Family:Whitney, Silas (1779-1846)

Capt. Silas⁷ Whitney (Silas⁶, Samuel⁵, William⁴, Nathaniel³, John², John¹), son of Silas⁶ and Sarah (Withington) Whitney; born 1 Oct 1779, and died 4 Sep 1846, Ashburnham, MA, aged 66 years 11 months 5 days, of dysentery.^[1]

He married, 31 Dec 1801, Ashburnham, MA, Hannah Cushing.^[2] She was born 9 Jun 1783; died 5 Mar 1854.

He was a farmer on a part of the homestead for several years, and was an officer in the militia at an early age. He was lieutenant in 1803 and styled captain after 1805. He resided in Walpole, New Hampshire, from 1810 to 1815; he then returned to Ashburnham, where he died. He resided Ashburnham, MA.

Children of Silas⁷ and Hannah (Cushing) Whitney:

i.	Silas8 Whitney, b. 23 Apr 1803;[3] m. Olive Knight.
ii.	Hannah C. Whitney, b. 15 Sep 1805;[4] d. 26 Nov 1826, Baltimore, MD.[5]
iii.	David C. Whitney, b. 24 Feb 1808;[6] d. 6 Aug 1809.[7]
iv.	David C. Whitney, b. 14 Apr 1810;[8] m.(1) Tyla Buffum Bowdish; m.(2) Harriett A. Shepstone.
v.	Susan Whitney, b. 21 Aug 1812;[9] d. 3 Aug 1804 [1814?], aged 2 years, Walpole, NH.[10]
vi.	Charles Whitney, b. 18 Jun 1815;[11] m. Susan Davis.
vii.	Joseph Cushing Whitney, b. 23 Jan 1818;[12] m. 3 Feb 1842, Florence E. Weston; resided Baltimore, MD.
viii.	Sarah Whitney, b. 22 Jun 1820;[13] m. 31 Oct 1844, James W. Gardner.[14] She d. s. p. 30 May 1865, Springfield.
ix.	Milton Whitney, b. 9 Oct 1829;[15] m. Annie M. Weston.

Census

• 1810, Walpole, Cheshire Co., NH:: Whitney, Silas, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 16-25, 2 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 16-25, and 1 female 0-9.
• 1820, Ashburnham, Worcester Co., MA: Silas Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 16-17, 1 male 10-15, 2 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 0-9; 1 engaged in manufacture or trades.
• 1830: not found.
• 1840, Ashburnham, Worcester Co., MA: Silas Whitney, 1 male 60-69, 1 male 15-19, 1 female 50-59, and 1 female 15-19; 1 engaged in manufacture or trades.
• 1850, Ashburnham, Worcester Co., MA:

207 229 David C. Whitney 40 M - Farmer " Tyla " 35 M - " Joseph " 15 M - Farmer " Attended school Charles " 13 M - " Attended school Emma Maynard 6 F - " Attended school Hannah Whitney 67 F - "

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. 274.

1.^  "Silas, Sept. 4, 1846, a. 66y. 11m. 5d. Dysentery," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Ashburnham, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1909).

2.^  "[Ensign in int.] Silas and Hannah Cushing, Dec. 31, 1801," according to Ashburnham Vital Records.

3.^  "Silas, s. Silas and Hannah, April 28, 1803," according to Ashburnham Vital Records.

4.^  "Hannah Cushing, d. Silas and Hannah, Sept. 15, 1805," according to Ashburnham Vital Records.

5.^  "Hannah Cushing, d. Silas and Hannah, died in Baltimore, Nov. 17, 1826. [a. 21, G.S.4]," according to Ashburnham Vital Records.

6.^  "David Cushing, s. Silas and Hannah, Feb. 24, 1808," according to Ashburnham Vital Records.

7.^  "David Cushing, s. Silas and Hannah, died in Walpole, N.H., Aug. 6, 1809. [a.1, G.S.4]," according to Ashburnham Vital Records.

8.^  "David Cushing, s. Silas and Hannah, born in Walpole, N.H., April 14, 1810," according to Ashburnham Vital Records.

9.^  "Susan, d. Silas and Hannah, born in Walpole N.H., Aug. 21, 1812," according to Ashburnham Vital Records.

10.^  "Susan, d. Silas and Hannah, Aug. 3, 1804. [1814 ? a. 2. In Walpole, N.H., G.S.4.]," according to Ashburnham Vital Records.

11.^  "Charles, s. Silas and Hannah, born in Walpole, N.H., July 18, 1815," according to Ashburnham Vital Records.

12.^  "Joseph Cushing, s. Silas and Hannah, Jan. 23, 1818," according to Ashburnham Vital Records.

13.^  "Sarah, d. Silas and Hannah, June 22, 1820," according to Ashburnham Vital Records.

14.^  "Sarah C. (d. Silas and Hannah, a. 24) and James W. Gardner, Oct. 31, 1844," according to Ashburnham Vital Records.

15.^  "Milton, s. Silas and Hannah, Oct. 9, 1823," according to Ashburnham Vital Records.

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