Family:Whitney, Simei (1781-1847)

Simei⁷ Whitney (Samuel⁶, Samuel⁵, Nathaniel⁴, Nathaniel³, John², John¹), son of Samuel⁶ and Phebe (Harrington) Whitney, was born 10 Apr 1781, or 14 Mar 1778, Marlboro, VT,^[1] and died 2 Dec 1846, Marlboro, VT.

He married, 2 or 21 May 1801, Marlboro, VT, Silence/Salome Tucker,^[2] of Shrewsbury, MA, daughter of Daniel Tucker. She was born 9 Apr 1785, Shrewsbury, MA, and died 2 Dec 1846.

He resided Marlboro, VT.

Children of Simei⁷ and Silence/Salome (Tucker) Whitney:

i.	Annis8 Whitney, b. 22 Oct 1801, Marlboro, VT;[3] m. 15 Sep 1825, Marlboro, VT, Apollos Halliday.[4] In 1850 they resided in Marlboro, VT.
ii.	Berilla Whitney, b. 7 Mar 1804, Marlboro, VT;[5] m. 8 or 30 Jul 1823, Marlboro, VT, Nathan Jacobs, Jr.[6]
iii.	Samuel Noyes Whitney, b. 28 Mar 1806, Marlboro, VT;[7] m. Elvira (-----) Lewis.
iv.	Miranda Whitney, b. 21 Apr 1808, Marlboro, VT;[8] "Marinda T." m. 13 Jun 1836, Marlboro, VT, Guilford Lyman Seaver.[9]
v.	Martin Whitney, b. 16 Aug 1810; m. Electa Buell.
vi.	Henry Whitney, b. 22 Dec 1812, Marlboro, VT;[10] m.(1) Chloe Maria Buel; m.(2) Elvira Jane Bowker.
vii.	Dan Whitney, b. 2 Nov 1814, Marlboro, VT.[11]
viii.	Silena Whitney, b. 1815; d. 3 Jan 1829.
ix.	Mary Ann Whitney, b. 12 Jun 1821, Marlboro, VT;[12] m. 16 Jun 1839, Marlboro, VT, Myrtle Rice,[13] of Cavendish, VT.
x.	Cynthia Bernilla Whitney, b. 24 May 1824, Marlboro, VT;[14] d. 26 Jan 1890, Shrewsbury, MA, aged 66 years 8 months 2 days, of anemia;[15] m. 29 Sep 1844, Marlboro, VT, Henry E. W. Allen,[16] of Shrewsbury, MA.

Notes

His given name has given recorders great difficulty. Is is found as Simeon, Smri, Simri, Simci, Lemei, and so on.

Census

• 1810: not found.
• 1820, Marlboro, Windham Co., VT: Simeon Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 2 males 10-15, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 16-25, and 1 female 10-15; 2 engaged in manufacture or trades.
• 1830, Marlboro, Windham Co., VT: Simei Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 15-19, 1 female 50-59, 1 female 40-49, 1 female 20-29, and 2 females 5-9.
• 1840, Marlboro, Windham Co., VT: Simei Whitney, 1 male 50-59, 1 female 50-59, and 1 female 15-19; 1 engaged in agriculture.

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. 257.

1.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.

2.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.

3.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.

4.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.

5.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.

6.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.

7.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.

8.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.

9.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.

10.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.

11.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.

12.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.

13.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.

14.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.

15.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 411, page 540.

16.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.

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