1881 Dr. Stillman Whitney & wife Mary Whitney Victorian Calling Card
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Printed on card: "Dr. S.S. Whitney and Lady Receive Their Friends On Thursday Evening, January 6, at 8 o'clock." Note: In refering to a perpetual calendar, January 6th fell on a Thursday in the year 1881, thus dating this piece.
Found in Public Genealogy Records:
Massachusetts, Marriage Records 1840-1915
Name: Stillman Spaulding Whitney (Stillman Whitney)
Birth Year: abt 1850
Birth Place: Dedham
Marriage Date: 16 Sep 1884
Marriage Place: Boston, Massachusetts
Age at Marriage: 34
Father: Dr. Samuel S. Whitney
Mother: Sarah Wilder Whitney
Spouse: Mary E Danagh Whitney (born in Swampscott, Massachusetts in 1852)
Spouse Age at Marriage: 32
Spouse Father: John Bevan
Spouse Mother: Elizabeth Bevan
Note: Mary E Darrah in the Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
Name: Mary E Darrah
Event Type: Marriage
Birth Date: abt 1852
Marriage Date: 16 Sep 1884
Marriage Place: Boston, Massachusetts
Marriage Age: 32
Father Name: John Berran
Mother Name: Elizabeth Berran
Spouse Name: Stillman S Whitney
Spouse Marriage Age: 34
Spouse Father Name: Samuel S
Spouse Mother Name: Sarah W
Dr. Stillman S. Whitney 1849-1886 attended the Homeopathic School of Medicine in Boston, abd sadly died at age 36 in MA. He and Mary had no children. We found Mary in the 1902 Directory, but were unable to find any info about her after this fact:
Mary E Whitney in the U.S. City Directories 1822-1995
Residence Year: 1902
Street address: 65 Dundee St.
Residence Place: Boston, Massachusetts
Spouse: Widow of Stillman Whitney
Publication Title: Boston, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1902
We have also been looking for Mary Danagh before her marriage to Stillman Whitney, but to no avail. We have found her listed as Mary Darrah, Mary Darah, Mary Danah, and Mary Dannah. Her parents are listed in records as John & Elizabeth Berran, Bevan, Buran, and Burran, with both listed as born in Ireland. We did finally find a census record stating her marriage to Stillman Whitney was her second, therefore her surname is different than her parents. her marriage record states she was born In Swampscott, Massachusetts. The surname Danagh can also be also seen in overall genealogy records as McDanagh. Any help or correction appreciated, email Debra here.
This beautiful old Whitney piece will be sent in a new clean archival rigid sleeve for your collection. This was a personal calling card for Dr and Mrs SS Whitney, and is one of a kind.
Size: 2 x 3.5 inches
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