Family:Whitney, Lewis Jones (1802-1881)

Lewis Jones⁷ Whitney (Jabez⁶, Jacob⁵, Jonas⁴, Eleazar³, Thomas², John¹), son of Jabez⁶ and Elizabeth (-----) Whitney, was born 3 Jan 1802, Orange, MA, and died 10 Nov 1881, Athol, MA, aged 79 years 10 months 7 days, of old age.^[1]

He married, 18 Jul 1824, Athol, MA, Ruth Howard, daughter of Simon and Lucy (Putnam) Howard.^[2] She was born 11 Jun 1803, Athol, MA, and died 7 Jun 1886, Athol, MA, aged 82 years 11 months 26 days, of paralysis of heart.^[3]

Census

• 1830, Northfield, Franklin Co., MA: Lewis Whitney, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 10-14, and 1 female 20-29.
• 1840, Athol, Worcester Co., MA: Lewis J. Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 10-14, 1 female 30-39, and 1 female 0-4.
• 1850, Athol, Worcester Co., MA

206 246 Lewis J. Whitney 45 M - Carpenter $1000 Mass. Ruth " 46 F - " Sumner P. " 22 M - Furnace Man " Mary A. " 12 F - " Mary M. " 52 F - "

• 1860: not found.
• 1870, Athol, Worcester Co., MA

253 293 Whitney, Louis 57 M W Carpenter $2500 $100 Mass. Male citizen over 21 -------, Ruth 55 F W Keeping house "

• 1880, Athol, Worcester Co., MA

338 471 Whitney, Lewis J. W M 78 mar Carpenter Mass. Mass. Mass. Whitney, Ruth W F 77 Wife mar Keeping House Mass. Mass. Mass.

References

1.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 330, page 332.

2.^  "Lewis I. and Ruth Howard, July 18, 1824," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Athol, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1910).

3.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 200; volume 375, page 375.