Family:Whitney, Caleb (1800-1847)
Caleb7 Whitney (Jonathan6, Caleb5, Jonathan4, Richard3, Richard2, John1), son of Jonathan6 and Lucy (Wheeler) Whitney, was born 28 Dec 1800, Sterling, MA, and died after 1840.
He married, 7 Mar 1824, Sterling, MA, Abigail R. Sargent, "both of Sterling".[1] She was born between 1800 and 1810, and died after 1840.
Children of Caleb7 and Abigail R. (Sargent) Whitney:
i. Charlotte Evelina Whitney, b. 22 Apr 1824, Sterling, MA;[2] apparently d. before 1840. ii. Abigail Roe Whitney, b. 11 Dec 1825, Sterling, MA;[3] apparently d. before 1840. iii. (daughter) Whitney, b. ca. 1825-1830; deduced from 1830 census. iv. (son) Whitney, b. ca. 1825-1830; deduced from 1830 census. v. (daughter) Whitney, b. ca. 1830-1835; deduced from 1840 census. vi. John H. Whitney, b. ca. 1838, Sterling, MA; m. 25 Feb 1869, Orange, MA, Jennie N. Derby, daughter of Josiah and Betsey (-----) Derby, b. ca. 1849, Ashburnham, MA.[4]
Census
- 1830, Sterling, Worcester Co., MA: Caleb Whitney, 1 male 15-19 [sic], 1 male 10-14, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 20-29, 1 female 5-9, and 2 females 0-4. The male 10-14 may have been a brother, a brother-in-law, an apprentice, or a farm laborer.
- 1840, Sterling, Worcester Co., MA: Caleb Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 30-39, and 1 female 5-9.
- 1850: not found.
References
1.^ "Caleb, s. Jonathan and Lucy, [born] Dec. 28, 1800," according to Frances Pratt Tapley, comp., Vital Records of Sterling, Massachusetts (Sterling, MA: Historical Commission, 1976).
2.^ "Caleb and Abigail R. Sargent, both of S., [married] March 7, 1824," according to Sterling Vital Records.
3.^ "Charlotte Evelina, d. Caleb and Abigail, [born] Apr. 22, 1824," according to Sterling Vital Records.
4.^ "Abigail Roe, d. Caleb and Abigail, [born] Dec. 11, 1825," according to Sterling Vital Records.
5.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 217, page 316.
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