Family:Whitney, Asa (c1781-1839)
Asa7 Whitney (John6, Nathan5, Thomas4, Eleazer3, Thomas2, John1), son of John6 and Joanna (Hamilton) Whitney, was born about 1781, and died 14 Jun 1839, Readsboro, VT, aged 58 years.
He married, 1 Jul 1802, Readsboro, VT, Ruth Amidon, daughter of Samuel Amidon. She was born about 1788, and died 10 Sep 1840, Readsboro, VT, aged 52 years.
Children of Asa7 and Ruth (Amidon) Whitney:
i. Almina8 Whitney, b. 3 Jun 1803, Readsboro, VT. ii. Chancy Whitney, b. 18 Jan 1807, Readsboro, VT. iii. Lorenzo Whitney, b. 17 May 1808, Readsboro, VT. iv. Asa Whitney, b. 6 Oct 1812, Readsboro, VT. v. Ira Whitney, b. 27 Dec 1815, Readsboro, VT; d. 26 Mar 1894, Williamstown, MA, aged 79 years 3 months, of paralysys heart; m. Mary Ann Puffer; res. Williamstown, MA.[1] A probably child is M. K. Whitney, b. 21 May 1838.[2]
Census
- 1810, Readsboro, Bennington Co., VT: Asa Whitney, 1 male 26-45, 1 male under 10, 1 female 26-45, 1 female 16-26, 1 female under 10.
- 1820, Readsboro, Bennington Co., VT: Whitney, Asa , 1 male 26-44, 2 males 10-15, 2 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44, and 1 female 16-25; 2 engaged in agriculture.
References
1.^ "Ira [Whitney] [h. Mary Ann (Puffer)], [born] Dec. 27, 1815. Gravestone record, West Cemetery," according to Vital Records of Williamstown, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1907).
2.^ "--- M. K. [Whitney], May 21, 1838. Gravestone record, West Cemetery," according to Williamstown Vital Records.
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