Family:Whitney, Asa Waters (1826-1886)

Asa Waters⁸ Whitney (Ebenezer⁷, Ebenezer⁶, Ebenezer⁵, Ezekiel⁴, Ebenezer³, Richard², John¹), son of Ebenezer⁷ and Anis (Kingsbury) Whitney, was born 8 Nov 1826, Stafford, CT, died May 1886, Glastonbury, CT, aged 60 years, and was buried 4 May 1886.^[1]

He married, 3 Jul 1848, Windham, CT, Mary Jane Barrows.^[2] She was born about 1829, and died 1 May 1906.

Both are buried at Old Willimantic Cemetery, Willimantic, CT.^[3]

Child of Asa Waters⁸ and Mary Jane (Barrows) Whitney:

i.	George W.9 Whitney, b. ca. 1851, CT; d. 2 Aug 1873; bur. Old Willimantic Cemetery, Willimantic, CT.[4]

Census

• 1850, Stafford, Tolland Co., CT:

45 50 Asa W. Whitney 24 M - B Smith Conn. Jane Whitney 21 F - "

• 1860, Fosters Bar, Yuba Co., CA:

Hotel 2098 1847 Jacob M. Gries 30 M - Hotel Keeper $3000 Penn. ... Asa Whitney 34 M - Blacksmith Conn. ...

• 1870: not found.
• 1870, Windham, Windham Co., CT:

692 1064 Barrows, C. A. 29 M W Gardener $300 Connecticut Male citizen over 21 -----, Mary J. 21 F W Keeping House Connecticut 1065 Barrows, Wm. 66 M W Works on Farm $5000 -- Connecticut Male citizen over 21 Whitney, Mary 41 F W Keeping House Connecticut -----, George 19 M W At Home Connecticut

• 1880, Vernon, Tolland Co., CT:

Asa W. WHITNEY 53 Self M M W CT Black Smith MA MA Mary WHITNEY 51 Wife F M W CT Keeping House CT CT

• 1900, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT:

161 168 Hoghton, Lendall Head W M May 1857 43 mar 6 Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut Farmer, Owns free farm -----, Annie Wife W F Sep 1850 49 mar 6 0ch 0liv Scotland Scotland Scotland Immig. 1852 169 Skinner, Newten C. Head W M Nov 1846 53 mar 24 Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut Farmer, Owns mortaged farm -----, Eller E. Wife W F Jan 1856 44 mar 24 1ch 1liv Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut -----, Frank D. Son W M Aug 1880 29 sgl Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut Farm laborer Whitney, Mary Moth W F Jan 1830 70 wid 9ch 5liv Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts

References

1.^  "Asa W. [Whitney], d. [ ] 1886, Æ 60; bd. 4 May 1886," according to the Index of Connecticut Church Records, Glastonbury First Church 5:304.

2.^  "Asa [Whitney], blacksmith, ae 22, b. Stafford, res. Windham, m. Jane BARROWS, ae 18, 3 Jul 1848, by Andrew SHARP," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Windham 4:111.

3.^  Find A Grave Memorial #35924594.

4.^  Find A Grave Memorial #35924610.

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