Family:Whitney, Jabez (1767-1849)

Jabez⁶ Whitney (Jacob⁵, Jonas⁴, Eleazar³, Thomas², John¹), son of Jacob⁵ and Rachel (Whiting) Whitney, was born 30 Nov 1767, Roxbury, MA, was baptized 20 Dec 1767, Roxbury, MA,^[1] and died 20 Apr 1849, Phillipston, MA, or 18 Apr 1894, Orange, MA, aged 81 years,^[2] and was buried in the Jones Cemetery, Orange, MA.^[3]

Jabez married firstly, sometime before 1790, Elizabeth Mayo. She was born 28 Nov 1762, Warwick, MA, was baptized 26 Dec 1763, Roxbury, MA, and died 5 Nov 1808, Orange, MA, aged 46 years, and was buried in the Jones Cemetery, Orange, MA.^[4]

Jabez married secondly, sometime before 1810, Sarah Savoy. She was born about 1783, died 27 Oct 1847, Orange, MA, aged 64 years, of dysentery.^[5][6]

In 1820, the family was enumerated in Orange, MA as follows: 1 male over 45 (Jabez, age 53), 2 males under 10 (Abner, Moses. Philbrook was not yet born), 1 female 26-45 (Sarah, age 37), 1 female 10-16 (Cylanda), and 2 females under 10 (Clancy, Sally). It doesn't appear as if any of the children from Jabez's previous marriage were residing with the family.

Children of Jabez⁶ and Elizabeth (Mayo) Whitney:

i.	Abel7 Whitney, b. 21 May 1790, Orange, MA;[7] m.(1) Sylvia Twichel; m.(2) Marilla -----.
ii.	Desire Whitney, b. 9 Feb 1793, Orange, MA,[8] name not listed in town record extract; d. 27 Apr 1880, Dedham, MA, widow, aged 87 years 2 months 18 days, of hydrothorax, b. Orange, dau. of Jabez of Roxbury and Elizabeth;[9] m. ("Miss" "of Newton" int. 9 Mar 1828, Dedham, MA,[10] and 24 Feb 1828, Newton, MA[11]) 3 Apr 1828, Roxbury, MA, James Farrington "of Dedham".[12]
iii.	Sally Whitney, b. 16 Sep 1794, Orange, MA;[13] d. 25 Mar 1815, Orange, MA.[14]
iv.	Irena Whitney, b. 3 June 1796, Orange, MA;[15] d. 4 Nov 1869, Edinboro, PA; "of Petersham" m. (int. 12 Dec 1816, Petersham, MA[16]) 1 Jan 1817, Athol, MA, Evi Twitchell.[17]
v.	Mary Mayo Whitney or Polly Whitney, b. 4 Apr 1798, Orange, MA;[18] d. 24 Apr 1890, Dedham, MA, aged 92 years 3 months 23 days, of enlargement of the liver; unmarried.[19]
vi.	Eliza Whitney, b. 16 May 1799, Orange, MA.[20]
vii.	Lewis Jones Whitney, b. 3 Jan 1802, Orange, MA;[21] m. Ruth Howard.
viii.	Jacob Whitney, b. 4 Nov 1804, Orange, MA,[22] m. Sally Pratt.

Children of Jabez⁶ and Sarah (Savoy) Whitney:

ix.	Cylanda7 Whitney, b. 17 Mar 1810, Orange, MA;[23] d. 15 Dec 1891, Winchendon, MA, aged 81 years 9 months 21 days, of senility;[24] m. bef. 1833, Mason Baldwin, b. ca. 1812, VT, son of Elijah and Polly (Evans) Baldwin.
x.	Clancy Whitney, b. 8 Feb 1811, Orange, MA.[25]
xi.	Abner Whitney, b. 9 Jan 1813, Orange, MA.[26]
xii.	Moses Whitney, b. 6 May 1816, Orange, MA;[27] probably Moses George Whitney, b. ca. 1805-1818, Orange, MA; m. Harriet Cordelia (Hawkins)(Dill) Salisbury.
xiii.	Sally Whitney, b. 13 Sep 1818, Orange, MA.[28]
xiv.	Philbrook Whitney, b. 26 Nov 1820, Orange, MA;[29] m. Sarah A. Green.
xv.	William Whitney, b. 8 Aug 1822, Orange, MA;[30] m. Sarah Angelina Peabody.
xvi.	Daniel Whitney, b. 29 May 1824, Orange, MA;[31] m.(1) 16 Dec 1850, Leyden, MA, Elizabeth Goodenough, b. ca. 1816, Guilford, VT;[32] m.(2) 2 Jan 1864, Halifax, VT, Mary A. Dunbar, dau. of Amos Hitchcock.[33]
xvii.	Henry Whitney, b. ca. 1826, Orange, MA; d. prob. bef. 1855; m. 7 Aug 1851, Newburyport, MA, Rosanna Hardy, b. 30 Nov 1827, Strong, ME, d. 25 Feb 1908, Carlisle, MA, dau. of James and Hopestill (Cutler) Hardy;[34]; she m.(2) 30 Apr 1859, Lowell, MA, Abel Goodridge Hodgman, b. ca. 1826, Carlisle, MA, son of Josiah and Lucy (Spaulding) Hodgman;[35] she was bur. Green Cemetery, Carlisle, MA.
xviii.	Howard Whitney, b. 29 May 1827, Orange, MA.[36] Possibly the same as the preceding.

Census

• 1790: not found.
• 1800, Orange, Hampshire (now Franklin) Co., MA: Jabez Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 2 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44, and 3 females 0-9.
• 1810, Orange, Hampshire (now Franklin) Co., MA: Jabez Whitney, 2 male 26-44, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 0-9, 1 female 16-25, 4 females 10-15, and 1 female 0-9.
• 1820, Orange, Franklin Co., MA: Jabez Whitney, 1 male over 45, 2 males under 10, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 10-15, 2 females 0-9; 1 engaged in agriculture.
• 1830, Orange, Franklin Co., MA: Jabez Whitney, 1 male 80-89, 1 male 60-69, 2 males 10-14, 2 males 5-9, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 40-49, 1 female 20-29, 1 female 15-19, 1 female 10-14.
• 1840, Orange, Franklin Co., MA: Jabez Whitney, 1 male 60-70, 2 males 15-20, 1 female 50-60.
• 1850, sons Clancy, Abner, Moses, Daniel, and Howard not found.
• 1850, Athol, Worcester Co., MA:

206 246 Louis S. Whitney 45 M - Carpenter $1000 Mass. Ruth " 46 F - " Sumner P. " 22 M - Farmers Man " Mary A. " 12 F - " Attended school Mary M. " 52 F - "

Daughter Mary is living with her brother Lewis.

• 1850, Colrain, Franklin Co., MA:

64 64 Dwight Roberts 32 M - Farmer $3000 Mass. Phebe Roberts 33 F - Mass. Harriet Roberts 9 F - Mass. Attended school Slack Roberts 8 M - Mass. Attended school Joseph F. Roberts 5 M - Mass. Attended school Deborah M. Roberts 4 F - Mass. Attended school Sarah A. Roberts 2 F - Mass. Mary Hart 26 F - Mass. Illiterate Isaac Green 18 M B Mass. Pauper & Idiot Daniel Whitney 29 M - Laborer Mass.

• 1855, Athol, Worcester Co., MA:

3 3 Lewis J. Whitney 53 M - Carpenter Mass. Ruth Whitney 52 F - do Mary E. Whitney 17 F - do Mary M. Whitney -- F - do

Daughter Mary is living with her brother Lewis.

• 1855, Lowell, Middlesex Co., MA:

1 1 Theodore Ela 60-69 M - N.H. . . . Roseann Whitney 30-39 F - Me. . . .

• 1860, Northborough, Worcester Co., MA:

876 1084 Wm. T. Hayden 48 M - Blacksmith $3000 $4500 Mass. Sarah H. " 46 F - Maine Esther M. " 20 F - Seamstress Mass. Carrie T. " 12 F - " Attended school Mary M. Whitny 62 F - Dressmaker $2000 "

• 1860, Guilford, Windham Co., VT:

529 555 Noah Shephardson 73 M - Farmer $1500 $588 Vermont Julia A. " 68 F - " Mary J. " 31 F - Farm L " Daniel Whitney 35 M -

• 1865, daughter Mary not found.
• 1870, Northborough, Worcester Co., MA:

270 286 Twitchell, Frederick L. 38 M W Comb Manufacturer $2500 $2000 Mass. -----, Sarah H. 40 F W Keeping House " -----, Frederick D. 12 M W At School " -----, Sarah F. 9 F W At School " 287 Whitney, Mary M. 70 F W Keeping House "

• 1880, Northborough, Worcester Co., MA:

Jonas P. NEWTON 74 Self M M W MASSACHUSETTS Farming MASS MASS Arethusa NEWTON 71 Wife F M W MASSACHUSETTS Keeping House MASS MASS Frederick MCKENSIE 20 GSon M S W MASSACHUSETTS Works In Comb Shop NOVA SCOTIA MASS Mary M. WHITNEY 82 Oth F S W MASSACHUSETTS MASS MASS William LEGGETT 19 Oth M S W MASSACHUSETTS Apprentice Blacksmith MASS MASS

References

1.^  "Jabez [Whitney], s. Jonas and Rachel, bp. Dec. 20, 1767, C.R.2," according to Vital Records of Roxbury, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1925-1926). [NOTE: This is apparently an error for Jabez, s. Jacob and Rachel.--RLW]

2.^  "Jabez [Whitney], [died] April 20, 1849, a. 81. Church Record," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Phillipston, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1906). Also, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 40, page 26.

3.^  "Jabez [Whitney], ae 80, Jones Cem., Orange, [died] Apr. 20, 1849," according to Central and Jones Cemeteries, Orange, MA.

4.^  "Elizabeth [Whitney], sp. Jabez, ae 46, Jones Cem., Orange, [died] Nov. 5, 1808," according to Central and Jones Cemeteries, Orange, MA.

5.^  "Sally [Whitney], sp Jabez, ae 64, of dysentary, [died] Oct. 27, 1847," according to Jay Mack Holbrook, "Vital Records of Orange, Massachusetts, to 1891" (Oxford, MA: Holbrook Research Institute, Oxford, MA, 1983). Also, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 26, page 147.

6.^  Probably the same person was this: "Ly [Whitney], sp. Jabez, ae 59, Jones Cem., Orange, [died] Oct. 26, 1846," according to Central and Jones Cemeteries, Orange, MA. The "Ly" could be Sally, with part of the stone broken.

7.^  "Abel [Whitney], ch. Jabez and Elizabeth, [born] May 21, 1790," according to Orange Vital Records.

8.^  "----- [Whitney], ch. Jabez and Elizabeth, [born] Feb. 9, 1793," according to Orange Vital Records.

9.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 320, page 223.

10.^  "Desire [Whitney], Miss, of Newton, and Mr. James Farrington, of Dedham, int. Mar. 9, 1828," according to Don Gleason Hill, ed., Dedham, Records of Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths 1638-1845 (Dedham, MA: Dedham Transcript, 1886).

11.^  "Desire [Whitney], and James Farrington, int. Feb. 24, 1828," according to Vital Records of Newton, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1905).

12.^  "Desire [Whitney], and James Farrington, [married] Apr. 3, 1828," according to Roxbury Vital Records.

13.^  "Sally [Whitney], ch. Jabez and Elizabeth, [born] Sep. 16, 1794," according to Orange Vital Records.

14.^  "Sally [Whitney], dau. Jabez and Elizabeth, [died] Mar. 25, 1815," according to Orange Vital Records.

15.^  "Irena [Whitney], ch. Jabez and Elizabeth, [born] June 3, 1796," according to Orange Vital Records.

16.^  "Irene [Whitney] and Evi Twitchell of Athol, int. Dec. 12, 1816," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Petersham, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1904).

17.^  "Irene [Whitney] of Petersham and Evi [Eri?] Twichel, [married] Jan. 1, 1817," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Athol, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1910).

18.^  "Polly [Whitney], ch. Jabez and Elizabeth, [born] Apr. 4, 1798," according to Orange Vital Records.

19.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 410, page 341.

20.^  "Eliza [Whitney], ch. Jabez and Elizabeth, [born] May 16, 1799," according to Orange Vital Records.

21.^  "Lewis [Whitney], ch. Jabez and Elizabeth, [born] Jan. 3, 1802," according to Orange Vital Records.

22.^  "Jacob [Whitney], ch. Jabez and Elizabeth, [born] Nov. 4, 1804," according to Orange Vital Records.

23.^  "Cylanda [Whitney], ch. Jabez and Sarah, [born] Mar. 17, 1810," according to Orange Vital Records.

24.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 420, page 656.

25.^  "Clancy [Whitney], ch. Jabez and Sarah, [born] Feb. 8, 1811," according to Orange Vital Records.

26.^  "Abner [Whitney], ch. Jabez and Sarah, [born] Jan. 9, 1813," according to Orange Vital Records.

27.^  "Moses [Whitney], ch. Jabez and Sarah, [born] May 6, 1816," according to Orange Vital Records.

28.^  "Sally [Whitney], ch. Jabez and Sarah, [born] 13 Sep 1818," according to Orange Vital Records.

29.^  "Philbrook [Whitney], ch. Jabez and Sarah, [born] Nov. 26, 1820," according to Orange Vital Records.

30.^  "William [Whitney], ch. Jabez and Sarah, [born] Aug. --, 1822," according to Orange Vital Records.

31.^  "Daniel [Whitney], ch. Jabez and Sarah, [born] May 29, 1824," according to Orange Vital Records.

32.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 45, page 211.

33.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.

34.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 54, page 200.

35.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 127, page 93.

36.^  "Howard [Whitney], ch. Jabez and Sarah, [born] May 29, 1827," according to Orange Vital Records.

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