Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-08-19
WEST BRATTLEBoRo.
Harriet Maria whitney.

The death of Miss Harriet Maria Whit
nov. which took place at her home i'm
west Brattl, boro last Saturday, removes
from the community the last of a
wellknown and honored family. Miss
whitney vas the daughter of Nathaniel
and sally Stewart Whitney, and was born
in Marlboro, March 2S, 1913. She came
nj a distinguished ancestry. Her grand
Caihcr Nathaniel Whitney, came from
shrewsbury, Mass, and was one of the
fret settlers of Marlboro, having gone
there " hen the country was new, which
I'D 10 his becoming aud being called "a
mighty hunter and trapper." lie first set
fled ON what was afterward known as ely
man nid," from its becoming the pars IN
ave Of MarhUrO's first minister, the Rev
Eershom Lyman, whose daughter Emily
married Solomon Whitney, uncle of Miss
Whitney.
In III Miss Whitneys grandfather
moved to the east part of the town and
settled on the old stage road, where he
built the well-known yellow house, little
west of the Ames place, now known as the
Barna Clark place. OF his eleven chill
dren his son Nathaniel married Sally Stew
art. daughter of Gen. John Stewart of
Brattleboro, who was well known and hon
ored for his active interest in the welfare
of both church and state. After the death
of her parents Miss Whitney and her
Youngest brother, also called Nathaniel,
continued to make their home at the old
homestead, until the death of her brother
26 wears ago, when she came to reside in
West Brattleboro, living for the last II
wears lust where she has answered the
call of her Divine Master to 60 home, all
the other members of large family hav-
ing gone before to await her coming.
Mrs. Jennie T. Warren was adopted into
the Whitney family at an early age, and
Miss Whitney soon began to regard her as
a daughter, nor could any attachment be.
tween mother and daughter ever be more
tender strong and serviceable than that
between these two for all these years
Miss Whitney leaves nine nephews and
two nieces.
The bright and beautiful face, ready vii
and social qualities, which characterized the
deceased in early life, made her a genera
favorite and leader among her mates, as
the writer had occasion to know from theil
mutually good acquaintance as being regu
lar attendants upon the religious service:
of the same church and Sunday school
taste, her fondness for flowers, for all thai
is bright and beautiful in nature, wert
among the interesting characteristics o
her life. She was never Indifferent to tn,
wants or sorrows of the needy and suffer
ing, while her active mind often turned tt
thoughtful study of some of the create
questions and deeper interests of life. Dur
ing one of the last interviews the write
had with her she gave glad expression t,
her continued interest in the welfare o
her native town, and signified her joy tina
the church and society in which she ha,
formerly found so much delight was grow
ing in strength and developing new life
She greatly regretted that in these late
years she had not been able more fire
quently to attend the religious services s
near at hand, and gave humble testimon
to her trust in Christ and to the hope sh
had of soon entering, through his merits
into the rest He had prepared for His pee
pie. l.. G.