Family:Whitney, Asa (1779-1857)

Asa⁷ Whitney (Daniel⁶, Daniel⁵, Richard⁴, Richard³, Richard², John¹), son of Daniel⁶ and Sarah (Duren) Whitney, was born 22 Jun 1779, Stow, MA,^[1], was baptized 13 May 1781, Stow, MA,^[2] and died 21 Feb 1857, Stow, MA.

He married, 27 May 1806, Stow, MA, Sally Brooks.^[3] She died in 1868, Stow, MA.

He resided Stow.

Children of Asa⁷ and Sally (Brooks) Whitney:

i.	Elmira8 Whitney, b. 20 Sep 1808, Stow, MA; bapt. 2 Apr 1809, Stow, MA;[4] d. 5 May 1886; d. 11 Sep 1880, Stow; m. (int. 9 Mar 1834, Stow, MA) Nathan S. Turner,[5] b. 16 Jan 1808. They had two ch.: Caroline Brooks, b. 15 Jun 1835; d. 23 Jan 1867; m. 22 May 1862, Rev. Samuel Collins Beane; Sarah Abbie, b. 25 May 1838; m. 17 Feb 1876, David Patterson Muzzey; resided 2 Clinton St., Cambridgeport, MA.
ii.	John Whitney, b. 13 Sep 1810, Stow, MA; bapt. 23 ___ 1810, Stow, MA;[6] m. 31 Oct 1844, Fulton Co., IL, Eliza Jane Jones; resided Henry, Marshall Co., IL. a. Elmira9 Whitney, b. ca. 1846, IL. b. Mary Whitney, b. ca. 1849, IL. c. Asa Whitney, b. ca. 1851, IL. d. Minerva Whitney, b. ca. 1853, IL e. Zenana Whitney, b. ca. 1855, Canton, IL, m. 8 Nov 1881, Springfield, MA, George T. Wilder, son of Christopher and Sally (-----) Wilder, b. ca. 1849, Stow, MA.[7] f. Clara Whitney, b. ca. 1860, IL. g. Nellie Whitney, b. ca. 1869, IL.
iii.	Sally D. Whitney, b. 27 Nov 1812, Stow, MA;[8] d. 8 Aug 1885, Stow; m. 1 Dec 1836, Stow, MA, Christopher Wilder,[9] b. 17 Aug 1810; d. 12 Mar 1887. Ch.: Mary Frances, b. 17 Jul 1840; m. 24 Nov 1865, Lewis H. Miles; d. 17 Aug 1888; John Whitney, b. 13 Feb 1842; m. Aug 1867, 129 State St., Springfield, MA; Elizabeth, b. 2 Aug 1844; m. 8 Apr 1867, Herbert C. Purfie, Springfield, MA, 45 Dartmouth Terrace; Sarah Cordelia, b. 19 Jul 1846; m. 8 Oct 1889, Chester D. Hastings, Appleton, Swift Co., MN; George Tucker, b. 29 Sep 1849; m. 8 Nov 1881, 30 Caren St., Springfield, MA; Albert Henry, b. 27 Oct 1855; m. 27 Oct 1880; d. 19 Mar 1892.
iv.	Mary Whitney, b. 22 Jan 1815, Stow, MA;[10] d. 1 Apr 1815, Stow, MA.[11]
v.	Nathan B. Whitney, b. 20 Oct 1820, Stow, MA; bapt. 19 Nov 1820, Stow, MA;[12]; m. 12 Mar 1844, Stow, MA, Esther M. Taylor, b. ca. 1825, MA, d. after 1860;[13] m.(2) Anna C. (-----) Fogle, b. ca. 1832, MO, d. after 1870; resided Vienna, IL. Children: a. Helen M.9 Whitney, b. 25 Apr 1844, Stow, MA (given name omitted);[14] m. 4 Jan 1863, Fulton Co., IL, Talcott C. Carpenter. b. Sarah E. Whitney, b. ca. 1848, MA. c. Charles Whitney, b. ca. 1851, MA.
vi.	George Whitney, b. 28 Oct 1823, Stow, MA; bapt. 17 Oct 1824, Stow, MA;[15] m. Sarah P. Barnard.

Census

• 1810, Stow, Middlesex Co., MA: Asa Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 10-15, 1 female 16-25, and 1 female 0-9.
• 1820, Stow, Middlesex Co., MA: Asa Whitney, 2 males over 45, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 0-9, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 16-25, 1 female 10-15, and 1 female 0-9; 2 engaged in agriculture.
• 1830, Stow, Middlesex Co., MA: Asa Whitney, 1 male 50-59, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 10-14, 1 male 5-9, 1 female 40-49, 1 female 20-29, and 1 female 15-19.
• 1840, Stow, Middlesex Co., MA: Asa Whitney, 1 male 60-69, 2 males 20-29, 1 male 15-19, 1 female 50-59, and 1 female 15-19; 2 engaged in agriculture.
• 1850, Stow, Middlesex Co., MA:

156 181 Asa Whitney 71 M - farmer $3000 Mass. Sally " 63 F - " George " 26 M - Laborer "

• 1850, John not found.
• 1850, Lunenburg, Worcester Co., MA:

123 134 Augustus W. Brown 25 M - Farmer Mass. Lovey Brown 23 F - Mass. Francena A. Brown 1 F - Mass. Lydia Blodgett 65 F - Mass. 135 Nathan B. Whitney 28 M - Miller Mass. Esther M. Whitney 25 F - $1200 Mass. Hellen M. Whitney 6 F - Mass. Sarah E. Whitney 2 F - Mass.

• 1860, Stow, Middlesex Co., MA:

300 293 George Whitney 37 M - Farmer $2200 $400 Mass. Sarah P. " 30 F - " Fredk. A. " 2 M - " Sally " 73 F - "

• 1860, Henry, Marshall Co., IL:

292 284 John Whitney 47 M - Farmer 600 200 Mass. E. Jane " 32 F - Tennessee Elmira " 14 " - Ills. Attended school Mary " 11 " - " Attended school Asa " 9 M - " Attended school M. " 7 F - " Attended school Zenana " 5 " - "

• 1860, Putnam, Fulton Co., MA:

2330 2304 Nathan Whitney 39 M - Farmer 1200 600 Mass. Esther " 34 F - " Hellen " 16 F - " Sarah " 12 F - " Attended school Charles " 10 M - " Attended school Esther Brooks 75 F - "

• 1870, Henry, Marshall Co., IL:

221 222 Whitney, John 59 M W Farmer $6200 $1800 Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Jane 42 F W Keeping House Ind. -----, Almira 24 F W School Teacher Ill. -----, Mary 21 F W " -----, Asa 19 M W " -----, Minerva 17 F W " -----, Zenana 15 F W " -----, Carrie 10 F W " -----, Nellie 1 F W "

• 1870, Henry, Marshall Co., IL, p. 3/324:

14 14 Whitney, Brooks 49 M W Farmer $6800 $1000 Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Anna C. 38 F W Keeping House Missouri -----, Charles 19 M W Mass. Fogle, Emma 17 F W Ills. -----, Charles 15 M W " Attended school -----, John 11 M W " Attended school Burns, Daniel 21 M W Canada Parents foreign born, Male citizen over 21

• 1880, Henry, Marshall Co., IL:

John WHITNEY 69 Self M M W MA Farmer MA MA Eliza J. WHITNEY 52 Wife F M W IN Keeping House NC SC Minerva WHITNEY 25 Dau F S W IL School Teacher MA IN Hana WHITNEY 24 Dau F S W IL At Home MA IN Clara WHITNEY 19 Dau F S W IL School Teacher MA IN

• 1880, Americus, Lyon Co., KS:

N. B. WHITNEY 58 Self M M W MA Farmer MA MA Annie C. WHITNEY 48 Wife F M W MO Keeps House VA VA

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. 323.

1.^  "Asa [Whitney], s. Daniel and Sarah, [born] June 22, 1779. [[h. Sally (Brooks)] P.R.14]," according to F. Apthorp Foster, ed., Vital Records of Stow, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1911).

2.^  "Asa [Whitney], s. Dan[ie]l and Sarah, bp. May 13, [17]81. C.R.," according to Stow Vital Records.

3.^  "Asa [Whitney] and Sally Brooks, May 27, 1806," according to Stow Vital Records.

4.^  "Almira [Whitney], d. Asa and Sally, bp. Apr. 2, 1809. C.R. [Elmira, b. Sept. 20, 1808, P.R.14]," according to Stow Vital Records.

5.^  "Almira [Whitney] and Nathan S. Turner, int. Mar. 9, 1834," according to Stow Vital Records.

6.^  "John [Whitney], s. Asa and Sally, bp. ____ 23, 1810. C.R. [b. Sept. 13, P.R.14]," according to Stow Vital Records.

7.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 325, page 448.

8.^  "Sally [Whitney], ch. Asa and Sally, [born] Nov. 27, 1812. P.R.14," according to Stow Vital Records.

9.^  "Sally D. [Whitney] and Christopher Wilder, [married] Dec. 1, 1836," according to Stow Vital Records.

10.^  "Mary [Whitney], ch. Asa and Sally, [born] Jan. 22, 1815. P.R.14," according to Stow Vital Records.

11.^  "Mary [Whitney], [died] Mar. 1, 1815. P.R.14," according to Stow Vital Records.

12.^  "Nathan Brooks [Whitney], s. Asa and Sally, bp. Nov. 19 [1820]. C.R. [b. Oct. 20, P.R.14]," according to Stow Vital Records.

13.^  "Nathan B. [Whitney] and Esther M. Taylor, [married] Mar. 12, 1844," according to Stow Vital Records.

14.^  "----- [Whitney], d. Nathan B., farmer, and Esther T., [born] Apr. 25, 1844," according to Stow Vital Records.

15.^  "George [Whitney], s. Asa and Sally, bp. Oct. 17, 1824. C.R. [b. Oct. 28, 1823. P.R.14]," according to Stow Vital Records.

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