Family:Whitney, Charles (1803-b1840)
Charles7 Whitney (Abijah6, Joseph5, John4, Joseph3, John2, John1), son of Abijah6 and Anna (Whittemore) Whitney, was born 11 Jun 1803, Weston, MA, was baptized 12 Jun 1803, Weston, MA,[1] and died before 1840.
He married, 9 Feb 1825, Concord, MA, Mary Brown "of Concord",[2] daughter of Zachariah and Sally (Johnson) Whitney. She was born 28 Oct 1800, Concord, MA, and died 26 Apr 1880, Medway, MA, aged 78 years, of acute pericarditis.[3] Marriage intentions were published 3 Jun 1840, Medway, MA, for her and Arthur "McConn".[4] He was born about 1810, Ireland.
He was a student at the North [East] School, Weston, MA, in 1808.[5]
Children of Charles7 and Mary (Brown) Whitney:
i. Mary Ann8 Whitney, b. ca. 1826; m. 1 Jan 1845, Holliston, MA, Abel H. Seley.[6] ii. (child) Whitney, b. ca. 1828-1830; d. 24 Nov 1832, Holliston, MA, aged 2 or 4 years.[7] iii. Charles Whitney, b. ca. 1832, Holliston, MA; m. 18 May 1853, Medway, MA, Isabella Smith.[8] iv. Harriet Susan Whitney, b. -----. v. (child) Whitney, b. ca. 1839-1840; d. 24 Mar 1842, Holliston, MA, aged 2 years.[9]
Child of Arthur and Mary (Brown)(Whitney) McCann:
i. Maria Elizabeth McCann, b. 3 Jun 1842, Weston, MA.[10] Living in 1850.
Notes
"Charles Whitney and fam. were at Sherburn and Holliston in 1827. Mary wife of Charles, 39 in 1842. Children:
- Mary Ann, 4 in 1831.
- Charles, 10 in 1842, b. July 15, 1832.
- Harriet Susan, 8 in 1842, b. May 20, 1834.
Wife of Charles Whitney had illegitimate dau. Elizabeth M., b. June 3, 1842."[11]
Census
- 1830, East Sudbury, Middlesex Co., MA: Charles Whitney, 1 male 20-29 and 1 female 0-4.
- 1850, Medway, Norfolk Co., MA:
391 514 Arthur McCann 40 M - Boot-maker Ireland Mary " 49 F - Mass. Maria E. " 8 F - "
91 100 Charles Whitney 23 M - Boot Maker Mass. Isabella S. Whitney 18 F - Mass. Charles J. Whitney 1 M - Mass.
This is his son Charles and family.
- 1860: not found.
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. 150.
1.^ "Charles [Whitney], s. Abijah and Anna, bap. June 12, 1803," according to Mary Frances Peirce, Town of Weston. Births, Deaths and Marriages, 1707-1850. 1703--Gravestones--1900. Church Records, 1709-1825. Appendix and Addenda, Cent Society, Gleanings from the Town Files, Bits of Genealogy, Error, Indexes, &c. (Boston, MA: McIncloe Bros., Printers, 1901), page 518.
2.^ "Charles [Whitney], of Sudbury and Mary Brown of Concord, by Rev. Ezra Ripley, [married] 9 Feb 1825," according to Town of Concord, Concord, Massachusetts. Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1635-1850 (Boston, MA: Todd, 1895), p. 375.
3.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 320, page 237.
4.^ "Charles [Whitney], scholar in the North [East] School, 1808," according to Weston Vital Records, page .
5.^ "Mary [Whitney] and Arthur McConn, int. June 3, 1840," according to Holliston.
6.^ "Mary A. [Whitney], 18, d. Charles and Mary, and Abel H. Seley, 23, Miller, s. Samuel and Charlotte, [married] Jan. 1, 1845," according to Vital Records of Holliston, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1908).
7.^ "______ [Whitney], ch. Mrs Whitney, [died] Nov. 24, 1832, a. 4. [a. 2, C.R.1]," according to Holliston Vital Records.
8.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 70, page 260.
9.^ "______ [Whitney], ch. Mary, [died] Mar. 23, 1842, a. 2.," according to Holliston Vital Records.
10.^ "Maria Elizabeth [Whitney], d. Mrs. Charles, June 3, 1842, in the Weston Poor-house," according to Weston Vital Records, page 247.
11.^ Weston Vital Records, supplement, page 565.
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