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, and died 22 Dec 1843, Westborough, MA.

He married Susanna Adams. She died New Haven, CT.

He resided Westborough, MA.

Children of Naham⁷ and Susanna (Adams) Whitney:

i.	Adaline Adams8 Whitney, b. 20 Apr 1810; m. Jeremiah Goodnow; resided New Haven, CT.
ii.	Eliza Jane Whitney, b. 18 Oct 1811; m. Horace P. Brown; resided Grafton, MA.
iii.	Sophia Dorinda Whitney, b. 28 May 1813; m. Alvah S. Davis; resided Springfield, MA.
iv.	Susanna Loiza Whitney, b. 13 Oct 1815; d. 6 Mar 1867; m. May 1840, Springfield, MA, William M. Brewer, b. Boylston, MA; d. Aug 1888, Nashua, NH; was a merchant. Ch.: Charles Eugene, d. infancy; Camilla Louise, b. 15 Jan 1844; unmarried; resided Warner, NH. Her name was changed to Whitney.
v.	Charles Whitney, b. 16 Apr 1817; d. 25 Sep 1818.
vi.	Charles Whitney, b. 13 Dec 1820; d. 1843; unmarried.

Census

• 1810, Westboro, Worcester Co., MA: Nahum Whitney, 1 male 16-25, 1 female 16-25, and 1 female 0-9.

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.

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