Born in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Aaron Olney White
and Sarah (Howland) White
Sister of
Andrew Jackson White, John Crawford White, James B. White, Sarah Jennie (White) Vibbert, Charles B. White, Lewis Bellamy White and Charles Howland White
Wife of
Augustus Valentino Chilson
— married
24 Nov 1859 in Foster, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Wife of
William Wirth Johnston
— married
29 Oct 1862 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Wife of
William Smith
— married
1889 in Rhode Island, United States [uncertain]
Descendants [uncertain] 
Mother of
Lorenzo Metcalf Johnston and William Wirth Johnston
Died
at age 61
in East Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
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Biography
When Mary Cynthia White was born in September 1841 in Uxbridge, Massachusetts, her father, Aaron O. White, was 23 and her mother, Sarah (Howland) White, was 21. She was married three times and had two sons between 1865 and 1867. She died on June 15, 1903, in East Providence, Rhode Island, at the age of 61
Birth
Sep 1841 • Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage
Mary Cynthia White married Augustus Valentino Chilson (1834 – 1860) on November 24, 1859 in Foster, Providence County, Rhode Island.[1]
After her first husband Augustus Valentino Chilson died on December 5, 1860, she married secondly William Wirth Johnston (1833 – 1885) on October 29, 1862 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island.
After her second husband William Wirth Johnston died on September 12, 1885, she married thirdly William Smith (1821 – ?) about 1889 possibly in Rhode Island.
Children
- Children of William Wirth Johnston and Mary Cynthia White:
- Lorenzo Metcalf Johnston (1865 – 1931)
- William Wirth Johnston (1867 – 1941)
United States Census History
25 Aug 1850 • Killingly, Windham, Connecticut, United States
- Mary C White, age 9, is enumerated in the household of Aaron O. White, age 32, in Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut. Also in the home are Sarah White, age 30; Andrew F. White, age 11; John C. White, age 6; Sarah J White, age 2; and Izanna E. White, age 25.
1860 • Bellingham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
- Mary Chilson, age 19, is enumerated in the household of Augustus V. Chilson, age 25, in Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
1870 • Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
- Mary C. Johnston, age 28, is in household of William W. Johnston, age 37, in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island. Also in the home are Edwin S. Johnston, age 12; Joseph B. Johnston, age 9; Lorenzo M. Johnston, age 5; William W. Johnston, age 3; and a domestic servant, Margaret McCarty, age 20.
1880 • Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
- Mary C. Johnston, age 38, is the head of household of her husband, William W. Johnston, age 47, in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island. Also in the home are Joseph B. Johnston, age 19; Lorenzo M. Johnston, age 14; and William W. Johnston, age 12.
1 Jun 1885 • Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
1900 • East Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
- Mary C. Smith, age 58, is enumerated in the household of her husband, William Smith, age 78, in East Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island. She is mother of four children, but her two children are living at that time. They are married for 11 years.
Death
15 Jun 1903 • East Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Sources
- ↑ Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VK1N-84F : 6 December 2014), Augustus V. Chilson and Mary C. White, 24 Nov 1859; citing Foster, Providence, Rhode Island; Family History Library microfilm 941,054.
- United States Census History:
- 1850 United States Federal Census, Killingly, Windham, Connecticut; National Archives and Records Administration publication: M432, Roll: 51; Page: 324.
- 1870 United States Federal Census, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island; National Archives and Records Administration publication: M593, Roll: (unknown); Page: 26.
- 1880 United States Federal Census, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island; National Archives and Records Administration publication: T9, Roll: 1212; Page: 344B; Enumeration District: 021.
- 1900 United States Federal Census , East Providence, Providence, Rhode Island; National Archives and Records Administration: T623, Roll: ; Enumeration District: 130; Page: 7A, citing Mary C. Smith, age 58.
- Burial:
- Find A Grave website: Find A Grave Memorial# 108781327.
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Aline Barbeau
Aline Barbeau
White-42386 and White-24148 do not represent the same person because: not the same parents
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Rejected matches › Mary Jane (White) Settles (1839-1902) › Mary C. (White) Sibley (1839-) › Mary Ann (White) Smith (abt.1839-1905) › Mary Jane (White) Ashwill (bef.1840-) › Mary D (White) Harrell (abt.1842-1902) › Cynthia Jane (McCready) Smith (1841-1905) › Mary Jane (White) Wescott (abt.1840-1918)
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