Family:Whitney, Joseph (1796-1869)
Joseph7 Whitney (Joseph6, Samuel5, Benjamin4, Thomas3, Thomas2, John1), son of Joseph6 and Sally (Collins) Whitney, was born 11 Jun 1796, Newburyport, MA,[1] and died 11 Sep 1869, Boston, MA.
He married, 23 Jul 1822, Elizabeth Pratt, daughter of John and Mary (Tewksbury) Pratt. She was born 29 Aug 1800,[2] Malden, MA, and died 5 Jan 1890, Boston, MA, aged 89 years 4 months 7 days, of chronic brochitis and influenza.[3]
He resided Boston, MA.
Children of Joseph7 and Elizabeth (Pratt) Whitney:
i. Caroline Elizabeth8 Whitney, b. 25 Oct 1823; m. 28 Nov 1847, Hezron A. Johnson, of New York; resided 416 5th Ave. - Ch.: Josephine W.; Fanny L.; and Alice W.
ii. Henry Austin Whitney, b. 6 Oct 1826;[4] m. Fanny Lawrence. iii. Sarah Josephine Whitney, b. 18 Jan 1837, Cambridge, MA;[5] d. 25 Mar 1842, Cambridge, MA.[6]
Census
- 1830, Boston Ward 8, Suffolk Co., MA: Joseph Whitney, 3 males 20-29, 1 male 5-9, 1 female 30-39, and 1 female 0-4.
- 1840, Boston Ward 7, Suffolk Co., MA: Joseph Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 10-14, 1 female 20-29, 4 females 15-19, 1 female 10-14, and 1 female 0-4; 1 engaged in commerce.
- 1850, Boston Ward 7, Suffolk Co., MA:
405 514 Joseph Whitney 50 M - Mercht. $23000 Mass. Eliza " 45 F - do Henry A. " 21 M - Clerk do Deborah Carlton 40 F - Vermont Lucy E. Millet 37 " - Mass. Andrew Dinsley 20 M - Waiter Ireland
981 3216 Joseph Whitney 60 M - Shoe Dealer $27000 $150000 Mass. Elizabeth " 54 F - " Deborah Carleton 45 F - Servant N.H. Mary A. Smith 32 F - " Ireland James Sullivan 42 M - " Scotland Harriett DeLany 29 F- " N.Scotia
112 124 Whitney, Elizabeth 65 F W Keeping house Mass. Carlton, Deborah 66 F W Domestic Servt. Vermont Mullen, Eliza J. 35 F W Domestic Servt. Ireland Parents foreign born Bruce, Jane 23 F W Domestic Servt. Nova Scotia Parents foreign born McFarland, Elizabeth 28 F W Domestic Servt. Ireland Parents foreign born Perry, Edward 28 M W Domestic Servt. Virginia Illiterate, Male citizen over 21
Elizabeth P. WHITNEY 79 Self F W W MA Housekeeping MA MA William WALTER 30 Oth M S W ENG Servant ENG ENG Elizabeth SCOON 40 Oth F S W SCOT Servant SCOT SCOT Isabella TELFER 26 Oth F S W SCOT Servant SCOT SCOT Annie RATCLIFFE 28 Oth F S W ENG Servant ENG ENG
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. 340.
1.^ "Joseph [Whitney], s. Joseph and Sally, [born] June 10, 1796," according to Vital Records of Newburyport, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1911). Also "Joseph [Whitney], [born] June 11, 1796. G.R.3," according to Vital Records of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: 1914-1915).
2.^ "Elizabeth Pratt [_____] [Whitney], w. of Joseph, [born] Aug. 29, 1800. G.R.3," according to Cambridge Vital Records.
3.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 411, page 12.
4.^ "Henry Austin [Whitney], [born] Oct. 6, 1826. G.R.3," according to Cambridge Vital Records.
5.^ "Sarah Josephine [Whitney], [born] Jan. 18, 1837. G.R.3," according to Cambridge Vital Records.
6.^ "Sarah Josephine [Whitney], [died] Mar. 25, 1842. G.R.3," according to Cambridge Vital Records.
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