Family:Whitney, Andrew (1754-1818)

Andrew⁶ Whitney (Abraham⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, John², John¹), son of Abraham⁵ and Tabitha (Allen) Whitney, was baptized 30 Mar 1754, Weston, MA,^[1] and died 26 Oct 1818, Princeton, MA.^[2]

Marriage intentions were recorded 1 Oct 1787, Princeton, MA, for him and Lucy Miles "of Westminster".^[3] He married, 27 Nov 1787, Westminster, MA, Lucy Miles,^[4] daughter of Reuben and Anna (Rice) Miles. She was born 13 Mar 1766, Westminster, MA, and died 26 Jun 1842, Princeton, MA, aged 76 years.^[5]

Children of Andrew⁶ and Lucy (Miles) Whitney, all b. Princeton, MA:

i.	Reuben Miles7 Whitney, b. 23 May 1788.[6]
ii.	Lucy Whitney, b. 8 Feb 1790;[7] d. 30 Aug 1791, Princeton, MA.[8]
iii.	John Whitney, b. 31 Dec 1792;[9] m.(1) Mary Newton; m.(2) Eliza Ann F. Watson.
iv.	Lucy Whitney, b. 11 Jan 1795;[10] m. ("of Princeton" int. 7 Aug 1819, Holden, MA[11]) 4 Sep 1819, Princeton, MA, Merrill Davis "of Holden".[12]
v.	Charles Whitney, b. 4 Apr 1797, Princeton, MA;[13] d. 18 Aug 1808, Princeton, MA.[14]
vi.	William Whitney, b. 10 Feb 1799;[15] never married; living 1830.
vii.	Anna Miles Whitney, b. 21 Feb 1801;[16] m. 8 Jan 1822, Princeton, MA, Nathan Whitney.[17]
viii.	Sally Whitney, b. 4 Jun 1803;[18] d. 4 Feb 1894, Weston, Wood Co., OH; m. (int. 5 Apr 1835, Uxbridge, MA[19]) 5 May 1835, Worcester, MA, Rev. David Adams Grosvenor "of Uxbridge".[20]
ix.	Elisha Dana Whitney, b. 29 Jun 1805.[21] No further record found.
x.	Caroline Whitney, b. 8 Jul 1808;[22] d. 11 Sep 1872, Boston, MA, aged 64 years, of cancer on face;[23] m. 18 Mar 1830, Princeton, MA, Dr. Alphonso Brooks.[24]
xi.	Charles Andrew Whitney, b. 20 Aug 1810.[25] No further record found.

Census

• 1790, Princeton, Worcester Co., MA: Andrew Whitney, 1 male over 16, 2 males 0-15, and 3 females.
• 1800, Princeton, Worcester Co., MA: Andrew Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 16-25, 2 males 10-15, 2 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44, and 1 female 0-9.
• 1810, Princeton, Worcester Co., MA: Andrew Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 16-25, 2 males 10-15, 2 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 10-15, and 3 females 0-9.
• 1820: not found.
• 1830, Princeton, Worcester Co., MA: Lucy Whitney, 1 female 60-69 and 1 female 20-29.
• 1830, Princeton, Worcester Co., MA: William Whitney, 1 male 20-29.
• 1840, Princeton, Worcester Co., MA: Lucy Whitney, 1 female 70-79 and 1 female 30-39; 1 engaged in agriculture.
• 1840, William not found.

References

• Worcester, Massachusetts, Vital Records

1.^  "Andrew [Whitney], s. Abraham and Tabitha, bap. Mar. 30, 1754," according to Mary Frances Peirce, Town of Weston. Births, Deaths and Marriages, 1707-1850. 1703--Gravestones--1900. Church Records, 1709-1825. Appendix and Addenda, Cent Society, Gleanings from the Town Files, Bits of Genealogy, Error, Indexes, &c. (Boston, MA: McIncloe Bros., Printers, 1901), page 463.

2.^  "Andrew [Whitney], [died] Oct. 26, 1818. [a. 64. C.R.]," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Princeton, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1902).

3.^  "Andrew [Whitney] and Lucy Miles of Westminster, int. Oct. 1, 1787," according to Princeton Vital Records.

4.^  "Andrew [Whitney] and Lucy Miles, [married] Nov. 27, 1787," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Westminster, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1915).

5.^  "Lucy [Whitney], wid. of Andrew, [died] June 26, 1842, a. 76. [July 26, 1842, P.R.] [Aug. 3, 1842, P.R.]," according to Princeton Vital Records. Also, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 3, pages 250, 254.

6.^  "Reuben-Mills [Whitney], s. Andrew and Lucy, [born] May 23, 1788," according to Princeton Vital Records.

7.^  "Lucy [Whitney], d. Andrew and Lucy, [born] Feb. 8, 1790," according to Princeton Vital Records.

8.^  "Lucy [Whitney], d. Andrew and Lucy, [died] Aug. 30, 1791," according to Princeton Vital Records.

9.^  "John [Whitney], s. Andrew and Lucy, [born] Dec. 31, 1792," according to Princeton Vital Records.

10.^  "Lucy [Whitney], d. Andrew and Lucy, [born] Jan. 11, 1795," according to Princeton Vital Records.

11.^  "Lucy [Whitney] of Princeton and Merril Davis, int. Aug. 7, 1819," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Holden, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1904).

12.^  "Lucy [Whitney] and Merrill Davis of Holden, [married] Sept. 4, 1819," according to Princeton Vital Records.

13.^  "Charles [Whitney], s. Andrew and Lucy, [born] Apr. 4, 1797," according to Princeton Vital Records.

14.^  "Charles [Whitney], s. Andrew and Lucy, [died] Aug. 18, 1808," according to Princeton Vital Records.

15.^  "William [Whitney], s. Andrew and Lucy, [born] Feb. 10, 1799," according to Princeton Vital Records.

16.^  "Anna-Miles [Whitney], d. Andrew and Lucy, [born] Feb. 21, 1801," according to Princeton Vital Records.

17.^  "Ann-M. [Whitney] and Capt. Nathan Whitney of Westminster, [married] Jan. 8, 1822," according to Princeton Vital Records.

18.^  "Sally [Whitney], d, Andrew and Lucy, [born] June 4, 1803," according to Princeton Vital Records.

19.^  "Sally [Whitney] of Worcester, and Rev. David A. Grovesnor, int. Apr. 5, 1835," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Uxbridge, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: 1916).

20.^  "Sally [Whitney], and Rev. David-A. Grosvenor of Uxbridge, [married] May 5, 1835," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Worcester Births, Marriages and Deaths. (Births 1714-1848; Marriages 1747-1848; Deaths, 1826-1848), Collections of the Worcester Society of Antiquity, vol. 12 (1894).

21.^  "Elisha-Dana [Whitney], s. Andrew and Lucy, [born] June 29, 1805," according to Princeton Vital Records.

22.^  "Caroline [Whitney], d. Andrew and Lucy, [born] July 8, 1808," according to Princeton Vital Records.

23.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 249, page 184.

24.^  "Caroline [Whitney] and Dr. Alphonso Brooks, [married] March 18, 1830," according to Princeton Vital Records.

25.^  "Charles-Andrew [Whitney], s. Andrew and Lucy, [born] Aug. 20, 1810," according to Princeton Vital Records.

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