Family:Whitney, Simon (1797-1861)
Dr. Simon7 Whitney (Nathaniel Ruggles6, Simon5, Daniel4, Benjamin3, John2, John1), born 30 Oct 1797; married 6 May 1824, Mary Walker.
Dr. Simon Whitney was born in Watertown. In early life he was a teacher, having recieved his preparatory education in Newton and Brighton. He entered Harvard College, and graduated in 1818. Later he taught school in Charlestown, and, having studied medicine, he settled in Framingham, where he ever after resided. He was representative in the state legislature in 1853. He died 2 Sep 1861; resided Framingham, Massachusetts.
Children of Simon7 Whitney:
i. Elizabeth W.8 Whitney, born 15 Jul 1825; married 30 Aug 1845, John W. Osgood, M.D. of Saxonville, Massachusetts and had three children. She died in 1894, and was buried in Framingham. ii. Mary Whitney, born 16 Aug 1826; died same day. iii. Allston Waldo Whitney, born 15 Jun 1828; married Sarah Ellen Bishop. iv. Abby Walker Whitney, born 20 Jul 1829. v. Henry Augustus Whitney, born 11 Jan 1831; drowned 22 Jul 1840. vi. Harriett Lincoln Whitney, born 3 Oct 1833. vii. Clarence Whitney, born 1 Jan 1838. viii. Jonas Bradish Whitney, born 22 Aug 1843; resided Reading, Pennsylvania.
References
1. 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. 292.
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