Family:Whitney, Jacob (1776-1864)

Jacob⁷ Whitney (Jacob⁶, Richard⁵, Richard⁴, Richard³, Richard², John¹), son of Jacob⁶ and Lois (Hapgood) Whitney, was born 16 Oct 1776, Harvard, MA,^[1] and died 12 Apr 1864, Harvard, MA, farmer, aged 87 years 5 months 26 days, of lung fever and old age, son of Jacob.

He married firstly, 20 Feb 1806, Harvard, MA, Mercy Fairbank⁷ Whitney,^[2] daughter of Reuben⁶ and Lucy (Fairbank) Whitney. She was born 25 Jul 1786, Harvard, MA,^[3] and died 9 Jul 1822, Harvard, MA.^[4]

Marriage intentions were published 7 Jun 1823, Harvard, MA, for him and second wife Hannah⁶ Whitney "of Bolton".^[5] He "of Harvard" married secondly, 13 Jul 1823, Bolton, MA, Hannah⁶ Whitney,^[6] daughter of John⁵ and Sarah (Atherton) Whitney. She was born 6 Sep 1794, Bolton, MA, and died 24 or 26 May 1833, Harvard, MA, aged 44 years.^[7]

He married thirdy, 2 Jun 1839, Harvard, MA, Elizabeth Gates,^[8] daughter of John and Catherine (Wetherbee) Gates. She was born 17 Nov 1792, Stow, MA, and died 24 Feb 1870, Harvard, MA, aged 77 years 3 months 7 days, of pneumonia, born in Stow, daughter of John and Catherine Gates.

Children of Jacob⁷ and Mercy Fairbank⁷ (Whitney) Whitney (possibly incomplete):

i.	(child)8 Whitney, b. unknown; d. 13 Apr 1810, Harvard, MA.[9]
ii.	Martha Ann Whitney, b. 22 Mar 1812, Harvard, MA;[10] d. 7 Sep 1829, Harvard, MA, aged 18 years.[11]
iii.	Mary Perry Whitney, b. 25 Jul 1814, Harvard, MA;[12] m. (int. 26 Mar 1842, Wayland, MA[13]) 26 Apr 1842, Harvard, MA, Dexter Sherman "of Wayland".[14]
iv.	Jacob Milton Whitney, b. 28 Jul 1816, Harvard, MA;[15] d. 5 Nov 1888, Fitchburg, MA, aged 72 years 5 months 15 days, of uraemia;[16] m. 21 Apr 1842, Harvard, MA, Sarah Ann Bigelow.[17]
v.	Mercy F. Whitney, b. ca. 29 Jun 1822, Harvard, MA; d. 26 Dec 1903, Fitchburg, MA, aged 81 years 5 months 27 days, of breast cancer;[18] "of Harvard" m. (int. 30 Apr 1847, Fitchburg, MA[19])(int. 1 May 1847, Harvard, MA[20]), Lysander S. Upham.

Children of Jacob⁷ and Hannah⁶ (Whitney) Whitney (possibly incomplete):

vi.	Sarah M.8 Whitney, bapt. 4 Sep 1825, Harvard, MA;[21] m. 10 Sep 1861, Harvard, MA, Frederick A. Willard, son of Luther and Mary (Davis) Willard, b. ca. 1824, New York, NY.[22]
vii.	Louisa J. Whitney, b. ca. 1826 (calculated from age at marriage); bp. 1 Jul 1827, Harvard, MA;[23] m. 20 Dec 1849, Harvard, MA, George G. Fales "of Peterborough, N.H."[24]
viii.	Francena F. Whitney, b. ca. 1829, MA; d. after 1850; "Francena E." m. 20 Mar 1856, Harvard, MA, Edward W. Houghton, son of Cephas and Sarah (-----) Houghton, b. ca. 1829, MA.[25]
ix.	Martha A. Whitney, b. ca. 1831, MA; d. after 1880.
ix.	Ellen Augusta Whitney, b. ca. 1833, MA; m. 12 Jun 1862, Harvard, MA, Absalom Ball Gale, son of Daniel and Clarisa (-----) Gale, b. ca. 1815, "Jamaca".[26]

Jacob⁷ and Elizabeth (Gates) Whitney had no known children.

Census

• 1810, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA: Jacob Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 0-9, and 2 females 16-25.
• 1820, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA: Jacob Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 18-25, 2 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44, and 2 females 0-9; 1 engaged in manufacture or trades.
• 1830, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA: Jacob Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 10-14, 1 female 30-39, 2 females 5-9, and 2 females 0-4.
• 1840, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA: Jacob Whitney, 1 male 60-69, 1 male 15-19, 1 female 40-49, 2 females 15-19, 2 females 10-14, and 2 females 5-9; 2 engaged in manufacture or trades.
• 1850, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA:

60 72 Jacob Whitney 72 M - Farmer $2000 Mass. Elizabeth " 57 F - " Sarah M. " 25 F - " Francena F. " 22 F - " Martha A. " 19 F - " Attended school Ellen A. " 17 F - " Attended school

• 1850, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA:

225 262 Jacob Whitney 34 M - Shoe Man Mass. Sarah A. " 29 F - "

• 1860, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA:

269 296 Jacob Whitney 83 M - Farmer $2700 $300 Mass. Elizabeth " 67 F - " Sarah " 35 F - " Martha A. " 29 F - " Ellen A. " 27 F - "

• 1860, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA:

280 302 Jacob M. Whitney 44 M - Shoe Manufacturer $2000 Mass. Sarah A. M. " 39 F - " Hellen L. Bigalow 20 F - Dress Maker $500 "

• 1870, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA:

273 302 Whitney, Hiram 55 M W Farmer $3000 $6000 Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Martha A. 39 F W Keeping House Mass.

"Hiram" is an error for "Milton".

• 1880, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA:

Martha A. WHITNEY 49 Self F W W MASS Keeping House MASS MASS J. Milton WHITNEY 64 Bro M S W MASS Agent Tire MASS MASS

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), pp. 325-326.

• Stow Vital Records

1.^  "Jacob [Whitney], s. of Jacob and Lois, [born] Oct. 16, 1776," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Harvard, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: Wright & Potter Printing Co., 1917).

2.^  "Jacob [Whitney] and Marcy F. (Mercy Fairbank, int.) Whitney, [married] Feb. 20, 1806," according to Harvard Vital Records.

3.^  "Mercy Fairbank [Whitney], d. of Reuben and Lucy, [born] July 15, 1786," according to Harvard Vital Records.

4.^  "Mercy F. [Whitney], [died] July 9, 1822, a. 36 y. G.R.1," according to Harvard Vital Records.

5.^  "Jacob [Whitney] and Hannah Whitney of Bolton, int. June 7, 1823.," according to Harvard Vital Records.

6.^  "Jacob [Whitney] of Harvard and Hannah Whitney, [married] July 13, 1823," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Bolton, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1910).

7.^  "Hannah [Whitney], (w. of Jacob, C.R.1.), [died] May 26, 1838, a. 44 y. (May 24, 1838. G.R.1.)," according to Harvard Vital Records.

8.^  "Jacob [Whitney] and Elizabeth Gates, [married] June 2, 1839. ," according to Harvard Vital Records. Also, "Jacob [Whitney] and Elizabeth Gates, [married] June 20, 1839. P.R.15." according to F. Apthorp Foster, ed., Vital Records of Stow, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1911).

9.^  "----- [Whitney], inf. ch. of Jacob, [died] Apr. 13, 1810. C.R.1," according to Harvard Vital Records.

10.^  "Martha Ann [Whitney], d. of Jacob and Mercy, [born] Mar. 22, 1812," according to Harvard Vital Records.

11.^  "Martha [Whitney] (Martha Ann, G.R.1.) eldest d. of Jacob, [died] -----, 1829. C.R.1. (Dec. 7, 1829, a. 18 y. G.R.1.)," according to Harvard Vital Records.

12.^  "Mary Perry [Whitney], d. of Jacob and Mercy, [born] July 25, 1814," according to Harvard Vital Records.

13.^  "Mary P. of Harvard, and Dexter Sherman, int. Mar. 26, 1842," according to Vital Records of Wayland, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1905).

14.^  "Mary P. [Whitney] and Dexter Sherman of Wayland, [married] Apr. 26, 1842," according to Harvard Vital Records.

15.^  "Jacob Milton [Whitney], s. of Jacob and Mercy, bp. July 28, 1816. C.R.1," according to Harvard Vital Records.

16.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 393, page 494.

17.^  "J. Milton [Whitney] (Jacob Milton, int.) and Sarah Ann Bigelow, [married] Apr. 21, 1842," according to Harvard Vital Records.

18.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 22, page 525.

19.^  "Mercy [Whitney] of Harvard and Lysander S. Upham, [marriage intentions] Apr. 30, 1847," according to Walter A. Davis, comp., Old Records of the Town of Fitchburg, Massachusetts (Fitchburg, MA: Fitchburg City Council, 1898-1913), vol. III, p. 218.

20.^  "Mercy F. [Whitney] and Lysander S. Upham of Fitchburg, int. May 1, 1847," according to Harvard Vital Records.

21.^  "Sarah Margaret [Whitney], d. of Jacob, bp. Sept. 4, 1825. C.R.1," according to Harvard Vital Records.

22.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 146, page 167.

23.^  "Louisa Jane [Whitney], d. of Jacob, bp. July 1, 1827. C.R.1," according to Harvard Vital Records.

24.^  "Louisa J. [Whitney], d. of Jacob and Hannah, a. 23 y., and George G. Fales of Peterborough, N.H., s. of Ephraim and Olive, b. in Lancaster, a. 27 y., [married] Dec. 20, 1840," according to Harvard Vital Records.

25.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 101, page 193.

26.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 155, page 168.

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