Family:Whitney, Silas (1791-1866)
Silas6 Whitney (Joshua5, Eleazer4, Eleazer3, Thomas2, John1), son of Joshua5 and Betty (Wood) Whitney, was born 30 Mar 1791, Henniker, NH,[1] and died 21 Apr 1866, aged 75 years. He was buried in Wells Cemetery, Canaan, NH.
He married, 23 Jul 1818, Henniker, NH, Sally Butler,[2] daughter of Bela Lincoln and Elizabeth (Seager) Butler. She was born 7 Jan 1788, Sudbury or Wayland, MA, and died 31 Mar 1871, aged 83 years. She was buried in Wells Cemetery, Canaan, NH.
He resided Henniker and Canaan, NH.
Children of Silas6 and Sally (Butler) Whitney:
i. Bela Butler7 Whitney, b. 21 Oct 1819, Henniker, NH;[3] m.(1) Louisa Jameson; m.(2) Sarah Hazelton Burleigh; m.(3) Melinda A. (Colby) Darling; m.(4) Emeline (Colby) Bell. ii. Stephen M. Whitney, b. 26 Feb 1823, Henniker, NH;[4] d. 26 Jun 1824. iii. Moses Sawyer Whitney, b. 13 Jan 1826, Henniker, NH;[5] m. Mary Hoyt.
Census
- 1820, Henniker, Hillsborough Co., NH: Silas Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 0-9, and 1 female 26-44; 1 engaged in manufacture or trades.
- 1830, Henniker, Hillsborough Co., NH: Silas Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 10-14, 1 male 0-4, and 1 female 40-49.
- 1840, Grafton, Grafton Co., NH: Silas Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 10-14, 1 female 70-79, 1 female 50-59, and 1 female 40-49; 4 engaged in agriculture; pensioner Betty Whitney age 85.
- 1850, Canaan, Grafton Co., NH:
1182 1236 Silas Whitney 62 M - Farmer $800 N.H. Sally " 62 F - " Moses S. " 24 M - " " Bela B. " 31 M - " $700 " Louisa " 28 F - " Emely L. " 1 F - "
629 634 Silas Whitney 69 M - Farmer [New Hampshire] Sally 72 F - Massachusetts B. B. 40 M - N. Hampshire Sarah 38 F - [New Hampshire] Emily L. 11 F - [New Hampshire] Attended school Fred N. 1 M - [New Hampshire]
158 172 Whitney, Bela 50 M W Farmer $1200 $344 N.H. Male citizen over 21 -----, Sarah 47 F W Keeping house N.H. -----, Fred N. 10 M W N.H. Attended school -----, Sally 82 F W N.H.
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. 194.
1.^ New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.
2.^ "Silas Whitney & Sally Butler, m. 23 Jul 1818, Henniker, Merrimack Co., NH," according to New Hampshire, Vital Records, Marriage Index.
3.^ New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.
4.^ New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.
5.^ New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.
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