Family:Whitney, Samuel (1784-1854)

Samuel⁶ Whitney (Caleb⁵, Joshua⁴, Richard³, Richard², John¹), son of Caleb⁵ and Sarah (Trask) Whitney, was born 27 Apr 1784, Bradford, MA,^[1] and died 25 Aug 1854, Epsom, Merrimack Co., NH, aged 70 years.

He, "of Concord", married, 9 Sep 1807, Epsom, Merrimack Co., NH, Abigail Goss, "of Epsom".^[2]

He ran a store at Short Falls.

SAMUEL WHITNEY - In Epsom, Aug. 25, Mr. Samuel Whitney, formerly of Concord, aged 70 - New Hampshire Statesman, 9-9-1854

Children of Samuel⁶ and Abigail (Goss) Whitney (possibly incomplete):

i.	Emeline7 Whitney, b. 8 Jan 1816 (one source has 8 Jan 1806), Epsom, Merrimack Co., NH, d. 27 Oct 1861, aged 45y 9m 19d, Pembroke, Merrimack Co., NH, m. 11 Sep 1834, Epsom, Merrimack Co., NH, William Plumer Cilley (twin), b. 24 Nov 1808, Epsom, Merrimack Co., NH, d. 17 May 1881, aged 72y 5m 23d, Pembroke, Merrimack Co., NH. Ch: Charles William Cilley, b. 5 Aug 1836, d. 27 May 1898, m. 12 May 1861, Ann Maria Ames; Abbie Whitney Cilley, b. 24 Jul 1839, m. 25 Nov 1858, Clifton B. Hildreth; George H. Cilley, b. 24 Jul 1843, d. 2 Apr 1863, Suffolk, VA, bur. Pembroke Street Cemetery, Pembroke, NH.
ii.	Harriet Whitney, b. ca. 1810, Epsom, Merrimack Co., NH, d. 22 Oct 1878, m. ca. 1832, Jonathan Longfellow Cilley (twin), b. 24 Nov 1808, Epsom, Merrimack Co., NH, d. 23 Jul 1891. Ch: Helen Marie Cilley, b. Jan 1833; Antoinette Cilley, b. ca. 1835; Harriet Jane Cilley, b. ca. 1842.
iii.	Charles E. Whitney, b. ca. 1824, d. 21 Apr 1849, bur. Old North Cemetery, Concord, NH, m. ca. 1848, Lydia A. Newhall, b. 26 Mar 1826, Nottingham, NH. Ch: Emeline A. Whitney, b. 8 Apr 1849, Concord, NH, m. 5 Mar 1869, Warner, NH, John Colby Sargent, b. 7 Jan 1848, Warner, NH. Ch: William Henry Sargent, b. 14 Jan 1870, Warner, NH; Albert W. Sargent, b. 14 Oct 1871, Epsom, NH; Augusta M. Sargent, b. 27 Dec 1876, Warner, NH; Alice F. Sargent, b. 4 May 1882, Warner, NH

Census

• 1810: not found.
• 1820, Concord, Rockingham Co., NH: Sam^l Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 18-25, 2 females 26-44, 1 female 16-25, and 2 females 0-9. The male over 45 was probably Samuel's father Caleb.
• 1830, Epsom, Merrimack Co., NH: Samuel Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 5-9, 1 female 40-49, 1 female 20-29, and 1 female 10-14.
• 1840, Concord, Merrimack Co., NH: Samuel Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 15-19, and 1 female 40-49; 2 engaged in agriculture.
• 1850, Concord, Merrimack Co., NH:

681 686 Samuel Whitney 66 M - Gardner Ms. Abigail Whitney 64 F - N.H. Lydia A. Whitney 24 F - N.H. Emeline A. Whitney 1 F - N.H.

References

• John Lancy, Esther PLUMER November 176_.

• Epsom Historical Association, Epsom History.

1.^  "Samuel [Whitney], s. Caleb and Sarah, [born] Apr. 27, 1784," according to Bradford Vital Records.

2.^  MARRIAGES IN EPSOM 1761-1900

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