Family:Whitney, Richard (1784-1865)

Richard⁷ Whitney (James⁶, Richard⁵, Richard⁴, Richard³, Richard², John¹), son of James⁶ and Rachel (Lawton) Whitney, was born 30 Mar 1784, Harvard, MA,^[1] and died 1 Oct 1865, Harvard, MA.

He married, 2 Apr 1807, Harvard, MA, Sally Turner,^[2] daughter of Prince and Rebecca (Keep) Turner. She was born 11 Oct 1786, Harvard, MA, and died 19 Jul 1875, aged 88 years 9 months 8 days, of old age.^[3]

He resided Harvard, MA.

Children of Richard⁷ and Sally (Turner) Whitney:

i.	Susan8 Whitney, b. 29 Dec 1808, Harvard, MA;[4] d. 7 Jan 1810, Harvard, MA.[5]
ii.	Sally Turner Whitney, b. 2 Oct 1810, Harvard, MA;[6] d. 1889, Boston, MA; m. 31 Mar 1836, Harvard, MA, Jacob F. Taylor "of Watertown"[7] (also recorded 12 Mar 1836, Watertown, MA).
iii.	Alfred Whitney, b. 19 May 1813, Harvard, MA;[8] d. 29 Jun 1873, Boston, MA, aged 63 years 1 month 10 days, of Bright's disease;[9] "of Boston" m. 1 Dec 1836, Manchester, MA, Ann H. Goldsmith,[10] daughter of Nehemiah and Elizabeth (-----) Goldsmith, b. ca. 27 Jan 1814, Manchester, MA, d. 31 Jul 1883, Bedford, MA, aged 69 years 6 months 4 days, of Bright's disease.[11]
iv.	James Lawton Whitney, b. 2 Feb 1817, Harvard, MA;[12] m. Ann Doherty.
v.	Luther Farwell Whitney, b. 8 Nov 1819,[13] Harvard, MA;[14] d. 3 Mar 1876, Boston, MA, aged 56 years 11 months 24 days, of perforation of duodenum and peritonitis;[15] m. (int. 15 Sep 1849, Charlestown, MA), Lydia Lorinda Carleton,[16] b. 12 Mar 1822,[17] Boston, dau. of William and Lydia (Hunting) Carleton, b. ca. 12 Nov 1819, Boston, MA, d. 18 May 1894, Dedham, MA, aged 72 years 2 months 6 days, of pneumonia, bur. Watertown, MA.[18]
vi.	Milly Pollard Whitney, b. 16 Oct 1822, Harvard, MA;[19] m. 30 Apr 1844, Watertown, MA, John Priest;[20] not found in 1850 or 1860 censuses.

Census

• 1810, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA: Richard Whitney Jun, 1 male 26-44, 1 male under 10, 2 females 16-26.
• 1820, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA: Richard Whitney Jr., 1 male 26-44, 3 males 0-9, 1 female 16-25, and 1 female 0-9; 1 engaged in agriculture.
• 1830, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA: Richard Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 2 males 15-19, 2 males 10-14, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 40-49, 1 female 30-39, 1 female 20-29, 1 female 15-19, 1 female 10-14, 1 female 5-9, 1 female 0-4.
• 1840, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA: Richard Whitney, 1 male 50-59, 2 males 20-29, 1 male 10-14, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 50-59, 1 female 15-19; 3 engaged in agriculture.
• 1840, Charlestown, Middlesex Co., MA: Alfred Whitney, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 0-4, and 1 female 20-29; 1 engaged in manufacture or trades.
• 1850, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA:

124 148 Richard Whitney 66 M - Farmer $4000 Mass. Sally " 63 F - " Abby Willard 14 F - " Attended school James L. Whitney 33 M - Farmer " Elizabeth " 31 F - " Luther Turner 12 M - " Attended school Mary Lewis 8 F - " Attended school

• 1850, Charlestown, Middlesex Co., MA:

832 1162 Alfred Whitney 36 M - Clerk Mass. Ann H. " 36 F - " George A. " 10 M - " Attended school Mary H. G. " 8 F - " Attended school 1163 Sarah Barrett 27 F - $4000 " Elisabeth Barrett 24 F - Mass. William " 16 M - None " Joseph " 20 M - Clerk " Harriet Robbins 76 F - " Elisabeth Houghton 36 F - "

• 1850, Charlestown, Middlesex Co., MA:

693 986 Luther F. Whitney 31 M - Painter $8000 Mass. Lydia S. " 21 F - "

• 1860, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA:

154 180 Asa Daby 62 M - Blacksmith $1500 $4000 Mass. Catharine F. " 43 F - " Richard Whitney 76 M - Farmer $1000 $1500 " Sally " 73 F - " 181 James L. " 43 M - Farmer $3000 $500 " Elizabeth " 41 F - " Elewellyn Gould 23 M - Teamster $400 Me.

• 1860, Charlestown, Middlesex Co., MA:

2410 3312 Alfred Whitney 47 M - Merchant $5000 - Mass. Anna H. " 46 F - " Mary H. G. " 18 F - " Henry I. Tappan 18 M - Clerk Me.

• 1860, Charlestown, Middlesex Co., MA:

2346 3194 Luther F. Whitney 41 M - Salesman $8000 $3000 Mass. Lorinda " 36 F - " Sarah " 6 F - " Elizabeth Murray 19 F - Domestic Nova Scotia

• 1870, widow Sally not found.
• 1870, Charlestown Ward 2, Middlesex Co., MA:

1134 1659 Whitney, Alfred 56 M W Lamp Dealer Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Ann H. 56 F W Keeping house " Bell, William W. 31 M W Provision Dealer N. Hampshire Male citizen over 21 -----, Mary H. G. 28 F W None Mass. -----, Alfred W. 1 M W " Lewis, Ella M. 17 F W Domestic Servant Maine

• 1870, Charlestown Ward 2, Middlesex Co., MA:

1131 1656 Whitney, Luther F. 55 M W Gas Fixture Manf. Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Matilda 49 F W Keeping house " -----, Sarah 19 F W At home " McKenna, Caroline 27 F W Domestic Servant Nova Scotia Parents foreign born

• 1880, Charlestown, Middlesex Co., MA:

William G. BELL 41 Self M M W NH W. S. Provisions NH NH Mary H. G. BELL 38 Wife F M W MA MA MA Alfred W. BELL 11 Son M S W MA At School NH MA Anna H. WHITNEY 66 Moth F W W MA Keeps House MA MA

• 1880, Concord, Middlesex Co., MA:

Arthur G. FULLER 33 Self M M W MA Farmer MA MA Sara L. FULLER 26 Wife F M W MA Keep House MA MA Percy L. FULLER 2 Son M S W MA MA MA Lydia L. WHITNEY 55 Moth F W W MA House Wk. MA MA George W. SWEENEY 26 Oth M M W VA Dom. Servant VA VA Frances I. SWEENEY 24 Oth F M W MD Dom. Servant MD MD Mary F. HOLT 20 Oth F S B MD Dom. Servant MD MD

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. 326.

1.^  "Richard [Whitney], s. of James and Rachel, [born] Mar. 20, 1784," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Harvard, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: Wright & Potter Printing Co., 1917).

2.^  "Richard [Whitney] Jr. and Salley Turner, [married] Apr. 2, 1807," according to Harvard 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 383.

4.^  "Susan [Whitney], d. of Richard 2d and Sally, [born] Dec. 29, 1808," according to Harvard Vital Records.

5.^  "Susan [Whitney], d. of Richard Jr. and Sally, [died] Jan. 7, 1810, a. 1 y. 9 d.," according to Harvard Vital Records.

6.^  "Sally Turner [Whitney], d. of Richard 2d and Sally, [born] Oct. 2, 1810," according to Harvard Vital Records.

7.^  "Sally P. [Whitney] and Jacob F. Taylor of Watertown, [married] Mar. 31, 1836," according to Harvard Vital Records.

8.^  "Alfred [Whitney], s. of Richard 2nd and Sally, [born] May 10, 1813," according to Harvard Vital Records.

9.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 257, page 105.

10.^  "Alfred [Whitney], of Boston, and Ann [H. int.] Goldsmith, [married] Dec. 1, 1836," according to Vital Records of Manchester, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1903).

11.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 347, page 50.

12.^  "James Laughton [Whitney], s. of Richard 2d and Sally, [born] Feb. 2, 1817," according to Harvard Vital Records.

13.^  "Luther Farwell [Whitney], s. of Richard 2d and Sally, [born] Mar. 8, 1819," according to Harvard Vital Records.

14.^  "Luther Farwell [Whitney], [born] Mar. 8, 1819. G.R.3," according to Vital Records of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: 1914-1915).

15.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 285, page 59.

16.^  "Luther F. Whitney of Charlestown, 30, painter, b. Harvard, MA., son of Richard & Sally T., 1st mar., & L. Lorinda Carleton of Charlestown, 27, b. Boston, dau. of William & Lydia, 1st mar., entered Sept. 15, 1849," according to Roger D. Joslyn, F.A.S.G., comp. and ed., Vital Records of Charlestown, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1984).

17.^  "Lorinda Carleton [Whitney], [born] Mar. 12, 1822. G.R.3," according to Cambridge Vital Records.

18.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 446, page 481.

19.^  "Milly Pollard [Whitney], d. of Richard 2d and Sally, [born] Oct. 16, 1822," according to Harvard Vital Records.

20.^  L.D.S. International Genealogical Index, Batch # I008840.

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