druggists of Boston. He resided in Cambridge. Later
> he became interested in railroad business and removed to Norfolk,
> Virginia, where he managed the financial afairs of the Seaboard &
> Roanoke Company, as its treasurer.
> He was a man of great energy and earnestness of character. He
> resided late in life at Vicksburg, Mississippi where he died, Oct 7,
> 1858.
> His children were: #1 Laura L. WHITNEY born June 15, 1843, died Jan.
> 24, 1870 #2 Anna Henshaw WHITNEY, see forward #3 Richard Sullivan
> WHITNEY born June 19, 1846, died Aug. 23, 1847 #4 Catherine Dean WHITNEY
> born June 17, 1849 and married Robert George LAWTON, of Hudson, NY, on
> the English frigate " Narcissus", off Havana, Cuba on May 31, 1871. He
> was born Aug. 12, 1839 and died Dec. 2, 1904. He was a resident of
> Havana and member of the banking firm of LAWTON Brothers. Their children
> were: (4a) Robert Henshaw LAWTON, born in Havana on April 3, 1872 and
> died at Lacaster, Mass. on Dec. 10, 1881 (4b) Sydney Allen LAWTON born
> at Lancaster on Nov. 2, 1873. He is a graduate of Harvard Univ., 1895,
> now with the firm of WRENN Brothers, brokers of NY City. He married on
> June 29, 1901 to Harriet Sheldon LAWTON of Hudson, NY, and they reside
> at Rye, NY and have 2 children, Sarah born Oct. 19, 1902 and Katherine
> born Oct.14, 1904 (4c) Ethel Whitney LAWTON born Lancaster on Oct. 4,
> 1875 and married Chester PARKER of S. Lancaster, Mass. at NewYork City
> on Oct. 5, 1899 and reside in Lancaster, and they have 3 children: (4c1)
> Chester PARKER, Jr. born Sept. 29, 1900 (4c2) Felton PARKER born Jan.
> 14, 1902, died March 21, 1902 (4c3) Lydia PARKER born Nov. 4, 1903.
> (d) Richard Henshaw LAWTON born in Lancaster on March 23, 1888, resides
> in Rye, NY. #5 Hammond Moore WHITNEY born at Norfolk, Virginia on June
> 28, 1851 and resides in Brookline, Mass. He married at Boston on Nov.
> 13, 1879 to Catherine Howard REED and their children are: (5a) Catherine
> born at Longwood, Brookline, Mass. on Sept. 28, 1881 and married on
> Sept. 30, 1903 to Theodore W. LITTLE at Cohasset, Mass., they reside in
> Brookline (5b) Margaret born at Longwood on Dec. 28, 1886 and resides at
> Longwood
> #6 Emily Stark WHITNEY born at Norfolk, Virginia on July 10, 1854,
> resides at Lancaster, Mass.
>
> END of PART 3 WHITNEY Family # 3
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