Family:Whitney, Jason (1811-1880)
Jason8 Whitney (Ohio7, Silas6, Samuel5, William4, Nathaniel3, John2, John1), son of Ohio7 and Mary (Bolton) Whitney, was born 10 Feb 1811, Ashburnham, MA,[1] and died 16 May 1880, Westminster, MA.
He married firstly, 4 May 1836, Ashburnham, MA, Elizabeth Laws Sampson,[2] daughter of Jonathan and Betsey (Gibbs) Sampson. She was born 2 Nov 1818, Winchendon, MA, and died 5 Sep 1841, Ashburnham, MA, aged 22 years 10 months 3 days.[3]
She was a direct descendant of "Mayflower" passengers Myles Standish, John Alden, and Stephen Hopkins (but not of Henry Sampson).
He married secondly, 16 Aug 1842, Susan Elvira Barrett.[4] She was born 2 May 1816, and died 1 Apr 1857.
He married thirdly, 14 Nov 1859, Esther Ball. She was born 20 Sep 1821, and died 7 Dec 1877.
He resided Westminster, MA.
Children of Jason8 and Elizabeth L. (Sampson) Whitney:
i. Sarah B.9 Whitney, b. 29 Jul 1837; d. 2 Aug 1858; m. 18 May 1858, Henry E. Thomas. Was killed at battle of Cold Harbor in 21st New Hampshire Regiment, 2 June 1864. ii. Emma E. Whitney, b. 17 Jan 1830; m. 3 Jul 1861, George A. Stone; resided Fitzwilliam, NH. iii. Charles W. Whitney, b. 7 Dec 1840; m. Ruana Barrell.
Children of Jason8 and Susan Elvira (Barrett) Whitney:
iv. Maria Susan Whitney, b. 20 Apr 1843;[5] m. Henry L. Smith; resided Westminster. v. Jason Franklin Whitney, b. 20 Apr 1845;[6] d. 15 Mar 1849, Ashburnham, MA.[7] vi. Mary C. Whitney, b. 5 Nov 1847[8]; d. 3 Oct 1848, Ashburnham, MA.[9] vii. Jason W. Whitney, b. 18 Jun 1849[10]; d. 11 Sep 1849, Ashburnham, MA.[11] viii. Abbie E. Whitney, b. 1851; d. -----. ix. Ferdinand Whitney, b. 29 Aug 1854; m. 1876, Elmira S. Gleason, resided Fitchburg, MA.
Jason8 and Esther (Ball) Whitney had no children.
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. 460.
1.^ "Jason [Whitney], s. Ohio and Mary, [born] Feb. 10, 1811," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Ashburnham, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1909).
2.^ "Jason [Whitney] and Elizabeth L. Sam[s]on, [married] May 4, 1836," according to Ashburnham Vital Records.
3.^ "Elizabeth [Whitney], w. Jason, [died] Sept. 5, 1841, a. 22y. 10m. 3d. G.S.1," and also, "-----, w. Jason, Sept. 5, 1841, a. 22," according to Ashburnham Vital Records.
4.^ "Jason [Whitney] and Susan E. Barrett of Montpelier, Vt., [married] Aug. 16, 1842," according to Ashburnham Vital Records.
5.^ "Susan M. [Whitney], d. Jason and Susan A., [born] May 20, 1843," according to Ashburnham Vital Records.
6.^ "Jason Franklin [Whitney], s. Jason F. and Susan A., [born] April 20, 1845," according to Ashburnham Vital Records.
7.^ "Jason F., s. Jason and Susan, March 15, 1849, a. 3y. 10m. 15d. Scald," according to Ashburnham Vital Records.
8.^ "Mary E. [Whitney], d. Jason and Susan E., [born] Nov. 5, 1847," according to Ashburnham Vital Records.
9.^ "Mary R., d. Jason and Susan E., Oct. 3, 1848, a. 11m. G.S.1," and also "S. W., d. Jason and Susan, Oct. 1848, a. 10m. 20d. Dysentary," according to Ashburnham Vital Records.
10.^ "Jason W. [Whitney], s. Jason and Elvira, [born] June 18, 1849," according to Ashburnham Vital Records.
11.^ "Jason W., s. Jason and Susan, Sept. 11, 1849, a. 2m. 15d. Dysentary," according to Ashburnham Vital Records.
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