David Whitney was born in Kingston, Ontario, in 1860, and
came west to Fort Macleod in 1882. He ranched there with
his brothers, Robert and Walter for a number of years, and
then moved to Lethbridge where he became a real estate
dealer. He owned the "Ideal Farm" just outside of Lethbridge.
He married Nancy Etta (Nettie) Hutton in 1886. David and
Nettie had four children: three boys, Stanley, Frank, and
David, and a daughter, Maude.

David Whitney Sr. died in 1936. His wife continued to live
on the farm until 1940, when she married Newton Parsons
and moved into Lethbridge. Nettie died in 1956.

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