Family:Whitney, Adams (1826-a1880)
See Genealogy of the descendants of John White of Wenham and Lancaster, p. 424.
Adams8 Whitney (William7, Peter6, Aaron5, Moses4, Moses3, Richard2, John1), son of William7 and Zilpah (Eager) Whitney, was born 4 Jan 1826, Northborough, MA.[1]
He married, 15 May 1861, Quincy, MA, Susanna Channel Burrell, daughter of Seth and Susanna (-----) Burrell.[2] She was born 30 Dec 1825, Quincy, MA, and died 29 May 1903, Quincy, MA, aged 77 years 4 months 29 days, of pneumonia.[3]
They resided 11 Gay St., Quincy, MA.
Children of Adams8 and Susanna Channel (Burrell) Whitney:
i. Maria Adams9 Whitney, b. 22 Mar 1862, Quincy, MA;[4] resided unmarried at home. ii. Abby Warren Whitney, b. 1 Apr 1864, Quincy, MA;[5] d. 2 Apr 1864, Quincy, MA, aged 1 day, of heart disease.[6] iii. William Harrison Whitney, b. 20 Mar 1865, Quincy, MA;[7] resided at home. He is corporal in the Braintree militia company. iv. Sophia Vinal Whitney, b. 14 Feb 1870, Quincy, MA;[8]; m. 12 Oct 1898, Quincy, MA, Lewis Nichols Curtis, b. ca. 1862, Scituate, MA, son of Harvey and Betsey M. (Litchfield) Lewis.[9]
Census
567 676 John Briesler 56 M - Merchant $7000 Mass. Sarah Briesler 52 F - Do Sarah Nash 30 F - Do John W. Nash 7 M - Do Attended school Sarah A. Nash 6 F - Do Attended school Mary Briesler 18 F - Do 677 William F. Whitney 30 M - Merchant $250 Do Abigail Whitney 25 F - Do Adams Whitney 22 M - Clerk Do
555 784 John Briesler 61 M - Merchant Mass. Sarah " 57 F - " Sarah Nash 35 F - Widow " John W. " 12 M - " Sarah A. " 11 F - " 785 William F. Whitney 35 M - Merchant " Abigail Whitney 31 F - " Adam S. Whitney 29 M - Clerk "
180 220 John Briesler M 66 - Grocer $7000 $9000 Mass. Sarah " F 62 - " Sarah Nash F 39 - " John W. " M 17 - Clerk " Sarah A. " F 15 - " Attended school 221 Wm. F. Whitney M 39 - Grocer $2500 " Abigail " F 37 - " Abby Foster " F 6/12 - " Adams Whitney 34 M - Clerk $700 Mass. Anna Conner 16 F - Servant "
74 93 Adams Whitney 39 M - Northboro, Mass. M Clerk - - 1 1 - Susanna C. Whitney 39 F - Quincy, " " - - - - - Maria A. Whitney 3 F - " " S - - - - - William H. Whitney 2m M - " " " - - - - - 94 Maria Hall 57 F - " " W - - - - - Phillip Carver 47 M - Halifax, N.S. S Confectioner - - 1 1 -
573 730 Whitney, Adams 44 M W Clerk (ret.) Grocery Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Susanna C. 44 F W Keeping House Mass. -----, Maria A. 8 F W Attends School Mass. Attended school -----, William H. 5 M W Attends School Mass. Attended school -----, Sophia V. 3/12 F W At Home Mass. Born in Feb Burrill, Susanna 76 F W At Home $1800 $200 Mass.
Adams WHITNEY 54 Self M M W MA Laborer MA MA Susanna WHITNEY 54 Wife F M W MA Keeping House MA MA Maria A. WHITNEY 18 Dau F S W MA Dressmaker MA MA William WHITNEY 15 Son M S W MA At School MA MA Sophia WHITNEY 10 Dau F S W MA At School MA MA
298 362 Whitney, Adams Head W M Jan 1826 74 mar 39 Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Gardener, Free house -----, Susana Wife W F Dec 1825 74 mar 39 4ch 3liv Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts -----, Maria A. Dau W F Mar 1862 38 sgl Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Dressmaker -----, William H. Son W M Mar 1865 34 sgl Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Inspector (detective)
References
- Census records.
- 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. 484.
1.^ "Adams [Whitney], s. William and Zilpah, [born] Jan. 17, 1826," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Northborough, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1850 (1901).
2.^ "Adams Whitney, of Quincy, 35, trader, b. Northboro, son of William and Zilpah, and Susanna C. Burrell, of Quincy, 35, b. Quincy, dau. of Seth and Susanna, m. 19 May 1861," according to Quincy 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 145, page 198.
3.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 1903/45 (death), page 233.
4.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 151, page 302.
5.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 169, page 282.
6.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 175, page 251.
7.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 178, page 281.
8.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 224, page 330.
9.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 479, page 496.
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