Family:Whitney, James S. (1798-1865)

James S.⁷ Whitney (Jesse⁶, David⁵, Nathan⁴, Nathaniel³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Jesse⁶ and Mary (Sawyer) Whitney, was born 15 Dec 1798,^[1] or 15 Nov 1797, Saco, ME, and died 1878, Brookline, MA. He was buried in Dover, MA.

He married, Eliza Reed. She was born 25 Oct 1801, Dover, MA.

Children of James S.7 and Eliza (Reed) Whitney:

i.	(daughter)8 Whitney, b. between 1825 and 1830; deduced from 1830 and 1840 censuses.
ii.	Charles8 Whitney, b. ca. 1829, MA.
iii.	James Whitney, b. ca. 1831, Boston, MA; m. 29 Nov 1855, Dover, MA, Harriet A. Ketchum.[2]
iv.	Henry Whitney, b. ca. 1834, MA.
v.	Mary A. J. Whitney, b. ca. 1836, Boston, MA; d. 28 Mar 1883, Milford, MA, aged 46 years 10 months 8 days, of phthisis pulmonalis;[3] m. 1 Oct 1854, Dover, MA, George R. J. Ruggles.[4]
vi.	Ruth D. Whitney, b. 3 Aug 1838, MA; buried Dover, MA.[5]
vii.	John H. Whitney, b. ca. 1841, MA; res. Brookline in 1895.
viii.	Charles H. Whitney, b. ca. 1849, MA.

Census

• 1830, Ward 9, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA: James S. Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 0-4, 1 fmlae 20-29, and 1 female 0-4.
• 1840, Ward 11, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA: James S. Whitney, 1 male 50-59, 1 male 10-14, 2 males 5-9, 1 female 30-39, 1 female 10-14, and 2 females 0-9.
• 1850, Ward 11, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA:

4 77 James S. Whitney 50 M - Jobber $5000 Me. Elisa " 48 F - Ms. Chas. " 21 M - none " James " 19 M - Teamster " Henry Whitney 16 M - Clerk " Mary A. " 14 F - " Attended school Ruth " 12 F - " Attended school John " 9 M - " Attended school

• 1860, Ward 3, Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA:

2297 3334 James Whitney 63 M - Farm Laborer $1800 $200 Me. Attended school [sic] Elisa " 58 F - Mass. Ruth D. " 21 F - " John H. " 19 M - " Charles H. " 11 M - " Attended school

• 1870: not found.
• 1880, Milford, Worcester Co., MA:

155 186 Ruggles, George R. W M 54 mar Works in Boot Factory Massachusetts Mass. Mass. -------, Mary A. W F 45 Wife mar Keeping House Massachusetts Mass. Mass. Whitney, Eliza W F 78 MiL wid At Home Paralysis Massachusetts Mass. Mass. Brown, Aravesta W F 49 Brdr sgl House Keeper Maine Maine Mass.

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), pp. 232-233.

1.^  "James S. [Whitney] [h. Eliza (Reed)], [died] Dec. 15, 1798. G.R.," according to Vital Records of Dover, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1908).

3.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 88, page 183.

3.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 384, page 426.

4.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 79, page 196.

5.^ "Ruth D. [Whitney], [died] Aug. 3, 1838. G.R.," according to Dover Vital Records.

---

Copyright © 2008, Robert L. Ward and the Whitney Research Group