Family:Whitney, Jacob (1776-1864)
Jacob7 Whitney (Jacob6, Richard5, Richard4, Richard3, Richard2, John1), son of Jacob6 and Lois (Hapgood) Whitney, was born 16 Oct 1776, Harvard, MA,[1] and died 12 Apr 1864, Harvard, MA, farmer, aged 87 years 5 months 26 days, of lung fever and old age, son of Jacob.
He married firstly, 20 Feb 1806, Harvard, MA, Mercy Fairbank7 Whitney,[2] daughter of Reuben6 and Lucy (Fairbank) Whitney. She was born 25 Jul 1786, Harvard, MA,[3] and died 9 Jul 1822, Harvard, MA.[4]
Marriage intentions were published 7 Jun 1823, Harvard, MA, for him and second wife Hannah6 Whitney "of Bolton".[5] He "of Harvard" married secondly, 13 Jul 1823, Bolton, MA, Hannah6 Whitney,[6] daughter of John5 and Sarah (Atherton) Whitney. She was born 6 Sep 1794, Bolton, MA, and died 24 or 26 May 1833, Harvard, MA, aged 44 years.[7]
He married thirdy, 2 Jun 1839, Harvard, MA, Elizabeth Gates,[8] daughter of John and Catherine (Wetherbee) Gates. She was born 17 Nov 1792, Stow, MA, and died 24 Feb 1870, Harvard, MA, aged 77 years 3 months 7 days, of pneumonia,[9] born in Stow, daughter of John and Catherine Gates.
Children of Jacob7 and Mercy Fairbank7 (Whitney) Whitney (possibly incomplete):
i. (child)8 Whitney, b. unknown; d. 13 Apr 1810, Harvard, MA.[10] ii. Martha Ann Whitney, b. 22 Mar 1812, Harvard, MA;[11] d. 7 Sep 1829, Harvard, MA, aged 18 years.[12] iii. Mary Perry Whitney, b. 25 Jul 1814, Harvard, MA;[13] m. (int. 26 Mar 1842, Wayland, MA[14]) 26 Apr 1842, Harvard, MA, Dexter Sherman "of Wayland".[15] iv. Jacob Milton Whitney, b. 28 Jul 1816, Harvard, MA;[16] m. Sarah Ann Bigelow. v. Mercy F. Whitney, b. ca. 29 Jun 1822, Harvard, MA; d. 26 Dec 1903, Fitchburg, MA, aged 81 years 5 months 27 days, of breast cancer;[17] "of Harvard" m. (int. 30 Apr 1847, Fitchburg, MA[18])(int. 1 May 1847, Harvard, MA[19]), Lysander S. Upham.
Children of Jacob7 and Hannah6 (Whitney) Whitney:
vi. Sarah M.8 Whitney, bapt. 4 Sep 1825, Harvard, MA;[20] m. 10 Sep 1861, Harvard, MA, Frederick A. Willard, son of Luther and Mary (Davis) Willard, b. ca. 1824, New York, NY.[21] vii. Louisa J. Whitney, b. ca. 1826 (calculated from age at marriage); bp. 1 Jul 1827, Harvard, MA;[22] m. 20 Dec 1849, Harvard, MA, George G. Fales "of Peterborough, N.H."[23] viii. Francena F. Whitney, b. ca. 1829, MA; d. after 1850; "Francena E." m. 20 Mar 1856, Harvard, MA, Edward W. Houghton, son of Cephas and Sarah (-----) Houghton, b. ca. 1829, MA.[24] ix. Martha A. Whitney, b. ca. 1831, MA; m. Hiram7 Whitney, q.v. ix. Ellen Augusta Whitney, b. ca. 1833, MA; m. 12 Jun 1862, Harvard, MA, Absalom Ball Gale, son of Daniel and Clarisa (-----) Gale, b. ca. 1815, "Jamaca".[25]
Jacob7 and Elizabeth (Gates) Whitney had no known children.
Census
- 1810, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA: Jacob Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 0-9, and 2 females 16-25.
- 1820, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA: Jacob Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 18-25, 2 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44, and 2 females 0-9; 1 engaged in manufacture or trades.
- 1830, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA: Jacob Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 10-14, 1 female 30-39, 2 females 5-9, and 2 females 0-4.
- 1840, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA: Jacob Whitney, 1 male 60-69, 1 male 15-19, 1 female 40-49, 2 females 15-19, 2 females 10-14, and 2 females 5-9; 2 engaged in manufacture or trades.
- 1850, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA:
60 72 Jacob Whitney 72 M - Farmer $2000 Mass. Elizabeth " 57 F - " Sarah M. " 25 F - " Francena F. " 22 F - " Martha A. " 19 F - " Attended school Ellen A. " 17 F - " Attended school
75 81 Jacob Whitney 79 M - Farmer Mass. Elizabeth Whitney 62 F - Mass. Fransica E. Whitney 27 F - Mass. Martha Ann Whitney 24 F - Mass. Ellen A. Whitney 22 F - Mass.
24 29 John M. Whitney 39 M - Mass. Sarah A. M. Whitney 35 F - Mass. Sarah M. Whitney 30 F - Mass.
"John" must be an error for "Jacob". This is his daughter Sarah living with her brother and his wife.
269 296 Jacob Whitney 83 M - Farmer $2700 $300 Mass. Elizabeth " 67 F - " Sarah " 35 F - " Martha A. " 29 F - " Ellen A. " 27 F - "
Martha A. WHITNEY 49 Self F W W MASS Keeping House MASS MASS J. Milton WHITNEY 64 Bro M S W MASS Agent Tire MASS MASS
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), pp. 325-326.
- Stow Vital Records
1.^ "Jacob [Whitney], s. of Jacob and Lois, [born] Oct. 16, 1776," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Harvard, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: Wright & Potter Printing Co., 1917).
2.^ "Jacob [Whitney] and Marcy F. (Mercy Fairbank, int.) Whitney, [married] Feb. 20, 1806," according to Harvard Vital Records.
3.^ "Mercy Fairbank [Whitney], d. of Reuben and Lucy, [born] July 15, 1786," according to Harvard Vital Records.
4.^ "Mercy F. [Whitney], [died] July 9, 1822, a. 36 y. G.R.1," according to Harvard Vital Records.
5.^ "Jacob [Whitney] and Hannah Whitney of Bolton, int. June 7, 1823.," according to Harvard Vital Records.
6.^ "Jacob [Whitney] of Harvard and Hannah Whitney, [married] July 13, 1823," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Bolton, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1910).
7.^ "Hannah [Whitney], (w. of Jacob, C.R.1.), [died] May 26, 1838, a. 44 y. (May 24, 1838. G.R.1.)," according to Harvard Vital Records.
8.^ "Jacob [Whitney] and Elizabeth Gates, [married] June 2, 1839. ," according to Harvard Vital Records. Also, "Jacob [Whitney] and Elizabeth Gates, [married] June 20, 1839. P.R.15." according to F. Apthorp Foster, ed., Vital Records of Stow, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1911).
10.^ "----- [Whitney], inf. ch. of Jacob, [died] Apr. 13, 1810. C.R.1," according to Harvard Vital Records.
11.^ "Martha Ann [Whitney], d. of Jacob and Mercy, [born] Mar. 22, 1812," according to Harvard Vital Records.
12.^ "Martha [Whitney] (Martha Ann, G.R.1.) eldest d. of Jacob, [died] -----, 1829. C.R.1. (Dec. 7, 1829, a. 18 y. G.R.1.)," according to Harvard Vital Records.
13.^ "Mary Perry [Whitney], d. of Jacob and Mercy, [born] July 25, 1814," according to Harvard Vital Records.
14.^ "Mary P. of Harvard, and Dexter Sherman, int. Mar. 26, 1842," according to Vital Records of Wayland, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1905).
15.^ "Mary P. [Whitney] and Dexter Sherman of Wayland, [married] Apr. 26, 1842," according to Harvard Vital Records.
16.^ "Jacob Milton [Whitney], s. of Jacob and Mercy, bp. July 28, 1816. C.R.1," according to Harvard Vital Records.
17.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 22, page 525.
18.^ "Mercy [Whitney] of Harvard and Lysander S. Upham, [marriage intentions] Apr. 30, 1847," according to Walter A. Davis, comp., Old Records of the Town of Fitchburg, Massachusetts (Fitchburg, MA: Fitchburg City Council, 1898-1913), vol. III, p. 218.
19.^ "Mercy F. [Whitney] and Lysander S. Upham of Fitchburg, int. May 1, 1847," according to Harvard Vital Records.
20.^ "Sarah Margaret [Whitney], d. of Jacob, bp. Sept. 4, 1825. C.R.1," according to Harvard Vital Records.
21.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 146, page 167.
22.^ "Louisa Jane [Whitney], d. of Jacob, bp. July 1, 1827. C.R.1," according to Harvard Vital Records.
23.^ "Louisa J. [Whitney], d. of Jacob and Hannah, a. 23 y., and George G. Fales of Peterborough, N.H., s. of Ephraim and Olive, b. in Lancaster, a. 27 y., [married] Dec. 20, 1840," according to Harvard Vital Records.
24.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 101, page 193.
25.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 155, page 168.
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