Family:Whitney, Richard Seaver (1818-1880)

Richard Seaver⁷ Whitney (Richard⁶, Simon⁵, Daniel⁴, Benjamin³, John², John¹), son of Richard⁶ and Mary Elizabeth (Parker) Whitney, was born 13 Feb 1818, Amherst, MA, and died 30 Nov 1880, Salem, MA.

He married, 4 Apr 1854, Salem, MA, Amelia Arrington. She was born 10 Mar 1825.

He was a carriage trimmer and harness maker. He resided Salem, MA.

Children of Richard Seaver⁷ and Amelia (Arrington) Whitney:

i.	Ella Augusta8 Whitney, b. 17 Nov 1855; d. 9 May 1857.
ii.	Alice Amelia Whitney, b. 26 Apr 1860; res., unmarried, 147 Lafayette Street, Salem, MA.

Census

• 1850, Salem Ward 2, Essex Co., MA:

Essex House [Hotel] 528 838 Joseph S. Leavitt 53 M - Inn Keeper $32050 N.H. ... Richd. S. Whitney 32 M - Carriage Trimmer Mass. ...

• 1855, Salem Ward 3, Essex Co., MA:

185 356 Richard S. Witney 33 M - Coachmaker Mass. Amelia " 30 F - "

• 1860, Salem Ward 5, Essex Co., MA:

2296 3859 Amelia Arrington 55 F - $5000 - Mass. Sarah E. Arrington 26 F - " Clara A. Arrington 24 F - School teacher " Caroline L. Arrington 22 F - " Abby A. Arrington 19 F - " Attended school Georgeanna C. Arrington 14 F - " 3860 Richard S. Whitney 40 M - Carriage trimmer " Amelia A. Whitney 35 F - " Alice A. Whitney 1/12 F - "

• 1865 State, Salem Ward 5, Essex Co., MA:

76 84 Pamelia Arrington 60 F - Mass. W - - - - - Augusta Arrington 29 F - Mass. S Teacher - - - - - Caroline L. Arrington 27 F - Mass. S - - - - - Georgianna C. Arrington 17 F - Mass. S - - - - - 85 Richard S. Whitney 47 M - N.H. M Harness Maker - - 1 1 - Amelia Whitney 40 F - Mass. M - - - - - Alice A. Whitney 5 F - Mass. - - - - -

• 1870, Salem, Essex Co., MA:

300 409 Whitney, Richard S. 52 M W Carriage Trimmer Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Cornelius A. 45 F W Keeping House $3000 -- " -----, Alice A. 10 F W Attends School $300 " Attended school 410 Arrington, Clara A. 35 F W No Occupation $3000 -- " -----, Georgianna C. 24 F W No Occupation $3000 -- "

• 1880, 43 Lafayette Street, Salem, Essex Co., MA:

56 79 Whitney, Richard W M 60 mar Carriage Trimmer Mass. Mass. Mass. -----, Pamelia W F 55 Wife mar Keeping House Mass. Mass. Mass. -----, Alice A. W F 20 Dau sgl At Home Mass. Mass. Mass. Attended school

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. 293.

• All events in Amherst from Jay Mack Holbrook, Massachusetts Vital Records, Amherst (Holbrook Research Institute, Oxford, MA, 1987).

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