Family:Whitney, Amos (1784-a1830)

Amos⁷ Whitney (Hezekiah⁶, Elias⁵, Lemuel⁴, Moses³, Richard², John¹), son of Hezekiah⁶ and Sarah (Piper) Whitney, was born Stow, MA, and was baptized 1 Aug 1784, Stow, MA.^[1]

Marriage intentions were published 11 Dec 1813, Stow, MA, for him and Patty Wilder "of Sterling".^[2] She was born 21 Jun 1784, and died 5 Oct 1837.

He was a farmer; resided Stow, MA.

Children of Amos⁷ and Patty (Wilder) Whitney:

i.	Joseph W.8 Whitney, b. 25 Feb 1814; d. 16 Jul 1891, Waltham, MA, aged 77, of hemoplegia due to a cerebral hemorrhage, janitor; s. p.; m. 4 Oct 1840, Newburyport, MA, Mary Browne Gerrish,[3] daughter of Nathaniel and Margaret (Campbell) Gerrish, b. ca. 2 Nov 1803, Newburyport, MA, d. 21 Aug 1894, Waltham, MA, aged 90 years 9 months 19 days, of cancer.[4] Of Weston in 1850, Waltham in 1860.
ii.	Luceba C. Whitney, b. 6 Sep 1816; d. 30 Nov 1865; m. 24 Jul 1849, Stow, MA, Silas Newton.[5] He was a blacksmith and d. 19 Feb 1856. Ch.: Joseph Newton, Marlborough, MA; John Newton, b. 1 Sep 1856; m. Albert Taylor, 22 Mar 1877; resided Hudson, MA.
iii.	James W. Whitney, b. 13 Mar 1818; m. Sultina V. Bartlett.
iv.	Jonathan W. Whitney, b. 22 Nov 1821; d. 15 Jul 1895, Worcester, MA, aged 73 years 7 months 22 days, of embolism cerebral asthenia, painter;[6] m. 21 Sep 1845, Hubbardston, MA, Rebecca Gay,[7] b. 19 May 1819; d. 28 Nov 1893, s. p. He is a painter; resided Lincoln Square, Worcester, MA.
v.	Martha M. Whitney, b. 16 May 1823; m. 20 Sep 1844, William A. Shumway, 63 Orange St., Worcester. He was b. 9 Sep 1813; d. 9 Sep 1867; was a teamster from Boston to Worcester before railroads; also a farmer. Ch.: Persis E., b. 20 Jan 1846; m. 5 June 1867; d. 6 Nov 1874; m. Randolph Walker; Augustus L., b. 8 Feb 1848; d. 15 Sep 1866; James L., b. 14 Nov 1850; d. 5 Jan 1874; Joseph H., b. 7 Mar 1856; m. 3 Jul 1883; m. 29 Mar 1890; Frank A., b. 8 Feb 1858; m. 19 Jul 1885; Mattie M., b. 9 Jan 1860; m. 18 Sep 1882, James H. Ware; resided 63 Orange St., Worcester, MA.
vi.	Mary E. Whitney, b. 16 Jan 1825; m. 5 Mar 1846, Northborough, MA, Clark R. Watson.[8]

Census

• 1820, Stow, Middlesex Co., MA: Amos Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 3 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44, and 1 female 0-9; 1 engaged in agriculture.
• 1830, Stow, Middlesex Co., MA: Amos Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 2 males 10-14, 1 male 5-9, 1 female 40-49, 1 female 5-9, and 1 female 0-4.
• 1840: not found.
• 1850: not found.
• 1850, Weston, Middlesex Co., MA:

144 166 Isaac Fiske 71 M - Lawyer $14000 Mass. Sophronia Fiske 53 F - " Martha M. Hill 25 F - Maine 167 Joseph W. Whitney 35 M - Farmer Mass. Mary B. Whitney 45 F - " Alden Cook 22 M - Farmer Vermont

• 1850, Hubbardston, Worcester Co., MA:

242 283 Jonathan W. Whitney 29 M - Painter $2500 Mass. Rebecca " 31 F - " 284 Elisabeth C. Gay 64 F - "

• 1860, Weston, Middlesex Co., MA:

1030 1116 Joseph W. Whitney 46 M - Teamster $500 Mass. Mary " 56 F - " Margaret Fletcher 43 F - Domestic "

• 1860, Hubbardston, Worcester Co., MA:

734 863 Elisabeth C. Gay 75 F - $500 Mass. Jonathan W. Whitney 39 M - Painter $1000 $400 " Rebecca G. " 41 F - "

• 1870, Waltham, Middlesex Co., MA:

1042 1269 Whitney, Jos. W. 56 M W Gardener $200 Mass. Male citizen over 21 " Mary B. 66 F W Keeping House " Goldwitch, Mary J. 28 F W Clerk in Store Connecticut Fletcher, Margaret 58 F W Nurse Mass.

• 1870, Ashburnham, Worcester Co., MA:

265 327 Whitney, Jonathan W. 48 M W Painter $400 Mass. Male citizen over 21 " Rebecca G. 51 F W Keeping house "

• 1880, Joseph not found.
• 1880, Holden, Worcester Co., MA:

Jonas L. WHITNEY 58 Self M M W MASS. Painter MASS. MASS. Rebeckah G. WHITNEY 61 Wife F M W MASS. Keeping House MASS. MASS.

In spite of the first name and initial, this seems to be Jonathan W. Whitney and his wife.

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. 176.

1.^  "Amos [Whitney], s. Hezekiah and Sarah, bp. Aug. 1, [17]84. C.R.," according to F. Apthorp Foster, ed., Vital Records of Stow, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1911).

2.^  "Amos [Whitney] and Patty Wilder of Sterling, int. Dec. 11, 1813," according to Stow Vital Records.

3.^  "Joseph W. [Whitney] [of Sudbury, int.] and Nancy [Mary, int.] B. Gerrish, [married] Oct. 4, 1840," according to Vital Records of Newburyport, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1911).

4.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 446, page 405.

5.^  "Lucebe [Whitney], 33, d. Amos, and Silas Newton, widr. [int. omits widr.], 43, blacksmith, of Sudbury, s. Silas, [married] July 24, 1849," according to Stow 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 456, page 784.

7.^  "Jonathan W. [Whitney] (s. Amos and Patty, a. 23) and Rebekah Gay, [married] Sept. 21, 1845," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Hubbardston, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1907).

8.^  "Mary-E. [Whitney] and Clark-R. Watson, [married] March 5, 1846," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Northborough, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1850 (1901).

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