Frances M (Gould) Whitney (1822 - 1866)

Born 22 Jul 1822 in New York

Ancestors

Wife of Lemuel Whitney — married 5 Jul 1845 (to 15 Jun 1866) in Belvidere, IL

Died 15 Jun 1866 at age 43 in Washington, IA

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Biography

Frances M. or Fanny Gould was born on 22 July 1822. ^[1][2] She was the daughter of Ira Gould and Dorcus Brace. ^[3][4]

""The oldest girl (i.e., Pa's sister) was Fannie. She married Lemuel Whitney, a preacher, and was a preacher herself. She died in Iowa about 50 years ago (the 1870s) of consumption, the scourge of the family. I never saw her, but Lem Whitney once visited us at Wasioja, MN, and all of their children I have seen."^[5]

Fanny married Rev. Lemuel Whitney on 5 July 1845 in Belvidere, Boone County, Illinois. ^[6][7]

Fanny and Lemuel had the following children:

1. Oscar L. Whitney b. 29 March 1847 Illinois; m. Riley-5178Ann M. Riley
2. Alma Isabella Whitney b. 22 April 1849 Illinois; m. John Braggins
3. John W. Whitney b. 6 August 1851 Illinois; m. Julia D. Graham
4. Eugene M. Whitney b. 6 August 1853, Belvidere, Illinois;
5. Artemas Lemuel Whitney b. 7 December 1855 or 1857 Illinois; unmarried
6. Olive Emma Whitney b. 19 March 1860 Spring, Illinois^[8][9]

In 1850, Francis and Lemuel, along with Oscar and Alma were living in Ohio, Boone, Illinois. ^[10]

In 1860, Frances was living with her husband, Lemuel and her - children: Osker L. 13, Ama Jane -11, John W. - 9, Milo M. - 5, Artenas L. -3, Oline - 0 in Spring, Boone, Illinois, United States.^[11]

She passed away on 15 June 1866 in Washington, Iowa. ^[12] and she is buried at Spencers Grove Cemetery, Benton County, Iowa. ^[13]

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1. ↑ Frederick Clifton Pierce The Descendants of John Whitney (Published by the Author. Chicago 1895.). page 377.
2. ↑ Family Search. United States Census, 1860 Levy Whitney, 1860.
3. ↑ Notation on Photo Collage of Dorcus (Brace) Gould and Children.
4. ↑ John Shuck. Find a Grave Memorial for Frances M. Gould # 64098354
5. ↑ Alfred Burt Gould, "A.B. Gould Journal" (typescript by Cynthia Haack, 2005), p. email from Cynthia Haack 9/12/06; copy in possession of Cynthia Haack, Original Journal held by North Dakota Hist. Soc Bismark, North Dakota.
6. ↑ Ancestry. Ancestry.com. Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1790-1860 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
7. ↑ Frederick Clifton Pierce The Descendants of John Whitney (Published by the Author. Chicago 1895.). page 377.
8. ↑ Family Search. United States Census, 1860 Levy Whitney, 1860.
9. ↑ Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney (Published by the Author. Chicago 1895.). page 377.
10. ↑ United States. Family Search. United States Census, 1850 Samuel Whitny, Ohio, Boone, Illinois, United States; citing family 104, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
11. ↑ Family Search. United States Census, 1860 Levy Whitney, 1860.
12. ↑ Frederick Clifton Pierce The Descendants of John Whitney (Published by the Author. Chicago 1895.). page 377.
13. ↑ John Shuck. Find a Grave Memorial for Frances M. Gould # 64098354