Thomas Handley Whitney (abt. 1803 - 1862)

Born about 1803 in Mount Hanley, Annapolis, Nova Scotia

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Died 25 Dec 1862 at about age 59 in Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

When Thomas Handley Whitney was born in June 1803, in Nova Scotia, Canada, his father, Elisha Whitney, was 50 and his mother, Lydia Bass, was 45. He married Salome Kniffen on 19 January 1832, in New Albany, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters.

Salome Whitney F 37 years Nova Scotia

Eveline P Whitney F 17 years Nova Scotia

Elizabeth M Whitney F 16 years Nova Scotia

James E Whitney M 14 years Nova Scotia

William A Whitney M 11 years Nova Scotia

George M Whitney M 7 years Massachusetts ^[1] He lived in Clinton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States in 1850. He was listed as a ship carpenter. He died on 25 December 1862, in Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. ^[2]

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1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD9H-V1Y : Tue Oct 03 10:58:04 UTC 2023), Entry for Thomas M Whitney and Salome Whitney, 1850.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7N8-4M6 : 2 March 2021), Thomas Hendly Whitney, 08 Feb 1862; citing Newburyport, Massachusetts, v 156 p 258, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,180.

"United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD9H-V1Y : Tue Oct 03 10:58:04 UTC 2023), Entry for Thomas M Whitney and Salome Whitney, 1850.

"Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4W3-2WC : 11 November 2022), Thomas H. Whitney in entry for Thomas Hall, 1853.

"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-CYKM : Wed Oct 25 11:38:32 UTC 2023), Entry for William A. Whitney and Elizabeth A. Tuttle, 25 Jul 1859.

"United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZCZ-67V : Thu Oct 05 12:30:36 UTC 2023), Entry for Thomas H Whitney and Salome Whitney, 1860.

"Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWRF-FHM : 16 November 2022), Thomas W Whitney in entry for James Edward Whitney and Susan Simpson, 1861.

"Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7N8-4M6 : 17 November 2022), Thomas Hendly Whitney, 1862.

"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH7C-PYX : Wed Oct 25 17:04:15 UTC 2023), Entry for Elizabeth W. Whitney Hall and Thomas H. Whitney Hall, 12 May 1876.

"Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N72V-RXW : 14 December 2022), Thomas Whitney in entry for Evaline P. Whitney Townsend, 1879.

"Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NW25-C8C : 14 December 2022), Thomas H. Whitney in entry for Salome P. Kniffin Whitney, 1905.

"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2Q2-8MND : Wed Oct 25 07:19:48 UTC 2023), Entry for James Edward Whitney Jr and Thomas Flandry Whitney, 21 May 1911.

"Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N435-W7R : 17 November 2022), Thomas F Whitney in entry for James E Whitney, 1911.

"Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N44N-GQF : 13 December 2022), Thomas Whitney in entry for William A Whitney, 1914.

Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZRDY-W5T2 : 16 December 2020), Thomas Hendley Whitney, ; Burial, Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States of America, Oak Hill Cemetery; citing record ID 208766978, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

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