Family:Whitney, Nahum (1788-1843)

Nahum⁷ Whitney (Elijah⁶, Thomas⁵, Thomas⁴, Eleazer³, Thomas², John¹), son of Elijah⁶ and Mindwell (Hardy) Whitney, was born 7 Jan 1788, Westborough, MA,^[1] and died 22 Dec 1843, Shrewsbury, MA, aged 57 years, of suicide by hanging.^[2]

Marriage intentions were published 26 Sep 1809, Westborough, MA, Sukey Adams "of Northbridge".^[3] He "of Westborough" married, 22 Oct 1809, Northbridge, MA, Susanna Adams,^[4] daughter of John and Elizabeth (Newton) Adams. She was born 26 Aug 1785, Northbridge, MA, and died after 1850, New Haven, CT.

He resided Westborough, MA.

Children of Naham⁷ and Susanna (Adams) Whitney:

i.	Adaline Adams8 Whitney, b. 22 Apr 1810, Westborough, MA;[5] m. 3 Sep 1829, Grafton, MA, Jeremiah Goodnough;[6] resided New Haven, CT.
ii.	Eliza Jane Whitney, b. 18 Oct 1811, Westborough, MA;[7] m. 27 May 1832, Grafton, MA, Horace P. Brown;[8] resided Grafton, MA.
iii.	Sophia Dorinda Whitney, b. 28 May 1813, Westborough, MA;[9] m. 28 Sep 1831, Grafton, MA, Alvah S. Davis;[10] resided Springfield, MA.
iv.	Susanna Loiza Whitney, b. 13 Oct 1815, Westborough, MA;[11] d. 6 Mar 1867; m. ("of Springfield" int. 2 Mar 1839, Leominster, MA)[12] 26 Mar 1840, Springfield, MA, William Moore Brewer,[13] b. Boylston, MA; d. Aug 1888, Nashua, NH; was a merchant. Children: a. Charles Eugene Brewer, b. -----; d. infancy. b. Camilla Louise Brewer, b. 15 Jan 1844; d. 9 Jan 1920, Worcester, MA, aged 75 years 11 months 25 days; bur. Worcester Rural Cemetery, Worcester, MA;[14] unmarried; resided Warner, NH. She was born Camilla Januaria Brewer, and on 19 Feb 1889 in Paxton; she had her name legally changed to Camilla Louise Whitney.
v.	Charles Whitney, b. 16 Apr 1817, Westborough, MA;[15] d. 25 Sep 1818, Westborough, MA.[16]
vi.	Charles Whitney, b. 13 Dec 1820, Westborough, MA;[17] d. 23 Jan 1841, Shrewsbury, MA, aged 20 years;[18] unmarried.

Census

• 1810, Westborough, Worcester Co., MA: Nahum Whitney, 1 male 16-25, 1 female 16-25, and 1 female 0-9.
• 1820, Westborough, Worcester Co., MA: Nahum Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 10-15, and 2 females 0-9; 1 engaged in agriculture.
• 1830, Westborough, Worcester Co., MA: Nalmon Whitney, 1 male 30-39 and 1 male 5-9.
• 1840: not found.
• 1850, Grafton, Worcester Co., MA:

532 584 Horace P. Brown 45 M - Shoe Manufacture $7000 Massachusetts Elisa J. " 38 F - do Horace E. " 14 M - do Attended school Sarah J. " 16 F - do Attended school Susannah Whitney 62 F - do Joseph G. Brown 38 M - Stable Keeper do Mitchell Christian 25 M - Laborer Canada John Reynolds 33 M - do Ireland

• 1860, widow Susannah not found.
• 1865 State, Grafton, Worcester Co., MA:

579 698 Horace P. Brown 60 M - Grafton, Mass. M Farmer - - 1 1 - Eliza J. Brown 53 F - Westboro, Mass. M Housekeeper - - - - - Sarah J. Brown 32 F - Grafton, Mass. S Teacher - - - - - Horace C. Brown 29 M - Grafton, Mass. S Farmer - - 1 1 - John A. Brown 13 M - Grafton, Mass. - - - - - - Susanna A. Whitney 76 F - Northbridge, Mass. W - - - - -

• 1900, Warner, Merrimack Co., NH:

146 152 Whitney, Camila L. Head W F Jan 1844 56 sgl Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Rents house

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. 341.

• Census records.

1.^  "Nahum [Whitney], s. Elijah and Mindwell, [born] Jan 7, 1788," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Westborough, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1903).

2.^  "Nahum [Whitney], [died] Dec. 22, 1843, a. 57. Suicide by hanging. Native of Westboro," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1904). Also, "Nahum [Whitney], s. Elijah and Mindwell, [died] Dec. 22, 1843, a. 56," according to Westborough 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 9, page 152.

3.^  "Nahum [Whitney] and Sukey Adams of Northbridge, int. Sept. 26, 1809," according to Westborough Vital Records.

4.^  "Nahum [Whitney] of Westborough, and Susanna Adams, [married] Oct. 22, 1809," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Northbridge, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: 1916).

5.^  "Adaline Adams [Whitney], d. Nahum and Susanna, [born] April 22, 1810," according to Westborough Vital Records.

6.^  "Adeline [A. in int.] [Whitney] and Jeremiah Goodnough, [married] Sept. 3, 1829," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Grafton, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Worcester, MA: The Systematic History Fund, 1906).

7.^  "Eliza Jane [Whitney], d. Nahum and Susanna, [born] Oct. 18, 1811," according to Westborough Vital Records.

8.^  "Eliza J. [Whitney] and Horace P. Brown, [married] May 27, 1832," according to Grafton Vital Records.

9.^  "Sophia Dorinda [Whitney], d. Nahum and Susanna, [born] May 28, 1813," according to Westborough Vital Records.

10.^  "Sophia D. [Whitney] and Alvah S. Davis, [married] Sept. 28, 1831," according to Grafton Vital Records.

11.^  "Susanna Loiza [Whitney], d. Nahum and Susanna, [born] Oct. 13, 1815," according to Westborough Vital Records.

12.^  "Susan Louisa [Whitney] of Springfield and William Moore Brewster, int. Mar. 2, 1839," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Leominster, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (n.d.).

13.^  "Susan L. [Whitney], and William H. Brewer, m. -- Feb 1839," and "Susan L. [Whitney], and William M. Brewer, m. 26 Mar 1839," according to International Genealogical Index, batch numbers C541431-C541434, M541431-M541433. The first is most likely marriage intentions, and the second the marriage record.

14.^  Find A Grave Memorial #112286253, Camilla Louise Whitney.

15.^  "Charles [Whitney], s. Nahum and Susanna, [born] April 16, 1817," according to Westborough Vital Records.

16.^  "Charles [Whitney], s. Nahum and Susanna, [died] Sept. 25, 1818," according to Westborough Vital Records.

17.^  "Charles [Whitney], s. Nahum and Susanna, [born] Dec. 13, 1820," according to Westborough Vital Records.

18.^  "Charles [Whitney], [died] Jan. 23, 1841, a. 20," according to Shrewsbury Vital Records.

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