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| − | + | '''Abel<sup>6</sup> Whitney''' ([[Family:Whitney, Aaron (1740-1817)|Aaron<sup>5</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Jonas (1699-1770)|Jonas<sup>4</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Moses (1655-a1729)|Moses<sup>3</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Richard (1624-a1691)|Richard<sup>2</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John<sup>1</sup>]]), born 17 Feb 1786; married in Lancaster, Massachusetts, 8 Feb 1817, '''Abigail Holman Townsend''', daughter of Robert, born in Lancaster 1 Apr 1795; died 24 Sep 1823, at her father's in L. Robert Townsend was a shrewd man. He had a brick yard and built the Lancaster House. He was deputy sheriff at one time and held other employments. One of his interesting daughters was married to the schoolmaster, Abel Whitney. | |
| − | '''Abel<sup>6</sup> Whitney''' ([[Family:Whitney, Aaron (1740-1817)|Aaron<sup>5</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Jonas (1699-1770)|Jonas<sup>4</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Moses (1655-a1729)|Moses<sup>3</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Richard (1624-a1691)|Richard<sup>2</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John<sup>1</sup>]]), born 17 Feb 1786; married in Lancaster, Massachusetts, 8 Feb 1817, Abigail Holman Townsend, | ||
Abel Whitney, of Boston, was one of the teachers of the Lancaster academy, which was founded in 1815. He taught for some years prior to this. His school was of larger pretensions in its size and fitted up more elaborately, besides it had a greater number of scholars and was more advanced in studies, than any other in the town. It embraced pupils from all parts of Lancaster. Mr. Whitney was a stout man with dignified step, and self-possessed, resolute aspect. He always spoke pleasantly. He was by no means a hard master, though severe. He maintained good order in the school and his examinations were always highly spoken of by the committee men in attendance. Jared Sparks, the historian, and at one time president of Harvard college, was for a short time a teacher in the academy. He died May 30, 1853; resided Boston, Lancaster and Harvard, Massachusetts. | Abel Whitney, of Boston, was one of the teachers of the Lancaster academy, which was founded in 1815. He taught for some years prior to this. His school was of larger pretensions in its size and fitted up more elaborately, besides it had a greater number of scholars and was more advanced in studies, than any other in the town. It embraced pupils from all parts of Lancaster. Mr. Whitney was a stout man with dignified step, and self-possessed, resolute aspect. He always spoke pleasantly. He was by no means a hard master, though severe. He maintained good order in the school and his examinations were always highly spoken of by the committee men in attendance. Jared Sparks, the historian, and at one time president of Harvard college, was for a short time a teacher in the academy. He died May 30, 1853; resided Boston, Lancaster and Harvard, Massachusetts. | ||
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Revision as of 22:21, 12 July 2006
Abel6 Whitney (Aaron5, Jonas4, Moses3, Richard2, John1), born 17 Feb 1786; married in Lancaster, Massachusetts, 8 Feb 1817, Abigail Holman Townsend, daughter of Robert, born in Lancaster 1 Apr 1795; died 24 Sep 1823, at her father's in L. Robert Townsend was a shrewd man. He had a brick yard and built the Lancaster House. He was deputy sheriff at one time and held other employments. One of his interesting daughters was married to the schoolmaster, Abel Whitney.
Abel Whitney, of Boston, was one of the teachers of the Lancaster academy, which was founded in 1815. He taught for some years prior to this. His school was of larger pretensions in its size and fitted up more elaborately, besides it had a greater number of scholars and was more advanced in studies, than any other in the town. It embraced pupils from all parts of Lancaster. Mr. Whitney was a stout man with dignified step, and self-possessed, resolute aspect. He always spoke pleasantly. He was by no means a hard master, though severe. He maintained good order in the school and his examinations were always highly spoken of by the committee men in attendance. Jared Sparks, the historian, and at one time president of Harvard college, was for a short time a teacher in the academy. He died May 30, 1853; resided Boston, Lancaster and Harvard, Massachusetts.
Children of Abel6 and Abigail Holman (Townsend) Whitney:
i. Giles H.7 Whitney, born 18 Jan 1818; married Lydia Ann Davis. ii. Alfred Whitney, born -----; married and resided in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
References
1. 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. 309.
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