Henry S. Whitney

28 September 1846–16 January 1920 (Age 73)
Fitzwilliam, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States

The Life Summary of Henry S.

When Henry S. Whitney was born on 28 September 1846, in Fitzwilliam, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Samuel Austin Whitney, was 36 and his mother, Sarah S. Foster, was 35. He married Clymena Farrow on 26 December 1874, in Winchendon, Winchendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. He lived in Phillipston, Phillipston, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States in 1900 and Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States in 1910. He died on 16 January 1920, in Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

Henry S. Whitney
1846–1920
Clymena Farrow
1852–1929
Marriage: 26 December 1874
Henry Mallory Whitney
1876–1950
Ernest Quest Whitney
1877–1956
Vivian Bernard Whitney
1884–1964
Everett Cliford Whitney
1891–1940

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    26 December 1874Winchendon, Winchendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
    • Children

    (4)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (10)

    +5 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1863
    Age 17
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
    1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
    Age 17
    The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
    1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
    Age 20
    The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

    Name Meaning

    English: habitational name from Whitney in Herefordshire, the etymology of which is uncertain. The second element is Old English ēg ‘island, piece of higher ground in a low-lying area’; the first appears to be hwītan, which is either the genitive singular of an Old English byname Hwīta (meaning ‘white’), or the weak dative case (originally used after a preposition and article) of the adjective hwīt ‘white’. The name may also derive from Whitney (now Whitney Wood) in Stevenage (Hertfordshire), probably named from Old English hwītan ‘white’ + (ge)hæge ‘enclosure’.History: John Whitney came from London, England, to Watertown, MA, in 1635, and had numerous prominent descendents.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Witney
    Widney

    Sources (37)

    • Henry S Whitney in entry for Earnest Quest Whitney, "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915"
    • Henry L Q Whitney in household of Samuel A Whitney, "Massachusetts State Census, 1865"
    • Henry S. Whitney in entry for Ernest Q. Whitney and Annie M. Hanson, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"

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