Family:Whitney, Alpheus (1791-1880)
Alpheus7 Whitney (Eleazer6, Nathan5, Thomas4, Eleazar3, Thomas2, John1), son of Eleazer6 and Martha (Crozer) Whitney, was born 29 Jan 1791, Halifax, VT, and died 19 Oct 1880.
He married, 4 Nov 1819, Halifax, VT, Sally Stone. She was born between 1800 and 1804.
Children of Alpheus7 and Sally (Stone) Whitney:
Philip, Caroline, Christopher, Maria, Amos, George, William, Sarah, Olive, Hannah, also two children who died young. Some of their ages are unknown.[1]
i. Philip8 Whitney, b. ca. 1821, Halifax, MA; d. after 1880; m. Prudence -----. ii. Caroline Whitney, b. ca. 1823; possibly m. 22 Nov 1845, Lemuel Spaulding. iii. Amos Whitney, poss. the son b. 1820-1825. iv. Christopher Whitney, b. 16 Jun 1827, Halifax, VT; m. Abbie Morse Thompson v. George Whitney, poss. the son b. 1825-1830. vi. Maria Whitney, b. 1825-1830. vii. (son) Whitney, name unknown, b. 1830-1835. viii. Sarah Whitney, b. ca. 1835. ix. William Whitney, b. ca. 1838. x. Olive Whitney, b. ca. 1841. xi. Hannah Whitney, b. ca. 1846.
Census
- 1820, Whitingham, Windham Co. VT: Alpheus Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 0-9, and 1 female 16-25.
- 1830, Halifax, Windham Co. VT: Alpheus Whitney, 1 male 15-19, 2 males 5-9, 2 males 0-4, 1 female 20-29, 1 female 5-9, and 1 female 0-4.
- 1840, Whitingham, Windham Co., VT: Alpheus Whitney, 1 male 50-59, 1 male 40-49, 2 males 15-19, 1 male 10-14, 1 male 5-9, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 30-39, 2 females 15-19, and 1 female 5-9.
- 1850: not found.
- 1850, Halifax, Windham Co. VT:
179 188 Sarah Whitney 46 F - $100 Vt. Sarah 15 F - " Attended school William 12 M - " Attended school Olive 9 F - " Attended school Hannah 4 F - " Attended school
- 1860: not found.
- 1870: not found.
- 1880: not found.
References
1.^ Ellery Bicknell Crane, Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts: With a History of Worcester Society of Antiquity (Lewis Publishing Co., 1907), p. 60.
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