Family:Whitney, Richard (1782-1863)
Richard6 Whitney (Simon5, Daniel4, Benjamin3, John2, John1), son of Simon5 and Mary (Ruggles) Whitney;[1] born 2 Jan 1782, Watertown, Massachusetts;[2] married in Amherst, Massachusetts, 23 Apr 1816, Mary Elizabeth Parker, born 20 May 1797; died 13 May 1879.
He was a carriage trimmer and harnessmaker by trade. He died 25 Nov 1863; resided Amherst, Massachusetts.
Children of Richard6and Mary Elizabeth (Parker) Whitney:
i. Simon W.7 Whitney, born 21 Nov 1817; married Emeline L. Belding, Sarah Ingram and Samantha Atherton. ii. Richard S. Whitney, born 13 Feb 1819; married Amelia Arrington. iii. Samuel F. Whitney, born 18 Jul 1820; resided Emery St., Springfield, Massachusetts. iv. Sarah A. M. Whitney, born 25 Jun 1822; died 28 Oct 1824. v. Elisha P. Whitney, born 19 Jun 1824; married ----- -----. vi. Sarah A. M. Whitney, born 24 Oct 1826; died 2 Mar 1861. vii. Caroline Elizabeth Whitney, born Aug 2, 1828; married ----- Simons; died 19 Jun 1863.
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. 158.
1.^ His parentage is proven by his birth record.
2.^ "Richard Whitney, s. Simon & Sarah Whitney, b. 2 Jan 1782," according to Watertown Records, Comprising the Fourth Book of Town Proceedings and the Second Book of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, from 1738 to 1822 (Watertown, MA: Historical Society, c1903), p. 175.
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