Family:Whitney, Asaph S. (1804-a1880)

Asaph S.⁷ Whitney (Daniel Thayer⁶, James⁵, [prob.] James⁴, Eleazer³, Thomas², John¹), son of Daniel⁶ and Content (Stiles) Whitney, was born 5 Apr 1804, Saint Johnsbury, VT, and died after 1880.

He married, 13 Nov 1827, Medway, MA, Abigail Harding Miller,^[1] daughter of Daniel and Keziah (Adams) Miller. She was born 11 Nov 1804, and died 10 Feb 1873.

He resided Plymouth, VT.

Children of Asaph S.⁷ and Abigail Harding (Miller) Whitney:

i.	Hiram8 Whitney, b. 22 Apr 1828; d. -----.
ii.	George M. Whitney, b. 25 Jan 1830; m. Annette -----.
iii.	Joseph A. Whitney, b. 2 Feb 1832; d. -----.
iv.	Alonzo Asaph Whitney, b. 11 Nov 1834; m.(1) Sarah Parker; m.(2) Emily Taylor Hadley.
v.	Diana A. Whitney, b. 18 Sep 1835; m. 25 Dec 1858, Ludlow, VT, George M. R. Howard;[2] resided Cavendish, VT.
vi.	Lovina C. Whitney, b. 15 Feb 1837; m. 27 Nov 1873, Cavendish, VT, Sanford M. Merrill, son of J. and Susan (-----) Merril;[3] resided Cavendish, VT.
vii.	Rhoda A. Whitney, b. 15 Feb 1839; m. 20 Oct 1854, Ludlow, VT, Joseph Smart;[4] resided Springfield, VT.
viii.	Amanda E. Whitney, b. 18 Mar 1841; m. 18 or 25 Sep 1862, Woodstock, VT, Eleazer Volney Pinney;[5] resided Plymouth, VT.
ix.	Miranda E. Whitney, b. 18 Feb 1843; m. 1 Sep 1860, Plymouth, VT, or 25 Sep 1860, Rutland, VT, Volney C. Harris;[6] resided Proctorsville and Shrewsbury, VT.
x.	Mary A. Whitney, b. 19 Feb 1845 [computed as 25 Feb 1850]; d. 14 Oct 1905, Cavendish, VT, aged 55 years 8 months 19 days, of paralysis and Bright's disease;[7] m. ca. 1864, Richard Russell; resided Cavendish, VT.

Census

• 1830: not found.
• 1840, Plymouth, Windsor Co., VT: Asaph Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 10-14, 1 male 5-9, 1 female 30-39, and 3 females 0-4; 1 engaged in agriculture.
• 1850, Plymouth, Windsor Co., VT:

115 117 Aseph Whitney 46 M - $300 Vermont Abagail H. " 48 F - Mass. George " 20 M - Vermont Alonzo " 16 " - " Attended school Diana " 15 F - " Attended school Lovina " 13 F - " Attended school Rhoda A. " 11 " - " Attended school Amanda " 9 " - " Attended school Miranda " 8 " - " Attended school Mary " 5 " - " Attended school

• 1850, sons Hiram and Joseph not found.
• 1860, Plymouth, Windsor Co., VT:

190 175 Asa Whitney 56 M - Farmer $800 $100 Vt. Abigal 50 F - Mass. Geo. 30 M - Farmer $800 $200 Vt. Lovina 23 F - H Work " Amanda 19 F - " " Maranda 17 F - " " Marry 15 F - " "

• 1870, Plymouth, Windsor Co., VT:

60 63 Whitny, Asaph F. 66 M W Farmer $400 Vermont Male citizen over 21 -----, Abigail H. 65 F W Keeping House Mass. -----, George M. 40 M W Farmer $1400 $600 Vermont Male citizen over 21 -----, Annette M. 1 F W "

• 1880, Cavendish, Windsor Co., VT:

Geo. M. R. HOWARD 43 Self M M W VT Farmer VT VT Diana A. HOWARD 44 Wife F M W VT Keeping House VT MA Aseph WHITNEY 76 FatL M W W VT VT VT

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. 376.

1.^  "Asaph [Whitney] and Abagail [int. Abigail] Miller, [married] Nov. 13, 1827," according to Vital Records of Medway, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1905).

2.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.

3.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.

4.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.

5.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.

6.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.

7.^  Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954, at FamilySearch.org.

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