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'''Thomas Whitney''', parentage unknown, was born between 1810 and 1820, and died after 1841. | '''Thomas Whitney''', parentage unknown, was born between 1810 and 1820, and died after 1841. | ||
| − | He married, 22 Sep 1841, Putney, VT, '''Abigail Houghton''', both of Rindge, NH.{{ref| | + | He married, 22 Sep 1841, Putney, VT, '''Abigail Whitcomb Houghton''', both of Rindge, NH,{{ref|1}} daughter of Aaron and Betsey (Moore) Houghton. She was born 24 Apr 1822, Putney, VT, and died 1 Mar 1880, Sterling, MA. She "Abbie H." married secondly, 23 Jul 1844, Sterling, MA, Sidney Smith, both of Sterling,{{ref|2}} as his second wife. He was born 20 Jul 1798, Westminster, MA, and died 19 May 1871, Sterling, MA, son of Silas and Hannah (Burgess) Smith. He had married firstly Harriet Page. |
"The disciples of Andrew Jackson, proclaiming that to the victor belong the spoils, subsequently effected the removal of the office from its Whig quarters, and Dr. Isaiah Whitney was appointed April 15, 1830, and distributed the mails from his residence until his death, after which his daughter conducted the office nearly a year; but no successor was named until October 16, 1840, when Thomas Whitney received the appointment, and removed the post-office into the hotel. | "The disciples of Andrew Jackson, proclaiming that to the victor belong the spoils, subsequently effected the removal of the office from its Whig quarters, and Dr. Isaiah Whitney was appointed April 15, 1830, and distributed the mails from his residence until his death, after which his daughter conducted the office nearly a year; but no successor was named until October 16, 1840, when Thomas Whitney received the appointment, and removed the post-office into the hotel. | ||
| − | "The succeeding postmasters, date of appointment, and location of the post-office, have been as follows: Charles E. Plummer, May 22, 1843, hotel. ..."{{ref| | + | "The succeeding postmasters, date of appointment, and location of the post-office, have been as follows: Charles E. Plummer, May 22, 1843, hotel. ..."{{ref|3}} |
| − | Children of Thomas and Abigail (Houghton) Whitney, if any, unknown. | + | Children of Thomas and Abigail Whitcomb (Houghton) Whitney, if any, unknown. |
== Census == | == Census == | ||
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1.{{note|1}} [[Archive:Putney, Vermont, Vital Records|Putney, Vermont, Vital Records]]. | 1.{{note|1}} [[Archive:Putney, Vermont, Vital Records|Putney, Vermont, Vital Records]]. | ||
| − | 2.{{note|2}} [[Archive:History of Rindge, New Hampshire|Stearns, Ezra S., ''History of the Town of Rindge New Hampshire, From the Date of the Rowley Canada or Massachusetts Charter, to the Present Time, 1736-1874, with a Genealogical Register of the Rindge Families'' (Boston, MA: Press of George H. Ellis, 1875)]], pp. 389-390. | + | 2.{{note|2}} "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: [http://www.AmericanAncestors.org New England Historic Genealogical Society], 2004; volume 13, page 184. |
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| + | 3.{{note|3}} [[Archive:History of Rindge, New Hampshire|Stearns, Ezra S., ''History of the Town of Rindge New Hampshire, From the Date of the Rowley Canada or Massachusetts Charter, to the Present Time, 1736-1874, with a Genealogical Register of the Rindge Families'' (Boston, MA: Press of George H. Ellis, 1875)]], pp. 389-390. | ||
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| − | Copyright © 2014, [[User:Rlward|Robert L. Ward]] and the [[Whitney Research Group]]. | + | Copyright © 2014, 2017, [[User:Rlward|Robert L. Ward]] and the [[Whitney Research Group]]. |
| + | [[Category:Massachusetts]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Worcester County, Massachusetts]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts]] | ||
[[Category:New Hampshire]] | [[Category:New Hampshire]] | ||
[[Category:Cheshire County, New Hampshire]] | [[Category:Cheshire County, New Hampshire]] | ||
Revision as of 09:35, 27 January 2017
Thomas Whitney, parentage unknown, was born between 1810 and 1820, and died after 1841.
He married, 22 Sep 1841, Putney, VT, Abigail Whitcomb Houghton, both of Rindge, NH,[1] daughter of Aaron and Betsey (Moore) Houghton. She was born 24 Apr 1822, Putney, VT, and died 1 Mar 1880, Sterling, MA. She "Abbie H." married secondly, 23 Jul 1844, Sterling, MA, Sidney Smith, both of Sterling,[2] as his second wife. He was born 20 Jul 1798, Westminster, MA, and died 19 May 1871, Sterling, MA, son of Silas and Hannah (Burgess) Smith. He had married firstly Harriet Page.
"The disciples of Andrew Jackson, proclaiming that to the victor belong the spoils, subsequently effected the removal of the office from its Whig quarters, and Dr. Isaiah Whitney was appointed April 15, 1830, and distributed the mails from his residence until his death, after which his daughter conducted the office nearly a year; but no successor was named until October 16, 1840, when Thomas Whitney received the appointment, and removed the post-office into the hotel.
"The succeeding postmasters, date of appointment, and location of the post-office, have been as follows: Charles E. Plummer, May 22, 1843, hotel. ..."[3]
Children of Thomas and Abigail Whitcomb (Houghton) Whitney, if any, unknown.
Census
- 1840, Rindge, Cheshire Co., MH: Thomas Whitney, 2 males 20-29 and 1 female 20-29.
References
1.^ Putney, Vermont, Vital Records.
2.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 13, page 184.
3.^ Stearns, Ezra S., History of the Town of Rindge New Hampshire, From the Date of the Rowley Canada or Massachusetts Charter, to the Present Time, 1736-1874, with a Genealogical Register of the Rindge Families (Boston, MA: Press of George H. Ellis, 1875), pp. 389-390.
Copyright © 2014, 2017, Robert L. Ward and the Whitney Research Group.
