Family:Whitney, Alexander (1751-a1790)
Alexander5 Whitney (Eleazer4, Eleazar3, Thomas2, John1), son of Eleazer4 and Mary (Grow) Whitney, was born 2 Jul 1751, Westborough, MA,[1] and died 17 Dec 1791, Henniker, NH, in the 41st year of his age.[2] He is buried in the First Burial Yard, Henniker, NH.
Marriage intentions were published 13 Jul 1776, Hopkinton, MA, for him "of Westborough" and Lois Carroll.[3] He married, 1 Aug 1776, Hopkinton, MA, Lois Carroll "of Hopkinton",[4] daughter of Benjamin and Mary (Knowlton) Carril. She was baptized 7 Jul 1751, Hopkinton, MA. She was also known as Lois Carryl.
He lived in 1776 at Henniker, NH.
Pierce says the following:[5]
- He served in the Revolutionary war in the Westboro company, commanded by Capt. WHEELOCK.
Children of Alexander5 and Lois (Carroll) Whitney, all born Henniker, NH:
i. Eleazer6 Whitney, b. 5 Dec 1777;[6] m. Alice Peabody. ii. Molly Whitney, b. 21 May 1779.[7] iii. Lois Whitney, b. 3 Mar 1781;[8] d. 31 Dec 1862, Henniker, NH, aged 81 years 10 months; bur. First Burial Yard, Henniker, NH. iv. Hannah Whitney, b. 13 Jan 1783;[9] d. 23 Nov 1828; m. 26 Apr 1808, Henniker, NH, Abel Connor.[10] v. Sarah Whitney, b. 22 Nov 1785;[11] said m. ----- Perry. vi. Phebe Whitney, b. 6 Nov 1787;[12] m. 17 Nov 1807, Henniker, NH, Thomas Davis.[13] vii. Alexander Whitney, b. 5 Dec 1789;[14] m. Lydia Foster. viii. Stephen Whitney, b. 10 Jun 1792 (twin);[15] m. Sarah Bailey. ix. Cynthia Whitney, b. 10 Jun 1792 (twin); d. 27 Apr 1816.
Census
- 1790, Henniker, Hillsborough Co., NH: Alexanr Whitney, 1 male over 16, 2 males 0-15, and 6 females.
- Widow Lois not found
- Widow Lois not found
References
1.^ "Alexander [Whitney], s. Eleazer and Mary, [born] July 2, 1751," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Westborough, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1903).
2.^ [www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?GRid=32291245& Find-A-Grave Memorial #32291245].
3.^ "Alexander [Whitney], of Westborough, and Lois Carryl, int. 13 Jul 1776 [m. 1 Aug C.R.2]," according to Vital Records of Hopkinton, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1911).
4.^ "Alexander [Whitney] and Lois Carryl of Hopkinton, [married] Aug. 1, 1776. In Hopkinton," according to Westborough Vital Records.
5.^ Frederick C. Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635 (Chicago, IL: The Author, 1895), p. 93.
6.^ New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.
7.^ New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.
8.^ New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.
9.^ New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.
10.^ "Hannah Whitney & Abel Connor, m. 26 Apr 1808, Henniker, Merrimack Co., NH," according to New Hampshire, Vital Records, Marriage Index.
11.^ New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.
12.^ New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.
13.^ "Phoebe Whitney & Thomas Davis, m. 17 Nov 1807, Henniker, Merrimack Co., NH," according to New Hampshire, Vital Records, Marriage Index.
14.^ New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.
15.^ New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.
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