Family:Whitney, Amos (1784-a1830)

Amos⁷ Whitney (Hezekiah⁶, Elias⁵, Lemuel⁴, Moses³, Richard², John¹), son of Hezekiah⁶ and Sarah (Piper) Whitney, was born Stow, MA.

Marriage intentions were published 11 Dec 1813, Stow, MA, for him and Patty Wilder "of Sterling". She was born 21 Jun 1784, and died 5 Oct 1837.

He was a farmer; resided Stow, Massachusetts.

Children of Amos⁷ and Patty (Wilder) Whitney:

i.	Joseph W.8 Whitney, b. 25 Feb 1815; m. and d. s. p. 16 Jul 1892, Waltham, MA.
ii.	Luceba C. Whitney, b. 6 Sep 1816; d. 30 Nov 1865; m. Silas Newton. He was a blacksmith and d. 19 Feb 1856. Ch.: Joseph Newton, Marlborough, MA; John Newton, b. 1 Sep 1856; m. Albert Taylor, 22 Mar 1877; resided Hudson, MA.
iii.	James W. Whitney, b. 13 Mar 1818; m. Sultina V. Bartlett.
iv.	Jonathan W. Whitney, b. 22 Nov 1821; m. Hubbardston, MA, Rebecca Gay, b. 19 May 1819; d. 28 Nov 1893, s. p. He is a painter; resided Lincoln Square, Worcester, MA.
v.	Mary E. Whitney, b. 16 Jan 1825; m. Clark Watron.
vi.	Martha M. Whitney, b. 16 May 1823; m. 20 Sep 1844, William A. Shumway, 63 Orange St., Worcester. He was b. 9 Sep 1813; d. 9 Sep 1867; was a teamster from Boston to Worcester before railroads; also a farmer. Ch.: Persis E., b. 20 Jan 1846; m. 5 June 1867; d. 6 Nov 1874; m. Randolph Walker; Augustus L., b. 8 Feb 1848; d. 15 Sep 1866; James L., b. 14 Nov 1850; d. 5 Jan 1874; Joseph H., b. 7 Mar 1856; m. 3 Jul 1883; m. 29 Mar 1890; Frank A., b. 8 Feb 1858; m. 19 Jul 1885; Mattie M., b. 9 Jan 1860; m. 18 Sep 1882, James H. Ware; resided 63 Orange St., Worcester, MA.

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. 176.

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