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He married, 5 Nov 1801, Boylston, MA, '''Sophia (Brigham) Martin''',{{ref|1}} daughter of Samuel and Mary (Ball) Brigham.  She was born about 21 Apr 1784, Northborough, MA, and died 18 Aug 1863, Sutton, MA, aged 79 years 3 months 27 days, of dysentery, born in Northboro.{{ref|2}}  She had married firstly, ----- Martin.
 
He married, 5 Nov 1801, Boylston, MA, '''Sophia (Brigham) Martin''',{{ref|1}} daughter of Samuel and Mary (Ball) Brigham.  She was born about 21 Apr 1784, Northborough, MA, and died 18 Aug 1863, Sutton, MA, aged 79 years 3 months 27 days, of dysentery, born in Northboro.{{ref|2}}  She had married firstly, ----- Martin.
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The above marriage can not be correct since Samuel Brigham and Mary Ball were not married until 1789, and their daughter Sophia was apparently born 11/22/1803.  That Sophia did marry a Whitney, and she was still alive in 1854.  (comment 5/2008 by [email protected])
  
 
Children of Shadrach<sup>5</sup> and Sophia (Brigham)(Martin) Whitney:
 
Children of Shadrach<sup>5</sup> and Sophia (Brigham)(Martin) Whitney:

Revision as of 00:41, 8 May 2008

Shadrach5 Whitney (Timothy5, Daniel4, Jonathan3, Jonathan2, John1), son of Timothy5 and Katherine (Davenport) Whitney, was born 6 Oct 1770, Shrewsbury, MA, and died 5 Oct 1832, Sutton, MA, aged 62 years.

He married, 5 Nov 1801, Boylston, MA, Sophia (Brigham) Martin,[1] daughter of Samuel and Mary (Ball) Brigham. She was born about 21 Apr 1784, Northborough, MA, and died 18 Aug 1863, Sutton, MA, aged 79 years 3 months 27 days, of dysentery, born in Northboro.[2] She had married firstly, ----- Martin.

The above marriage can not be correct since Samuel Brigham and Mary Ball were not married until 1789, and their daughter Sophia was apparently born 11/22/1803. That Sophia did marry a Whitney, and she was still alive in 1854. (comment 5/2008 by [email protected])

Children of Shadrach5 and Sophia (Brigham)(Martin) Whitney:

i. Sophia6 Whitney, b. ca. 1802, Boylston, MA; d. 5 Feb 1864, Marlborough, MA, aged 61 years, of ovarian tumor and ovarian dropsy;[3] m. 17 Jan 1826, Lancaster, MA, Charles Bridge.[4]
ii. Betsey Whitney, b. bef. 1810, Boylston, MA.
iii. Sally Whitney, b. bef. 1810, Boylston, MA.
iv. Catharine Whitney, b. ca. 1810, Boylston, MA; d. 26 Sep 1829, Sutton, MA, aged 19 years.
v. Persis Whitney, b. ca. 1813, Boylston, MA; d. 21 Dec 1834, Sutton, MA, aged 21 years.
v. (son) Whitney, b. ca. 1816; d. 21 Nov 1826, Lancasster, MA, aged 10 years, of fever.[5]

Census

References

  • Shrewsbury Vital Records
  • Sutton Vital Records

1.^  "Shadrach [Whitney] and Sophia Martin, [married] Nov. 5, 1801," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Boylston, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1850 (1900).

2.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 167, page 283.

3.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 175, page 139.

4.^  "Sophia [Whitney], Miss, and Mr. Charles Bridge, [married] Jan. 17, 1826. T.R.3, p. 235," according to Henry S. Nourse, ed., The Birth, Marriage and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs, of Lancaster, Massachusetts, 1643-1850 (Lancaster, MA: 1890), p. 235.

5.^  "______ [Whitney], s. of Shadrach, [died] Nov. 21, 1826. T.R.2," according to Lancaster Vital Records, p. 195. Also "______ [Whitney], s. of Shadrach, [died] Nov. 21, 1826, 10y., fever. C.R.1.2," according to Lancaster Vital Records, p. 363.


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