Family:Whitney, Amos (1765-a1811)
Amos7 Whitney (Benjamin6, Benjamin5, Benjamin4, Joseph3, John2, John1), son of Benjamin6 and Sarah (White) Whitney, was born 31 Dec 1765, Worcester, MA,[1] and died before 1841.
He married firstly, 20 Nov 1793, Worcester, MA,[2] Polly Kingsbury, eldest daughter of Moses Kingsbury. She was born 1772, and died 23 Apr 1795.
Marriage intentions were published 15 Aug 1800, Shrewsbury, MA, for him "of Worcester" and Betty Parker.[3] He married secondly, 1 Oct 1800, Worcester, MA, Betsey Parker, "of Shrewsbury",[4] daughter of Amos and Polly Curwen (Stone) Parker. She was born 23 or 28 Mar 1769, Shrewsbury, MA, and died 12 Aug 1841, Worcester, MA, aged 72 years, of apoplexy.[5]
Amos Whitney recd., of the town for nursing and boarding Jesse Wesson's wife and child $4.78. At the March town, meeting in 1795 and 1806 he was elected a surveyor of the highways and collector of highway taxes. In 1802 he was elected a member of the school committee. In 1806 he was on the venire for the Supreme Court; 1809 candidate for the legislature; 1811 elected assessor. He died before his wife; resided Worcester, MA.
Child of Amos7 and Polly (Kingsbury) Whitney:
i. Ezra8 Whitney, b. -----; d. Jun 1795.
Census
- 1800, Worcester, Worcester Co., MA: Amos Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 0-9, and 1 female over 45.
- 1810, Worcester, Worcester Co., MA: Whitney Amos, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 0-9, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 10-15, and 1 female 0-9.
- 1820, Worcester, Worcester Co., MA: Amos Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 18-25, 1 female over 45, and 1 female 0-9; 1 engaged in agriculture.
- 1830, Worcester, Worcester Co., MA: Betsey Whitney, 1 male 50-59 and 1 male 60-69.
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. 283.
1.^ "Amos [Whitney], s. Benjamin and Sarah, [born] Dec. 31, 1765," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Worcester Births, Marriages and Deaths. (Births 1714-1848; Marriages 1747-1848; Deaths, 1826-1848), Collections of the Worcester Society of Antiquity, vol. 12 (1894).
2.^ "Amos [Whitney] of Worcester and Betty Parker, int. Aug. 15, 1800," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1904).
3.^ "Amos [Whitney], and Polly Kingsbury, [married] Nov. 20, 1793," according to Worcester Vital Records.
4.^ "Amos [Whitney], and Betsey Parker of Shrewsbury, [married] Oct. 1, 1800," according to Worcester Vital Records.
5.^ "Betsey [Whitney], wid. Amos, [died] Aug. 12, 1841, a. 72," according to Worcester Vital Records. Also, XX.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 1, page 153.
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