Family:Whitney, Ezekiel (1768-1830)
Ezekiel6 Whitney (Ezekiel5, John4, Benjamin3, John2, John1), son of Ezekiel5 and Catherine (Draper) Whitney,[1] was born 13 Apr 1768, Watertown, MA,[2] and died Dec 1830.[3]
He, "Jun., of Watertown," married firstly, 12 Sep 1790, Boston, MA, Ruth Gilbert.[4] daughter of Solomon and Lydia (Lincoln) Gilbert.[5] She was born 3 Dec 1765, Sharon, MA;[6] and died about 1798.[7]
On 2 Jun 1793, Watertown, MA, Kathy, wife of Ezekiel Whitney, Jr., owned the covenant.[8] This seems to be an error for "Ruthy", not "Kathy"; or else for "Sr.", not "Jr."
Marriage intentions were published 26 Apr 1799, Watertown, MA, for him "Jr." and Catharine Anson "both of Watertown".[9] He, "Jr.," married secondly, 16 May 1799, Watertown, MA, Catharine Anson "both of Watertown",[10] parentage, birth, and death unknown.
He resided Roxbury and Watertown, MA.
Children of Ezekiel6 and Ruth (Gilbert) Whitney:
i. Frank7 Whitney, bapt. 2 Jun 1793, Watertown, MA.[11] ii. Leonard Whitney, bapt. 2 Jun 1793, Watertown, MA;[12] m. Ruth Richardson Larrabee. iii. Abigail Whitney, b. ca. 9 Sep 1794, Watertown, MA; bapt. 14 Sep 1794, Watertown, MA;[13] d. 31 Aug 1863, aged 68 years 11 months 22 days, of dysentery, b. Watertown, dau. of Ezekiel and Ruth Whitney;[14] m. (int. 12 Sep 1812, Fitchburg, MA), Thomas Harris.[15] They resided in Fitchburg, MA. - Ch.: Martin, b. 3 Mar 1813; Leonard Whitney, b. 25 Oct 1814; Porter, b. 19 Dec 1816; Willard, b. 15 Oct 1818; Sarah, b. 24 Apr 1823; Mary, b. 12 Jul 1825; Lucy Ann, b. 31 Jan 1830; Charles Thomas, b. 12 Aug 1834; and Lydia Jane, b. 5 Aug 1839.
iv. Otis Whitney, bapt. 12 Aug 1798, Watertown, MA.[16] Apparently he died before 1808, when a half-brother was given his name.
Children of Ezekiel6 and Catharine (Anson) Whitney:
v. Alvares Whitney, b. 13 Jan 1800, Watertown, MA;[17] "of Watertown" m. (int. 24 Jun 1822, Watertown, MA,[18] and 29 Jun 1822, Waltham, MA[19]) 14 Jul 1822, Watertown, MA, Catherine B. Larrabee "of Waltham".[20] vi. Cromwell Whitney, b. 17 Nov 1801, Watertown, MA;[21] m. Sarah Sanger. vii. Lydia Whitney, b. 25 Apr 1804, Watertown, MA;[22] m. Charles Hyde. viii. Nahum P. Whitney, b. 14 Jun 1806, Watertown, MA;[23] m. Sarah Eustis. ix. Otis Whitney, b. 11 Aug 1808, Watertown, MA.[24] x. George Washington Whitney, b. 29 Aug 1812, Watertown, MA;[25] m. Elizabeth Cook. xi. James Whitney, b. 12 Mar 1815, Watertown, MA.[26] xii. Walter H. Whitney, b. 18 Nov 1817, Watertown, MA;[27] m. Lydia E. Doyle. xiii. Jeremiah F. Whitney, b. 10 Aug 1820; m. Sarah A. Puffer.
Census
- 1800, Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA: Ezekl Whitney, 1 male 16-25, 3 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44, 2 females 0-9.
- 1810, Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA: Ezekiel Whitney, 1 male over 45, 2 males 16-25, 2 males 10-15, 3 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44, 2 females 10-15, and 1 female 0-9.
References
1.^ His parentage is proven by his birth record.
2.^ "Ezekiel Whitney, s. Ezekiel & Katharine Whitney, b. 13 Apr 1768," according to Watertown Records, Comprising the Fourth Book of Town Proceedings and the Second Book of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, from 1738 to 1822 (Watertown, Massachusetts: Historical Society, c1903), volume 3, page 176.
3.^ Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), p. 151.
4.^ "Ezekiel [Whitney] Jun. of Watertown and Ruth Gilbert, [married] Sept. 12, 1790*," according to Registry Department of the City of Boston, A Volume of Records Relating to the Early History of Boston, Containing Boston Marriages from 1752 to 1809 (Boston: Rockwell and Churchill, 1903), p. 113.
5.^ Her parentage is proven by her birth record.
6.^ "Ruth [Gilbert], d. Solomon and Lydia, [born] Dec. 3, 1765. T.C.," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Sharon, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston: 1909).
7.^ Her death must have occurred after the birth of her fourth child, and before her husband's remarriage, but no record of it has been found.
8.^ "2 Jun 1793, Kathy, wf. of Ezekiel Whitney, Jr., o. c.," according to Watertown Records, Comprising East Congregational and Precinct Affairs, 1697 to 1737. Also, Record Book of the Pastors, 1686-1819 (Watertown, MA: Historical Society, 1906), volume 4, page 105.
9.^ "Ezekiel Whitney, Jr. & Catharine Anson, b. of Watertown, int. 26 Apr 1799," according to Watertown Vital Records, volume 3, page 229.
10.^ "Ezekiel Whitney & Catharine Anson, b. of Watertown, m. 16 May 1799," according to atertown Vital Records, volume 3, page 195.
11.^ "2 Jun 1793, Frank and Leonard, sons of Ezekiel Whitney, Junr, bapt.," according to Watertown Vital Records, volume 4, page 174.
12.^ "2 Jun 1793, Frank and Leonard, sons of Ezekiel Whitney, Junr, bapt.," according to Watertown Vital Records, volume 4, page 174.
13.^ "14 Sep 1794, Abigail, d. of Ezekiel Whitney, bapt.," according to Watertown Vital Records, volume 4, page 174.
14.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 167, page 224.
15.^ "Abigail [Whitney] of Westminster and Thomas Harris, [marriage intentions] Sept. 12, 1812," according to Walter A. Davis, comp., Old Records of the Town of Fitchburg, Massachusetts (Fitchburg, MA: Fitchburg City Council, 1898-1913), vol. III, p. 89.
16.^ "12 Aug 1798, Otis, s. of Ezekiel Whitney, bapt.," according to Watertown Vital Records, volume 4, page 176.
17.^ "Alvarus Whitney, s. Ezekiel Whitney and wife Catharine, b. 13 Jan 1800," according to Watertown Vital Records, volume 3, page 216.
18.^ "Alvarious Whitney of Watertown and Catharine Larabee of Waltham, int. 24 Jun 1822," according to Watertown Vital Records, volume 3, page 243.
19.^ "Alvarious of Watertown, and Catherine Larabe, int. June 29, 1822," according to Vital Records of Waltham, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1904).
20.^ "Alvarious Whitney of Watertown and Catharine Larabee of Waltham, m. 14 Jul 1822," according to Watertown Vital Records, volume 3, page 223.
21.^ "Cromwell Whitney, s. Ezekiel Whitney and wife Catharine, b. 17 Nov 1801," according to Watertown Vital Records, volume 3, page 216.
22.^ "Lydia Whitney, d. Ezekiel Whitney and wife Catharine, b. 25 Apr 1804," according to Watertown Vital Records, volume 3, page 216.
23.^ "Nahum Whitney, s. Ezekiel Whitney and wife Catharine, b. 14 Jun 1806," according to Watertown Vital Records, volume 3, page 216.
24.^ "Otis Whitney, s. Ezekiel Whitney and wife Catharine, b. 11 Aug 1808," according to Watertown Vital Records, volume 3, page 216.
25.^ "Washington Whitney, s. Ezekiel Whitney and wife Catharine, b. 29 Aug 1812," according to Watertown Vital Records, volume 3, page 216.
26.^ "James Whitney, s. Ezekiel Whitney and wife Catharine, b. 12 Mar 1815," according to Watertown Vital Records, volume 3, page 217.
27.^ "Walter Whitney, s. Ezekiel Whitney and wife Catharine, b. 18 Nov 1817," according to Watertown Vital Records, volume 3, page 217.
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