Sidney Drinkwater Whitney1,2,3,4,5,6

M, #14461, b. May 12, 1849, d. Jan 12, 1913
Pedigree
Father*Nathaniel Whitney b. Jan 27, 1806, d. Aug 14, 1867
Mother*Susan G. Edwards b. Jun 23, 1810, d. May 15, 1881

Family

Eliza Violet Burnham b. Sep 9, 1847, d. Feb 1, 1914
Children

Chronological Events

Birth*May 12, 1849 Sidney Drinkwater Whitney was born on May 12, 1849 at Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.1,5,2 
 He was the son of Nathaniel Whitney and Susan G. Edwards. 
Marriage*Nov 2, 1872 Sidney Drinkwater Whitney married Eliza Violet Burnham, daughter of Edwin P. Burnham and Bethia Barton, on Nov 2, 1872 at Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.7 
Census*1880  Sidney Drinkwater Whitney appeared on the census of 1880. Sidney D. Whitney lived in Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts. He was 29 years old, and a Farm Laborer. He was born in Massachusetts. Both of his parents were born in Massachusetts. His wife was Eliza V. Whitney, b. Sept 1848. She was 32 years old. She was born in Massachusetts. Her father was born in Vermont. Her mother was born in England. Son Charles H. (age 11, stepson, b. Massachusetts) and daughter Minnie B. (age 2, b. Massachusetts). 
Census1900  Sidney Drinkwater Whitney appeared on the census of 1900. Sidney D. Whitney lived in Lancaster, Worceser, Massachusetts. He was 51 years old, b. May 1849 in Massachusetts. Both of his parents were born in Massachusetts. His wife was Eliza V. Whitney, b. Sept 1848. She was 51 years old. She was the mother of 8 children; 2 were living. She was born in Massachusetts. Her father was born in Vermont. Her mother was born in England. Son William A. (age 14, b. Jan. 1886) and son Edmund B. (age 12, b. Dec 1887) also lived in the household. In addition, there was a boarder Lucian Butterfield, age 44, b. Jun 1855 in Massachusetts; and mother-in-law, Bethia Clifford, age and birthdate unknown. She was widowed. She and her parents were born in England. Sidney and Lucian were both Farmers. Sidney and Eliza had been married for 28 years.1 
Census1910  Sidney Drinkwater Whitney appeared on the census of 1910. Sidney D. Whitney lived in Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts. He was 60 years old, and had been married for 36 years. He and his parents were born in Massachusetts. He had no profession. Also in the household was his wife, Eliza V. (age 67, married for 36 years). She was the mother of 8 children, 2 still living. Also in the household was Mary Smith (boarder, age 1, b. Massachusetts, father born in England, and mother born in Ireland) and Grace E. Smith (boarder, age 1/12, b. Massachusetts, father born in England, and mother born in Ireland). James Crawford (boarder, age 21, b. Massachusetts, father born in Ireland, and mother born in Ireland), and Charles W. Crawford (age 19, b. Massachusetts, father born in Ireland, and mother born in Ireland).2
 
Death*Jan 12, 1913 He died on Jan 12, 1913, at age 63 at Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.8 
Burial*Jan 14, 1913 He was buried on Jan 14, 1913 at Fairview Cemetery AKA East Burying Ground Cemetery, Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 66844228.9 

Citations

  1. [S513] Census 1900 - United States Federal.
  2. [S514] Census 1910 - United States Federal.
  3. [S1020] Massachusetts - Birth Index, online at Ancestry.com.
  4. [S510] Census 1870 - United States Federal.
  5. [S507] Census 1850 - United States Federal.
  6. [S509] Census 1860 - United States Federal.
  7. [S845] Site - NEHGS - Massachusetts Archives 1841-1915, online at AmericanAncestors.org.
  8. [S802] Site - Ancestry.com, online at http://www.ancestry.com
  9. [S80] Gravestones - Death Cert Proof, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves, #79.

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