Family:Whitney, Elijah (1771-1829)
Elijah7 Whitney (Daniel6, Elijah5, Daniel4, John3, John2, John1), son of Daniel6 and Sarah (Gay) Whitney, was born 16 Jan 1771, Boston, MA,[1] baptized 20 Jan 1771, Roxbury, MA,[2] and died 11 Jan 1829, Boston, MA, aged 58 years.[3]
He "of Brookline" married, 14 Mar 1798, Newton, MA, Margaret7 Whitney "of Newton",[4] daughter of Timothy6 and Mary (Hyde) Whitney. She was born about Jan 1777, and died 22 Feb 1861, Vernon Street, Roxbury, MA, aged 84 years 1 month, of old age.[5]
Children of Elijah7 and Margaret7 (Whitney) Whitney:
i. Mary8 Whitney, bapt. -- --- 1799, Brookline, MA.[6] ii. Elijah Whitney, bapt. 4 Jan 1801, Brookline, MA.[7] iii. Margaret Ann Whitney, b. ca. 1804, MA; d. 1892, Boston, MA;[8] m.(1) (int. 22 Jun 1823, Newton, MA) Asahel Gould;[9] he d. 18 Apr 1831, Newton, MA, aged 32 years;[10] "Mrs." m.(2) 1 Oct 1839, Watertown, MA, Horatio Hager.[11] - Ch.: Asahel Gould, b. ca. 1832; Ellen F. Hager, b. ca. 1842, MA; Sarah L. Hager, b. ca. 1845, MA.
iv. Catherine A. Whitney, b. ca. 1812, Boston, MA; d. 9 Mar 1886, Boston, MA, aged 74, of paralysis;[12] "of Watertown" m. 17 Jun 1832, Newton, MA, John Rowley;[13] resided 10 Langdon St., Boston, MA. They were living in Roxbury, MA, in 1850, without children. v. Sarah A. Whitney, b. ca. 1816, MA; unmarried in 1850.
Census
- 1800, Brookline, Norfolk Co., MA: Elijah Whitney, 2 males 26-44, 3 males 16-25, 1 male 10-15, 1 female 16-25, and 1 female 0-9.
- 1810, 11th Ward, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA: Elijah Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 0-9, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 10-15, and 2 females 0-9.
- 1820, 9th Ward, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA: Elijah Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 10-15, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 10-15, and 2 females 0-9.
- 1830, 10th Ward, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA: Whitney, Margaret, 1 male 20-29, 1 female 50-59, 1 female 20-29, and 2 females 15-19.
- 1840: not found.
- 1850, Roxbury, Norfolk Co., MA:
95 117 Horatio Hager 48 M - Farmer $2000 Mass. Mary " 46 F - " Ellen F. " 8 F - " Attended school Sarah L. " 5 F - " Attended school Asahel Gould 18 M - Bookbinder " Sarah A. Whitney 34 F - " Margt. " 73 F - "
1560 2099 Catherine E. Rowley 45 F - Boarding House $300 Mass. Margaret Whitney 82 F - " Benjn. F. Kelley 38 M - Painter R.Island Thomas M. Cargill 30 M - " La. John Masterson 22 M - " R.Island Ivory Jillings 23 M - Carpenter N.H.
References
1.^ "Elijah [Whitney], s. Daniel and Sarah, [born] 16 Jan 1771, at Boston," according to Jay Mack Holbrook, "Massachusetts vital records", Warwick (Oxford, Massachusetts: Holbrook Research Institute, 1982-present), volume 1, page 18.
2.^ "Elijah [Whitney], s. Dan[ie]l, bp. Jan. 20, 1771. C.R.1," according to Vital Records of Roxbury, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1925-1926).
3.^ "Whitney Elijah 58 yr. 11 Jan 1829," according to David F. March, "Deaths in Boston: Decedents Reported in the Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, 1828-1829," NEHGR, Volume 151 (1997), p. 481.
4.^ "Elijah [Whitney] of Brookline, and Margaret Whitney, [married] Mar. 25, 1798," according to Vital Records of Newton, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1905). Also "Elijah [Whitney], of B., and Margaret Whitney of Newton, at Newton, [married] Mar. 25, 1798," according to Vital Records of Brookline, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1929).
5.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 148, page 269.
6.^ "Mary [Whitney], d. Elijah, bp. _____, 1799, C.R.1," according to Brookline Vital Records.
7.^ "Elijah [Whitney], s. Elijah, bp. Jan. 4, 1801. C.R.1," according to Brookline Vital Records.
8.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 429, page 111.
9.^ "Margaret A. [Whitney] of Boston, and Asael Gould, int. June 22, 1823," according to Vital Records of Newton, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1905).
10.^ "Asahel [Gould], [died] Apr. 18, 1831, a. 31, G. R. 2, according to Newton Vital Records.
11.^ L.D.S. International Genealogical Index, Batch #I007992.
12.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 375, page 63. This record calls her father "James", but must be an error for "Elijah".
13.^ "Catharine [Whitney] of Watertown, and John Rowley, [married] [June] 17, 1832," according to Vital Records of Newton, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1905).
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