Family:Whitney, Jason Woodward (1829-1906)

Jason Woodward⁸ Whitney (Reuben Perkins⁷, David⁶, Nathan⁵, David⁴, Benjamin³, John², John¹), son of Reuben Perkins⁷ and Clarissa C. (Woodward) Whitney, was born 21 Sep 1829, Westminster, MA.^[1].

He married, 18 Nov 1857, Hubbardston, MA, Lydia Allen Davis. She was born 12 Mar 1839.

He moved to Hingham, MA, in 1860, where he now resides, and has been in the lumber and hardware business since 1877. Resided Hingham, MA.

Children of Jason Woodward⁸ and Lydia Allen (Davis) Whitney:

i.	Everett Ellsworth9 Whitney, b. 3 May 1861; m. Katherine J. Mccammon.
ii.	Edward Curtis Whitney, b. 3 May 1861; d. 1 Sep 1861.
iii.	William Chase Whitney, b. 18 Jun 1868; d. 4 Jan 1869.

Census

• 1860, Hingham, Plymouth County, MA:

274 255 Jason W. Whitney 39 M - Farmer $500 $300 Mass. Lydia A. " 21 F - " Geo. F. Whitney 22 M - Laborer Mass.

• 1870, Hingham, Plymouth Co., MA:

621 720 Whitney, Jason W. 40 M W Overseer in Tassel Factory $500 Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Lydia A. 31 F W Keeping house " -----, Everett E. 9 M W Attending School " Attended school

• 1880, Hingham, Plymouth Co., MA:

Jason W. WHITNEY 50 Self M M W MA Lumber Dealer MA MA Lydia A. WHITNEY 41 Wife F M W MA Keeping House MA MA Edward E. WHITNEY 19 Son M S W MA Clerk 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. 474.

1.^  "Jason Woodward [Whitney], s. Reuben P. and C. C., [born] Sept. 21, 1829," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Westminster, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1915). Also, "Jason-Woodward [Whitney], s. Reuben-P.and Clarasa-C., [born] Sept. 21, 1821. In Westminster," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Princeton, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1902). This is apparently an error for 1829.

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