Family:Whitney, Joseph H. (1805-1848)

Joseph H. Whitney, parentage unknown, was born about 7 Nov 1805, Boston, MA, and died 10 May 1848, Weymouth, MA, aged 42 years 7 months 3 days, of consumption.^[1]

He married 28 Nov 1841, Weymouth, MA, Louisa N. Loud "of Braintree",^[2] daughter of David and Sarah (White) Loud. She was born 12 Sep 1808, Braintree, MA, was baptized about 2 Apr 1822, Weymouth, MA, and died 1890, Boston, MA.

She was a descendant of William Brewster of the Mayflower.

He was a shoemaker, and lived in Weymouth, MA. His widow removed to Boston, MA.

Children of Joseph H. and Louisa (Loud) Whitney:

i.	Henry Van Tile Whitney, b. ca. Sep 1842; d. 31 Jul 1847, Weymouth, MA, aged 4 years 10 months, of dropsy in head.[3]
ii.	Louisa Monteray Whitney, b. 5 May 1847, Weymouth, MA;[4] d. 14 or 15 Aug 1847, Weymouth, MA, aged 3 months 9 days.[5]

Census

• 1850, Weymouth, Norfolk Co., MA:

60 70 Louisa M. Whitney 39 F - Mass. James M. Holden 32 M - Barber Mass. Quincy Thomas 21 M - Boot Maker Mass. Nathaniel B. Thomas 18 M - Do Ditto Mass. Andrew Thomas 2d 9 M - Mass. Attended school Wilson B. Torrey 27 M - Boot Maker Mass.

• 1855, Weymouth, Norfolk Co., MA:

39 51 Sarah Jorden 65 F - Mass. Louise Whitney 41 F - " James M. Holden 35 M - Teacher " John Lamb 52 M - Carpenter " James G. Terry 76 M - Bootmaker " Wilson Terry 32 M - " "

• 1860, Weymouth, Norfolk Co., MA:

752 859 Louisa N. Whitney 40 F - $700 $100 Mass. Sarah Jordan 70 F - " John " 35 M - Shoe Maker " Wilson Torrey 37 M - Shoe Maker Mass. John Loud 50 M - Farmer " James Torrey 81 M - "

• 1870, Weymouth, Norfolk Co., MA:

1408 1704 Whitney, Louisa N. 56 F W Keeping house $1500 $400 Mass. Torrey, Wilson 46 M W Works in boot factory Mass. Male citizen over 21 Welch, James 25 M W Works in boot factory Ireland Parents foreign born Whicher, William B. 32 M W Works in boot factory Mass. Male citizen over 21 Loud, John 71 M W Laborer Mass. Male citizen over 21

• 1880, Weymouth, Norfolk Co., MA:

John LOUD 80 Self M S W MA MA MA Louisa WHITNEY 68 Wife F W W MA Keeping House MA MA Wilson B. TORREY 58 Oth M S W MA Works In Boot Shop MA MA

References

1.^  "Joseph H. [Whitney], m., shoemaker, b. Boston, consumption, [died] May 10, 1848, a. 42y. 7m. 3d. [Apr. --, a. 43, church record, First Church of Christ South Precinct][May 10, 'Private record of the deaths in the South Parish, now in the possession of Mrs. J. Ellen French of South Weymouth']", according to Vital Records of Weymouth, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1910), volume II, page 373.

2.^  "Joseph H. [Whitney] and Louisa Loud of Braintree, [married] Nov. 28, 1841," according to Weymouth Vital Records, volume II, page 220.

3.^  "Henry Van Tile, s. Joseph and Louisa, dropsy in head, July 31, 1847, a. 4y. 10m. [a. 5, "Private Record, from the record of deaths in the South Parish, now in the possession of Mrs. J. Ellen French of South Weymouth"]," according to Weymouth Vital Records, volume II, page 373.

4.^  "Louisa Monteray [Whitney], d. Joseph, cordwainer,and Louisa,[born] May 5, 1847," according to Weymouth Vital Records, volume I, page 353.

5.^  "Louisa Monteray [Whitney], d. Joseph H. and Louisa, [died] Aug. 14, 1847, a. 3m. 9d. [Aug. 15, a. 1, "church record, First Church of Christ, North Precinct"]," according to Weymouth Vital Records, volume II, page 373.

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