Difference between revisions of "Family:Whitney, Richard (1782-1863)"
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He was a carriage trimmer and harnessmaker by trade. He resided Amherst, MA. | He was a carriage trimmer and harnessmaker by trade. He resided Amherst, MA. | ||
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| + | | '''Harriet<sup>7</sup> Whitney''', b. Mar. 30, 1812, Sherborn, MA.{{ref|3}} | ||
Children of Richard<sup>6</sup>and Mary Elizabeth (Parker) Whitney: | Children of Richard<sup>6</sup>and Mary Elizabeth (Parker) Whitney: | ||
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2.{{note|2}} "Richard Whitney, s. Simon & Sarah Whitney, b. 2 Jan 1782," according to [[Archive:Watertown, Massachusetts, Vital Records#Volume 3|''Watertown Records, Comprising the Fourth Book of Town Proceedings and the Second Book of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, from 1738 to 1822'' (Watertown, MA: Historical Society, c1903)]], p. 175. | 2.{{note|2}} "Richard Whitney, s. Simon & Sarah Whitney, b. 2 Jan 1782," according to [[Archive:Watertown, Massachusetts, Vital Records#Volume 3|''Watertown Records, Comprising the Fourth Book of Town Proceedings and the Second Book of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, from 1738 to 1822'' (Watertown, MA: Historical Society, c1903)]], p. 175. | ||
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| + | 3.{{note|3}} "Harriet [Whitney], d. of Richard of Watertown, and Betsey Sparrow, [born] Mar. 30, 1812," according to [[Archive:Sherborn, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., ''Vital Records of Sherborn, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850'' (Boston, MA: 1911)]]. | ||
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Revision as of 15:25, 10 June 2008
Richard6 Whitney (Simon5, Daniel4, Benjamin3, John2, John1), son of Simon5 and Sarah (-----) Whitney,[1] was born 2 Jan 1782, Watertown, MA,[2] and died 25 Nov 1863, Amherst, MA.
He married, 23 Apr 1816, Amherst, MA, Mary Elizabeth Parker. She was born 20 May 1797, and died 13 May 1879.
He was a carriage trimmer and harnessmaker by trade. He resided Amherst, MA.
He was apparently the "Richard Whitney of Watertown" who, by Betsey Sparrow, had the following child:
i. Harriet7 Whitney, b. Mar. 30, 1812, Sherborn, MA.[3] Children of Richard6and Mary Elizabeth (Parker) Whitney:
i. Simon Woodbridge7 Whitney, b. 21 Nov 1817; m.(1) Emeline L. Belding; m.(2) Sarah Ingram; m.(3) Samantha Atherton. ii. Richard Seaver Whitney, b. 13 Feb 1819; m. Amelia Arrington. iii. Samuel F. Whitney, b. 18 Jul 1820; resided Emery St., Springfield, MA. iv. Sarah A. M. Whitney, b. 25 Jun 1822; d. 28 Oct 1824. v. Elisha Parker Whitney, b. 19 Jun 1824; m. ----- -----. vi. Sarah A. M. Whitney, b. 24 Oct 1826; d. 2 Mar 1861. vii. Caroline Elizabeth Whitney, b. Aug 2, 1828; m. ----- Simons; d. 19 Jun 1863.
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. 158.
1.^ His parentage is proven by his birth record.
2.^ "Richard Whitney, s. Simon & Sarah Whitney, b. 2 Jan 1782," according to Watertown Records, Comprising the Fourth Book of Town Proceedings and the Second Book of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, from 1738 to 1822 (Watertown, MA: Historical Society, c1903), p. 175.
3.^ "Harriet [Whitney], d. of Richard of Watertown, and Betsey Sparrow, [born] Mar. 30, 1812," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Sherborn, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: 1911).
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