Family:Whitney, Amos (1784-a1830)

Amos⁷ Whitney (Hezekiah⁶, Elias⁵, Lemuel⁴, Moses³, Richard², John¹), son of Hezekiah⁶ and Sarah (Piper) Whitney, was born Stow, MA, and was baptized 1 Aug 1784, Stow, MA.^[1]

Marriage intentions were published 11 Dec 1813, Stow, MA, for him and Patty Wilder "of Sterling".^[2] She was born 21 Jun 1784, and died 5 Oct 1837.

He was a farmer; resided Stow, MA.

Children of Amos⁷ and Patty (Wilder) Whitney:

i.	Joseph W.8 Whitney, b. 25 Feb 1814; d. 16 Jul 1891, Waltham, MA, aged 77, of hemoplegia due to a cerebral hemorrhage, janitor; s. p.; m. 4 Oct 1840, Newburyport, MA, Mary Browne Gerrish.[3] Of Weston in 1850, Waltham in 1860.
ii.	Luceba C. Whitney, b. 6 Sep 1816; d. 30 Nov 1865; m. 24 Jul 1849, Stow, MA, Silas Newton.[4] He was a blacksmith and d. 19 Feb 1856. Ch.: Joseph Newton, Marlborough, MA; John Newton, b. 1 Sep 1856; m. Albert Taylor, 22 Mar 1877; resided Hudson, MA.
iii.	James W. Whitney, b. 13 Mar 1818; m. Sultina V. Bartlett.
iv.	Jonathan W. Whitney, b. 22 Nov 1821; m. 21 Sep 1845, Hubbardston, MA, Rebecca Gay,[5] b. 19 May 1819; d. 28 Nov 1893, s. p. He is a painter; resided Lincoln Square, Worcester, MA.
v.	Mary E. Whitney, b. 16 Jan 1825; m. 5 Mar 1846, Northborough, MA, Clark R. Watson.[6]
vi.	Martha M. Whitney, b. 16 May 1823; m. 20 Sep 1844, William A. Shumway, 63 Orange St., Worcester. He was b. 9 Sep 1813; d. 9 Sep 1867; was a teamster from Boston to Worcester before railroads; also a farmer. Ch.: Persis E., b. 20 Jan 1846; m. 5 June 1867; d. 6 Nov 1874; m. Randolph Walker; Augustus L., b. 8 Feb 1848; d. 15 Sep 1866; James L., b. 14 Nov 1850; d. 5 Jan 1874; Joseph H., b. 7 Mar 1856; m. 3 Jul 1883; m. 29 Mar 1890; Frank A., b. 8 Feb 1858; m. 19 Jul 1885; Mattie M., b. 9 Jan 1860; m. 18 Sep 1882, James H. Ware; resided 63 Orange St., Worcester, MA.

Census

• 1820, Stow, Middlesex Co., MA: Amos Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 3 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44, and 1 female 0-9; 1 engaged in agriculture.

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), p. 176.

1.^  "Amos [Whitney], s. Hezekiah and Sarah, bp. Aug. 1, [17]84. C.R.," according to F. Apthorp Foster, ed., Vital Records of Stow, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1911).

2.^  "Amos [Whitney] and Patty Wilder of Sterling, int. Dec. 11, 1813," according to Stow Vital Records.

3.^  "Joseph W. [Whitney] [of Sudbury, int.] and Nancy [Mary, int.] B. Gerrish, [married] Oct. 4, 1840," according to Vital Records of Newburyport, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1911).

4.^  "Lucebe [Whitney], 33, d. Amos, and Silas Newton, widr. [int. omits widr.], 43, blacksmith, of Sudbury, s. Silas, [married] July 24, 1849," according to Stow Vital Records.

5.^  "Jonathan W. [Whitney] (s. Amos and Patty, a. 23) and Rebekah Gay, [married] Sept. 21, 1845," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Hubbardston, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1907).

6.^  "Mary-E. [Whitney] and Clark-R. Watson, [married] March 5, 1846," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Northborough, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1850 (1901).

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