Family:Whitney, Ephraim (1791-1846)
Dr. Ephraim7 Whitney (Salmon6, Jonas5, Jonas4, Moses3, Richard2, John1), son of Salmon6 and Hepsabeth (Raymond) Whitney, was born 12 Jan 1791, Harvard, MA,[1] and died 12 Apr 1846, Boston, MA, aged 55 years. He is buried in Tomb 22, the Central (Boston Common) Burying Ground, Boston, MA.[2]
He married, before 1827, Mary Ann Bird, daughter of James and Margaret (-----) Bird. She was born about 1798 [from age at death] or 1801 or 1805 or 1806 [from census records], Boston, MA, and died 19 Feb 1877, Boston, MA, aged 79 years, of old age.[3]
He resided Cambridge St., Boston, MA.
Children of Ephraim7 and Mary Ann (Bird) Whitney:
i. William G. J.8 Whitney, b. ca, 1821, Boston, MA; m. Ocean A. Spear. ii. Mary Ann E. Whitney, b. ca. 1827; d. 24 Mar 1897, Boston, MA, aged 70 years, of erysipelas;[4] m. 30 Jun 1847, Boston, MA, Henry L. Bates.[5] iii. Pliny Milton Whitney, b. ca. 1831, or Mar 1844, Boston, MA; d. 22 Mar 1909, Medfield, MA, aged 82 years, of arteriosclerosis;[6] unmarried. Had lived in Piedmont, San Francisco, and Stockton, CA. iv. Charles S. Whitney, b. ca. 1834, MA; d. 26 Feb 1861, San Francisco, CA.[7]
Notes
His mother-in-law Margaret Bird is buried in the same tomb as Dr. Ephraim Whitney.
Census
- 1830, Boston Ward 5, Suffolk Co., MA: Ephraim Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 10-14, 2 males 5-9, 2 males 0-4, 1 female 30-39, 3 females 20-29, and 1 female 5-9.
- 1840, Boston Ward 5, Suffolk Co., MA: Ephraim Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 2 males 15-19, 3 males 10-14, 1 female 30-39, and 3 females 15-19.
- 1850, Boston Ward 5, Suffolk Co., MA:
204 410 Frederick W. Morse 27 M - Baker Mass. Martha " 26 F - " Geo. Melvin " 5 M - " Attended school Emma F. " 4 F - " 411 Mary Ann Whitney 49 F - $7500 " Henry L. Bates 30 M - Merchant " Mary Ann " 24 F - " Geo. Henry " 1 M - " Wm. G. J. Whitney 29 M - Clerk " Ocean A. " 28 F - " Plinny " 19 M - Clerk " Charles " 16 M - Printer " Bridget McMillan 16 F - Ireland Alice McCabe 18 F - "
946 1404 Mary A. Whitney 49 F - Mass. Mary A. Baxter 28 F - " George H. Baxter 6 M - " Florence Baxter 3 F - " Ocean Whitney 30 F - Louisiana Mary E. Whitney 4 F - Mass. Hannah Calaghan - F - Ireland
184 254 Mary A. Whitney 59 F - $12000 - Mass. Mary A. Bates 31 " - " Geo. H. W. " 14 M - " Florence C. " 5 F - " Sarah White 70 " - " Sarah " 30 " - Teacher (Pub Schl) " Geo. Marsh 22 M - Clerk " Edwd. Hatton 21 " - " Eng.
1017 1050 W. Bourne 35 M - Policeman Mass. S. Wheeler 25 M - Stone Cuther " E. Harvey 23 M - Sail Maker " W. H. Preston 33 M - Butcher " G. H. Fend 24 M - Clerk N.Y. W. O. F. Smith 24 M - Pinker Mass. J. H. Gouch 32 M - Painter " George Stanton 24 M - Drayman " W. H. Robinson 38 M - Machinist Scotland C. S. Whitney 25 M - Depty. Sheriff Mass. O. Mantlebaum 40 M - Cattle Dealer $600 Bavaria D. H. Rand 33 M - Policeman N.H. J. Riley 33 M - Sail Maker Ireland P. M. Whitney 27 M - Cleark Mass. B. E. Van Straaton 26 M - Drayman $1250 Holland ...
194 269 Mary Whitney 62 F - Mass. W None - - - - - Mary E. Bates 33 " - " " " - - - - - Geo. Bates 15 M - " S Clerk - - - - - Florence Bates 12 F - " " - - - - - Lizzie McMann 22 " - Ire. " Domestic - - - - -
1211 2556 Whitney, Mary A. 64 F W Keeping House $15000 $3000 Mass. Bates, Mary A. 35 F W At Home $3000 " -----, George W. 21 M W Dry Goods $3000 " Male citizen over 21 -----, Florence 19 F W At Home " Patch, Edward 18 M W Druggist " Howe, Charles 49 M W Dry Home $6000 " Male citizen over 21 Sheridan, Mary 50 F W Domestic Servant Ireland Parents foreign born, Illiterate
143 143 Whitney, Pliney 38 M W Gold Miner $300 $100 Mass. Male citizen over 21
- 1880, son Pliny not found.
- 1900, 1 Blossom Street, Boston Ward 8, Suffolk Co., MA:
54 144 Quallere, Florence Head W F May 1858 42 wid 15 0ch 0liv Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Owns free house Whitney, Pleny M. Ldgr W M Mar 1844 66 sgl Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts
References
- Census records.
1.^ "Ephraim [Whitney], s. of Salmon and Helphsebeth, [born] Jan. 12, 1791," according to Harvard Vital Records.
2.^ "Boston, MA: Old Cemeteries of Boston." (Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2007), (Inscriptions and Records of the Old Cemeteries of Boston, Dunkle, Robert J. and Lainhart, Ann S., Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2000), page 17.
3.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 294, page 35.
4.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 474, page 128.
5.^ L.D.S. International Genealogical Index.
6.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 1909/65 (death), page 347.
7.^ California, San Francisco Area Funeral Home Records, at FamilySearch.org.
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