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'''Adam<sup>8</sup> Whitney'''
 
'''Adam<sup>8</sup> Whitney'''
 
([[Family:Whitney, Jonathan (1769-1829)|Jonathan<sup>7</sup>]],
 
([[Family:Whitney, Jonathan (1769-1829)|Jonathan<sup>7</sup>]],
[[Family:Whitney, Jonathan (1743-b1813)|Jonathan<sup>6</sup>]],
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[[Family:Whitney, Jonathan (1743-1802)|Jonathan<sup>6</sup>]],
 
[[Family:Whitney, Joseph (1710-b1784)|Joseph<sup>5</sup>]],
 
[[Family:Whitney, Joseph (1710-b1784)|Joseph<sup>5</sup>]],
 
[[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1685-1736)|Benjamin<sup>4</sup>]],
 
[[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1685-1736)|Benjamin<sup>4</sup>]],
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was born 14 Sep 1817, Watertown, MA, and died 14 Oct 1891, Fitchburg, MA, aged 70 years 1 month, of valvular heart disease.{{ref|1}}
 
was born 14 Sep 1817, Watertown, MA, and died 14 Oct 1891, Fitchburg, MA, aged 70 years 1 month, of valvular heart disease.{{ref|1}}
  
He married 17 Jan 1847, Marshfield, MA, '''Mary Ann Sylvester''', daughter of Amasa and Deborah (Damon) Sylvester.{{ref|2}}  She was born 8 Sep 1808, Marshfield, MA. No death record has been found in MA.
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He married 17 Jan 1847, Marshfield, MA, '''Mary Ann Sylvester''', daughter of Amasa and Deborah (Damon) Sylvester.{{ref|2}}  She was born 8 Sep 1808, Marshfield, MA, and died 16 Dec 1899, Randolph Centre, VT, aged 91 years, 3 months, 2 days, of cancer and old age.{{ref|3}}
  
He resided Fitchburg, MA.  
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He resided Fitchburg, MA and he and Mary Ann are buried in Forest Hill Cemetery.
  
 
Children of Adam<sup>8</sup> and Mary Ann (Sylvester) Whitney:
 
Children of Adam<sup>8</sup> and Mary Ann (Sylvester) Whitney:
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:{|
 
:{|
 
| align=right valign=top | i.
 
| align=right valign=top | i.
| '''Debora Adams<sup>9</sup> Whitney''', b. 3 Nov 1847, Cambridge, MA;{{ref|3}} m. between 1870 and 1880 [no record found in MA], Elijah Wilbur.  1900 Census in Randolph, VT.  No children.
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| '''Debora Adams<sup>9</sup> Whitney''', b. 3 Nov 1847, Cambridge, MA;{{ref|4}} "Debbie A." m. 1 Oct 1874, Fitchburg, MA, Elijah P. Wilbur, b. ca. 1847, Randolph, Vt., son of Goerge W. and Lucia (-----) Wilbur.{{ref|5}} 1900 Census in Randolph, VT.  No children.
 
|-
 
|-
 
| align=right valign=top | ii.
 
| align=right valign=top | ii.
| '''Lucy Whitney''', b. 13 Nov 1848, Cambridge, MA;{{ref|4}} d. Jan 1851 [no record found in MA].
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| '''Lucy Whitney''', b. 13 Nov 1848, Cambridge, MA;{{ref|6}} d. Jan 1851 [no record found in MA].
 
|-
 
|-
 
| align=right valign=top | iii.
 
| align=right valign=top | iii.
| '''Andrew James Whitney''', b. 30 Jan 1851, Waltham, MA [but no record found in MA]; "of Fitchburg" m. 29 Dec 1881, Princeton, MA, Lizzie Snowden Taylor "of Princeton"; dau. of Thomas P. and Maria A. (Boyrne) Taylor; mechanic and chairmaker.{{ref|5}}  1900 Census in Leominster, MA.  No children.
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| '''Andrew James Whitney''', b. 30 Jan 1851, Waltham, MA [but no record found in MA]; "of Fitchburg" m. 29 Dec 1881, Princeton, MA [also recorded as Fitchburg, MA], Lizzie Snowden Taylor "of Princeton"; dau. of Thomas P. and Maria A. (Byrne) Taylor; mechanic and chairmaker.{{ref|7}}  1900 Census in Leominster, MA.  She was b. ca. 30 Nov 1859, Fitchburg, MA, d. 9 Nov 1908, Leominster, MA, aged 48 years 11 month 9 days, of phthisis pulmonalis;{{ref|8}} bur. Forrest Hill Cemetery, Fitchburg, MA.  No children.
 
|-
 
|-
 
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| align=right valign=top | iv.
| '''Arthur Eugene Whitney''', b. 4 Jan 1852, Weston, MA;{{ref|6}} m. 15 Jul 1874, Fitchburg, MA, Anna C. Smith, daughter of John and Elizabeth (-----) Smith; resided Fitchburg.{{ref|7}}  In 1900 Census in Fitchburg, MA, wife called "Emma B."
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| [[Family:Whitney, Arthur Eugene (1852-1915)|'''Arthur Eugene Whitney''']], b. 4 Jan 1852, Weston, MA;{{ref|9}} m. Anna Christina Smith.
 
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| [[Family:Whitney, George Benjamin (1853-?)|'''George Benjamin Adams Whitney''']], b. 27 Oct 1853, Fitchburg, MA;{{ref|8}} m. Annie Louise Tayler.  
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| [[Family:Whitney, George Benjamin Adams (1853-1907)|'''George Benjamin Adams Whitney''']], b. 27 Oct 1853, Fitchburg, MA;{{ref|10}} m. Annie Louise Tayler.  
 
|}
 
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           Sarah A. Sulvester    18 F -                            "
 
           Sarah A. Sulvester    18 F -                            "
 
           Caleb Lord            45 M - Farmer                  N.H.</p>
 
           Caleb Lord            45 M - Farmer                  N.H.</p>
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* [[Archive:1855 Census Extracts, Massachusetts, Worcester County#66|1855, Fitchburg, Worcester Co., MA]]:
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<p class="Plaintext">  25  27 Adam Whitney          39 M - Farmer                  Mass.
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          Mary A. Whitney      40 F -                          Mass.
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          Deborah A. Whitney    8 F -                          Mass.
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          Andrew J. Whitney      4 M -                          Mass.
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          Arthur W. Whitney      3 M -                          Mass.
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          George D. Whitney      2 M -                          Mass.</p>
 
* {{Missing|1860}}
 
* {{Missing|1860}}
* 1870, Fitchburg, Worcester Co., MA:
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* [[Archive:1865 Census Extracts, Massachusetts, Worcester County#54|1865 State, Fitchburg, Worcester Co., MA]]:
<p class="Plaintext">1578 2049 Whitney, Adam     42 M W Farmer         Mass.  Male citizen over 21, Illiterate
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<p class="Plaintext"> 226  265 Adam Whitney          48 M - Mass.        M Farmer          - - 1 1 -
           Whitney, Mary A.   60 F W Keeping House Mass. Illiterate
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          Mary Ann Whitney      56 F -  "          M                - - - - -
           -----, Deborah A. 22 F W Tailoress     Mass. Illiterate
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          Deborah A. Whitney    18 F -  "          S Housework      - - - - -
           -----, George B.   16 M W Farm Laborer   Mass. Illiterate
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          Orlando J. Whitney    15 M -  "          S Farm work      - - - - -
           Donovan, James     13 M W Farm Laborer   Mass.  Parents of foreign birth, Illiterate</p>
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          Arthur E. Whitney    14 M - Mass.        S                - - - - -
<p class="Plaintext">1018 1333 Burnap, Edwin     31 M W Farmer    $1200 New Hamp.  Male citizen over 21, Illiterate
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          George B. Whitney    12 M -  "          S                - - - - -
           -----, Mary M.   26 F W Keeping House   New Hamp. Illiterate
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      266 Lucy Battles          65 F -  "          S                - - - - -</p>
           -----, Erving A.   7 M W At School       Mass.      Attended school
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* [[Archive:1870 Census Extracts, Massachusetts, Worcester County#68|1870, Fitchburg, Worcester Co., MA]]:
           -----, Kattie M.   6 F W                 Mass.
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<p class="Plaintext">1578 2049 Whitney, Adam         52 M W Farmer                     Mass.  Male citizen over 21
           Wyse, Elmina     45 F W Domestic Servant Mass.     Illiterate
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           Whitney, Mary A.     60 F W Keeping House             Mass.
           Whitney, Andrew   20 M W Farm Laborer     Mass.     Illiterate
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           -----, Deborah A.     22 F W Tailoress                 Mass.
           Taylor, George   23 M W Farm Laborer     Mass.      Male citizen over 21, Illiterate</p>
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           -----, George B.     16 M W Farm Laborer               Mass.
* 1870, Fitchburg, Worcester Co., MA:
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           Donovan, James       13 M W Farm Laborer               Mass.  Parents of foreign birth</p>
<p class="Plaintext">1585 2054 Cutting, Jonas A.   41 M W Farmer   $3200  $800 Mass.  Male citizen over 21
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* [[Archive:1870 Census Extracts, Massachusetts, Worcester County#64|1870, Fitchburg, Worcester Co., MA]]:
           -----, Ellen R.     35 F W Keeping House       Mass.
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<p class="Plaintext">1018 1333 Burnap, Edwin         31 M W Farmer    $1200           New Hamp.  Male citizen over 21
           -----, Nellie A.   15 F W At School           Mass.
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           -----, Mary M.       26 F W Keeping House             New Hamp.
           -----, George A.   10 M W At School           Mass.
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           -----, Erving A.       7 M W At School                 Mass.      Attended school
           -----, Robert H.     4 M W                     Mass.
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           -----, Kattie M.       6 F W                           Mass.
           Whitney, Arthur E. 18 M W Farm Laborer         Mass.</p>
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           Wyse, Elmina         45 F W Domestic Servant           Mass.
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           Whitney, Andrew       20 M W Farm Laborer               Mass.
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           Taylor, George       23 M W Farm Laborer               Mass.      Male citizen over 21</p>
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* [[Archive:1870 Census Extracts, Massachusetts, Worcester County#69|1870, Fitchburg, Worcester Co., MA]]:
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<p class="Plaintext">1585 2054 Cutting, Jonas A.     41 M W Farmer         $3200  $800 Mass.  Male citizen over 21
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           -----, Ellen R.       35 F W Keeping House             Mass.
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           -----, Nellie A.     15 F W At School                 Mass.
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           -----, George A.     10 M W At School                 Mass.
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           -----, Robert H.       4 M W                           Mass.
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           Whitney, Arthur E.   18 M W Farm Laborer               Mass.</p>
 
* [[Archive:1880 Census Extracts, Massachusetts, Worcester County#686|1880, Fitchburg, Worcester Co., MA]]:
 
* [[Archive:1880 Census Extracts, Massachusetts, Worcester County#686|1880, Fitchburg, Worcester Co., MA]]:
 
<p class="Plaintext">Adam WHITNEY          64 Self M M W  MA  Farmer              MA  MA
 
<p class="Plaintext">Adam WHITNEY          64 Self M M W  MA  Farmer              MA  MA
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Elijah WILBUR          30 SonL M M W  VT  Chair Maker        VT  VT
 
Elijah WILBUR          30 SonL M M W  VT  Chair Maker        VT  VT
 
Deborah WILBUR        33 Dau  F M W  MA                      MA  MA</p>
 
Deborah WILBUR        33 Dau  F M W  MA                      MA  MA</p>
* [[Archive:1880 Census Extracts, Massachusetts, Worcester County#684|1880, Fitchburg, Worcester Co., MA]]:
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* [[Archive:1900 Census Extracts, Massachusetts, Worcester County#131|1900, 15 Green Street, Leominster, Worcester Co., MA]]:
<p class="Plaintext">Arthur WHITNEY        28 Self M M W MA  Employe F.R.R.      MA  MA
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<p class="Plaintext90">545 781 Whitney, Andrew      Head W M Jan 1851 49 mar 18          Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Piano case maker, Rents house
Anna WHITNEY          23 Wife F M W MA  Keeping House      NH  NH
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        -----, Lizzie        Wife W F Nov 1859 40 mar 18 0ch 0liv Massachusetts At-Sea England Pennsylvania</p>
Charles E. WHITNEY      5 Son  M S W  MA                      MA  MA
 
Mary WHITNEY            1 Dau  F S W  MA                      MA  MA</p>
 
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==
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* Census records.
  
 
* All data imported from [[Archive:The Descendants of John Whitney, page 470|Frederick Clifton Pierce, ''The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635'', (Chicago: 1895), pp. 470-471]].
 
* All data imported from [[Archive:The Descendants of John Whitney, page 470|Frederick Clifton Pierce, ''The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635'', (Chicago: 1895), pp. 470-471]].
  
1.{{note|1}} Information supplied by [[User:Rosie [email protected]|Tracy McGregor (Whitney) Howe]].  Also "Adam, 29, yeoman, of W. Cambridge, b. in Cambridge, s. of Jonathan and Lucy Whitney, of W. Cambridge and Mary Ann Sylvester, 39, of Marshfield, b. in Marshfield, d. of Amasa and Deborah Sylvester of Marshfield. Registered Jan. 20, 1847, married Jan. 17, 1847," according to [[Archive:Marshfield, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Robert M. Sherman and Ruth W. Sherman, Vital Records of Marshfield, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 ([Providence?], RI: Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Rhode Island, 1970)]].
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* [[Mailing List:1998-04-25 06, Whitney's of Course, by Bev Hanner]].
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1.{{note|1}} Information supplied by [[User:Rosie [email protected]|Tracy McGregor (Whitney) Howe]].  Also "Adam, 29, yeoman, of W. Cambridge, b. in Cambridge, s. of Jonathan and Lucy Whitney, of W. Cambridge and Mary Ann Sylvester, 39, of Marshfield, b. in Marshfield, d. of Amasa and Deborah Sylvester of Marshfield. Registered Jan. 20, 1847, married Jan. 17, 1847," according to [[Archive:Marshfield, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Robert M. Sherman and Ruth W. Sherman, Vital Records of Marshfield, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 ([Providence?], RI: Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Rhode Island, 1970)]].  Also, "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 420, page 532.
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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 25, page 133.
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3.{{note|3}} Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
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Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).
  
2.{{note|2}} "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: [http://www.NewEnglandAncestors.org New England Historic Genealogical Society], 2004; volume 25, page 133.
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4.{{note|4}} Although Pierce gives 2 Nov 1847, we have "Deborah A. [Whitney], d. of Adam and Mary A., in West Cambridge, [born] Nov. 3, 1847," according to [[Archive:Cambridge, Massachusetts, Vital Records|''Vital Records of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850'' (Boston, MA: 1914-1915)]].  Also, "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 35, page 168.
  
3.{{note|3}} Although Pierce gives 2 Nov 1847, we have "Deborah A. [Whitney], d. of Adam and Mary A., in West Cambridge, [born] Nov. 3, 1847," according to [[Archive:Cambridge, Massachusetts, Vital Records|''Vital Records of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850'' (Boston, MA: 1914-1915)]].
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5.{{note|5}} "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 264, page 269.
  
4.{{note|4}} Although Pierce gives -- Jun 1849, we have "Lucy [Whitney], d. of Adam and Mary A., [born] Nov. 13, 1848," according to [[Archive:Cambridge, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Cambridge Vital Records]].
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6.{{note|6}} Although Pierce gives -- Jun 1849, we have "Lucy [Whitney], d. of Adam and Mary A., [born] Nov. 13, 1848," according to [[Archive:Cambridge, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Cambridge Vital Records]].
  
5.{{note|5}} Pierce gives 30 Dec 1882.  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: [http://www.NewEnglandAncestors.org New England Historic Genealogical Society], 2004; volume 327, pages 327 and 318.
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7.{{note|7}} Pierce gives 30 Dec 1882.  "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 327, pages 274, 327, and 318.
  
6.{{note|6}} "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: [http://www.NewEnglandAncestors.org New England Historic Genealogical Society], 2004; volume 64, page 163.
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8.{{note|8}} "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 1908/55 (death), page 178.
  
7.{{note|7}} Pierce gives 1 Jul 1874.  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: [http://www.NewEnglandAncestors.org New England Historic Genealogical Society], 2004; volume 264, page 267.
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9.{{note|9}} Pierce gives 6 Jan 1852.  "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 64, page 163.
  
8.{{note|8}} "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: [http://www.NewEnglandAncestors.org New England Historic Genealogical Society], 2004; volume 74, page 162.
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10.{{note|10}} "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 74, page 162.
  
 
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Copyright &copy; 2006-2009, [[User:Rlward|Robert L. Ward]] and the [[Whitney Research Group]]
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Copyright &copy; 2006-2009, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, [[User:Rlward|Robert L. Ward]] and the [[Whitney Research Group]].
  
 
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Latest revision as of 12:10, 9 January 2019

Adam8 Whitney (Jonathan7, Jonathan6, Joseph5, Benjamin4, Joseph3, John2, John1), son of Jonathan7 and Lucy (Parks) Whitney, was born 14 Sep 1817, Watertown, MA, and died 14 Oct 1891, Fitchburg, MA, aged 70 years 1 month, of valvular heart disease.[1]

He married 17 Jan 1847, Marshfield, MA, Mary Ann Sylvester, daughter of Amasa and Deborah (Damon) Sylvester.[2] She was born 8 Sep 1808, Marshfield, MA, and died 16 Dec 1899, Randolph Centre, VT, aged 91 years, 3 months, 2 days, of cancer and old age.[3]

He resided Fitchburg, MA and he and Mary Ann are buried in Forest Hill Cemetery.

Children of Adam8 and Mary Ann (Sylvester) Whitney:

i. Debora Adams9 Whitney, b. 3 Nov 1847, Cambridge, MA;[4] "Debbie A." m. 1 Oct 1874, Fitchburg, MA, Elijah P. Wilbur, b. ca. 1847, Randolph, Vt., son of Goerge W. and Lucia (-----) Wilbur.[5] 1900 Census in Randolph, VT. No children.
ii. Lucy Whitney, b. 13 Nov 1848, Cambridge, MA;[6] d. Jan 1851 [no record found in MA].
iii. Andrew James Whitney, b. 30 Jan 1851, Waltham, MA [but no record found in MA]; "of Fitchburg" m. 29 Dec 1881, Princeton, MA [also recorded as Fitchburg, MA], Lizzie Snowden Taylor "of Princeton"; dau. of Thomas P. and Maria A. (Byrne) Taylor; mechanic and chairmaker.[7] 1900 Census in Leominster, MA. She was b. ca. 30 Nov 1859, Fitchburg, MA, d. 9 Nov 1908, Leominster, MA, aged 48 years 11 month 9 days, of phthisis pulmonalis;[8] bur. Forrest Hill Cemetery, Fitchburg, MA. No children.
iv. Arthur Eugene Whitney, b. 4 Jan 1852, Weston, MA;[9] m. Anna Christina Smith.
v. George Benjamin Adams Whitney, b. 27 Oct 1853, Fitchburg, MA;[10] m. Annie Louise Tayler.

Census

460 625 Adam Whitny 32 M - Farmer Mass. Mary A. " 37 F - " Deborah " 2 F - " Susan Whitny 1 F - Mass. Sarah A. Sulvester 18 F - " Caleb Lord 45 M - Farmer N.H.

25 27 Adam Whitney 39 M - Farmer Mass. Mary A. Whitney 40 F - Mass. Deborah A. Whitney 8 F - Mass. Andrew J. Whitney 4 M - Mass. Arthur W. Whitney 3 M - Mass. George D. Whitney 2 M - Mass.

226 265 Adam Whitney 48 M - Mass. M Farmer - - 1 1 - Mary Ann Whitney 56 F - " M - - - - - Deborah A. Whitney 18 F - " S Housework - - - - - Orlando J. Whitney 15 M - " S Farm work - - - - - Arthur E. Whitney 14 M - Mass. S - - - - - George B. Whitney 12 M - " S - - - - - 266 Lucy Battles 65 F - " S - - - - -

1578 2049 Whitney, Adam 52 M W Farmer Mass. Male citizen over 21 Whitney, Mary A. 60 F W Keeping House Mass. -----, Deborah A. 22 F W Tailoress Mass. -----, George B. 16 M W Farm Laborer Mass. Donovan, James 13 M W Farm Laborer Mass. Parents of foreign birth

1018 1333 Burnap, Edwin 31 M W Farmer $1200 New Hamp. Male citizen over 21 -----, Mary M. 26 F W Keeping House New Hamp. -----, Erving A. 7 M W At School Mass. Attended school -----, Kattie M. 6 F W Mass. Wyse, Elmina 45 F W Domestic Servant Mass. Whitney, Andrew 20 M W Farm Laborer Mass. Taylor, George 23 M W Farm Laborer Mass. Male citizen over 21

1585 2054 Cutting, Jonas A. 41 M W Farmer $3200 $800 Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Ellen R. 35 F W Keeping House Mass. -----, Nellie A. 15 F W At School Mass. -----, George A. 10 M W At School Mass. -----, Robert H. 4 M W Mass. Whitney, Arthur E. 18 M W Farm Laborer Mass.

Adam WHITNEY 64 Self M M W MA Farmer MA MA Mary WHITNEY 70 Wife F M W MA Keeping House MA MA Andrew WHITNEY 30 Son M S W MA Chair Maker MA MA George WHITNEY 26 Son M S W MA Farmer MA MA Elijah WILBUR 30 SonL M M W VT Chair Maker VT VT Deborah WILBUR 33 Dau F M W MA MA MA

545 781 Whitney, Andrew Head W M Jan 1851 49 mar 18 Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Piano case maker, Rents house -----, Lizzie Wife W F Nov 1859 40 mar 18 0ch 0liv Massachusetts At-Sea England Pennsylvania

References

  • Census records.

1.^  Information supplied by Tracy McGregor (Whitney) Howe. Also "Adam, 29, yeoman, of W. Cambridge, b. in Cambridge, s. of Jonathan and Lucy Whitney, of W. Cambridge and Mary Ann Sylvester, 39, of Marshfield, b. in Marshfield, d. of Amasa and Deborah Sylvester of Marshfield. Registered Jan. 20, 1847, married Jan. 17, 1847," according to Robert M. Sherman and Ruth W. Sherman, Vital Records of Marshfield, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 ([Providence?], RI: Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Rhode Island, 1970). Also, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 420, page 532.

2.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 25, page 133.

3.^  Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).

4.^  Although Pierce gives 2 Nov 1847, we have "Deborah A. [Whitney], d. of Adam and Mary A., in West Cambridge, [born] Nov. 3, 1847," according to Vital Records of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: 1914-1915). Also, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 35, page 168.

5.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 264, page 269.

6.^  Although Pierce gives -- Jun 1849, we have "Lucy [Whitney], d. of Adam and Mary A., [born] Nov. 13, 1848," according to Cambridge Vital Records.

7.^  Pierce gives 30 Dec 1882. "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 327, pages 274, 327, and 318.

8.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 1908/55 (death), page 178.

9.^  Pierce gives 6 Jan 1852. "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 64, page 163.

10.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 74, page 162.


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