Sarah Whitney was born on July 14, 1827 in Winchendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Her parents were Richard Whitney and Eunice Cogswell.
She married Baxter Whitney, her sixth cousin, on March 1, 1846.
She died on February 28, 1907 in Winchendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States.
Sarah was 79 when she passed away and is buried at Riverside Cemetery located in Winchendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
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↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 06 December 2020), memorial page for Sarah Jane Whitney Whitney (14 Jul 1827–28 Feb 1907), Find A Grave: Memorial #48625232, citing Riverside Cemetery, Winchendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Ryan-O (contributor 46886020) .
"Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915", database with images, FamilySearch
(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXZV-V5B : 1 March 2016), Sarah F in entry for Emily Tyler Whitney, 06 Jul 1868, Winchendon, Worccester, Massachusetts; citing reference ID #48, Massachusetts Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,428,071.
"Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch
(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWMY-HJ7 : 2 March 2021), Sarah J. in entry for Emily Tylor Whitney, 13 Oct 1884; citing Winchenden, Massachusetts, v 357 p 475, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,227.
(https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N4CW-P9J : 17 February 2016), Sarah J. Whitney in entry for William Milton Whitney and Ada Macleod, 09 May 1894; citing , Waltham, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,651,240.
(https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NWT7-TJZ : 10 December 2014), Sarah Jane Whitney, 28 Feb 1907; citing Winchendon,,Massachusetts, 476, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,217,701.
"Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch
(https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N4Q2-7QW : 17 February 2016), Baxter D. Whitney and Sarah J. Whitney, 01 Mar 1846; citing , Winchendon, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,428,256.
(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4SJ-B55 : 17 February 2016), Sarah J. Whitney in entry for Elisha M. Whitney and Mary M. Whitney, 31 Jan 1889; citing , Winchendon, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,415,227.
"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch
(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCP-YHFN : 19 April 2021), Baxter D Whitney and Sarah J Whitney, 15 Feb 1846; citing Marriage, Winchendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011878.
(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCP-V5CK : 19 April 2021), Sarah J Whitney in entry for Elisha M Whitney and Mary M Whitney, 31 Jan 1889; citing Marriage, Winchendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011878.
(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCP-RNVH : 19 April 2021), Sarah J Whitney Whitney in entry for William M Whitney and Ada McLeod, 9 May 1894; citing Marriage, Winchendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011878.
(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCH-5W4V : 19 April 2021), Sarah J Whitney in entry for William Milton Whitney and Ada MacLeod, 9 May 1894; citing Marriage, Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011202.
"Massachusetts State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ4F-PNY : 2 April 2016), Sarah Whitney in household of Baxter D Whitney, Winchendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 953,965.
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD94-SSN : 22 December 2020), Sarah Whitney in household of William Murdock, Winchendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDQF-KTR : 12 April 2016), Sarah J Whitney in household of Baxter D Whitney, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 11, family 104, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,156.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MHFW-JM4 : 11 August 2016), Sarah J Whitney in household of Baxter D Whitney, Winchendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district ED 873, sheet 491A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0566; FHL microfilm 1,254,566.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M9BC-96X : accessed 8 June 2017), Sarah J Whitney in household of Boxter Whitney, Winchendon Town (southeast part), Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1709, sheet 3A, family 60, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,695.
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