Family:Whitney, Elijah (1771-1829)

Elijah⁷ Whitney (Daniel⁶, Elijah⁵, Daniel⁴, John³, John², John¹), son of Daniel⁶ and Sarah (Gay) Whitney, was born 16 Jan 1771, Boston, MA,^[1] baptized 20 Jan 1771, Roxbury, MA,^[2] and died 11 Jan 1829, Boston, MA, aged 58 years.^[3]

He "of Brookline" married, 14 Mar 1798, Newton, MA, Margaret⁷ Whitney "of Newton",^[4] daughter of Timothy⁶ and Mary (Hyde) Whitney. She was born about Jan 1777, Boston, MA [per daughter Margaret's death record], and died 22 Feb 1861, Vernon Street, Roxbury, MA, aged 84 years 1 month, of old age.^[5]

Children of Elijah⁷ and Margaret⁷ (Whitney) Whitney:

i.	Mary8 Whitney, bapt. -- --- 1799, Brookline, MA.[6]
ii.	Elijah Whitney, bapt. 4 Jan 1801, Brookline, MA.[7]
iii.	Margaret Ann Whitney, b. ca. Sep 1803, Dorchester, MA; d. 18 Mar 1892, Boston, MA, aged 88 years 6 months, of senile dementia;[8] m.(1) (int. 22 Jun 1823, Newton, MA)[9] 6 Jul 1823, Boston, MA, Asahel Gould;[10] he d. 18 Apr 1831, Newton, MA, aged 32 years;[11] "Mrs." m.(2) 1 Oct 1839, Watertown, MA, Horatio Hager.[12] Children: a. Asahel Gould, b. ca. 1832. b. Ellen F. Hager, b. ca. 1842, MA. c. Sarah L. Hager, b. ca. 1845, MA.
iv.	Clotilda Elizabeth Whitney, b. ca. 1807, Boston, MA; d. 11 Dec 1853, Dorchester, MA, aged 46 years, of typhoid fever;[13] m. Charles G. Fisher.
v.	Catherine A. Whitney, b. ca. 1812, Boston, MA; d. 9 Mar 1886, Boston, MA, aged 74, of paralysis;[14] "of Watertown" m. 17 Jun 1832, Newton, MA, John Rowley;[15] resided 10 Langdon St., Boston, MA. They were living in Roxbury, MA, in 1850, without children.
vi.	Sarah A. Whitney, b. ca. 1816, MA; d. 17 Nov 1853, Watertown, MA, of consumption;[16]unmarried.

Notes

There is no direct evidence to include Clotilda as a child in this family. However, in the 1810 census there was one female 10-15 (Mary), and 2 females 0-9 (Margaret and ?). Catherine and Sarah hadn't yet been born. Also, the DAR cemetery transcription for Common Street Cemetery in Watertown lists first Charles Fisher (Clotilda's husband), then Elijah, Margaret and Sarah Whitney, followed by Clotilda, and finally Sarah Hagar (Margaret's daughter). This presents a strong case that Clotilda is a child in this family.

Census

• 1800, Brookline, Norfolk Co., MA: Elijah Whitney, 2 males 26-44, 3 males 16-25, 1 male 10-15, 1 female 16-25, and 1 female 0-9.
• 1810, 11th Ward, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA: Elijah Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 0-9, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 10-15, and 2 females 0-9.
• 1820, 9th Ward, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA: Elijah Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 10-15, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 10-15, and 2 females 0-9.
• 1830, 10th Ward, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA: Whitney, Margaret, 1 male 20-29, 1 female 50-59, 1 female 20-29, and 2 females 15-19.
• 1840: not found.
• 1850, Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA:

95 117 Horatio Hagar 48 M - Farmer $2000 Ms. Mary " 46 F - " Ellen F. " 8 F - " Attended school Sarah L. " 5 F - " Attended school Asahel Gould 18 M - Book binder " Sarah A. Whitney 34 F - " Margt. " 73 F - "

• 1855, Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA:

238 343 Rowley, John 60 M - Wool Sorter England Catherine A. 39 F - Mass. Winch, Susan 33 F - Mass. Whitney, Margaret 78 F - Mass.

• 1860, 2nd Ward, Roxbury, Norfolk Co., MA:

1560 2099 Catherine E. Rowley 45 F - Boarding House $300 Mass. Margaret Whitney 82 F - " Benjn. F. Kelley 38 M - Painter R.Island Thomas M. Cargill 30 M - " La. John Masterson 22 M - " R.Island Ivory Jillings 23 M - Carpenter N.H.

References

1.^  "Elijah [Whitney], s. Daniel and Sarah, [born] 16 Jan 1771, at Boston," according to Jay Mack Holbrook, "Massachusetts vital records", Warwick (Oxford, Massachusetts: Holbrook Research Institute, 1982-present), volume 1, page 18.

2.^  "Elijah [Whitney], s. Dan[ie]l, bp. Jan. 20, 1771. C.R.1," according to Vital Records of Roxbury, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1925-1926).

3.^  "Whitney   Elijah   58 yr.   11 Jan 1829," according to David F. March, "Deaths in Boston: Decedents Reported in the Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, 1828-1829," NEHGR, Volume 151 (1997), p. 481.

4.^  "Elijah [Whitney] of Brookline, and Margaret Whitney, [married] Mar. 25, 1798," according to Vital Records of Newton, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1905). Also "Elijah [Whitney], of B., and Margaret Whitney of Newton, at Newton, [married] Mar. 25, 1798," according to Vital Records of Brookline, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1929).

5.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 148, page 269.

6.^  "Mary [Whitney], d. Elijah, bp. _____, 1799, C.R.1," according to Brookline Vital Records.

7.^  "Elijah [Whitney], s. Elijah, bp. Jan. 4, 1801. C.R.1," according to Brookline 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 429, page 111.

9.^  "Margaret A. [Whitney] of Boston, and Asael Gould, int. June 22, 1823," according to Vital Records of Newton, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1905).

10.^  L.D.S. International Genealogical Index.

11.^  "Asahel [Gould], [died] Apr. 18, 1831, a. 31, G. R. 2, according to Newton Vital Records.

12.^  L.D.S. International Genealogical Index, Batch #I007992.

13.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 76, page 153.

14.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 375, page 63. This record calls her father "James", but must be an error for "Elijah".

15.^  "Catharine [Whitney] of Watertown, and John Rowley, [married] [June] 17, 1832," according to Vital Records of Newton, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1905).

16.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 85, page 136.

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