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(IV) Daniel Whitney, son of Jonathan Whitney (3), born at Concord. September 12,
1710; died at Boylston, October 18, 1779; married at Shrewsbury, March 8, 1738-9, Thankful Allen, daughter of Elnathan and Mercy (Rice) Allen. She died his widow at Boylston, August 8, 1801, aged eighty-eight years. He resided for the greater part of his life in the north precinct of Shrewsbury, now the town of Boylston. Children: I. Levi, see forward. 2. Timothy, born October 25, 1743; married, December 1, 1768, Catherine Daven- port, of Shrewsbury, who died his widow at Boylston, August 19, 1831, aged eighty-four years. 3. Daniel, born September 4, 1746; married September 26, 1771, Catherine Stone, of County Gore (Oxford), Massachusetts. 4. Sarah, born September 9, 1749, died June, 1817; married, at Shrewsbury, December 17, 1769, Nathan Banister, of Brookfield.
(V) Lieutenant Levi Whitney, son of Dan- iel Whitney (4), born at Shrewsbury, Decem- ber 5, 1739, died at Townsend, January 8, 1809; married first, December 19, 1764, Re- becca, daughter of Deacon Samuel Clark, of Townsend; second, November 13, 1780, Mrs. Lydia (Randall) Price, of Townsend, widow of Major Henry Price, first deputy grand- master of Masons in America.
Levi Whitney resided in the town of Town- send and Shrewsbury, and was a member of Captain James Hosley's company, Colonel William Prescott's regiment, which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775, to Cambridge ; first lieutenant of Captain Henry Farwell's company, Colonel William Prescott's regi- ment, at battle of Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775. He was a manufacturer of agricultural tools by occupation, and a man of much mechanical ingenuity. He was selectman of Townsend, 1777, and a man of high standing in the com- munity. His two brothers, Shadrach and Amos, left substantial bequests to the towns of Townsend, Groton, Mason, Ashby, and Shirley. Levi Whitney was executor of Amos and his principal heir. The hundred pounds in money, the parsonage and farm, his choice hall clock and set of pulpit furniture, Amos Whitney gave to the town of Townsend, were all lost and scattered in the financial troubles which followed the revolution, and yet his memory is still cherished in his native town as its principal benefactor. The interest of the hundred pounds was left for the support of a reading and writing school. A substantial gravestone, erected by his brother Levi, recites his merits as legibly as when it was first erect- ed in 1770. About fifty years ago the old clock given to the town was returned to Asa Whitney, of Philadelphia, uncle of Arthur E.
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Whitney, who cherished and cared for it un- til his death. It is now in good running or- der, and in possession of James S. Whitney of Philadelphia, great-grandson of Levi Whit- ney. Shadrach Whitney, a brother of Levi and of Amos, left forty pounds to the town of Groton for the support of the minister of that town. He was born in Watertown, lived in Townsend, Mason and Groton, passing away in the latter town. Children of Levi Whit- ney : By first wife: I. Amos, born February IIth., 1766, died October 2, 1854; married, August 16, 1789, Anna Brown, of Concord ; resided at Chelmsford. 2. Asa, see forward. 3. Sarah, born 1769, married, May 3, 1791, Eleazer Flint, of Reading. 4. Sibyl, born August 27, 1770, married Cyrus Smith, of New Ipswich, New Hampshire. 5. Aaron, born 1772, died at Calais, Maine, February 16, 1845; married first, November 16, 1797, Phebe Dunklee, of Amherst, New Hampshire, who died January 31, 1800; and second, Olive Lund, who died in January, 1867; resided at Amherst, New Hampshire, and Calais, Maine. 6. Sewall, died unmarried, at Lansingsburgh, New York. Child by second wife: 7. Re- becca, born July 29, 1781 ; married September 18, 1799, Benjamin Wallace, of Townsend.
(VI) Asa Whitney, son of Lieutenant Levi Whitney (V), born at Townsend, Massachu- setts, 1767, died there December 27, 1851; married, February 25, 1790, Mary Wallace. She died February II, 1846. He lived and died in Townsend. By occupation he was what was called in the country, a black and white smith, and was much skilled in making agricultural tools, steel traps, gun locks, and- irons and fire place fixtures. A black and white smith was one who forged iron and also finished it. His son Joel used to relate that he disliked to hear when a boy that any one in Townsend was to be married, because it meant that he would have to scour and polish all the andirons, frying pans, tongs, &c., required by the new housekeepers. All of his sons were prominent in mechanical pursuits, and by their ingenuity and inventions acquired prominent and notable positions in different parts of the country. His brothers also were noted as successful business mechanics. Aaron moved to Maine, where a town was named after him. His grandson, Amos Whitney, now living at Hartford, Connecticut, was one of the found- ers of the Pratt & Whitney Co., the largest and most successful company manufacturing machinist's tools and fine special machinery in this country. His name is well known, not only in this country but abroad. His son,
Clarence Edgar is engaged in manufacturing the celebrated Whitney roller chains for auto- mobiles and other machinery. Asa Whitney's brother Amos engaged in the coopering busi- ness at Chelmsford and accumulated a large fortune in that mechanical occupation. His son Amos (2) died a bachelor, and by bequest gave $75,000 to Tufts College in memory of his father, besides making bequests to other relatives and friends. Mary Wallace, wife of Asa Whitney, was of Scotch-Irish ancestry, the Wallace family being among the first set- tlers of Townsend and most prominent in the community. They introduced the cooperage business into the town in its early days, and is at the present time Townsend's distinguishing business. Mary Wallace was a woman of bright, quick intellect, very witty in speech and a splendid specimen of a New England housekeeper. Children of Asa Whitney: I. Polly, born May 29, 1790, died March 17, 1861; married, September 17, 1812, James French, Jr., of Wilton, New Hampshire; re- sided at Hancock and Henniker, New Hamp- shire. 2. Asa, born December 1, 1791, died at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 4, 1874; married at Watertown, New York, August 22, 1815, Clarinda, daughter of Ralph Williams, of Groton, Connecticut ; she died July 6, 1879. 3. Samuel, born February 27, 1794, died De- cember 16, 1870 ; married first, September 30, 1813, Polly Wallace, of Townsend, who died at Nashua, New Hampshire, September, 1825 ; married second, Kezia Gage. 4. Sewell, born born March 18, 1796, died unmarried, October 26, 1818. 5. Rebecca, born November 4, 1797. died September 1, 1800. 6. Sarah, born May 3, 1800, died September 28, 1829; married, October 15, 1821, George Hartwell, of Ma- son, New Hampshire. 7. Levi, born March 19, 1802; resided in Ohio. 8. Joel, see for- ward.
All the sons of Asa Whitney were success- ful mechanics not only as workmen but as in- ventors. His oldest son Asa first settled in New York state, where he became superin- tendent of the Mohawk & Hudson Railroad. He invented and made the first locomotive truck wheels which were set in front of the driving wheels of the "John Bull," the first ' locomotive introduced into this country from England. They are in general use at present. The directors of the road hitherto run by horses were about to abandon the use of the new locomotive, as it shook and damaged the track very much. Asa Whitney begged them not to do this, and offered to make the new machine operate without injury to the light
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track equipment for $500. It was a difficult piece of work for those days, as proper tools were not in existence. The work was suc- cessfully accomplished at West Point after making special tools designed by Whitney. The brother of Asa, Joel Whitney, traveled to Albany from Massachusetts to see the new lo- comotive work which it did successfully not- withstanding the clouds of smoke and cinders which enveloped the passengers, the cars be- ing all open to the weather. Asa Whitney was commissioner of canals while in New York and his reputation as a railroad engineer stood very high. For several years he was presi- dent of the Reading railroad when it was successfully managed: From 1842 to 1847 he was with W. H. Baldwin, of Philadelphia, engaged in building locomotives on a large scale. This firm was the foundation of the present great company, the Baldwin Locomo- tive Works. Mr. Whitney gave up locomotive building to engage in the manufacture of car wheels under a patent annealing process of his own invention. He amassed a large for- tune in this business which he distributed with a wise yet generous hand. At his death he bequeathed $50,000 to the Pennsylvania Uni- versity for the benefit of mechanics, and as much more to hospitals and other charities be- sides leaving generous amounts to his large family. He was a man of great attainments, a natural scholar, of quick wit, and a very generous nature. He was a great lover of books, and accumulated a fine library of his own selecting. In every way he was a good product of our New England education of eighty years ago. He was helpful to all who knew him up to the day of his death.
Samuel Whitney, brother of Asa, was also a successful mechanic. He invented much in wood-working machinery, making the first successful wood planing machine. The only brother of this family who was not an iron · worker was Sewell Whitney, who was a cun- ning worker in wood. He made bowls, bot- tles and trays. He secretly made wood bot- tles of green poplar wood all in one piece, turned inside and out. Seasoned heads were put in, and when the outside of the bottle dried and shrunk, it tightened the head so that the bottle would hold water and was air-tight. Many haymakers have been refreshed from these unbreakable samples of hoopless wooden ware. He died at thirty-two years of age, else the world might have heard more of him.
(VII) Joel Whitney, son of Asa (6), born at Townsend, June 8, 1807, died at Winches- ter, December 2, 1892; married October 30,
1844, Esther Maria Treadwell, born at War- ner, New Hampshire, died at Winchester, Massachusetts, March 1, 1900, daughter of Nathaniel Rogers, and Judith (Evans) Treadwell. She was descended from the Rogers and Treadwell families of Ipswich, Massachusetts, one of her first ancestors in this country being Rev. Nathaniel Rogers, first minister in Ipswich, and a direct descend- ent of John Rogers, burnt at the stake in England. A suitable bronze tablet at Ipswich marks the dwelling place of Nathaniel Rogers. The Treadwells are also a notable Ipswich family, one of their number, Daniel Treadwell, professor of mechanics at Harvard and the "Thealogian of the Golden Rule" described in Longfellow's "Tales of a Wayside Inn," being a near relative of Nathaniel Rogers Tread- well, both being brought up together in the same family. Professor Treadwell was a , great mechanic not only by profession but by works as he invented a notable machine for making ropes which did away with hand made ropes. This machine is in general use to-day. He was also a great authority on naval ar- mament and guns.
The earlier days of Joel Whitney were passed in his native town, where he was a schoolmaster for a time. Later he removed to Nashua, then to Boston and later to South Reading, now Wakefield, and next in 1844 to South Woburn, now Winchester. Here as an inventor and machinist he established a plant which became famous. He was a close friend and advisor of the inventors Goodyear and Haywood when they were struggling with their early experiments upon india rubber, and he made also many improvements in the process of making the first steel saws and other woodworking machinery.
As his life progressed he took front rank as an inventor and made many inventions in machines used in the manufacture of rubber, many woodworking machines and machines for saw makers, and for the manufacture of leath- er. His work is found in all parts of the world, and a list of , his varied inventions would be, if it could be inserted here, a mon- ument to his industry and ability. After 1883 he retired from the active pursuit of business. He was calm and genial in his temperament, of great wit, social in his nature, a great read- er, never sought applause or notoriety, had a fine taste for the beautiful in nature, loved music and the fine arts, devoted much of his leisure time to horticulture, and while he never cared for public office he was regarded by all as a valuable citizen. He lived a useful,
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happy life and his memory is much honored by all who knew him.
Children : I. Evelyn French, born August 16, 1845, died December 3, 1883. 2. Arthur Eastman, see forward. 3. George Evans, born February 10, 1849; married June 6, 1883, Helen Gertrude, daughter of William G. and Mary Ann Lewis; resides at Cambridge. 4. Joel Francis, born March 5, 1851, died De- cember 16, 1852. 5. Addie Maria, born Jan- uary 23, 1854; married, January 26, 1876, Albert Eugene Ayer, of Winchester. 6. Fred Milton, born October 27, 1856, died August 7, 1890; married, April 15, 1888, Elmira T. White. 7. Delia, born September 17, 1862.
(VIII) Arthur Eastman Whitney, son of Joel Whitney (7), born in Woburn (set off as Winchester in 1850), July 5, 1847; married first, November 7, 1878, Alice Fletcher, born at Charlestown, August 15, 1853, died at Win- chester, July 15, 1901, daughter of Jacob G. and Sarah H. Fletcher; married second, De- cember 2, 1903, Alice Emma Marston, of Ar- lington, daughter of Alfred and Emma (Law- rence) Marston.
Arthur Eastman Whitney, who was born in that part of Winchester which. was formerly a part of Woburn, has been one of the prom- inent citizens of Winchester, where he has held for long terms the offices of selectman, trustee of public library, and filled many other local positions of trust and honor. He is one of the most active influences in making that choice residential town what it is; the high- ways of the town were much improved from his instigation and active work while he held office; he is interested in the local history of the town, and in 1890 was the moving spirit in promoting the celebration of the 250th anni- versary of its first white settlement, the first house in the old town of Woburn being built on Winchester territory ; he has written articles displaying great ability on the subject of the ancient history of his section of the older town ; he has also delivered papers before historical societies and local organizations on subjects of current interest and local history. He has collected in the course of years a vast amount of legal and historical information regarding estates in the center of Winchester, where his ancient mill privilege is situated; the history of this estate being traced through the family of Richardson back to the time of the early Converse family, who were prominent in the formative period of the colony and province of Massachusetts Bay in New England. He is a life member of the Massachusetts Horti- cultural Society and the New England His-
torical and Geological Society. He is a liberal in religion and politics.
As we have seen, Arthur E. Whitney's di- rect ancestors have mostly been successful me- chanics and inventors, all carrying on busi- ness for themselves and independent of part- ners. None of them have lived in cities, but not remote from them. From the time of John Whitney's first settlement at Watertown in 1635, down to Arthur E. Whitney, all have lived within the limits of Middlesex county. Many other descendants of John Whitney, not directly in our subject's line, have been most notable mechanics such as Eli Whitney, Bax- ter D. Whitney and the Whitneys who have so developed the manufacture of chairs in and about Gardner, Massachusetts.
As a mechanical engineer, inventor, and machinist Arthur E. Whitney has proved himself an equal of his ancestors. He has taken out many patents all of which have been suc- cessful. His concern manufactures large quantities of leather working machines much of it being sold abroad. His machine shop is located at the corner of Main and Walnut streets, Winchester Center, on the same site first occupied by his father in 1844.
Children by first wife: I. Robert Fletcher, born September 29, 1879; married, June 21, 1904, Elizabeth Webster Stillman, of Win- chester, daughter of Captain Charles A. of U. S. Navy, and Harriet (Allen) Stillman ; re- sides in Winchester. 2. Harold Treadwell, born April 25, 1885, resides in Winchester. Child by second wife : 3. Joel Marston, born October 5, 1905.
William Allen, immigrant an- ALLEN cestor, settled in Portsmouth, (Prudence Island), Rhode Isl- and. August 21, 1623, he and James Greene Sr. were appointed messengers to carry a let- ter from the Rhode Island Assembly to Gov- ernor Cranfield of New Hampshire, at Mr. Smith's house at Narragansett, and they were to bring back an answer. His will was made June 2, 1685, and proved June 29, 1685, and his wife Elizabeth and son William and daugh- ter Mary Remington were executors. Chil- dren : I. Mary, married Thomas Remington. 2. William, resided at Portsmouth. 3. Thom- as, died August 12, 1719; married Anne Barnes ; settled in Swansea, Massachusetts. 4. John, born October 26, 1670; mentioned be- . low. 5. Matthew, born November 20, 1675; married May 2, 1700, Phebe - -. 6. Mercy, married January 1, 1702, John Barnes. 7. Sarah.
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(II) John Allen, son of William Allen (I), born October 26, 1670, died March 30, 1747; resided at North Kingston, Rhode Island ; married Sarah , born in New Haven, Connecticut, June 14, 1677, died about 1747. His will was proved April 17, 1747, and his wife Sarah was executrix. To her he willed all the indoor movables and negroes Simon and Dinah. Children : I. Thomas. 2. Phebe, married Slocum. 3. Elizabeth, married · Fairbanks. 4. John, born May 15, 1710. 5. William, born May 15, 1710 (twin). 6. Jonathan, mentioned below. 7. Bathsheba, born April 10, 1721 ; married Johnson. 8. Mercy, married Card.
(III) Jonathan Allen, son of John Allen (2), born August 6, 1717; resided at North Kingston; married there, November 2, 1740, Elizabeth Huling.
(IV) Jonathan Allen, son of Jonathan Al- len (3), born at North Kingston, about 1745; married Annie Miner. Children : Timothy ; Miner, mentioned below.
(V) Miner Allen, son of Jonathan Allen (4), was born at North Kingston, Rhode Island. On account of his royalistic senti- ments his father removed to Nova Scotia. Miner Allen settled in Parrsborough, Nova Scotia. He was well educated, and taught school. After his marriage he settled on a farm on Parrsborough shore, comprising about four hundred acres, a large part of which was woodland, and which proved a profitable in- vestment. He was a man of medium height and large build, of quiet and retiring disposi- tion, beloved by all who knew him. He and his wife were Episcopalians. He was a Con- servative in politics. He married Mary Elitia DeLesdenia, a native of Paris, France. Chil- dren : I. Charles Miner, married Mary Holli- day, of Parrsborough ; had John William and Charles Miner. 2. Hannah, born September 1798; married Francis Duff; children: i. James Duff, born June 18, 1817; ii. Maria Duff, born January 13, 1821; iii. Naomi Jane Duff, born January 1, 1823; iv. Eunice Duff, born March 18, 1825 ; v. Allen Duff, vi. La- vinia Duff, born May 14, 1829; vii. Charles Duff ; viii. Nathan Duff ; ix. Hannah Duff ; x. Albert Duff. 3. John, married Mary Loomer, of Parrsborough; children : Henry, Rosanna, David and Miner, twins, Jane and Rebecca, twins, Rachel, Mary, Alfred, Victoria, Amelia, Milessa and Archibald. 4. Asa, died May, 1885 ; married first, Rebecca Lovely ; had Nel- son, Mary, Hiram, Olive, Daniel; married second, Mary Phinney ; had Charles William and George; married third, Bethia Hayzell;
had Rebecca Ann, Cynthia Maria, Maud and Asa Brightman. 5. Moses, married Susan Rand. 6. Mary, married first, Wellington Williger, had Mary Ann Williger; married second, David Loomer; had Amasa, Gideon, Luke, Stephen and Asenath Ann Loomer. 7. Lydia, married Silas Hatfield; had Hannah, John, Arnold, Charles and James Hatfield. 8. William, born July 18, 1816; died October 14, 1897; married, January, 1839, Hannah Ben- nett, born September 17, 1820, died Novem- ber II, 1892; children : i. Pauline, born April 27, 1840; ii. Maria, born April 22, 1842; iii. Norman, February 16, 1844; iv. Lynda, De- cember 25, 1846; v. Oliver, born October 21, 1848, died July 13, 1852 ; vi. Naomi, born July 24, 1850; vii. W. Oliver, February 15, 1852; viii. James Albert, February 7, 1854; ix. Le- ander, April 24, 1856; x. Silas, September 19, 1858; xi. Hannah Jane, December 11, 1860; xii. Hester Ann, April 21, 1863, died August, 1868; xiii. Herman Haniford, born August 9, 1867. 9. Nathan, married Rebecca Morris, of Parrsborough; had Lockman, James and Amelia. 10. Archibald, mentioned below. II. Eunice.
(VI) Archibald Allen, son of Miner Allen (5), born at Parrsborough, Nova Scotia, April II, 1819, died August 16, 1896. His youth was spent in attending the common schools and assisting his father on the farm, and he early went to sea. He went on coasting ves- sels, owned by David Loomer, whose daughter he married. He afterward gave up the sea for farming on an estate of three hundred acres, the gift of his father-in-law. Here he built a house and became a prosperous farmer, remaining here the rest of his life. He was a man who held the good opinion of all his neighbors, who called him "Uncle" in affec- tionate regard. He was an imposing man of fine physique. He was elder in the Methodist church, and a strong supporter of the prin- ciples of his faith. In politics he was a Con- servative. He was a member of the school committee, and held the office of fish warden. He declined the office of postmaster, which was offered him. He married, 1848, Mary Loomer, born August 18, 1822, died October 17, 1898, daughter of David and Rachel (Bige- low) Loomer, of Parrsborough. Her father was a shipbuilder and owner, and a sea cap- tain. Children: I. John, born 1842; married Jane Sanford. 2. Cynthia, born June 14, 1844: married March 20, 1868, James Burton Peppard, of Great Village, Nova Scotia; chil- dren : i. Inglis Archibald Peppard, born Sep- tember 28, 1870; married June 17, 1896,
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Wealthy Jane Newcomb, of Portland, Maine; had Avis Blanche Peppard, born June, 1898, John Inglis Peppard, born August 26, 1899, Pressley Alvin Peppard, born July 14, 1904; ii. Mary Peppard, born February 14, 1875, died October 18, 1889; iii. Blanche Peppard, born April 22, 1877; married, June 2, 1897, Frazer Pritchard, of Parrsborough; had Net- tie Gladys Pritchard, born January 18, 1898, Arthur Burton Pritchard, born November 13, 1899, died November 13, 1902, Sheldon Inglis Pritchard, born July II, 1901, died April I, 1903, Carlton Frazer Pritchard, born August 23, 1904; iv. Nettie Peppard, born September 2, 1880; v. Alonzo Halliburton Peppard, born December 7, 1884, married November 7, 1905, Bessie Brien, of Halifax; had Clayton Doug- lass Peppard, born March 19, 1907. 3. Eunice, born July 5, 1850; married January 10, 1870, Archibald McClellan; children: i. Maria Mc- Clellan, born October 14, 1870, married March, 1894, John Grant; ii. Archibald Mc- Clellan, born November 24, 1872, died De- cember 7, 1881 ; iii. Charles Lowell McClellan, born May 16, 1875; iv. Albert Pressley Mc- Clellan, born December 15, 1877, died Decem- ber 19, 1898; v. Owen Douglass McClellan, born May 22, 1881 ; vi. Mary Luella McClel- lan, born January 9, 1885, married September 3, 1903, Ira B. Morris. 4. Lavinia, married James Hatfield; had Cynthia, (married George Hamilton), Ethel (married Taylor Campbell), Marie, Justus and Archibald Hat- field. 5. Douglass, born October 14, 1857; married November 16, 1885, Ella Millbury, born November 14, 1868, of Eatonville, Nova Scotia ; children : i. Pearl Hester, born Octo- ber 9, 1886; ii. William Hedley, born July 3, 1888, died December 5, 1888 ; iii. Alonzo Han- son, born October 3, 1889; iv. Curtis Boaz, born October 18, 1891 ; v. Arthur Lawson, born October 25, 1893; vi. Stella Beatrice, born March 31, 1897 ; vii. May Pentelow, born May I, 1899; viii. Alice Louise, born October 25, 1902. 6. Justus, born March 18, 1862. 7. Alonzo, mentioned below.
(VII) Alonzo Allen, son of Archibald Al- len (6), was born at Parrsborough, the finan- cial capital and port of entry of Nova Scotia, August 17, 1864. He was educated in the common schools of his native town, with two years in the advanced grade at Advocate Harbor. He early learned the trade of car- penter under Amasa Loomer, serving an ap- prenticeship of four years in 1886. He came to Boston, Massachusetts, and began work with Miller and Ladd. He next worked for Walter Batchelder, of Chelsea, and was em-
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