Family:Whitney, Adam (1817-1891)
Adams8 Whitney (Jonathan7, Jonathan6, Joseph5, Benjamin4, Joseph3, John2, John1), son of Jonathan7 and Lucy (Parks) Whitney, was born 14 Sep 1817, Cambridge or Watertown, MA, and died 15 Oct 1891, Fitchburg, MA.
He married 17 Jan 1847, Marshfield, MA, Mary Ann Sylvester, daughter of Amasa and Deborah (Damon) Sylvester.[1] She was born 8 Sep 1808, Marshfield, MA.
He resided Fitchburg, MA.
Children of Adams8 and Mary Ann (Sylvester) Whitney:
i. Debora Adams9 Whitney, b. 3 Nov 1847, Cambridge, MA;[2] m. Elijah Wilbur. 1900 Census in Randolph, VT. No children. ii. Lucy Whitney, b. 13 Nov 1848, Cambridge, MA;[3] d. Jan 1851. iii. Andrew James Whitney, b. 30 Jan 1851, Waltham, MA; "of Fitchburg" m. 29 Dec 1881, Princeton, MA, Lizzie Snowden Taylor "of Princeton"; dau. of Thomas P. and Maria A. (Boyrne) Taylor; mechanic and chairmaker.[4] 1900 Census in Leominster, MA. No children. iv. Arthur Eugene Whitney, b. 6 Jan 1852, Weston, MA; m. 15 Jul 1874, Fitchburg, MA, Anna C. Smith, daughter of John and Elizabeth (-----) Smith; resided Fitchburg.[5] In 1900 Census in Fitchburg, MA, wife called "Emma B." v. George Benjamin Adams Whitney, b. 27 Oct 1853, Fitchburg, MA; m. Annie Louise Tayler.
Census
460 625 Adam Whitny 32 M - Farmer Mass. Mary A. " 37 F - " Deborah " 2 F - " Susan Whitny 1 F - Mass. Sarah A. Sulvester 18 F - " Caleb Lord 45 M - Farmer N.H.
- 1860: not found.
- 1870, Fitchburg, Worcester Co., MA:
1578 2049 Whitney, Adam 42 M W Farmer Mass. Male citizen over 21, Illiterate Whitney, Mary A. 60 F W Keeping House Mass. Illiterate -----, Deborah A. 22 F W Tailoress Mass. Illiterate -----, George B. 16 M W Farm Laborer Mass. Illiterate Donovan, James 13 M W Farm Laborer Mass. Parents of foreign birth, Illiterate
Adam WHITNEY 64 Self M M W MA Farmer MA MA Mary WHITNEY 70 Wife F M W MA Keeping House MA MA Andrew WHITNEY 30 Son M S W MA Chair Maker MA MA George WHITNEY 26 Son M S W MA Farmer MA MA Elijah WILBUR 30 SonL M M W VT Chair Maker VT VT Deborah WILBUR 33 Dau F M W MA MA MA
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. 470-471.
1.^ Information supplied by Tracy McGregor (Whitney) Howe. Also "Adam, 29, yeoman, of W. Cambridge, b. in Cambridge, s. of Jonathan and Lucy Whitney, of W. Cambridge and Mary Ann Sylvester, 39, of Marshfield, b. in Marshfield, d. of Amasa and Deborah Sylvester of Marshfield. Registered Jan. 20, 1847, married Jan. 17, 1847," according to Robert M. Sherman and Ruth W. Sherman, Vital Records of Marshfield, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 ([Providence?], RI: Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Rhode Island, 1970).
2.^ Although Pierce gives 2 Nov 1847, we have "Deborah A. [Whitney], d. of Adam and Mary A., in West Cambridge, [born] Nov. 3, 1847," according to Vital Records of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: 1914-1915).
3.^ Although Pierce gives -- Jun 1849, we have "Lucy [Whitney], d. of Adam and Mary A., [born] Nov. 13, 1848," according to Cambridge Vital Records.
4.^ Pierce gives 30 Dec 1882. "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 327, pages 327 and 318.
5.^ Pierce gives 1 Jul 1874. "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 264, page 267.
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