Hello! To answer your questions about Charles Scott Whitney b. 1902-1905, son of Charles H. Whitney and Lydia Perry, who may have been born in either Thompson, Ct or Webster, MA, I turned to our trusty Whitney Research Group web page http://www.whitneygen.org and searched for Lydia Perry. Here's what I found: Charles H. Whitney was a descendant of John and Elinor Whitney of Watertown. See page 555 of Franklin Pierce's book on their descendants -- Charles H. is individual # 5516. The above WRG web site has the complete book transcribed. See this web address: http://www.whitneygen.org/archives/extracts/pierce/p551-555.htm You'll be able to find all of his ancestors by beginning on that page. While the majority of Pierce's work is accurate, some errors have been found. For instance, in Charles' ancestry, EZRA WHITNEY (#506) married Mercy Morse as his FIRST wife (Sherborn VRs) on 14 Feb 1754 (Pierce assigned her as Ezra's 3rd wife). She was the mother of his children. He married 2nd Ruth Reed on 29 Nov 1795 in Douglas, Mass. Pierce confused this Ezra Whitney with the son of John and Rebecca Whitney. This error by Pierce has been the topic of several long discussions between members of the Whitney Research Group over the years. Therefore, I have sent a copy of this message to "the group". You might receive email from interested researchers in reply. Although Pierce does not give a birth place for Charles Scott Whitney, he indicates that he and his wife, Addie Blanding, resided in Worcester, Mass., at least in abt 1895 when the book was published. His parents lived in Webster, according to Pierce. This should at least get you started tracing your line. Good luck! Jeanne (Whitney) Muse jwmuse@compuserve.com ------------------------------------------ Researching GOLDSMITH, REED, WHITNEY http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/jwmuse/roots.htm -----------------------------------------