Family:Whitney, Samuel Vincent (1820-1856)

Samuel Vincent⁸ Whitney (Samuel⁷, Silas⁶, Samuel⁵, William⁴, Nathaniel³, John², John¹), son of Samuel⁷ and Abigail (Wilder) Whitney, was born 25 May 1820, Ashburnham, MA,^[1] and died 3 Jul 1856, Ashburnham, MA.

He married, 31 Jan 1843, Ashburnham, MA, Sarah Ann Russell,^[2] daughter of William and Alona (Lawrence) Russell. She was born 29 Jul 1824, Ashburnham, MA, and died 9 Apr 1875, Ashburnham, MA, aged 50 years 8 months 12 days, of consumption.^[3]

He was postmaster for some years and engaged in the morocco business; resided Ashburnham, MA.

Children of Samuel V.⁸ and Sarah Ann (Russell) Whitney:

i.	Russell9 Whitney, b. 13 Nov 1844, Ashburnham, MA;[4] m. 11 Jun 1867, Maria Metcalf, b. 25 Dec 1846; resided Gardner, MA.
ii.	Willis Whitney, b. 22 Nov 1848; d. 22 Aug 1849, aged 9 months.[5]
iii.	Eleanor Whitney, b. 28 Sep 1851; d. 29 Jul 1852
iv.	Luella B. Whitney, b. 28 Sep 1851; d. 26 Jan 1877.

Census

• 1850, Ashburnham, Worcester Co., MA:

96 105 Samuel V. Whitney 30 M - Morocco-manufacturer $1500 Massachusetts Sarah A. " 24 F - " Russell " 6 M - " Attended school Dexter Russell 23 M - Morocco-dresser " Levi Flint 20 M - Morocco-dresser " 106 Franklin Russell 37 M - Morocco-manufacturer $1500 " Sarah " 24 F - " Stepehen Bennett 19 M - Morocco-dresser " Attended school Samuel A. Taylor 23 M - Morocco-dresser " Emma Russell 19 F - "

• 1860, Ashburnham, Worcester Co., MA:

354 393 Sarah A. Whitney 35 F - Chair dealer $1100 $300 Massachusetts Russell " 15 M - " Attended school Luella " 8 F - " Attended school

• 1870, Ashburnham, Worcester Co., MA:

186 218 Whitney, Charles W. 56 M W Stone Cutter $3000 $300 Mass. Male citizen over 21 " Almira M. 47 F W Keeping House Vermont " Charles B. 17 M W Morocco Dresser Mass. Attended school " Alfred W. 2 M W " 219 Richardson, Wm. H. 27 M W Wheelwright $800 Vermont Male citizen over 21 " Abbie I. 22 F W Keeping House Mass. " Eleanor F. 1 F W " 220 Whitney, Sarah E. 46 F W Keeping House $1000 " " Luella B. 18 F W At Home "

• 1870, Fitchburg, Worcester Co., MA:

99 137 Whitney, Russell 24 M W Machinist Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Maria 23 F W Keeping House Mass.

• 1880, Gardner, Worcester Co., MA:

Russell WHITNEY 34 Self M M W MA Works In Cane Shop MA MA Mariah WHITNEY 32 Wife F M W MA Keeping House MA MA Grace WHITNEY 3 Dau F S W MA MA 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. 459.

1.^  "Samuel Vincent [Whitney], s. Samuel and Abigail, [born] May 25, 1820," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Ashburnham, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1909).

2.^  "Samuel V. [Whitney] and Sarah Ann Russell, [married] Jan. 31, 1843," according to Ashburnham Vital Records.

3.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 276, page 342.

4.^  "Russell [Whitney], s. Samuel V. and Sarah Ann, [born] Nov. 13, 1844," according to Ashburnham Vital Records.

5.^  "Willis [Whitney], s. Samuel V. and Sarah, [born] Aug. 22, 1849, a. 9m. Inflammation of the throat," according to Ashburnham Vital Records.

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