Family:Whitney, Alpheus (1791-1880)

Alpheus⁷ Whitney (Eleazer⁶, Nathan⁵, Thomas⁴, Eleazar³, Thomas², John¹), son of Eleazer⁶ and Martha (Crozer) Whitney, was born 29 Jan 1791, Halifax, VT, and died 18 Oct 1880, Halifax, VT.

He married, 4 Nov 1819, Halifax, VT, Sally Stone. She was born Aug 1800, and died 28 Jan 1890, Halifax, VT.

Both are buried in West Halifax Cemetery, West Halifax, VT.

Children of Alpheus⁷ and Sally (Stone) Whitney:

Philip, Caroline, Christopher, Maria, Amos, George, William, Sarah, Olive, Hannah, also two children who died young. Some of their ages are unknown.^[1]

i.	Philip8 Whitney, b. ca. 1821, Halifax, MA; m. Prudence -----.
ii.	Caroline Whitney, b. ca. 1823; d. 7 Feb 1909; possibly m.(1) 22 Nov 1845, Lemuel Spaulding; certainly m.(poss. 2) ----- Miner.
iii.	(son) Whitney, b. 1820-1825; deduced from 1830 census.
iv.	Christopher Whitney, b. 16 Jun 1827, Halifax, VT; m. Abbie Morse Thompson.
v.	(son) Whitney, b. 1825-1830; deduced from 1830 census.
vi.	Maria Whitney, b. 1825-1830.
vii.	Amos Whitney, b. ca. 1831, VT; m. Eunice L. -----.
v.	George W. Whitney, b. ca. 1833, VT; m. Sophia A. -----.
viii.	Sarah Whitney, b. ca. 1835, VT; d. after 1850.
ix.	William Whitney, b. ca. 1838, VT; d. after 1880, then in Westborough, MA, with sister Hannah.
x.	Olive M. Whitney, b. 11 Feb 1842, VT; d. 12 Mar 1918, Halifax, VT; unmarried. Child, paternity unknown: i. Florence9 Whitney, b. 1878, Halifax, VT, m. 26 Dec 1896, Hinsdale, NH, Henry W. Griffin.[2]
xi.	Hannah A. Whitney, b. ca. 1846, Halifax, VT; m. 28 Nov 1866, Westborough, MA, Charles Winter.[3]

Census

• 1820, Whitingham, Windham Co. VT: Alpheus Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 0-9, and 1 female 16-25.
• 1830, Halifax, Windham Co. VT: Alpheus Whitney, 1 male 15-19, 2 males 5-9, 2 males 0-4, 1 female 20-29, 1 female 5-9, and 1 female 0-4.
• 1840, Whitingham, Windham Co., VT: Alpheus Whitney, 1 male 50-59, 1 male 40-49, 2 males 15-19, 1 male 10-14, 1 male 5-9, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 30-39, 2 females 15-19, and 1 female 5-9; 4 engaged in agriculture, 1 in manufacturing or trades.
• 1850: not found.
• 1850, Halifax, Windham Co. VT:

179 188 Sarah Whitney 46 F - $100 Vt. Sarah 15 F - " Attended school William 12 M - " Attended school Olive 9 F - " Attended school Hannah 4 F - " Attended school

• 1860, Whitingham, Windham Co., VT:

256 269 Samuel W. Potter 45 M - $1250 $888 Vermont Lestina " 34 F - New York Mary L. " 8 F - Vermont Attended school Jennie R. " 1 F - " Tillinghas Potter 81 M - Farmer Rhode Island Mary " 75 F - Vermont Alpheus Whitney 69 M - "

• 1860, Halifax, Windham Co., VT:

437 462 Sally Whitney 57 F - $75 Vermont Olive " 19 F - " Attended school Hannah " 13 F - " Attended school

383 467 Christopher Whitny 33 M - Baker $3600 $800 Vermont Abigal M. " 34 F - Massachusetts Frank C. " 7 M - " Abby M. " 2 F - " Nellyella " 1 F - " John Fisher 30 M - Laborer Nova Scotia Rachel " 28 F - " Lemuel Long 39 M - Brad Puller " Marion " 36 F - " Joseph D. Hastings 21 M - Massachusetts Anna " 19 F - " William Whitney 21 M - Baker " Ann Handrad 17 F - Ireland

Son William is living with his older brother.

• 1870: not found.
• 1870, Halifax, Windham Co., VT:

153 157 Whitney, Sally 67 F W Keeping house $500 $200 Mass. -----, Olive M. 28 F W Vt.

• 1870, Westborough, Worcester Co., MA:

363 450 Whitney, Christopher C. 45 M W Grain Dealer $40000 $15000 Vermont Male citizen over 21 -----, Abbie M. 44 F W Keeping House Mass. -----, Frank C. 16 M W At Home " -----, Abbie M. 12 F W At Home " Attended school -----, Nellie E. 10 F W At Home " Attended school Whitney, William 33 M W Work in Bakery Vermont Male citizen over 21 Robbins, Emma J. 19 F W Domestic Servant Mass.

Son William is living with his older brother.

• 1880: not found.
• 1880, Halifax, Windham Co., VT:

Saley WHITNEY 73 Self F W VERMONT Keeping House VERMONT VERMONT Olive M. WHITNEY 37 Dau F S W VERMONT At Home VERMONT VERMONT Florance A. WHITNEY 2 GDau F S W VERMONT At Home VERMONT VERMONT

• 1880, Westborough, Worcester Co., MA:

Charles WINTER 43 Self M M W MA Work In Box Shop MA MA Hannah A WINTER 33 Wife F M W VT Keeping House VT VT Willie E. WINTER 12 Son M S W MA At School MA VT Frank W WINTER 6 Son M S W MA MA VT William WHITNEY 40 Oth M S W VT Baker VT VT

William and Hannah are his children.

References

1.^  Ellery Bicknell Crane, Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts: With a History of Worcester Society of Antiquity (Lewis Publishing Co., 1907), vol. 3, p. 60.

2.^  "Florence Whitney (b. 1878, Halifax, VT, d. of ----- Whitney & Olive) & Henry W. Griffin, m. 26 Dec 1896, Hinsdale, Cheshire Co., NH," according to New Hampshire, Vital Records, Marriage Index.

3.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 191, page 283.

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