Family:Whitney, Amos L. (c1818-1862)
Amos L.8 Whitney (Amos Kimball7, Charles6, Aaron5, Moses4, Moses3, Richard2, John1), son of Amos Kimball7 and Anna (Leonard) Whitney, was born about 5 Nov 1818, Warwick, MA, and died 7 May 1862, Lowell, MA, aged 43 years 6 months 2 days, of consumption.[1]
Marriage intentions were published 15 Mar 1845, Lowell, MA, for him and his first wife Alice Y. Thurlow, "both of Lowell",[2] daughter of Aaron and Eliza (-----) Thurlow. She was born about 3 Jun 1822, Sanbornton, NH, and died 19 Aug 1855, Lowell, MA, aged 33 years 2 months 16 days, of consumption.[3]
He married secondly, 6 Oct 1856, Lowell, MA, Jemima Swansey Lane,[4] daughter of David and Naomi (Gibson) Lane. She was born 19 Jan 1827, Lowell, MA.
Machinist, resided Adams Street, Lowell, MA.
Children of Amos L.8 and Alice Y. (Thurlow) Whitney:
i. Franklin P.9 Whitney, b. 2 Nov 1852, Lowell, MA;[5] watchmaker, m. 29 Jan 1879, Watertown, MA, Mary A. (-----) Riley, both of Waltham; daughter of Edward and Mary (-----) -----; b. ca. 1853, E. Boston.[6]
Children of Amos L. and Jemima Swansey (Lane) Whitney:
ii. Gracia Idora Whitney, "Cressia Idora" b. 28 Feb 1860, Groton, MA;[7] "Gracia Idora" d. 31 Jul 1860, aged 5 months 3 days, Groton, MA.[8] iii. Inez Blanche Whitney, b. 10 Sep 1861, Lowell, MA,[9] "of Waltham" m. 18 Nov 1882, Newton, MA, Charles L. Rockwood of Upton, son of James A. and Jane M. (Walker) Rockwood, b. ca. 1859.[10]
Census
- 1850, Ward 1, Providence, Providence Co., RI:
659 920 Amos S. Whitney 32 M - Machinist R.I. Alice " 28 F - "
- 1860, Groton, Middlesex Co., MA:
405 450 Amos L. Whitney 43 M - Machinist $200 Mass. Jemima S. 33 F - N.H. Frank P. 7 M - Mass. Gracia I. 4/12 F - Mass. Attended school [sic] Bridget Doyle 30 F - Servant Ireland James Doyle 10 M - Ireland Attended school
References
1.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 157, page 157.
2.^ "Amos L. [Whitney], and Alice Y. Thurlow, both of L., int. Mar. 15, 1845," according to Vital Records of Lowell, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1930).
3.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 94, page 81.
4.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 100, page 167.
5.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 64, page 108.
6.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 308, page 205, and volume 308, page 198.
7.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 133, page 101.
8.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 139, page 95.
9.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 142, page 136. Record shows an unnamed male, undoubtedly an error for Inez Blanche, a female.
10.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 335, pages 247, 203, and volume 336, page 356.
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