Family:Whitney, John (1812-1863)
John7 Whitney(Isaiah6, John5, Abraham4, Isaiah3, Thomas2, John1), son of Isaiah6 and Susannah (Newhall) Whitney, was born about 31 Aug 1812, Bolton, MA, and died 25 Sep 1863, Bolton, MA, aged 51 years 25 days, of cholera morbus.[1]
He married firstly, 5 Jun 1831, Bolton, MA, Rhoda Holman.[2] She was born about 1802, and died 28 Oct 1832, Bolton, MA, aged 30 years.[3]
Marriage intentions were published 1 Jan 1837, Bolton, MA, for him and his second wife Cyreene/Sirene Shattuck "of Peperill".[4] daughter of Reuben and Sally (Parker) Shattuck/ She was a double Whitney descendant herself, being a granddaughter of James and Sarah (Chamberlain) Shattuck, and of Eleazer and Abigail (Lawrence) Parker, and great-granddaughter of Jeremiah and Elizabeth (Chamberlain) Lawrence. She was born 2 Sep 1807, Pepperell, MA, and died 16 Mar 1838, Pepperell, MA.
He married thirdly, about 1840, Clarissa -----. She was born about 1799, MA, and died after 1850.
Children of John7 and Rhoda (Holman) Whitney, if any, unknown.
Children of John7 and Cyrene (Shattuck) Whitney:
i. John H.8 Whitney]], b. ca. 1838, MA; mentioned but not named by Pierce.[5]
Children of John7 and Clarissa (-----) Whitney:
ii. George J.8 Whitney, b. ca. 1841, MA.
Census
- 1850, Bolton, Worcester Co., MA:
8 8 John Whitney 43 M - Farmer $1200 Mass. Clarissa " 51 F - " Faustina E. Attleton 18 F - " Attended school John H. Whitney 12 M - " Attended school George J. " 9 M - " Attended school 9 John Knight 48 M - " Lucy N. " 46 F - " Lydia M. " 16 F - "
- 1860, Bolton, Worcester Co., MA:
312 336 John Whitney 53 M - Day Laborer $1000 $150 Mass. Clara " 62 F - " George J. " 19 M - Hostler "
- 1870, Leominster, Worcester Co., MA:
662 803 Rice, Horace 73 M W Farmer $2300 $500 Mass. Male citizen over 21 ----, Cynthia 66 F W Keeping house " Whitney, Clara 72 F W No Occupation "
References
1.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 167, page 208.
2.^ "John and Rhoda Holman, June 5, 1831," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Bolton, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1910).
3.^ "Rhoda, w. John, Oct. 28, 1832, a. 30. G.S.3," according to Bolton Vital Records.
4.^ "John [Whitney] and Cyreene Shattuck of Peperill, int., Jan. 1, 1837," according to Bolton Vital Records.
5.^ Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), pp. 103-104.
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