Family:Whitney, Lewis (1803-1873)
Lewis7 Whitney (Simon6, Timothy5, Jonas4, Moses3, Richard2, John1), son of Simon6 and Lucy (Hammond) Whitney, was born 12 Jun 1803, Petersham, MA,[1] and died 14 Feb 1873.
He married 17 Oct 1848, Essex, VT, Permelia Vogal Day, "of Essex, Vt."[2] She was born about 1821, VT, and died Rockford, IL.
They resided Petersham, MA.
Children of Lewis7 and Pamelia V. (Day) Whitney:
i. Lewis Herbert8 Whitney, b. 23 Oct 1849, Petersham, MA;[3] d. 1 Aug 1853. ii. Lewis Edgar Whitney, b. 22 Oct 1854; d. 10 Mar 1879, Petersham, MA; m. 18 Nov 1875, Florence P. Clough, daughter of Eben and Susan (-----) Clough, b. ca. 1857, Bethel, ME; she m.(2) 20 Jun 1883, Ayer, MA, George E. King, of Boston, b. ca. 1850, Dorchester, MA, son of Edward and Susan C. (-----) King.[4]
Census
92 116 Oliver Whitney 66 M - Farmer $2500 Massachusetts Lewis Whitney 46 M - " $600 " Permelia V. " 29 F - Vermont Lewis H. " 7/12 M - Massachusetts Elizabeth N. Day 23 F - Vermont
80 104 Oliver Whitney 52 M - Blacksmith Mass. Lewis Whitney 52 M - Laborer Mass. Permelia V. Whitney 34 F - Vermont Lewis E. Whitney 7m M - Mass. John Horen 26 M - Farmer Ireland Elizabeth H. Day 28 F - Vermont
1125 1282 Lewis Whitney 57 M - Farmer $4000 $5000 Mass. Pemelia B. " 39 F - Vt. Oliver " 76 M - " $1500 - Mass. Elisabeth H. Day 33 F - Domestic $400 Vt. Lewis E. Whitney 5 M - Mass. Attended school
262 272 Whitney, Lewis 66 M W Farmer $4500 $2500 Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Pamelia V. 49 F W Keeping house Vermont Day, Elizabeth H. 43 F W Domestic Servant " Whitney, Lewis E. 15 M W Attending School " Attended school
Permelia V. WHITNEY 59 Self F W W VERMONT Keep House VT VT Charles E. COOK 43 Oth M S W MASS Farm Laborer VT MASS
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. 310.
1.^ "Lewis [Whitney], s. Simon and Lucy, [born] June 12, 1803," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Petersham, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1904).
2.^ "Lewis [Whitney] and Permelia Vogal Day of Essex, Vt., [married] Oct. 17, 1848. In Essex, VT," according to Petersham Vital Records. Also Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.
3.^ "Lewis Herbert [Whitney], s. Lewis and Permelia V., [born] Oct. 23, 1849," according to Petersham Vital Records.
4.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 344, page 51.
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