Family:Whitney, Horatio (1798-1854)
Horatio8 Whitney (David7, Ephraim6, David5, Nathaniel4, Nathaniel3, John2, John1), son of David7 and Lois (Clapp) Whitney, was born 13 Nov 1798, Boston, MA,[1] and died said 1854, Scottsville, NY.
On 1 Jun 1815, Enoch Wiswall, Esq., of Watertown, was appointed guardian of Horatio Whitney, son of David Whitney, late of Needham, Norfolk Co., and posted bond with John Hunting and Joseph Peirce, both of Watertown, as sureties.[2]
Marriage intentions were published 5 May 1821, Watertown, MA, for him and Betsey Greenwood.[3] He "of Watertown" married, 4 Jun 1821, Sherborn, MA, Betsey Greenwood.[4]
Children of Horatio8 and Betsey (Greenwood) Whitney:
i. Elizabeth9 Whitney, b. 28 Jun 1823, Needham, MA.[5] ii. Horatio Whitney, b. 12 Jun 1825, Needham, MA.[6] iii. Ira Whitney, b. 14 Apr 1838, New Bedford, MA.[7]
References
1.^ "Horatio [Whitney], s. of Lowes Clap, in Boston, [born] Nov. 13, 1798," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Natick, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: 1910).
2.^ Middlesex County Probate Records, File #24656.
3.^ "Horatio Whitney of Watertown and Elizabeth Greenwood of Sherborn, int. 5 May 1821," 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, MA: Historical Society, c1903), volume 3, page 242.
4.^ "Horatio [Whitney] of Watertown and Betsey Greenwood, [married] June 4, 1821," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Sherborn, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: 1911).
5.^ "Elizabeth [Whitney], d. Horatio and Betsy, [born] June 28, 1823," according to Town of Needham, "Vital Records of Needham, Massachusetts," unpublished.
6.^ "Horatio [Whitney], s. Horatio and Betsy, [born] June 12, 1825," according to Town of Needham, "Vital Records of Needham, Massachusetts," unpublished.
7.^ "Ira [Whitney], s. Horatio and Betsy, [born] 1838," according to 1850 U.S. Federal Census, Fall River Town, Bristol Cty, Massachusetts, 27 Aug 1850.
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