WRG I was able to break through on one of my Whitney Civil War soldiers whose identity was unknown to me. He is Moses Bray Whitney, born about 1826 at Letter E Plantation in Somerset Co., Maine. His ancestry line is: John 1, Richard2, Moses3, Moses4, Ephraim5, Moses6, Salmon7, Moses Bray8. The following I extracted from the Civil War Pension File of Moses B. Whitney. He is mentioned in George Burbank Sedgeley's Micah Whitney genealogy, which is extracted on the WRG web site. Enjoy! From the Civil War Pension File of Moses B. Whitney Co. B., 8th Minnesota Regiment Widow Emeline J. Whitney Widow Application #388816 Certificate #275715 Emeline J. Whitney applied for a widow's pension while living in Stephen, Marshall Co., Minnesota. Living with her was her daughter, Alice J. Whitney. Moses Whitney enrolled in Co. B, 8th Minnesota Regiment at Lake City, Minnesota on 20 August 1862. He was mustered out on 11 July 1865 at Charlotte, North Carolina. He contracted small pox at Fort Ripley, Minnesota on 20 April 1864. He subsequently developed chronic diarrhea. Moses' first wife died in September, 1854 in Caruduc (Caratunk?), Maine. His son by this first wife is Edgar F. Whitney., a resident of Warren, Marshall Co., MN. He was 38 years old in 1890. Moses' brother was Ezra Whitney, a resident of Rockland, Knox Co., Maine. Moses maried Emeline J. Converse 15 Setember 1856 in Reads Landing, Wabasha Co., Minnesota where they both resided. Moses died of stomach and bowel disease at Stephen, MN 29 February 1880. Ken Whitney Silver Spring, MD

WRG: The following was extracted from the Civil War pension file of Sampson Whitney. His lineage is: John1, Benjamin2, Nathaniel3, Nathan4, David5, Nathan6, Sampson7. I hope it helps someone. This will be the last pension file extraction for awhile. I have extracted four more, but they involve some detective work in order to connect them to the family. They all involve soldiers who lived in, or migrated from, the State of Maine. Meanwhile, enjoy! Civil War Pension File for Sampson Whitney Widow: Jane Whitney National Archives, Washington, D.C. Widow Application #431648, Certificate #376173 Sampson Whitney enlisted as a Private in Co. A, 1st West Virginia Volunteers, Exempts at Wheeling, WVA on 1 Oct 1862. He was discharged 16 April, 1863. At the time he enlisted, he was living in West Wheeling, Ohio. Sampson died 26 March 1869 in Belmont Co., Ohio. Sampson married Jane "Jennie" Long 2 Sept 1829. There were two entries for the marriage. Both had the same date, but one placed the marriage in Ohio Co., WVA, and the other in West Alexandria, PA. Jane was born in Poultney Township, Belmont Co., Ohio on 28 March 1813. She was living in West Wheeling, Belmont Co., Ohio at the time of their marriage, as was he. Jane was illiterate, as she signed the application with her mark. Three children were listed in the file. They may have been the children still under 16 years of age, but nothing was specified. They were: Lillian, John J., and Valinda. Ken Whitney Silver Spring, MD

WRG:: Yesterday, I forwarded an extract from the Civil War Pension File of Augustus E. Whitney. Below is an extract from the file of his brother, Winfield Scott Whitney. Winfield's ancestry line will, of course, be the same as his brother's, so I refer you to it for that information. I hope someone will find it of help. Enjoy! Extracted from the Civil War Pension File of Winfield Scott Whitney National Archives, Washington, D.C. Invalid Application #975963 Certificate # 852911 Winfield S. Whitney enlisted as a private in in E. Hatch's Battalion, Minnesota Cavalry in St. Paul, Minnesota on 8 February 1864. He was discharged in St. Paul on 14 Febraury 1866. Winfield was 5 foot, 4 and 1/2 inches tall, was of light complexion, and had blue eyes, light hair, and was a farmer. He was born 3 June 1846 in Maine. He died 31 March 1909 in Newport, Stevens Co., Washington. After service in the war, he lived in Minnesota, Iowa, and came to Washington in 1887. There he lived in Spokane, Kid, Milan, and Newport. He married Ella Phay 18 September 1870 in Kingston, Meeker Co., Minnesota. Their marriage is recorded in Litchfield, Minnesota. Their children are as follows: Bertha Whitney McKeechan, b. 18 Aug 1871 Grace Whitney Groves, b. 6 Dec 1875 Daisy Whitney Murphy, b. 13 Dec 1879 Fay Whitney, b. 4 May 1888 Ken Whitney Silver Spring, MD

Hello Dee, My Family Treemaker tells me that Augustus E. Whitney and Mary Ann Whitney were fifth cousins, twice removed. Not a close relationship. You can see from my original message that Augustus descends from John and Elinor Whitney of Watertown, MA through both of their sons Richard and Thomas. Mary Ann descends through their son Benjamin. Therefore, the divergence in their relationship goes all the way back to the mid-17th century. Thanks for your interest, and for your information about Mary Ann. I will add it to my database. Ken Whitney Silver Spring, MD ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug & Dee" <[email protected]> To: "Ken and Carol Whitney" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 1:54 PM Subject: Re: [WHITNEY-L] Augustus E. Whitney > Hi, > I was just reading your letter, (below), and found it interesting, > because > my g-grandmother and her husband lived in Forest City, Minnesota also. Her > name was Sarah Ann (BENNER) PETERS, born in Washington County, Maine in > 1833, and her mother was Mary Ann WHITNEY, born 1807 in Columbia, > Washington > Co., Maine. Mary Ann WHITNEY was a daughter of Nathan WHITNEY III, and > Sarah > COX. Sarah Ann BENNER PETERS and her brother, Edward Bayles BENNER, and > her > husband, Thomas William PETERS, are all buried in Litchfield, Meeker > County, > Minnesota. I wonder if your Augustus WHITNEY and my Mary Ann WHITNEY, were > somehow related. > Cheers, > Dee, in AZ. > **************************************************************************** > **************************************************************************** > ************* > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ken and Carol Whitney" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 6:42 PM > Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Augustus E. Whitney > > >> WRG, >> >> The following is extracted from the Civil War pension file for > Augustus E. Whitney. He is: John1, Thomas2, Isaiah (Isaac)3, John4, > Abner5, > Samuel6, William7, Orrin8, Augustus E.9. Or: >> John1, Richard2, Moses3, Rebecca4, Abner5, Samuel6, William7, Orrin8, > Augustus E.9. >> >> Hope this helps someone. >> >> Extracted from the Civil War Pension File of Augustus E. Whitney >> Widow: Jeanette Whitney >> National Archives, Washington, D.C. >> Invalid Applic. # 643662 Cert. # 802978 >> Widow Applic. # 1165250 Cert. # 896455 >> >> Augustus E. Whitney Enlisted as a private in Co. D, 4th Minnesota >> Infantry > on October 8, 1861 at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. He was discharged October > 7, > 1864 at St. Louis, Missouri. Augustus was born >> 19 June 1844 in Aroostook Co., Maine (at Presque Isle, KLW) and died at > Brainerd, Crow Wing Co, Minnesota on 9 October 1920. At that time the > family > lived at 507 3rd Ave, NE, in Brainerd. >> >> Augustus was 5 feet, 8 inches tall, dark complected, gray eyes, and black > hair. He was a farmer. >> >> Augustus married Jeanette E. Deputy on October 17, 1867 in Forest City, > Meeker Co., Minnesota. Jeanette was born 9 August 1849 at Jennings Co., > Indiana. At the end of her life, she resided at the Minnesota Solfiers > Home > in Minneapolis, and died in Minneapolis on 24 December 1928 while on > furlough from the Soldiers Home. She was buried in Brainerd. >> >> After discharge from the military, Augustus returned home to Kingston, > Meeker Co., MN in Octoner of 1864. He resided there intil 1867, when he > moved to Minneapolis. In 1868, he moved to North Vernon, Jennings Co., > Indiana, and in 1870, returned to Minneapolis. In 1873, he moved back to > North Vernon, where he remained until 1880, when he moved back to > Minneapolis. In 1882 he moved to Brainerd, where he spent the rest of his > life. >> >> A record of the family of Augustus E. Whitney is as follows: >> >> Grandparents: Orrin Whitney, b. 18 August 1815 >> Hannah D. Whitney, b. 6 February 1818 >> Parents: Augustus E. Whitney, b. 19 June 1844 >> Jeanette Whitney, b. 9 August 1849 >> Children: Emma V. Whitney, b. 5 June 1869 >> George O. Whitney, b. 9 September 1871 >> Children added after this record: >> Harry O. Whitney, b. June 21, 1876 >> Florence B. Whitney, b. 5 October 1882 >> >> Son Harry Omer Whitney was married to Mabel B. Whitney. They lived at >> 4928 > Aldrich Ave., South Minneapolis, Minnesota. >> >> Somehow connected to this family, in some way unknown to me, is A. Maude > Whitney, 28 Caryl Ave., Yonkers, New York. >> >> Ken Whitney >> Silver Spring, MD >> >> >> >> > > >

Hello Linda, You are correct, that the parents of Augustus were Orrin and Hannah (Fairbanks) Whitney. I will soon pass on the extracts from Augustus's brother, Winfield's pension file. What I thought I was going to find when I had these pension files pulled was father Orrin and his two sons, all veterans of the Civil War. What I found was that the Orrin Whitney from the Civil War was not the father of Augustus and Winfield. He lived in Presque Isle, and married in Fort Fairfield one Hannah E. Gofs (old style for Goss, I believe) in 1857. This Orrrin died in Presque Isle 30 Oct 1864 from disease he caught in the war. He had no children. There is a book from which I have an extract. The title is "Civil War and Spanish American War Veterans with Meeker Co., Minn.Connections". I got the extract from the internet. It says that the brother of Augustus E. Whitney was Orrin B. Whitney. There was no B. in the name Orrin Whitney in the pension file that I reviewed. Also, descendants of the lin! e of Orrin and Hannah (Fairbanks) Whitney say that they had no son named Orrin. So, at this point, I don't know what to think. What I do know is, that no matter what the solution, it ain't going to be easy. Thanks for the interest. Ken Whitney Silver Spring, MD ----- Original Message ----- From: Linda Lowrey To: Ken and Carol Whitney Cc: Linda Lowrey Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 9:55 AM Subject: Re: [WHITNEY-L] Augustus E. Whitney Hello Ken, This is not my direct line, but I do have very distant ties way back when. The maiden name of Hanna, wife of Orrin W. was Fairbanks. I have forwarded this message to a couple of Fairbanks researchers who may be able to help. Linda Hesselgrave Lowrey Marietta, GA Ken and Carol Whitney <[email protected]> wrote: WRG, The following is extracted from the Civil War pension file for Augustus E. Whitney. He is: John1, Thomas2, Isaiah (Isaac)3, John4, Abner5, Samuel6, William7, Orrin8, Augustus E.9. Or: John1, Richard2, Moses3, Rebecca4, Abner5, Samuel6, William7, Orrin8, Augustus E.9. Hope this helps someone. Extracted from the Civil War Pension File of Augustus E. Whitney Widow: Jeanette Whitney National Archives, Washington, D.C. Invalid Applic. # 643662 Cert. # 802978 Widow Applic. # 1165250 Cert. # 896455 Augustus E. Whitney Enlisted as a private in Co. D, 4th Minnesota Infantry on October 8, 1861 at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. He was discharged October 7, 1864 at St. Louis, Missouri. Augustus was born 19 June 1844 in Aroostook Co., Maine (at Presque Isle, KLW) and died at Brainerd, Crow Wing Co, Minnesota on 9 October 1920. At that time the ! family lived at 507 3rd Ave, NE, in Brainerd. Augustus was 5 feet, 8 inches tall, dark complected, gray eyes, and black hair. He was a farmer. Augustus married Jeanette E. Deputy on October 17, 1867 in Forest City, Meeker Co., Minnesota. Jeanette was born 9 August 1849 at Jennings Co., Indiana. At the end of her life, she resided at the Minnesota Solfiers Home in Minneapolis, and died in Minneapolis on 24 December 1928 while on furlough from the Soldiers Home. She was buried in Brainerd. After discharge from the military, Augustus returned home to Kingston, Meeker Co., MN in Octoner of 1864. He resided there intil 1867, when he moved to Minneapolis. In 1868, he moved to North Vernon, Jennings Co., Indiana, and in 1870, returned to Minneapolis. In 1873, he moved back to North Vernon, where he remained until 1880, when he moved back to Minneapolis. In 1882 he moved to Brainerd, where he spent the rest of his life. A record of the family of Augustus E. Wh! itney is as follows: Grandparents: Orrin Whitney, b. 18 August 1815 Hannah D. Whitney, b. 6 February 1818 Parents: Augustus E. Whitney, b. 19 June 1844 Jeanette Whitney, b. 9 August 1849 Children: Emma V. Whitney, b. 5 June 1869 George O. Whitney, b. 9 September 1871 Children added after this record: Harry O. Whitney, b. June 21, 1876 Florence B. Whitney, b. 5 October 1882 Son Harry Omer Whitney was married to Mabel B. Whitney. They lived at 4928 Aldrich Ave., South Minneapolis, Minnesota. Somehow connected to this family, in some way unknown to me, is A. Maude Whitney, 28 Caryl Ave., Yonkers, New York. Ken Whitney Silver Spring, MD Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves, for they shall never cease to be amused. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday! Yahoo! Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web

WRG, The following is extracted from the Civil War pension file for Augustus E. Whitney. He is: John1, Thomas2, Isaiah (Isaac)3, John4, Abner5, Samuel6, William7, Orrin8, Augustus E.9. Or: John1, Richard2, Moses3, Rebecca4, Abner5, Samuel6, William7, Orrin8, Augustus E.9. Hope this helps someone. Extracted from the Civil War Pension File of Augustus E. Whitney Widow: Jeanette Whitney National Archives, Washington, D.C. Invalid Applic. # 643662 Cert. # 802978 Widow Applic. # 1165250 Cert. # 896455 Augustus E. Whitney Enlisted as a private in Co. D, 4th Minnesota Infantry on October 8, 1861 at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. He was discharged October 7, 1864 at St. Louis, Missouri. Augustus was born 19 June 1844 in Aroostook Co., Maine (at Presque Isle, KLW) and died at Brainerd, Crow Wing Co, Minnesota on 9 October 1920. At that time the family lived at 507 3rd Ave, NE, in Brainerd. Augustus was 5 feet, 8 inches tall, dark complected, gray eyes, and black hair. He was a farmer. Augustus married Jeanette E. Deputy on October 17, 1867 in Forest City, Meeker Co., Minnesota. Jeanette was born 9 August 1849 at Jennings Co., Indiana. At the end of her life, she resided at the Minnesota Solfiers Home in Minneapolis, and died in Minneapolis on 24 December 1928 while on furlough from the Soldiers Home. She was buried in Brainerd. After discharge from the military, Augustus returned home to Kingston, Meeker Co., MN in Octoner of 1864. He resided there intil 1867, when he moved to Minneapolis. In 1868, he moved to North Vernon, Jennings Co., Indiana, and in 1870, returned to Minneapolis. In 1873, he moved back to North Vernon, where he remained until 1880, when he moved back to Minneapolis. In 1882 he moved to Brainerd, where he spent the rest of his life. A record of the family of Augustus E. Whitney is as follows: Grandparents: Orrin Whitney, b. 18 August 1815 Hannah D. Whitney, b. 6 February 1818 Parents: Augustus E. Whitney, b. 19 June 1844 Jeanette Whitney, b. 9 August 1849 Children: Emma V. Whitney, b. 5 June 1869 George O. Whitney, b. 9 September 1871 Children added after this record: Harry O. Whitney, b. June 21, 1876 Florence B. Whitney, b. 5 October 1882 Son Harry Omer Whitney was married to Mabel B. Whitney. They lived at 4928 Aldrich Ave., South Minneapolis, Minnesota. Somehow connected to this family, in some way unknown to me, is A. Maude Whitney, 28 Caryl Ave., Yonkers, New York. Ken Whitney Silver Spring, MD

Looking for my gggrandfather William WHITNEY b in 1812 in OTSEGO CO. NY. He m Clarinda DAWLEY who was b in CHENANGO CO. NY. I think William might of had a sister named LUCY, she m David Sherwood in 1817 in Dryden TOMPKINS CO. NY. Does anyone have any info on who his parents were or what town he might of been b in.....Mary

WRG: I'm pretty sure we have or have had descendants of Orrin Whitney and Hannah D. Fairbanks of Presque Isle, Maine and Kingston, Minnesota in the group. If you are still here, I have a question about their children. I know that two of their sons were Augustus E. and Winfield Scott Whitney. Does anyone know if there was a third son named Orrin, who married Hannah Goss? They lived in Presque Isle, and he died there of disease contracted in the Civil War. If you can help connect the two Orrins, please let me know. Ken Whitney Silver Spring, MD

Karl: A fascinating account. Thank you for sharing it and enriching our family archives. Happy Hunting. Allan E. Green

Deja Vu......from Ruth Rose Zella Proctor <[email protected]> wrote:I just love Whitney dialogue! About 2 years ago, maybe longer we had quite a thing going about Worcester and I do know how to spell it. I can also pronounce it. (However this computer has a gremlin in it and lots of extra letters show up in things I write. Anyhow that was an on going thing for some time and was very enjoyable. Anyone who missed it could see it in the archives I'm sure. I started it I think because I was watching PBR on TV and it was at Worcester and one of the riders was a young man named Cody Whitney. Bull riding is a normal thing out here in Wyoming and I was just surprised to see it in Mass. Anyhow over a period of time I have found all these wonderful Whitney things from people on this site. As I said apples, wagons etc. etc. I have kept them all and plan to bind them into a book for my children. Some of them of course go back many years and I guess I was pleased to see the Valentines were in 1940's. Also I received a Whitney Christmas Wreath again this year so the Whitney entrepreneurs just go on and on. Thanks for your comments and also for being my Valentine! Rose Zella On Feb 12, 2005, at 10:36 AM, Miles Fowler wrote: > That is spelled "Worcester" and is "properly" pronounced "Woo-stuh" > ("oo" as in "woof" NOT as in "Wooster, Ohio"). I grew up in Worcester, > and a half-sister (also a Whitney descendant) lives there. My spouse > always mispronounces Worcester, and I think that is because she > doesn't get it, although I sometimes wonder if she is just needling > me. > > Rose Zella wrote: > Apples to Valentines---- > I just watched a blurp on TV about Whitney Valentines > manufactured in Worchester, Mass. in the 1940's. > What a versatile family. > Rose Zella > Oh yes--Would you Be My Valentine? > > Certainly! > While we are on the subject of Worcester in the 1940s, I happen to be > trying to locate a man named Hayward (or Haywood?) who lived at 49 > Oxford Street in Worcester, Mass. circa 1945. Does anyone have access > to old Criss Cross-type directories? Could you tell me what if > anything is available on that address back in the 1940s? > > I think the closest place to me where I could find old city > directories for Massachusetts is the Library of Congress, but I rarely > get to D.C. > > Miles Fowler > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > Sent via the WebMail system at mail.nexet.net > > > > > > --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - Sign up for Fantasy Baseball.

This wasn't the first tragic ending for a Whitney-Boardman marriage. Thomas Whitney (also in John's line-- William-William-Joshua-John) married Elizabeth BOARDMAN. He was part of a group of squatters on patroon Robert Livingston's land, and was shot dead in a 1766 gun battle with Livingston's men, in what's now Hillsdale, Columbia Co., N.Y. Their children and grandchildren recovered nicely, though, eventually becoming land dealers themselves, and the primary developers of Broome Co., N.Y. They knew which side of the rent check to be on! Cheers, Ron Kyser On Wednesday, February 23, 2005, at 09:50 AM, karl h schwerin wrote: > The discussion about Boardmans and Whitneys seems to have involved so > far, the Connecticut Whitneys descended from Henry. There is, however, > a Boardman connection in the John & Elinor line as well, although it > ends tragically. >

The discussion about Boardmans and Whitneys seems to have involved so far, the Connecticut Whitneys descended from Henry. There is, however, a Boardman connection in the John & Elinor line as well, although it ends tragically. Audra D. Whitney (John, Jonathan, Joseph, Joseph, Benjamin, David, Daniel, Cyrus), the youngest daughter and sister to David Day Whitney (see "The Scientific Whitneys") married Henry Boardman and together they had six children. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - According to the newspaper account in the "Herald" of Randolph, Vermont, Wed. June 19, 1929 (Section 1): "Passing out from Randolph village on the West Braintree road, one soon comes to a sharp curve. The road, which has been skirting the Branch for some distance, turns away from it. Right at the head of the turn is the small dwelling known as the Dukett place. It used to be called the 'soap house.' "The first of May last this place was rented by Henry Boardman, who had been living for a year or two past in East Randolph, coming there from Brookfield. Earlier he had lived in Chelsea and Northfield. Mr. Boardman, with his family, consisting of wife and six children, took possession and had been engaged in settling and tidying up around. Mr. Boardman had work on the Center road construction job. The children were attending the village schools." In the early evening of June 13, 1929, "the oldest son of the family, Harry, aged 15, and a younger lad, Randolph Bennett, 12," started to go in bathing in the nearby Third Branch, just a few yards from the home. Harry, however was a poor swimmer and got in over his depth. The younger boy tried to help him but was unsuccessful. The alarm spread to the household and both mother and sisters came running. The mother jumped in, then both daughters Ona and Beatrice. "None of them could swim, and being beyond their depth, all soon succumbed in the watery embrace." "The fourth child, Uda, a girl of 10, who retained her self-possession remarkably, ran and awakened the father. Mr. Boardman was a good swimmer in earlier years. Without hesitating he dove from the high rock into the deep hole. Mr. Boardman tried to save his wife and they struggled, clasped together. Once they appeared to be getting to safety, but the man's strength seemed to fail and soon they were beyond help." By the time help arrived, it was too late, and five family members were dead. "The victims were:-- "Henry Charles Boardman, son of Augustus and Elizabeth Lyon Boardman, born in Northfield, Sept. 22, 1877. "Audrey Whitney Boardman, daughter of Cyrus and Luthera Sprague Whitney, born in Brookfield, Jan. 18, 1890. "Ona Mintha Boardman, born Oct. 16, 1911. "Harry Arthur Boardman, born Nov. 25, 1914. "Beatrice Beulah Boardman, born Oct. 2, 1916. "Curiously enough, the above entries were found in the family Bible, and the record stopped with the five victims only. "Brothers and sisters of Mr. and Mrs. Boardman came Monday night and Tuesday. Arrangements were made for the bodies to be conveyed to Northfield, where the funeral will be held at 2 p.m. today, in the Congregational church, with burial at Mt. Hope cemetery. "Mr. Boardman is survived by five brothers and three sisters-Albert Boardman of Barre, David Boardman of Northfield, J.W. Boardman of Northfield Falls, Augustus Boardman of Chelsea, Eleazer Boardman of Northfield, Mrs. Bert Cilley of Barre, Mrs. Walter Peake of Riverton, and Mrs.George Gonyea of South Northfield. "Mrs. Boardman's surviving brothers and sisters are D.A. Whitney of Chelsea, Lee R. Whitney of Washington, David Whitney of Lincoln, Neb., and Mrs. M.L. Hayward of Chelsea. "The brothers and sisters of the victims intend to make homes for the three surviving children" 70 years later, on June 10, 1999, "The Herald," published two articles remembering the tragedy (pp. B-1, B13). One was an interview with Paul Webster a neighbor who was 15 years old at the time. He recalls the trauma of helping his father recover the bodies of the five drowning victims. The second interview was with Uda Boardman Ladd, one of the three surviving siblings, who was 10 at the time. She said she keeps the memories at bay by not thinking much about the tragedy, although she admits to still being afraid of the water and urged her son Wayne and his wife Pat to teach her two granddaughters how to swim. "'You don't want to be down in the dumps all the time,' she said simply, and once a year she visits the Mount Hope cemetery in Northfield, where all five are buried. Aside from that, she's learned not to dwell on it." Mrs. Ladd did recall being particularly close to Harry. "'I remember sitting on that bank, screaming to them to get out,' she said this week. Meanwhile her father dove into the river, only to be overcome by her mother's floundering. "Uda figured her job was back at the house. 'I went back and took care of my younger brothers,' she said. "After the tragedy, family stepped in to offer homes to the remaining three children. Uda and her brother Alfred (7) went to Chelsea, where their uncle Daniel Whitney was a farmer. Both stayed there for the rest of their lives. "Younger brother Everett, then only 5, went to Washington, Vt., where his uncle Lee Whitney owned the village store. "Both Everett and Alfred later served in the Pacific theater during World War II. Both later held factory jobs. Everett was the only family member to leave Vermont, moving to Long Beach, Calif. "Uda graduated from Chelsea High, married Guy Ladd, and helped him with his contract mail route; when he died in 1980 she took it over for 10 years. Her son Wayne now has the route." - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - As a footnote, Audra (or Audrey) Whitney Boardman was a first cousin to my grandmother Mary Whitney Jahn (their fathers were brothers). My mother Audrey (Audra) Jahn was named after Audra Boardman. By the way, if anyone would like complete copies of the newspaper articles, I'd be happy to copy and send them to you. Karl Schwerin

Hi This summer we are planning a small reunion ( 50 people) and I would like to organize a "Cemetery Tour". Probably only 30 of the people would take part in the "tour" and it would involve 3 different cemeteries. In Prescott, ON & Maynard (Augusta) Grenville County, ON Canada. What I am looking for would be some novel approaches to having the tour. Breaking the people up into smaller groups and having different starting/finishing points OR perhaps same starting and ending but dfferent routes. Perhaps some info sheets to fill in along the way, or hidden directions. Or a distant relative ( not part of the reunion group) , whom most would not know at each significant site.Something to add a little to the tour. If anyone has taken part in such an activity I would really like to hear about it. The Reunion is the July 16 weekend this summer. Between the 3 cemeteries we can trace Whitney's back to circa 1790 I believe. Thanks Whitney Prophet

You might try "Tales from the Crypt" at each cemetery. Have a couple of small groups led by someone dress in a period costume and pretending to be a ancestor and describe the way life was during that era and detailing the Whitney family members that are buried at each cemetery. A brochure with a "scavenger hunt" type questions can be handed out at the beginning of the tour. My old high school does this every year around Halloween at the oldest cemetery in town and it's quite interesting. Just a thought, Laurie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Whit Prophet" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 12:33 PM Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Cemetery Tour Ideas > Hi > > This summer we are planning a small reunion ( 50 people) and I would like to organize a "Cemetery Tour". Probably only 30 of the people would take part in the "tour" and it would involve 3 different cemeteries. In Prescott, ON & Maynard (Augusta) Grenville County, ON Canada. > > What I am looking for would be some novel approaches to having the tour. Breaking the people up into smaller groups and having different starting/finishing points OR perhaps same starting and ending but dfferent routes. Perhaps some info sheets to fill in along the way, or hidden directions. Or a distant relative ( not part of the reunion group) , whom most would not know at each significant site.Something to add a little to the tour. > > If anyone has taken part in such an activity I would really like to hear about it. > > The Reunion is the July 16 weekend this summer. Between the 3 cemeteries we can trace Whitney's back to circa 1790 I believe. > > Thanks > > Whitney Prophet > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.3.0 - Release Date: 2/21/2005 > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.3.0 - Release Date: 2/21/2005

Carol, Have you checked the Boardman genealogies? There is an excellent one out there, the name of which I've forgotten, which gave me information about the Whitneys in my own Whitney-Boardman connection (Columbia & Broome Cos., N.Y.) that wasn't in Pierce or Cutter. Cheers, Ron Kyser On Friday, February 18, 2005, at 04:35 PM, Carol Bain wrote: > Hi, List! > It seems to me that I read that someone on this list has the "Whitney > Family of Connecticut and It's Affiliations". I was wondering if that > book might have listed the following Whitney's and if you could tell me > if they are relations to my "ancestor-in-law"!! They are buried in an > abandoned (but well kept) cemetery in Chittenango (Madison Co), NY. > Their names are: > Jonathan WHITNEY d. 17 Mar 1866, ae 65 yrs (Co G 2nd NY Heavy Art.) > Elizabeth WHITNEY d. 1 Sept 1818 ae 47 yrs > Alida WHITNEY, wf of John, d. 30 Oct 1852, ae 89 yrs > My "ancestor-in-law" is Frances Winifred WHITNEY Boardman, wife of > Charles Adrian Volkart Boardman. My brick wall is in regard to > Charles' mother, Lavinia Louer Boardman who is also buried in the same > cemetery with the above WHITNEY's. Please let me know if you are able > to find anything on them. I appreciate all the help I can get. > Best Always, > Carol >

I have access to The Whitney family of Connecticut, and its Affiliations through Ancestry.com. There are no entries for Lavinia Louer Boardman, however there are entries in reference to others on your list. Perhaps you can use some of this information to help you. Candace In Volumn 2, Part 2 Eighth Generation Page 1760 Child of Charles Adrian Valk and Winifred Frances (Whitney) Boardman. 1. Corey Berry Boardman, b. and 74 Lodi Street, Syracuse, N.Y., 12 Dec. 1869. --------- In Volumn 1 7th Generation Page 827 Frances Bills Whitney, b. at Sheffield, Mass, 7 June 1829;married there, 1 Sept 1847, by Reverend James Bradford, Congregational, to William Fayette Boardman, a civil engineer, of Sheffield, who was born in Salisbury, Conn., 14 Sept 1824, son of William and Abigale (North) Boardman, afterward of Sheffield. Previous to his marriage he had lived at Lockport, N. Y., in 1851; and in Egremont, Mass., in 1845-46. They went to California in 1851 , ived in San Francisco till 1859; and then settled in Oakland, where she died 2 Feb. 1869, and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery. He married (2nd) 6 Oct. 1869, at Omaha, Kate Bills Holmes, a niece of his first wife, and was living at Oakland in 1874. He has been county-surveyor of Alameda County; city surveyor of Oakland; and in 1874, was as member of the board of Education of that city. -------------- In Vol 3, Part 2 Ninth Generation Page 2327 Child of WIlliam Fayette and Kate Bills (Holmes) Boardman Grace Frances Boardman, b.at Oakland, Cal., 27 June 1870; died in her grandfathers house, at Salisbury, Conn, 20 Jan. 1874, and was buried at Saisbury.

Robert L. Ward wrote: > Carol, > > At 05:35 PM 2/18/05, Carol Bain wrote: > >> It seems to me that I read that someone on this list has the "Whitney >> Family of Connecticut and It's Affiliations". I was wondering if >> that book might have listed the following Whitney's and if you could >> tell me if they are relations to my "ancestor-in-law"!! They are >> buried in an abandoned (but well kept) cemetery in Chittenango >> (Madison Co), NY. Their names are: >> Jonathan WHITNEY d. 17 Mar 1866, ae 65 yrs (Co G 2nd NY Heavy Art.) >> Elizabeth WHITNEY d. 1 Sept 1818 ae 47 yrs >> Alida WHITNEY, wf of John, d. 30 Oct 1852, ae 89 yrs >> My "ancestor-in-law" is Frances Winifred WHITNEY Boardman, wife of >> Charles Adrian Volkart Boardman. My brick wall is in regard to >> Charles' mother, Lavinia Louer Boardman who is also buried in the >> same cemetery with the above WHITNEY's. Please let me know if you >> are able to find anything on them. I appreciate all the help I can get. >> Best Always, >> Carol > > > For Frances Winifred (WHITNEY) BOARDMAN, see this web page: > > <http://www.whitneygen.org/archives/extracts/phoenix/p0866-0870.html#4971>. > > From there you can trace her WHITNEY relatives. I don't find a > Jonathan WHITNEY > in the book who matches the above data, nor a John WHITNEY with wife > Alida, so > it is a good bet that these WHITNEY folks are not related to Frances. > > Regards, > > Robert > > Mr. Robert L. Ward > [email protected] > http://www.whitneygen.org/home.html > > Hello WHITNEY Group; By the way, does anyone know if this set of volumes (Whitneys of Connecticut) is still available anywhere on the market? (or even good xerox bound copies) Bill Whitney -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.1.0 - Release Date: 2/18/2005

Carol, At 05:35 PM 2/18/05, Carol Bain wrote: >It seems to me that I read that someone on this list has the "Whitney >Family of Connecticut and It's Affiliations". I was wondering if that >book might have listed the following Whitney's and if you could tell me if >they are relations to my "ancestor-in-law"!! They are buried in an >abandoned (but well kept) cemetery in Chittenango (Madison Co), NY. Their >names are: >Jonathan WHITNEY d. 17 Mar 1866, ae 65 yrs (Co G 2nd NY Heavy Art.) >Elizabeth WHITNEY d. 1 Sept 1818 ae 47 yrs >Alida WHITNEY, wf of John, d. 30 Oct 1852, ae 89 yrs >My "ancestor-in-law" is Frances Winifred WHITNEY Boardman, wife of Charles >Adrian Volkart Boardman. My brick wall is in regard to Charles' mother, >Lavinia Louer Boardman who is also buried in the same cemetery with the >above WHITNEY's. Please let me know if you are able to find anything on >them. I appreciate all the help I can get. >Best Always, >Carol For Frances Winifred (WHITNEY) BOARDMAN, see this web page: <http://www.whitneygen.org/archives/extracts/phoenix/p0866-0870.html#4971>. From there you can trace her WHITNEY relatives. I don't find a Jonathan WHITNEY in the book who matches the above data, nor a John WHITNEY with wife Alida, so it is a good bet that these WHITNEY folks are not related to Frances. Regards, Robert Mr. Robert L. Ward [email protected] http://www.whitneygen.org/home.html

Hi, List! It seems to me that I read that someone on this list has the "Whitney Family of Connecticut and It's Affiliations". I was wondering if that book might have listed the following Whitney's and if you could tell me if they are relations to my "ancestor-in-law"!! They are buried in an abandoned (but well kept) cemetery in Chittenango (Madison Co), NY. Their names are: Jonathan WHITNEY d. 17 Mar 1866, ae 65 yrs (Co G 2nd NY Heavy Art.) Elizabeth WHITNEY d. 1 Sept 1818 ae 47 yrs Alida WHITNEY, wf of John, d. 30 Oct 1852, ae 89 yrs My "ancestor-in-law" is Frances Winifred WHITNEY Boardman, wife of Charles Adrian Volkart Boardman. My brick wall is in regard to Charles' mother, Lavinia Louer Boardman who is also buried in the same cemetery with the above WHITNEY's. Please let me know if you are able to find anything on them. I appreciate all the help I can get. Best Always, Carol

While researching money in another time and place, I chanced upon this 86-year-old article from American Historical Review about currency in and monetary rivalry between the colonies: http://www.dinsdoc.com/andrews-2.htm Note that our ancestors' "pine-tree shilling" was only worth ninepence in the mother country. The author and editors assumed Americans of 1918 would be familiar with the English system (used until the 1970s), i.e., 12 pence to a shilling and 20 shillings to a pound. Dinsmore Documentation (of Westfield, Mass.) has put online a number of other articles about the colonies written prior to 1923. You can browse by subject: http://www.dinsdoc.com/colonial-3.htm or, in case you are familiar with the authors of the day, by name: http://www.dinsdoc.com/colonial-2.htm Cheers, Ron Kyser