Family:Whitney, John (1820-1854)
John7 Whitney (Israel6, Joshua5, Daniel4, Benjamin3, John2, John1), son of Israel6 and Lucy (Mahan) Whitney, was born 9 Apr 1820, Worcester, MA,[1] and died 21 Mar 1854, Worcester, MA.
He married, 20 Nov 1847, Worcester, MA, Marietta Parks,[2] daughter of Isaac and Catherine (-----) Parks. She was born 18 Nov 1826, Boston, MA. She married secondly, 17 Apr 1862, Worcester, MA, Charles W. Smith, son of Bradley and Sarah (-----) Smith. He was born about 10 Jan 1814, Paxton, MA, and died 31 Aug 1872, Worcester, MA, aged 58 years 7 months 21 days.
John Whitney was born in Worcester, where he always resided. He was a well-to-do farmer. He died intestate and the widow was appointed guardian to the children. The only data on the Worcester probate records is 3 Mar 1860, when the widow made a report of guardian's sale of real estate for the two minor children. He resided Worcester, MA.
Children of John7 and Marietta (Parks) Whitney:
i. George H.8 Whitney, b. 5 Nov 1849; unmarried; is a watchmaker; resided at 31 Clinton St., Worcester, MA. ii. Ida A. Whitney, b. 10 Mar 1852; m. E. E. Livermore; resided Worcester, MA.
Census
269 374 Israel Whitney 69 M - Farmer $12000 Mass. Lucy " 69 F - [Mass.] John " 28 M - " " Joseph McIntire 15 M - " Marietta Whitney 24 F - " Geo. H. " 6/12 M - "
924 1206 William B. Hill 30 M - Book Keeper $700 Mass. Sarah E. " 24 F - " Ada M. " 2 F - " 1207 Marietta Whitney 34 F - " George H. " 10 M - " Attended school Ida A. " 7 F - " Attended school Catharine Carlisle 67 F - "
- 1870, Worcester Ward 8, Worcester Co., MA:
320 441 Smith, Charles W. 54 M W Clicker Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Marietta 43 F W Keeping House $3000 -- " Whitney, George H. 20 M W Jeweller " Smith, Charles B. 13 M W Attending School " Attended school -----, Marietta 2 F W At home Flagg, Calvin 77 M W Retired Farmer $1500 $4000 " Male citizen over 21 442 Hill, William B. 39 M W Book-keeper " Male citizen over 21 -----, Sarah E. 34 F W Keeping House " -----, Ada M. 12 F W Attending school " Attended school -----, Grace L. 3 F W At home " -----, Sarah E. 1 F W At home " Carlisle, Catherine 78 F W No occupation "
Maryetta SMITH 53 Self F W W MA House Keeper RI MA Geo. WHITNEY 30 Son M S W MA Jeweler MA MA Isadore COOK 22 Oth F W W MA At Home MA MA Chas. COOK 14 Oth M S W MA At School MA MA Olive BENOIT 33 Oth F S W MA Last Maker MA MA Julia BENOIT 30 Oth F S W MA At Home MA MA Mary G. SPRING 32 Oth F S W MA Bookkeeper MA MA Mary J. CARTER 38 Oth F S W MA Drygoods Store MA MA Nora MAYNARD 19 Oth F S W IRE Servant IRE IRE Susan WHITTIER 47 Oth F W W CAN Nurse CAN CAN
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.
1.^ "John [Whitney], s. Israel and Lucy, [born] April 9, 1820," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Worcester Births, Marriages and Deaths. (Births 1714-1848; Marriages 1747-1848; Deaths, 1826-1848), Collections of the Worcester Society of Antiquity, vol. 12 (1894).
2.^ "John [Whitney], and Marietta Parks, [married] Nov. 25, 1847," according to Worcester Vital Records.
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