Family:Whitney, Richard Seaver (1818-1880)
Richard Seaver7 Whitney (Richard6, Simon5, Daniel4, Benjamin3, John2, John1), son of Richard6 and Mary Elizabeth (Parker) Whitney, was born 13 Feb 1818, Amherst, MA, and died 30 Nov 1880, Salem, MA, aged 61 years 9 months 17 days, of congestion of lungs.[1]
He married, 4 Apr 1854, Salem, MA, Amelia Arrington, daughter of Joseph and Amelia (-----) Arrington.[2] She was born 10 Mar 1825, Salem, MA, and died 17 Mar 1910, Salem, MA, aged 85 years 7 days, of general arteriosclerosis.[3]. She was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Salem, MA.
He was a sadler, carriage trimmer and harness maker. He resided Salem, MA.
Children of Richard Seaver7 and Amelia (Arrington) Whitney:
i. Ella Augusta8 Whitney, b. 17 Nov 1855, Salem, MA;[4] d. 9 May 1857, Salem, MA, aged 1 year 5 months 22 days, of teething.[5] ii. Alice Aurelia Whitney, b. 26 Apr 1860, Salem, MA;[6] res., unmarried, 147 Lafayette Street, Salem, MA.
Census
Essex House [Hotel] 528 838 Joseph S. Leavitt 53 M - Inn Keeper $32050 N.H. ... Richd. S. Whitney 32 M - Carriage Trimmer Mass. ...
185 356 Richard S. Witney 33 M - Coachmaker Mass. Amelia " 30 F - "
2296 3859 Amelia Arrington 55 F - $5000 - Mass. Sarah E. Arrington 26 F - " Clara A. Arrington 24 F - School teacher " Caroline L. Arrington 22 F - " Abby A. Arrington 19 F - " Attended school Georgeanna C. Arrington 14 F - " 3860 Richard S. Whitney 40 M - Carriage trimmer " Amelia A. Whitney 35 F - " Alice A. Whitney 1/12 F - "
76 84 Pamelia Arrington 60 F - Mass. W - - - - - Augusta Arrington 29 F - Mass. S Teacher - - - - - Caroline L. Arrington 27 F - Mass. S - - - - - Georgianna C. Arrington 17 F - Mass. S - - - - - 85 Richard S. Whitney 47 M - N.H. M Harness Maker - - 1 1 - Amelia Whitney 40 F - Mass. M - - - - - Alice A. Whitney 5 F - Mass. - - - - -
300 409 Whitney, Richard S. 52 M W Carriage Trimmer Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Cornelius A. 45 F W Keeping House $3000 -- " -----, Alice A. 10 F W Attends School $300 " Attended school 410 Arrington, Clara A. 35 F W No Occupation $3000 -- " -----, Georgianna C. 24 F W No Occupation $3000 -- "
56 79 Whitney, Richard W M 60 mar Carriage Trimmer Mass. Mass. Mass. -----, Pamelia W F 55 Wife mar Keeping House Mass. Mass. Mass. -----, Alice A. W F 20 Dau sgl At Home Mass. Mass. Mass. Attended school
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. 293.
- All events in Amherst from Jay Mack Holbrook, Massachusetts Vital Records, Amherst (Holbrook Research Institute, Oxford, MA, 1987).
1.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 319, page 294.
2.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 78, page 227.
3.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 1910/89 (death), page 56.
4.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 90, page 233.
5.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 111, page 246.
6.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 132, page 305.
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