As I continue to search for my Whitney line back to John and Elinor, I come across many interesting newspaper articles. This morning on-line I found a death notice for Calvin E. Whitney in the Daily Evening Bulletin (San Francisco, CA) Monday, November 30, 1891. What is interesting is that he was a prominent merchant who had recently moved into a new home. A carpenter had left a quantity of rubbush in the raingutters and Mr. Whitney was determined to remove the rubbish. Soon after the servant girl heard the crash of glass at which time she called his wife where upon investigation they found Mr. Whitney lying at the foot of the main stairs terribly crushed and dead. He had fallen through the roof skylight to the main hall, a distance of thirty-five feet. Death was undoubtedly instananeous, as the deceased's skull was horribly fractured. Yesterday I found a biography for Eli Whitney Blake, son of Elihu and Elizabeth (sister of Eli) Whitney Blake. It states Eli with brother Philos and John invented and patented a variety of domestic hardware: door locks, latches, fasteners, and corkscrews. I sometimes spend way too much time reading these articles, but find them fascinating. My question is does anyone want this information posted to the WRG? Carolyn Whitney Cook _________________________________________________________________ Catch suspicious messages before you open them—with Windows Live Hotmail. http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?locale=en-us&ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migration_HM_mini_protection_0507

I vote "Absolutely." But, that should ultimately be the decision of the Webmaster. Gerry Tracing Orson Burgess and Elizabeth O'Bolger, their lineage and posterity of the Finger Lakes Region in New York. BURGESS, FELTON, CHAFFEE, CLARK, MACK, METCALF, SLAYTON, TENNEY, WATKINS, WHITNEY; plus HUGHES, MCMAHON, MORRIS, O'BOLGER, TROY and several more. Gerald Eberwein PO Box 605 Naco AZ 85620-0605 (520) 432-1231 NacoGerry@hughes.net -----Original Message----- From: whitney-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:whitney-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Carol Cook Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 7:10 AM To: WHITNEY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [WHITNEY] Question As I continue to search for my Whitney line back to John and Elinor, I come across many interesting newspaper articles. This morning on-line I found a death notice for Calvin E. Whitney in the Daily Evening Bulletin (San Francisco, CA) Monday, November 30, 1891. What is interesting is that he was a prominent merchant who had recently moved into a new home. A carpenter had left a quantity of rubbush in the raingutters and Mr. Whitney was determined to remove the rubbish. Soon after the servant girl heard the crash of glass at which time she called his wife where upon investigation they found Mr. Whitney lying at the foot of the main stairs terribly crushed and dead. He had fallen through the roof skylight to the main hall, a distance of thirty-five feet. Death was undoubtedly instananeous, as the deceased's skull was horribly fractured. Yesterday I found a biography for Eli Whitney Blake, son of Elihu and Elizabeth (sister of Eli) Whitney Blake. It states Eli with brother Philos and John invented and patented a variety of domestic hardware: door locks, latches, fasteners, and corkscrews. I sometimes spend way too much time reading these articles, but find them fascinating. My question is does anyone want this information posted to the WRG? Carolyn Whitney Cook _________________________________________________________________ Catch suspicious messages before you open themwith Windows Live Hotmail. http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?locale=en-us&ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migration_HM _mini_protection_0507

Yes, we absolutely want this on the website! Part of the description of the WRG is "The WRG is a group whose members actively seek Whitney data and whenever found, submit it to the mailing list and/or to this site in hopes that it will be of interest to someone else. In this way, we are collectively building a much better understanding of the various families." We encourage you to add this information directly to the WRG website, located at http://wiki.whitneygen.org/. Simply log in (link in the upper right corner), then select "Add a new page" from the navigation links on the right-hand column. Type a title for your new page into the box and press enter. Add your information and save. Robert and I will review, format it, and link your page in as appropriate. Thanks! Tim -----Original Message----- From: whitney-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:whitney-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Carol Cook Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 9:10 AM To: WHITNEY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [WHITNEY] Question As I continue to search for my Whitney line back to John and Elinor, I come across many interesting newspaper articles. This morning on-line I found a death notice for Calvin E. Whitney in the Daily Evening Bulletin (San Francisco, CA) Monday, November 30, 1891. What is interesting is that he was a prominent merchant who had recently moved into a new home. A carpenter had left a quantity of rubbush in the raingutters and Mr. Whitney was determined to remove the rubbish. Soon after the servant girl heard the crash of glass at which time she called his wife where upon investigation they found Mr. Whitney lying at the foot of the main stairs terribly crushed and dead. He had fallen through the roof skylight to the main hall, a distance of thirty-five feet. Death was undoubtedly instananeous, as the deceased's skull was horribly fractured. Yesterday I found a biography for Eli Whitney Blake, son of Elihu and Elizabeth (sister of Eli) Whitney Blake. It states Eli with brother Philos and John invented and patented a variety of domestic hardware: door locks, latches, fasteners, and corkscrews. I sometimes spend way too much time reading these articles, but find them fascinating. My question is does anyone want this information posted to the WRG? Carolyn Whitney Cook _________________________________________________________________ Catch suspicious messages before you open them-with Windows Live Hotmail. http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?locale=en-us&ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migratio n_HM_mini_protection_0507

Carol and all, At 10:09 AM 5/28/2007, Carol Cook wrote: >As I continue to search for my Whitney line back to John and Elinor, >I come across many interesting newspaper articles. This morning >on-line I found a death notice for Calvin E. Whitney in the Daily >Evening Bulletin (San Francisco, CA) Monday, November 30, >1891. What is interesting is that he was a prominent merchant who >had recently moved into a new home. A carpenter had left a quantity >of rubbush in the raingutters and Mr. Whitney was determined to >remove the rubbish. Soon after the servant girl heard the crash of >glass at which time she called his wife where upon investigation >they found Mr. Whitney lying at the foot of the main stairs terribly >crushed and dead. He had fallen through the roof skylight to the >main hall, a distance of thirty-five feet. Death was undoubtedly >instananeous, as the deceased's skull was horribly fractured. > >Yesterday I found a biography for Eli Whitney Blake, son of Elihu >and Elizabeth (sister of Eli) Whitney Blake. It states Eli with >brother Philos and John invented and patented a variety of domestic >hardware: door locks, latches, fasteners, and corkscrews. > >I sometimes spend way too much time reading these articles, but find >them fascinating. My question is does anyone want this information >posted to the WRG? Yes, these items are interesting and would be useful to have on our web site. The obituary could be under Archives and then under Newspapers. The biography could be under Archives, then Biographies. Regards, Robert Mr. Robert L. Ward http://wiki.whitneygen.org/wrg/index.php/User:Rlward