Family:Whitney, Abraham (1779-1808)
Abraham6 Whitney (Abraham5, Abraham4, Isaiah3, Thomas2, John1), son of Abraham5 and Rebecca (Dudley) Whitney, was born 29 Nov 1779, Harvard, MA,[1] and died 19 Nov 1808, Harvard, MA, aged 29 years.[2]
He "Jr." married, 3 Apr 1802, Harvard, MA, Alice Houghton,[3] daughter of Elijah and Mercy5 (Whitney) Houghton. She married secondly, 27 Mar 1816, Harvard, MA, John Forbush, Jr.[4]
He resided Harvard, MA.
Children of Abraham6 and Alice (Houghton) Whitney:
i. Mercy7 Whitney, b. 16 Jul 1802, Harvard, MA;[5] d. 3 Aug 1851, Harvard, MA, aged 49 years, of dropsy; unmarried.[6] ii. Abel Whitney, b. 20 Feb 1804, Harvard, MA.[7] He has not been found in any census record. iii. Almira Whitney, b. 24 Oct 1805, Harvard, MA;[8] d. 10 Jan 1811, Harvard, MA, aged 5 years (or 9 Jan 1812, aged 6 years).[9] iv. Maria Whitney, b. 15 Nov 1807, Harvard, MA;[10] d. 20 Feb 1896, Acton, MA;[11] m. 19 Apr 1828, Harvard, MA, Daniel Willis.[12]
Notes
According to his daughter Maria's death record, he was born in Marlborough, NH.
Census
- 1810, widow Alice not found.
- 1820, John Forbush, Jr., Harvard, MA
- 1830, John Forbush not found.
- 1840, John Forbush, Harvard, MA
- 1850, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA:
185 215 Alice Forbush 66 F - Mass. Mercy Whitney 45 F - " Sarah A. Willis 10 F - " Attended school
Sarah was probably daughter of Daniel and Maria (Whitney) Willis.
References
- All data imported from Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), p. 200.
1.^ "Abraham [Whitney], s. of Abraham and Rebekah, [born] Nov. 29, 1779," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Harvard, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: Wright & Potter Printing Co., 1917).
2.^ "Abraham [Whitney] Jr., [died] Nov. 19, 1808, a. 29 y. Md. C.R.1," according to Harvard Vital Records.
3.^ "Abraham [Whitney] Jr. and Allice Houghton, [married] Apr. 3, 1802," according to Harvard Vital Records.
4.^ "Allice [Whitney] and John Forbush Jr., [married] Mar. 27, 1816," according to Harvard Vital Records.
5.^ "Mercy [Whitney], d. of Abraham 2d and Alice, [born] July 16, 1802," according to Harvard Vital Records.
6.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 59, page 135.
7.^ "Abel [Whitney], s. of Abraham and Alice, [born] Feb. 20, 1804," according to Harvard Vital Records.
8.^ "Almira [Whitney], d. of Abraham 2nd and Alice, [born] Oct. 24, 1805," according to Harvard Vital Records.
9.^ "Almira [Whitney], d. of Abraham Jr. and Alice, [died] Jan. 10, 1811, a. 5 yr. (Jan. 9, 1812, a. 6 y. C.R.1.)," according to Harvard Vital Records.
10.^ "Moriah [Whitney], d. of Abraham 2d and Alice, [born] Nov. 15, 1807," according to Harvard Vital Records.
11.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 464, page 73.
12.^ "Maria [Whitney] and Daniel Willis, [married] Apr. 19, 1828," according to Harvard Vital Records.
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