Family:Whitney, John (1803-1879)

Rev. John⁷ Whitney (Salmon⁶, Jonas⁵, Jonas⁴, Moses³, Richard², John¹), son of Salmon⁶ and Hepsabeth (Raymond) Whitney, was born 1 Sep 1803, Harvard, MA,^[1] and died 31 May 1879, Newton, MA.

Marriage intentions were published 20 Sep 1835, Boxford, MA, for him "Rev." and Mary A. Jewett "of Gloucester".^[2] He "of Boxford" married, 15 Oct 1835, Gloucester, MA, Mary Appleton Jewett,^[3] daughter of Rev. David and Rebecca (Reed) Jewett, of Rockport. She was born 28 Nov 1808, Marblehead, MA, and died 8 Jul 1880, Newton, MA, aged 71 years 7 months, of apoplexy.^[4]

He was the fifth minister of the first church in Boxford, MA, and was ordained 15 Oct 1834, and dismissed in 1837. He graduated at Amherst in 1831 and was at Andover Theological Seminary in 1834, and at once settled in Boxford. He went to Waltham at the conclusion of his first pastorate and was settled there for twenty years. Then for ten years he was located at Canaan, New York. Later he moved to Newton Centre, MA, where he died. He was a scholarly man and kept up his studies to the end of his life. He resided Boxford and Waltham, MA, Canaan, NY, and Newton Centre, MA.

Children of John⁷ and Mary Appleton (Jewett) Whitney:

i.	David Jewett8 Whitney, b. 30 Sep 1836, Marblehead, MA; m. 5 Dec 1861, Martha Jane Hinkel; b. 15 Aug 1836. He was for five years in Boston in the dry goods business, and went to New York city in 1857; he resided at 809 East 21st street; was educated at Phillips Academy; is now a commission merchant; s. p.
ii.	John Raymond Whitney, b. 18 Jan 1838, Waltham, MA;[5] d. 27 Sep 1838, Waltham, MA.[6]
iii.	Mary Reed Whitney, b. 1 Mar 1839, Waltham, MA;[7] m. 20 Nov 1862, F. W. Felton, a lawyer; resided 181 W. Brookline St., Boston.
iv.	Elizabeth Jewett Whitney, b. 28 Mar 1841, Waltham, MA;[8] unmarried; resided at home.
v.	Martha Raps Whitney, b. 24 Jul 1843, Waltham, MA;[9] d. 2 Sep 1843.
vi.	Martha Raymond Whitney, b. 6 Jan 1845, Waltham, MA;[10] d. 24 Sep 1844.
vii.	Hannah Ann Jewett Whitney, b. 27 Nov 1847, Waltham, MA;[11] m. 3 Oct 1877, Newton, MA, Andrew Henderson of New York, NY, son of John and Catherine (-----) Henderson, b. ca. 1826, Windsor, NS.
viii.	Maria Delano Whitney, b. 30 Nov 1851, Waltham, MA; m. 18 Jun 1904, Boston, MA, Louis R. Goulding.[12]

Census

• 1840, Waltham, Middlesex Co., MA: John Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 30-39, 1 female 10-14, and 1 female 0-4; 1 engaged in learned professions.
• 1850, Waltham, Middlesex Co., MA:

409 562 John Whitny 45 M - O. R. Clergiman $4500 Mass. Mary A. " 41 F - " David J. " 13 M - " Attended school Mary R. " 11 F - " Attended school Elizabeth J. " 9 F - " Attended school Hannah J. " 3 F - " Attended school 563 Rebecka Jewet 65 F - $3500 " Elizabeth L. " 25 F - " Hannah Hinds 18 F - Ire. Mary " 16 F - "

• 1860, Waltham, Middlesex Co., MA:

1094 1181 John Whitney 55 M - A.S.P. Minister $1800 $3500 Mass. Mary A. " 51 F - " Mary A. " 21 F - " Elizabeth J. " 19 F - " Hannah J. " 13 F - " Maria D. " 8 F - " Elizabeth C. Jewett 37 F - "

• 1870, Waltham, Middlesex Co., MA:

21 21 Whitney, John 65 M W Retired Clergyman $12000 Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Mary A. 61 F W House Keeping Mass. -----, Elizabeth J. 25 F W No Occupation Mass. -----, Anna J. 22 F W No Occupation Mass.

• 1870, Maria not found.
• 1880, Elizabeth and Maria not found.

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. 304.

1.^  "John [Whitney], s. of Salmon and Hephsibah, [born] Sept. 1, 1803," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Harvard, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: Wright & Potter Printing Co., 1917).

2.^  "John [Whitney], Rev., and Mary A. Jewett of Gloucester, int. Sept. 20, 1835," according to Vital Records of Boxford, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Topsfield, MA: Topsfield Historical Society, 1905), p. 214.

3.^  "John [Whitney], Rev. of Boxford and Mary Appleton Jewell [sic], [married] Oct. 15, 1835," according to Vital Records of Gloucester, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Topsfield, MA: Topsfield Historical Society, 1917-1924).

4.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 320, page 152.

5.^  "John R. [Whitney], ch. Rev. John and Mary A., [born] Jan. 18, 1838," according to Vital Records of Waltham, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1904).

6.^  "John R. [Whitney], ch. Rev. John and Mary A., [died] Sept 27, 1838," according to Waltham Vital Records.

7.^  "Mary R. [Whitney], ch. Rev John and Mary A, [born] Mar. 1, 1839," according to Waltham Vital Records.

8.^  "Elizabeth Jewett [Whitney], d. Rev John and Mary A., [born] Mar. 28, 1841," according to Waltham Vital Records.

9.^  "Martha Ropes [Whitney], d. Rev. John and Mary, [born] July 24, 1843," according to Waltham Vital Records.

10.^  "Martha K. [dup. R.] [Whitney], d. Rev John and Mary, [born] June 6 [dup. Jan. 6, written over June 6], [1845]," according to Waltham Vital Records.

11.^  "______ [Whitney], d. Rev. John and Mary A., [born] Nov. 27, 1847," according to Waltham Vital Records.

12.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 548, page 122.

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