Family:Whitney, John (1812-1863)

John⁷ Whitney (Isaiah⁶, John⁵, Abraham⁴, Isaiah³, Thomas², John¹), son of Isaiah⁶ and Susannah (Newhall) Whitney, was born about 31 Aug 1812, Bolton, MA, and died 25 Sep 1863, Bolton, MA, aged 51 years 25 days, of cholera morbus.^[1]

He married firstly, 5 Jun 1831, Bolton, MA, Rhoda Holman.^[2] She was born about 1802, and died 28 Oct 1832, Bolton, MA, aged 30 years.^[3]

Marriage intentions were published 1 Jan 1837, Bolton, MA, for him and his second wife Cyreene/Sirene Shattuck "of Peperill".^[4] He "of Bolton" married, 29 Jan 1837, Pepperell, MA, Cyrene Shattuck,^[5] daughter of Reuben and Sally (Parker) Shattuck. She was a double Whitney descendant herself, being a granddaughter of James and Sarah (Chamberlain) Shattuck, and of Eleazer and Abigail (Lawrence) Parker, and great-granddaughter of Jeremiah and Elizabeth (Chamberlain) Lawrence. She was born 2 Sep 1807, Pepperell, MA, and died 16 Mar 1838, Pepperell, MA.^[6]

He married thirdly, about 1840, Clarissa -----. She was born about 1793-1798, MA, and died after 1870.

Children of John⁷ and Rhoda (Holman) Whitney, if any, unknown.

Children of John⁷ and Cyrene (Shattuck) Whitney:

i.	John H.8 Whitney, b. ca. 1838, MA; not in family in 1850, so may have died.

Children of John⁷ and Clarissa (-----) Whitney:

ii.	George J.8 Whitney, b. ca. 1841, MA; mentioned but not named by Pierce.[7]

Census

• 1840, Bolton, Worcester Co., MA: John Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 5-9, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 30-39, and 1 female 5-9; 1 engaged in agriculture.
• 1850, Bolton, Worcester Co., MA:

8 8 John Whitney 43 M - Farmer $1200 Mass. Clarissa 57 F - " Faustine E. Attleton 18 F - " Attended school John H. Whitney 12 M - " Attended school George J. " 9 M - " Attended school 9 John Knight 46 M - $1500 " Lucy N. " 46 F - " Lydia M. " 16 F - " Attended school

Lucy N. Knight was John's sister. Faustine E. Attleton I cannot identify. She is not found in any other census, nor is there any vital record for her in Massachusetts.

• 1860, Bolton, Worcester Co., MA:

312 336 John Whitney 53 M - Day Laborer $1000 $150 Mass. Clara " 62 F - " George J. " 19 M - Hostler "

• 1860, son John not found.
• 1870, Leominster, Worcester Co., MA:

662 803 Rice, Horace 73 M W Farmer $2300 $500 Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Cynthia 66 F W Keeping house " Whitney, Clara 72 F W No Occupation "

• 1870, sons not found.
• 1880, widow Clara and sons not found.

References

1.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 167, page 208.

2.^  "John and Rhoda Holman, June 5, 1831," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Bolton, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1910).

3.^  "Rhoda, w. John, Oct. 28, 1832, a. 30. G.S.3," according to Bolton Vital Records.

4.^  "John [Whitney] and Cyreene Shattuck of Peperill, int., Jan. 1, 1837," according to Bolton Vital Records.

5.^  "John [Whitney] of Bolton, and Cyrene Shattuck, [married] Jan. 29, 1837," according to George A. Rice, comp. and ed., Vital Records of Pepperell, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1985).

6.^  "Cyrene [Whitney], w. John of Bolton, child bed, [died] Mar. 17, 1838. C.R.1.," also "Serene [Whitney], d. Reuben & Sarah Shattuck, w. John, [died] Mar. 16, 1838, a. 31y. G.R.1," according to Pepperell Vital Records.

7.^  Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), pp. 103-104.

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