Family:Whitney, Aaron (1772-1818)

Aaron⁶ Whitney (Daniel⁵, James⁴, John³, Jonathan², John¹), son of Daniel⁵ and Miriam (Leland) Whitney,^[1] was born 9 Feb 1772, Sherborn, MA,^[2] and died in 29 Nov 1818, Sherborn, MA.^[3]

He married, 30 Apr 1794, Sherborn, MA, Eda/Ede/Edee Fisk, daughter of John and Sarah (Hill) Fisk.^[4] She was born 24 Apr 1774, Sherborn, MA, and died 1 Sep 1848, Sherborn, MA, aged 74 years 4 months 7 days, of consumption.^[5]

He resided Sherborn, MA, and Providence, RI.

Children of Aaron⁶ and Eda (Fiske) Whitney:

i.	John Fisk7 Whitney, b. 31 Jan 1795, Sherborn, MA;[6] d. 18 Jul 1814, Sherborn, MA, aged 19 years 5 months.[7]
ii.	Mary Whitney, b. 24 Jul 1801, Sherborn, MA;[8] d. 31 Dec 1832, Natick, MA, aged 30 years; m. 7 Dec 1831, Sherborn, MA, Moses Stratton,[9] of Natick. Children: a. Mary Whitney Stratton, b. 17 Dec 1832, Natick, MA.
iii.	Elizabeth Whitney, b. 16 Jul 1803, Sherborn, MA;[10] d. 24 Aug 1824, Sherborn, MA, aged 19 years.[11]
iv.	Daniel Whitney, b. 26 Jul 1805, Sherborn, MA;[12] m. Hannah Smith.
v.	Aaron Whitney, b. 15 Sep 1809, Sherborn, MA;[13] m. Marie E. Delavie.
vi.	Miriam L. Whitney, b. 8 Nov 1811, Sherborn, MA;[14] d. 17 Aug 1866, Sherborn, MA, aged 54 years 9 months 9 days; unmarried.[15]
vii.	Sarah Hill Whitney, b. 9 Jul 1813, Sherborn, MA;[16] d. 23 Sep 1899, Sherborn, MA, aged 86 years 2 months 14 days, of phthisis;[17] m. 14 Apr 1853, Sherborn, MA, Emlyn Sparahawk, son of Calvin and Betsey (Marsh) Sparahawk, b. 13 Sep 1813, Sherborn, MA,[18] d. 6 Apr 1893.
viii.	John Fisk Whitney, b. middle of Feb 1816; d. 30 Apr 1816, Sherborn, MA, aged 10 weeks.[19]

Census

• 1800, Sherborn, Middlesex Co., MA: Aaron Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 0-9, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 10-15.
• 1810, Sherborn, Middlesex Co., MA: Aaron Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 16-25, 2 males 10-15, 2 males 0-9, 1 female over 45, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 16-25, and 2 females 0-9.
• 1820, Westborough, Worcester Co., MA: Edai Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 female 26-44, 2 females 16-25, and 2 females 0-9.
• 1830, Sherborn, Middlesex Co., MA: Ede Whitney, 1 female 50-59, 1 female 20-29, and 2 females 15-19.
• 1840, Sherborn, Middlesex Co., MA: Edai Whitney, 1 female 60-69, 2 females 20-29.
• 1850, daughters Miriam and Sarah not found.
• 1855, Sherborn, Middlesex Co., MA:

165 190 Emblyn Sparahawk 42 M - Shoe Cutter Mass. Sarah H. Sparahawk 42 F - Mass. George F. Sparahawk 4 M - Mass. Miriam L. Whitney 43 F - Mass.

• 1860, Sherborn, Middlesex Co., MA:

65 79 Sylvester Eames 42 M - Pump Maker $1500 - Mass. Emma H. " 11 F - " Attended school Edgar F. 8 M - " Attended school Irving J. 1 M - " Merriam L. Whitney 48 F - Domestic "

• 1865 State, Sherborn, Middlesex Co., MA:

107 111 Emlyn Sparhawk 51 M - Sherborn, Mass. M Shoe cutter - - 1 1 - Sarah H. Sparhawk 51 F - " " M Housewife - - - - - George T. Sparhawk 13 M - " " S - - - - - Merrian L. Whitney 53 F - " " S Strawsewer - - - - -

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. 205.

1.^  His parentage is proven by his birth record.

2.^  "Aaron [Whitney], s. of Daniel and Miriam, [born] Feb. 9, 1772," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Sherborn, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston: 1911, p. 92.

3.^  "Aaron [Whitney], [died] Nov. 29, 1818, a. 46y. G.R.3," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Sherborn, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: 1911).

4.^  "Aaron [Whitney] and Ede Fisk, [married] Apr. 30, 1794," according to Sherborn Vital Records.

5.^  "Ede [Whitney] (Ede Fisk, G.R.3), wid. of Aaron, [died] Sept. 1, 1848, a. 74y. 4m. 7d. Consumption," according to Sherborn Vital Records. Also, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 40, page 264.

6.^  "John Fisk [Whitney], s. of Aaron and Ede, [born] Jan. 31, 1795," according to Sherborn Vital Records.

7.^  "John Fisk [Whitney], s. of Aaron and Ede, [died] July 18, 1814 (a. 19y. 5m., G.R.3)," according to Sherborn Vital Records.

8.^  "Mary [Whitney], d. of Aaron and Edy, [born] July 24, 1801," according to Sherborn Vital Records.

9.^  "Mary [Whitney] and Moses Stratton, [married] Dec. 7, 1831," according to Sherborn Vital Records.

10.^  "Elizabeth [Whitney], d. of Aaron and Edy, [born] July 16, 1803," according to Sherborn Vital Records.

11.^  "Elizabeth [Whitney], [died] Aug. 24, 1824, a. 21y. G.R.3," according to Sherborn Vital Records.

12.^  "Daniel [Whitney], s. of Aaron and Ede, [born] July 26, 1805," according to Sherborn Vital Records.

13.^  "Aaron [Whitney], s. of Aaron and Ede, [born] Sept. 15, 1809," according to Sherborn Vital Records.

14.^  "Miriam Leland [Whitney], d. of Aaron and Ede, [born] Nov. 8, 1811," according to Sherborn Vital Records.

15.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 193, page 187.

16.^  "Sarah Hill [Whitney], d. of Aaron and Ede, [born] July 9, 1813," according to Sherborn Vital Records.

17.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 493, page 594.

18.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 70, page 189.

19.^  "John Fisk [Whitney] 2d, [died] Apr. 30, 1816, a. 10w. G.R.3," according to Sherborn Vital Records.

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