Grace Idella Harding

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• History: Her niece, Ruth Esther Ward, lived with her when she went to Orange High School. According to her obituary, "Mrs. Grace I. (Harding) Whitney, 79, wife of Elmer Derby Whitney of 77 North Main Street, died at her home at 11:30 o'clock Monday evening following two weeks' illness. Mrs. Whitney was a native of Warwick, her parents having been George and Ruth M. Delvee Harding. She grew up and was married there to Mr. Whitney who had come from Vermont to work in the box shop in Warwick. They moved to Orange 58 years ago. ... Mrs. Whitney was a member of Adah Rebekah Lodge, and a contributor to the Universalist Church Unity club."
• Residence: Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts
• Census: 1880, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She was recorded, age 8, while living with her parents.
• Census: 1900, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 27; Address:
  95 Winter Street
• Census: 1910, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 30; Address:
  Rear 111 Winter Street
• Census: 1920, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 48; Address:
  77 North Main Street
• Census: 1930, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 58; Address:
  77 North Main Street
• Census: 1940, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 68; Address:
  77 North Main Street

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Residence:
77 North Main Street

Grace married Elmer Derby Whitney on 18 Apr 1888 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Elmer (son of Lysander S. Whitney and Lydia Ann Burnap) was born on 9 Jun 1864 in Ludlow, Windsor County, Vermont; died on 14 Feb 1961 in Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried on 17 Feb 1961 in Central Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1900, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 8; Address:
  95 Winter Street
• Miscellaneous: 23 Feb 1912; He applied for and received a passport to travel to Manila, Philippines Islands.
• Draft Registration: 5 Jun 1917, Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts; He registered for the draft.; : 26; Address:
  55 Mystle Street
• Census: 1920, Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts; He was a clerk in a woolen mill.; : 29; Address:
  55 Mystle Street
• Miscellaneous: 8 Apr 1920, Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts; He joined the masons.
• Census: 1930, Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts; He worked in the office of a textile mill.; : 39; Address:
  15 Hull Avenue
• Census: 1940, Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts; : 49; Address:
• Draft Registration: 1942, Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts; He registered for the draft.; : 51; Address:
  27 Beverly Street
• Residence: 1948, Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
• Residence: 1969, Hollywood, Broward County, Florida
• Obituary: 5 Sep 1969; "Harding W. 'Bud' Whitney, 79; Textile Retiree Served City
  Harding W. "Bud" Whitney, 79 of 92 Wood Pond Road, West Hartford, Conn., died last night at the Buckley Convalescent Home there. A former longtime Pittsfield resident, he was secretary of the Berkshire Woolen Co. corporation for many years and served as clerk of commitment of the City Council under six mayors. Born in Warwick, Mass, Mr. Whitney lived here for 41 years, moving to Hollywood, Fla., after his retirement in 1953. A graduate of Fitchburg Business College, he entered the employ of American Express Co., in Boston in its foreign department, and a short time later, received a government appointment to the Philippine Islands in the service of the Bureau of Posts in Manila. He came to Pittsfield in 1912 and, in the following year, entered the employ of the Berkshire Woolen Co. In 1938, Mr. Whitney became secretary of the corporation and a director. A lifelong Republican, he served intermittently as clerk of the Common Council and the Board of Aldermen under the city's partisan chapter in the 1920s. When the new chapter became effective in 1934, the late Mayor Allen H. Bagg named him clerk of committee of the City Council. He was reappointed annually since that time until his resignation in 1953. During that period, he served under Mayors French, West, Barnes, Bagg, Fallon and Capeless. Mr. Whitney was also active in a number of civic affairs, especially Community Fund drives. He was one of the founders of the Berkshire Hills Country Club and served as its secretary for five years. He was a member of the South Congregational Church and the Mystic Lodge of Masons. After the death of his wife, the former Elise Regnier, in 1966, he moved from Florida to West Hartford to make his home with his son, Robert H. Whitney. Besides his son, Robert, he leaves another son, Kenneth L. Whitney of Asheville, N.C.; a brother, Clifford E. of Delmar, N.Y., and eight grandchildren.Friends may call at the Dery Funeral Home tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9. A Masonic service will be held tonight at 8. Services will be held Saturday morning at 11 at the funeral home. The Rev. Harold C. Criswell of South Congregational Church will officiate. Burial will be in Pittsfield Cemetery.
• Last Full Review: 18 Nov 2020

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Name:
His name is also recorded as Harold Harding Whitney.

Harding married Hazel May Hine on 22 Mar 1915 in Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Hazel (daughter of Lewis N. Hine and Sadie Courter) was born on 26 Dec 1893 in Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey; died on 3 Jan 1920 in Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts; was buried on 5 Jan 1920 in Pittsfield Cemetery, Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Harding married Elise Berenice Regnier on 2 May 1921 in Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Elise (daughter of Joseph Regnier and Mary Bernice Duclos) was born on 1 Jul 1886 in Lenox, Berkshire County, Massachusetts; died on 13 Jan 1966 in Hollywood, Broward County, Florida; was buried on 17 Jan 1966 in Pittsfield Cemetery, Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Birth:
She was stillborn.

Tribe of Joseph

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• History: According to his obituary, "A native of Orange, Mass., and had resided in Delmar the last 48 years. Earlier he had lived in Albany for about four years. He was a teller with the Bankers Trust Co. of Albany for 38 years before retiring in 1958. He was a veteran of World War I and a member of Nathaniel Adams Blanchard Post, American Legion."
• Census: 1900, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 5; Address:
  95 Winter Street
• Census: 1910, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 16; Address:
  Rear 111 Winter Street
• Miscellaneous: 7 Jun1916, Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts; He joined the Masons.
• Draft Registration: 19 Jun 1917, Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts; He registered for the draft.; Address:
  192 First St
• Military: 18 Dec 1917 to 2 Aug 1919; He served during World War I.
• Census: 1920, Albany, Albany County, New York; He was a bank teller.; : 26; Address:
  Clinton Ave
• Census: 1930, Bethlehem, Albany County, New York; He is listed as a bank teller.
• Census: 1940, Bethlehem, Albany County, New York
• Draft Registration: 1942, Delmar, Albany County, New York; He registered for the Draft.; : 47; Address:
  75 Adams Place
• Residence: 1943, Albany, Albany County, New York; Albany, New York, City Directory, 1943
• Residence: 1961, Delmar, Albany County, New York

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Name:


Buried:
Lot 36, Section 95

Clifford married Alta May Blair on 25 Feb 1919. Alta (daughter of William Morgan Blair and Hattie Amanda Lasalle) was born on 24 Jun 1897 in New Lebanon, Columbia County, New York; died on 15 Jun 1986 in Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida; was buried on 18 Jun 1986 in Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, Albany County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1930, Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 8; Address:
  15 Hull Avenue
• Census: 1940, Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 18; Address:
• Military: 27 Jul 1944 to 1 Jul 1945; He served in the U.S. Army, and achieved the rank of Sargent during World War II.
• Residence: 1953, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut; Address:
  1052 Main Street
• Residence: 1982, East Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut; : 60; Address:
  123 Hills Street

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Robert married Pauline Frances Loughlin on 29 Dec 1943, and was divorced on 13 Jun 1973 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut. Pauline (daughter of Bernard L. Loughlin and Elizabeth A. Farrell) was born on 29 Mar 1922 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut; died on 5 Jul 2012 in West Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut; was buried on 9 Jul 2012 in Riverside Cemetery, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married Priscilla Durgan [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• General Information: As a young man, he did woodworking, enjoyed skiing, and was an excellent ballroom dancer. According to Muse (s204), "He worked for various textile manufacturing firms during his career, mostly in operations and management positions. When his children were young, he traveled a great deal, and transferred his family to new cities as he followed his textile career. Eventually he started a consulting firm in which he helped smaller companies who were faltering." He was employed by American Enka Corporation of Enka, North Carolina between 1963 and 1968. Kenneth was employed by Textile Research Services, Raleigh, North Carolina between 1968 and 1974.
• Census: 1930, Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts; In the 1930 US Census he was recorded, age 3, living on 15 Hull Avenue, Pittsfield, Massachusetts with his parents.
• Census: 1940, Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts; In the 1930 US Census he was recorded, age 13, living on 27 Beverly Street, Pittsfield, Massachusetts with his parents. He is called "Dennis" on the Census Form.
• Graduation: 1945, Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts; In 1945 he graduated from Pittsfield High School, Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
• Military: 21 Feb 1945 to 15 May 1946; He served on active duty in the Coast Guard from 21 Feb 1945 to 15 May 1946 at the close of World War II. On 11 December 1951, he was honorably discharged from the Coast Guard reserves as a Motor Machinists Mate 3rd Class.
• Draft Registration: 16 May 1946, Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts; He registered for the draft on 16 May 1946 giving his age as 19, and his address as 27 Beverly Street, Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
• Graduation: 1950, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In 1950 he graduated from Lowell Technical Institute with a bachelor's degree.
• Residence: Aug 1950, Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts; In August 1950 he lived on 27 Beverly Street, Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
• Residence: Feb 1954, Claymont, New Castle County, Delaware; In February 1954 he lived in Claymont, Delaware.
• Residence: May 1958, Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania; In May 1958 he lived on 119 Tillman Lane, Chester, Pennsylvania.
• Residence: May 1961, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina; In May 1961 he lived in Charlotte, North Carolina.
• Residence: May 1964, Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina; In May 1964 he lived in Asheville, North Carolina.
• Residence: Aug 1974, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina; In August 1974 he lived in Charlotte, North Carolina.
• Obituary: 19 Mar 1988
• Last Full Review: 5 Jan 2022

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Name:


Died:
He died at home of lung cancer.

Kenneth married Barbara Ann Goldsmith on 26 Aug 1950 in Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Barbara (daughter of Thomas Bartholomew Goldsmith, M.D. and Loretta Louise Powers) was born on 17 May 1928 in Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts; died on 19 Oct 1974 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina; was buried on 22 Oct 1974 in Lewis Memorial Park, Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina , USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Kenneth married Patricia Ann Trogdon on 17 Jan 1976 in Pinehurst, Moore County, North Carolina. Patricia (daughter of Edmund Daniel Trogdon and Laler Gladys Barfield) was born on 4 Dec 1932 in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina; died on 15 Aug 2004 in Pinehurst, Moore County, North Carolina; was buried on 18 Aug 2004 in Lafayette Memorial Park, Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1930, Bethlehem, Albany County, New York; He was recorded, age 9, while living with his parents.
• Census: 1940, Bethlehem, Albany County, New York; He was recorded, age 19, while living with his parents. He was listed as being in his first year of college.
• Residence: 1960, Ridgewood, Bergen County, New Jersey; He was listed as an engineer.; Address:
  238 Ackerman Avenue H
• Residence: 1972, Ho-Ho-Kus, Bergen County, New Jersey
• Residence: About 1976, Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts

Clifford married Helen Jane Frink on 03 Oct 1939. Helen was born on 10 Sep 1918; died on 1 Jun 1980. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Shirley married Joe Martin Pedigo [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Laurence married Janice H. James [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Obituary: 29 Aug 1994; WHITNEY. Glenn H. Whitney, 44, died Saturday (Aug. 27, 1994) at Hartford Hospital after a long illness. He was the beloved son of Pauline F. Whitney of Farmington, and the late Robert H. Whitney. Besides his mother, he is survived by two brothers, Laurence R. Whitney and his wife, Janice, of Simsbury, Wayne B. Whitney and his wife, Michelle, of Kensington; his two sisters, Elaine E. Whitney, and Cynthia P. Whitney, both of Farmington; his cousin William Paul Cully of Windsor; and many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. He was born in Hartford, and lived in Farmington most of his life. He graduated from South Hampton College, Long Island University, and worked for the State of Connecticut, Services for the Blind, for many years. He was an avid fisherman and gardener. The funeral will be Wednesday, 9:30 a.m., from the Molloy Funeral Home, 906 Farmington Ave. West Hartford, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m. in St. Patrick's Church, 110 Main St. Farmington. Burial arrangements are private at a later date. Calling hours are Tuesday, 7-9 p.m., at the funeral home. Donations in his memory may be made to Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation, Inc. 103 Old Iron Ore Road, Bloomfield 06002, or Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, Great er Hartford Chapter, 18 North Main St. West Hartford 06107. Published by the Hartford Courant, 29 August 1994
• Last Full Review: 18 Nov 2020

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Name:
According to Muse (2000), "Glenn suffered from diabetes, like his father, and due to this illness lost sight in one of his eyes in 1978. In 1982, he received a kidney transplant from his brother, Larry. Even though he was legally blind, Glenn owned and operated a coffee shop in the local courthouse in Hartford, Conn. for many years."

Died:
The Social Security Records list his death as 15 August 1994.

Family/Spouse: Michelle. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: Aug 1994, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut
• Residence: 1995, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut; Address:
  92 Wood Pond Road
• Obituary: 28 Jun 2015; Cynthia P. Whitney, 57, passed away Thursday, June 25th, at her beloved family home at 92 Wood Pond Rd, West Hartford (Farmington) with her family by her side. Her heart is mended and ours are broken. Cynthia was born in 1958 with congenital heart failure. She had endured four open heart surgeries and multiple pacemakers and ICD's. Cynthia's heart is now whole and at peace with our Lord Jesus. Cynthia now rests with her mother and best friend Pauline Whitney, her brother Glenn H. Whitney, her Aunt and Uncle Patricia and Robert Bowen and Uncle Bernard Loughlin. Cynthia worked in airport security and retail management. She was a great photographer and could make any plant grow and thrive. Her observations of nature should have been written down and published. She was a true animal lover as was proven when she rescued many baby ducklings over the years on the lake. All family pets abandoned her siblings and ran to her whenever she walked in the door. Cynthia enjoyed driving her 1973 Mustang convertible with the top down and the wind blowing her hair. She loved the ocean and its majestic surf and was an avid surfing fan. She went to cheer on the women UConn Huskies before Gample Pavilion was built, was a season ticket holder for decades, and the team never lost the NCAA Championship whenever they played that game on her birthday, April 7th. Her courage and ability to smile and laugh through her medical condition was inspirational to all who had the privilege of knowing her. Cynthia was very proud of her Irish heritage. Her candid Irish wit, always delivered with a twinkle in her eyes, was renowned, and could knock the socks off of any unsuspecting (or deserving) person. Cynthia was very much at home and at peace whenever she attended mass at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Farmington. Cynthia had the love and support of an exceptional group of friends that she had known since high school, Charlie and Cathy LaBarge, Matt Fulmer, Dave and Cindy Arnold, John and Peri Pogson, and the late David Gale. Cynthia is survived by her sister and best friend, Elaine E. Whitney who lived with Cynthia, her brothers Wayne B. Whitney of Glastonbury and Laurence R. Whitney and his wife Janice Whitney of Simsbury. Cynthia also leaves behind her Uncle and Aunt Robert and Joan Reincke of Colchester, Aunt Pauline Loughlin of St Augustine, Florida, many cousins, nieces and nephews, grand nieces and nephews, dear friends Michele Whitney, Joanne Odell, and an especially close cousin who was like a sister, Sharon Tucker. Donations can be made on Cynthia's behalf to The Friendship Service Center of New Britain, 241 Arch St., New Britain CT 06051, or the Livingston Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy, PO Box 210, Litchfield, CT 06759. Calling hours will be Tuesday, June 30 from 9:00AM to 10:30AM at the Molloy Funeral Home, 906 Farmington Avenue, West Hartford. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 11:00AM at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, 110 Main Street, Farmington, CT with interment following at Riverside Cemetery, Farmington. Online expressions of sympathy may be made at www.molloyfuneralhome.com.
• Last Full Review: 19 Nov 2020

Jeanne married Alan Jennings Muse [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Barbara married Steven Eugene Norby [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ronald married Marilyn Morton [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Christine married George Levalley [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Scott married Lynn M. Lee [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Scott married Irene Zaugg [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Barbara married Brian Lee Gradin [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]