Family:Whitney, Reuben Parmenter (1806-1871)
Reuben Parmenter7 Whitney (Samuel6, Aaron5, Elnathan4, Eleazar3, Thomas2, John1), son of Samuel6 and Martha (Parmenter) Whitney, was born 25 Apr 1806, Jamaica, VT, died 31 Oct 1871, Southbridge, MA.
He married firstly, 2 Jun 1831, Ware, MA, Rachel Ann Pierce. She was born Feb 1801, and died 7 Nov 1847.
He married secondly, 7 Sep 1848, Leicester, MA, Hannah Williams Wilson.[1]
He married thirdly, Mary Wallace.
He was born in Jamaica, VT, but early moved to Massachusetts. Soon after his marriage he moved to Sturbridge, MA, where he died. On account of continued sickness in his family he was not able to accumulate much, but he was noted for his sterling and unswerving honesty, and a character highly prized by his descendants. He resided Southbridge, MA.
Children of Reuben Parmenter7 and Rachel Ann (Pierce) Whitney:
i. George Parmenter8 Whitney, born 7 Oct 1833; died 19 Dec 1855. ii. Arthur Pierce Whitney, born 20 Jan 1842; married Margaret Jane Milburn. iii. Joseph Augustus Whitney, born -----; died -----. iv. Martha Elizabeth Whitney, born -----; died 27 Feb 1871. v. Mary Dana Whitney, born -----; died 1 year old. vi. Henry Algernon Whitney, born -----; resided Woonsocket, Rhode Island, 36 Summer St.
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. 532-533.
1.^ "R. [Reuben in int.] P. [Whitney] of Southbridge (s. Samuel and Martha, a. 42y., widr.) and Hannah W. Wilson, [married] Sept. 7, 1848," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Leicester, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1903).
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