Marcus T. C. Whitney (1812 - 1887)

Born 25 Oct 1812 in New Haven, Vermont, United States

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Died 21 Apr 1887 at age 74 in Derby, Orleans, Vermont, United States

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Biography

Marcus was born in 1812 to Paul Whitney and Lucinda (Marsh) Whitney. He was a good wrestler when he was young. Some things he did at various times in his life were be a farm hand, be a stage driver, open a general store, buy and sell horses, do farming, and be a farrier and veterinary surgeon. He passed away in 1887 from paralysis.

Sources

• Pierce, Frederick Clifton. Whitney. The descendants of John Whitney, who came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635 Chicago, The author, press of W. B. Conkey co., 1895. Pages 315-316.
• "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPQ5-SZ35 : 3 March 2021), M T C Whitney, 21 Apr 1887; citing Death, Derby, Orleans, Vermont, United States, various town clerks and records divisions, Vermont; FHL microfilm 005468625. Accessed July 28, 2021.
• Ancestry.com. Vermont, U.S., Vital Records, 1720-1908 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Original data: State of Vermont. Vermont Vital Records through 1870. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. State of Vermont. Vermont Vital Records, 1871–1908. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts