Family:Whitney, Asa (1779-1857)

Asa⁷ Whitney (Daniel⁶, Daniel⁵, Richard⁴, Richard³, Richard², John¹), son of Daniel⁶ and Sarah (Duren) Whitney, was born 22 Jun 1779, Stow, MA,^[1], was baptized 13 May 1781, Stow, MA,^[2] and died 21 Feb 1857, Stow, MA.

He married, 27 May 1806, Stow, MA, Sally Brooks.^[3] She died in 1868, Stow, MA.

He resided Stow.

Children of Asa⁷ and Sally (Brooks) Whitney:

i.	Elmira8 Whitney, b. 20 Sep 1808, Stow, MA; bapt. 2 Apr 1809, Stow, MA;[4] d. 5 May 1886; d. 11 Sep 1880, Stow; m. (int. 9 Mar 1834, Stow, MA) Nathan S. Turner,[5] b. 16 Jan 1808. They had two ch.: Caroline Brooks, b. 15 Jun 1835; d. 23 Jan 1867; m. 22 May 1862, Rev. Samuel Collins Beane; Sarah Abbie, b. 25 May 1838; m. 17 Feb 1876, David Patterson Muzzey; resided 2 Clinton St., Cambridgeport, MA.
ii.	John Whitney, b. 13 Sep 1810, Stow, MA; bapt. 23 ___ 1810, Stow, MA;[6] m. 31 Oct 1844, Fulton Co., IL, Eliza Jane Jones; resided Henry, Marshall Co., IL. Ch.: Elmira, b. ca. 1846, IL; Mary, b. ca. 1849, IL; Asa, b. ca. 1851, IL; Minerva, b. ca. 1853, IL; Zenana, b. ca. 1855, Canton, IL, m. 8 Nov 1881, Springfield, MA, George T. Wilder, son of Christopher and Sally (-----) Wilder, b. ca. 1849, Stow, MA;[7] Clara, b. ca. 1860, IL; Nellie, b. ca. 1869, IL.
iii.	Sally D. Whitney, b. 27 Nov 1812, Stow, MA;[8] d. 8 Aug 1885, Stow; m. 1 Dec 1836, Stow, MA, Christopher Wilder,[9] b. 17 Aug 1810; d. 12 Mar 1887. Ch.: Mary Frances, b. 17 Jul 1840; m. 24 Nov 1865, Lewis H. Miles; d. 17 Aug 1888; John Whitney, b. 13 Feb 1842; m. Aug 1867, 129 State St., Springfield, MA; Elizabeth, b. 2 Aug 1844; m. 8 Apr 1867, Herbert C. Purfie, Springfield, MA, 45 Dartmouth Terrace; Sarah Cordelia, b. 19 Jul 1846; m. 8 Oct 1889, Chester D. Hastings, Appleton, Swift Co., MN; George Tucker, b. 29 Sep 1849; m. 8 Nov 1881, 30 Caren St., Springfield, MA; Albert Henry, b. 27 Oct 1855; m. 27 Oct 1880; d. 19 Mar 1892.
iv.	Mary Whitney, b. 22 Jan 1815, Stow, MA;[10] d. 1 Apr 1815, Stow, MA.[11]
v.	Nathan B. Whitney, b. 20 Oct 1820, Stow, MA; bapt. 19 Nov 1820, Stow, MA;[12]; m. 12 Mar 1844, Stow, MA, Esther M. Taylor;[13] resided Vienna, IL. Child: vi. (daughter)9 Whitney, b. 25 Apr 1844, Stow, MA.[14]
vi.	George Whitney, b. 28 Oct 1823, Stow, MA; bapt. 17 Oct 1824, Stow, MA;[15] m. Sarah P. Barnard.

Census

• 1810, Stow, Middlesex Co., MA: Asa Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 10-15, 1 female 16-25, and 1 female 0-9.
• 1820, Stow, Middlesex Co., MA: Asa Whitney, 2 males over 45, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 0-9, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 16-25, 1 female 10-15, and 1 female 0-9; 2 engaged in agriculture.
• 1830, Stow, Middlesex Co., MA: Asa Whitney, 1 male 50-59, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 10-14, 1 male 5-9, 1 female 40-49, 1 female 20-29, and 1 female 15-19.
• 1840, Stow, Middlesex Co., MA: Asa Whitney, 1 male 60-69, 2 males 20-29, 1 male 15-19, 1 female 50-59, and 1 female 15-19; 2 engaged in agriculture.
• 1850, Stow, Middlesex Co., MA:

156 181 Asa Whitney 71 M - farmer $3000 Mass. Sally " 63 F - " George " 26 M - Laborer "

• 1850, John not found.
• 1860, Stow, Middlesex Co., MA:

300 293 George Whitney 37 M - Farmer $2200 $400 Mass. Sarah P. " 30 F - " Fredk. A. " 2 M - " Sally " 73 F - "

• 1860, Henry, Marshall Co., IL:

292 284 John Whitney 47 M - Farmer 600 200 Mass. E. Jane " 32 F - Tennessee Elmira " 14 " - Ills. Attended school Mary " 11 " - " Attended school Asa " 9 M - " Attended school M. " 7 F - " Attended school Zenana " 5 " - "

• 1870, Henry, Marshall Co., IL:

221 222 Whitney, John 59 M W Farmer $6200 $1800 Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Jane 42 F W Keeping House Ind. -----, Almira 24 F W School Teacher Ill. -----, Mary 21 F W " -----, Asa 19 M W " -----, Minerva 17 F W " -----, Zenana 15 F W " -----, Carrie 10 F W " -----, Nellie 1 F W "

• 1880, Henry, Marshall Co., MA:

John WHITNEY 69 Self M M W MA Farmer MA MA Eliza J. WHITNEY 52 Wife F M W IN Keeping House NC SC Minerva WHITNEY 25 Dau F S W IL School Teacher MA IN Hana WHITNEY 24 Dau F S W IL At Home MA IN Clara WHITNEY 19 Dau F S W IL School Teacher MA IN

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. 323.

1.^  "Asa [Whitney], s. Daniel and Sarah, [born] June 22, 1779. [[h. Sally (Brooks)] P.R.14]," according to F. Apthorp Foster, ed., Vital Records of Stow, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1911).

2.^  "Asa [Whitney], s. Dan[ie]l and Sarah, bp. May 13, [17]81. C.R.," according to Stow Vital Records.

3.^  "Asa [Whitney] and Sally Brooks, May 27, 1806," according to Stow Vital Records.

4.^  "Almira [Whitney], d. Asa and Sally, bp. Apr. 2, 1809. C.R. [Elmira, b. Sept. 20, 1808, P.R.14]," according to Stow Vital Records.

5.^  "Almira [Whitney] and Nathan S. Turner, int. Mar. 9, 1834," according to Stow Vital Records.

6.^  "John [Whitney], s. Asa and Sally, bp. ____ 23, 1810. C.R. [b. Sept. 13, P.R.14]," according to Stow Vital Records.

7.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 325, page 448.

8.^  "Sally [Whitney], ch. Asa and Sally, [born] Nov. 27, 1812. P.R.14," according to Stow Vital Records.

9.^  "Sally D. [Whitney] and Christopher Wilder, [married] Dec. 1, 1836," according to Stow Vital Records.

10.^  "Mary [Whitney], ch. Asa and Sally, [born] Jan. 22, 1815. P.R.14," according to Stow Vital Records.

11.^  "Mary [Whitney], [died] Mar. 1, 1815. P.R.14," according to Stow Vital Records.

12.^  "Nathan Brooks [Whitney], s. Asa and Sally, bp. Nov. 19 [1820]. C.R. [b. Oct. 20, P.R.14]," according to Stow Vital Records.

13.^  "Nathan B. [Whitney] and Esther M. Taylor, [married] Mar. 12, 1844," according to Stow Vital Records.

14.^  "----- [Whitney], d. Nathan B., farmer, and Esther T., [born] Apr. 25, 1844," according to Stow Vital Records.

15.^  "George [Whitney], s. Asa and Sally, bp. Oct. 17, 1824. C.R. [b. Oct. 28, 1823. P.R.14]," according to Stow Vital Records.

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