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,[1] and died after 1840.
He married, 7 Mar 1824, Sterling, MA, Abigail R. Sargent, "both of Sterling".[2] She was born between about 1801, Princeton, MA, and died 7 Apr 1864, Sterling, MA, aged 63 years, of hemorrhage from lungs.[3]
Children of Caleb7 and Abigail R. (Sargent) Whitney:
i. Charlotte Evelina8 Whitney, b. 22 Apr 1824, Sterling, MA;[4] m. 13 Jun 1855, Sterling, MA, Henry N. Allen.[5] ii. Abigail Roe Whitney, b. 11 Dec 1825, Sterling, MA;[6] d. 24 Nov 1851, Sterling, MA, aged 25 years 11 months 13 days.[7] iii. (daughter) Whitney, b. ca. 1825-1830; deduced from 1830 census. iv. Leonard M. Whitney, b. ca. 20 Aug 1830, Sterling, MA; d. 12 Jan 1868, Clinton, MA, aged 37 years 4 months 22 days, of consumption;[8] m. 11 Jan 1854, Worcester, MA, Elizabeth A. Monroe, daughter of Oliver and Caroline (-----) Monroe, b. ca. 1835, Boston, MA.[9] v. Mary C. Whitney, b. ca. 1833, MA; m. 13 Jun 1855, Worcester, MA, James F. Raymond.[10] vi. John H. Whitney, b. ca. 30 Mar 1838, Sterling, MA; d. 7 Mar 1900, Fitchburg, MA, aged 62 years 11 months 7 days, of valvular disease of heart and chronic bronchitis;[11] m. 25 Feb 1869, Orange and Fitchburg, MA, Jennie N. Derby, daughter of Josiah and Betsey (-----) Derby, b. ca. 1849, Ashburnham, MA.[12] Children: i. Henry M.9 Whitney, b. 27 Oct 1872, Fitchburg, MA; d. 4 Sep 1873, Ashburnham, MA, aged 10 months 7 days, of cholera infantum.[13]
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.
- 1855, Sterling, Worcester Co., MA:
60 76 Leonard M. Whitney 25 M - Chairmaker Mass. Elizabeth Whitney 19 F - " 77 Abigail Whitney 55 F - " Charlott Whitney 30 F - " Mary Whitney 22 F - " George T. Burpee 28 M - Chairmaker "
John WHITNEY 42 Self M M W MA Works In Chair Shop MA MA Jennie WHITNEY 38 Wife F M W MA Keeping House MA MA
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.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 176, page 296.
4.^ "Charlotte Evelina, d. Caleb and Abigail, [born] Apr. 22, 1824," 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 89, page 239.
6.^ "Abigail Roe, d. Caleb and Abigail, [born] Dec. 11, 1825," according to Sterling Vital Records.
7.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 59, page 187.
8.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 213, page 248.
9.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 80, page 290.
10.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 89, page 267.
11.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 506, page 327.
12.^ "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.
13.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 258, page 285.
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