Family:Whitney, James Harvey (1795-1867)
James Harvey7 Whitney (Jonas6, Timothy5, Jonas4, Moses3, Richard2, John1), son of Jonas6 and Mary (Noble) Whitney, was born 23 Jul 1795, Otis, MA.[1]
Marriage intentions were published 20 Mar 1814, Otis, MA, for him and "Miss" Amanda Rogers, "both of Otis".[2] She was born about Apr 1797, and died 2 Aug 1814, Otis, MA, aged 17 years 3 months.[3]
He married secondly, 30 Nov 1815, Otis, MA, "Miss" Lydia Gates "of Otis".[4]
According to Pierce, he died without [surviving] issue.
Child of James Harvey7 and Amanda (Rogers) Whitney:
i. (son)8 Whitney, b. 2 Aug 1814, Otis, MA; d. 2 Aug 1814, Otis, MA, aged 2 hours.[5]
Children of James Harvey7 and Lydia (Gates) Whitney, if any, unknown.
Notes
He may have been named for English divine Rev. James Hervey.
Census
He has not been found in any census record.
References
1.^ "James Harvey [Whitney], s. Jonas and Mary, [born] Jul. 23, 1795 (James Hervey Whitney, C.R.2)," according to Vital Records of Otis, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1941).
2.^ "James H. [Whitney] and Miss Amanda Rogers, both of O., int. Mar. 20, 1814," according to Otis Vital Records.
3.^ "James Harvey [Whitney] and (int. Miss) Lydia Gates, of O., [married] Nov. 30, 1815 (in O., C.R.2)," according to Otis Vital Records.
4.^ "Amanda [Whitney], w. James H., a. 17y. 3m., [died] Aug. 2, 1814. G.R.4.," according to Otis Vital Records.
5.^ "________ [Whitney], s. James H. and Amanda, [died] Aug. 2, 1814, a. 2h., G.R.4," according to Otis Vital Records.
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