Family:Whitney, Jason (1811-1880)

Jason⁸ Whitney (Ohio⁷, Silas⁶, Samuel⁵, William⁴, Nathaniel³, John², John¹), son of Ohio⁷ and Mary (Bolton) Whitney, was born 10 Feb 1811, Ashburnham, MA,^[1] and died 16 May 1880, Westminster, MA.

He married firstly, 4 May 1836, Ashburnham, MA, Elizabeth Laws Sampson,^[2] daughter of Jonathan and Betsey (Gibbs) Sampson. She was born 2 Nov 1818, Winchendon, MA, and died 5 Sep 1841, Ashburnham, MA, aged 22 years 10 months 3 days.^[3]

She was a direct descendant of "Mayflower" passengers Myles Standish, John Alden, and Stephen Hopkins (but not of Henry Sampson).

He married secondly, 16 Aug 1842, Susan Elvira Barrett.^[4] She was born 2 May 1816, and died 1 Apr 1857.

He married thirdly, 14 Nov 1859, Esther Ball. She was born 20 Sep 1821, and died 7 Dec 1877.

He resided Westminster, MA.

Children of Jason⁸ and Elizabeth L. (Sampson) Whitney:

i.	Sarah B.9 Whitney, b. 29 Jul 1837; d. 2 Aug 1858; m. 18 May 1858, Henry E. Thomas. Was killed at battle of Cold Harbor in 21st New Hampshire Regiment, 2 June 1864.
ii.	Emma E. Whitney, b. 17 Jan 1830; m. 3 Jul 1861, George A. Stone; resided Fitzwilliam, NH.
iii.	Charles W. Whitney, b. 7 Dec 1840; m. Ruana Barrell.

Children of Jason⁸ and Susan Elvira (Barrett) Whitney:

iv.	Maria Susan Whitney, b. 20 Apr 1843, Ashburnham, MA;[5] m. Henry L. Smith; resided Westminster.
v.	Jason Franklin Whitney, b. 20 Apr 1845, Ashburnham, MA;[6] d. 15 Mar 1849, Ashburnham, MA.[7]
vi.	Mary C. Whitney, b. 5 Nov 1847, Ashburnham, MA;[8] d. 3 Oct 1848, Ashburnham, MA.[9]
vii.	Jason W. Whitney, b. 18 Jun 1849, Ashburnham, MA;[10] d. 11 Sep 1849, Ashburnham, MA.[11]
viii.	Abbie E. Whitney, b. 1851; d. -----.
ix.	Ferdinand Whitney, b. 29 Aug 1854; m. 18 Jun 1876, Greenfield, MA, Elmira S. Gleason;[12] resided Fitchburg, MA.

Jason⁸ and Esther (Ball) Whitney had no children.

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. 460.

1.^  "Jason [Whitney], s. Ohio and Mary, [born] Feb. 10, 1811," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Ashburnham, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1909).

2.^  "Jason [Whitney] and Elizabeth L. Sam[s]on, [married] May 4, 1836," according to Ashburnham Vital Records.

3.^  "Elizabeth [Whitney], w. Jason, [died] Sept. 5, 1841, a. 22y. 10m. 3d. G.S.1," and also, "-----, w. Jason, Sept. 5, 1841, a. 22," according to Ashburnham Vital Records.

4.^  "Jason [Whitney] and Susan E. Barrett of Montpelier, Vt., [married] Aug. 16, 1842," according to Ashburnham Vital Records.

5.^  "Susan M. [Whitney], d. Jason and Susan A., [born] May 20, 1843," according to Ashburnham Vital Records.

6.^  "Jason Franklin [Whitney], s. Jason F. and Susan A., [born] April 20, 1845," according to Ashburnham Vital Records.

7.^  "Jason F. [Whitney], s. Jason and Susan, March 15, 1849, a. 3y. 10m. 15d. Scald," according to Ashburnham Vital Records.

8.^  "Mary E. [Whitney], d. Jason and Susan E., [born] Nov. 5, 1847," according to Ashburnham Vital Records.

9.^  "Mary R. [Whitney], d. Jason and Susan E., Oct. 3, 1848, a. 11m. G.S.1," and also "S. W., d. Jason and Susan, Oct. 1848, a. 10m. 20d. Dysentary," according to Ashburnham Vital Records.

10.^  "Jason W. [Whitney], s. Jason and Elvira, [born] June 18, 1849," according to Ashburnham Vital Records.

11.^  "Jason W. [Whitney], s. Jason and Susan, Sept. 11, 1849, a. 2m. 15d. Dysentary," according to Ashburnham Vital Records.

12.^  "Ferdinand [Whitney], son of Isaac and Susan Whitney, aged 22, b. in Ashburnham, and Elmira S. Gleason, aged 17, b. in Greenwich, m[arried] 18 Jun 1876," according to Vital Records of Greenfield, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1915).

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