Family:Whitney, Jacob (1776-1864)

Jacob⁷ Whitney (Jacob⁶, Richard⁵, Richard⁴, Richard³, Richard², John¹), son of Jacob⁶ and Lois (Hapgood) Whitney, was born 16 Oct 1776, Harvard, MA, and died 12 Apr 1864, Harvard, MA, farmer, aged 87 years 5 months 26 days, of lung fever and old age, son of Jacob.

He married firstly, 20 Feb 1806, Harvard, MA, Mercy Fairbank⁷ Whitney, daughter of Reuben⁶ and Lucy (Fairbank) Whitney. She was born 25 Jul 1786, Harvard, MA, and died 9 Jul 1822, Harvard, MA.

Marriage intentions were published 7 Jun 1823, Harvard, MA, for him and second wife Hannah⁶ Whitney "of Bolton". He "of Harvard" married secondly, 13 Jul 1823, Bolton, MA, Hannah⁶ Whitney, daughter of John⁵ and Sarah (Atherton) Whitney. She was born 6 Sep 1794, Bolton, MA, and died 24 or 26 May 1833, Harvard, MA, aged 44 years.

He married thirdy, 2 Jun 1839, Harvard, MA, Elizabeth Gates, daughter of John and Catherine (Wetherbee) Gates. She was born 17 Nov 1792, Stow, MA, and died 24 Feb 1870, Harvard, MA, aged 77 years 3 months 7 days, of pneumonia, born in Stow, daughter of John and Catherine Gates.

Children of Jacob⁷ and Mercy Fairbank⁷ (Whitney) Whitney:

i.	(child)8 Whitney, b. unknown; d. 13 Apr 1810, Harvard, MA.
ii.	Martha Ann Whitney, b. 22 Mar 1812, Harvard, MA; d. 7 Sep 1829, Harvard, MA, aged 18 years.
iii.	Mary Perry Whitney, b. 25 Jul 1814, Harvard, MA.
iv.	Jacob Milton Whitney, b. 28 Jul 1816, Harvard, MA; m. 21 Apr 1842, Harvard, MA, Sarah Ann Bigelow.

Children of Jacob⁷ and Hannah⁶ (Whitney) Whitney:

v.	Sarah M.8 Whitney, bapt. 4 Sep 1825, Harvard, MA.
vi.	Louisa J. Whitney, b. ca. 1826 (calculated from age at marriage); m. 20 Dec 1849, Harvard, MA, George G. Fales "of Peterborough, N.H."

Jacob⁷ and Elizabeth (Gates) Whitney had no known children.

Census

• 1810, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA: Jacob Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 0-9, and 2 females 16-25.

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), pp. 325-326.

• Stow Vital Records

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