Family:Whitney, Alpheus (1794-1841)

Alpheus⁷ Whitney (Hananiah⁶, Samuel⁵, William⁴, Nathaniel³, John², John¹), son of Hananiah⁶ and Azubah (Keyes) Whitney, was born 29 May 1794, Winchendon, MA.^[1] He died 2 Oct 1841, Watertown, MA, aged 50 years, of consumption, pauper.^[2]

He married, say 1823, Abigail Cox, daughter of Joseph and Abigail (Wyman) Cox. She was born about 1 Apr 1800, Waltham or Weston, MA, and died 25 Nov 1863, Dana, MA, aged 63 years 7 months 24 days, of consumption.^[3] She married secondly, (int. 23 Aug 1845, Waltham, MA^[4]) 9 Sep 1845, Dana, MA, Thomas Stimpson, widower, son of James and Sally (Bryant) Stimpson,^[5] born 7 Sep 1764, Sudbury, MA, and died 7 Apr 1851, Dana, MA, aged 87 years, of old age.

Children of Alpheus⁷ and Abigail (-----) Whitney, possibly incomplete:

i.	Joseph Dana8 Whitney, b. ca. 28 Oct 1825, Winchendon or Watertown, MA; m. Sophronia Lucretia Bemis.
ii.	George H.8 Whitney, b. ca. 29 Mar 1827, Waltham, MA;[6] m. Phila R. Fellows.
iii.	Martha Ann Whitney, b. ca. 1829; d. 18 Jun 1886, Dana, MA; m. 8 Aug 1846, Dana, MA, James W. Stevens, b. ca. 1824, son of James and Mary Stevens.[7]
iv.	Mary C. Whitney, b. ca. Apr 1832, Winchendon, MA; d. 27 Sep 1876, Greenwich, MA, aged 44 years 5 months, of consumption;[8] m.(1) 10 Jul 1851, Worcester, MA, Willard Woodis, b. ca. 1829, son of Mariot and Melinda (-----) Woodis;[9] apparently they were divorced; m.(2) 24 Mar 1875, Greenwich, MA, Lucius R. Blackimer, b. ca. 1819, Greenwich, MA, son of David and Sarah (-----) Blackimer.[10]

Notes

Abigail's maiden name was recorded as "Case" in one record, and "Wyman" (an error for her mother's maiden name) in son Joseph's marriage record.

Census

• 1830, Newton, Middlesex Co., MA: Alpheus Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 0-5, 1 female 30-39, and 1 female 0-5.
• 1840: not found.
• 1850, Dana, Worcester Co., MA:

61 76 Thomas Stimpson 85 M - none Mass. Abigail " 50 F - " 77 Warren Stimpson 25 M - Piano Leg Maker " Mary B. " 23 F - " Horace " 17 M - Piano Leg Maker "

• 1850, Mary not found.
• 1860, Barre, Worcester Co., MA:

487 584 John King 66 M - Farmer $2300 $425 Mass. Hannah " 67 F - " Abigal Stimpson 60 F - " D. Lafayette Gorham 68 M - Farm Laborer "

• 1870, widow Abigail Stimpson not found.

References

1.^  "Alpheus [Whitney], s. Hananiah and Azubah, [born] March 8, 1794," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Winchendon, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1909).

2.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 1, page 95.

3.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 167, page 216.

4.^  "Abigail [Whitney], wid., d. of Joseph and Abigail Case, a. 45y., and Thomas Stimpson, widr., s. of James and Sal[l]y, a. 81y., Sept. 9, 1845," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Dana, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: 1925). Also, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 19, page 154.

5.^  "Abigail [Whitney], and Thomas Stimpson, int. Aug. 23, 1845," according to Vital Records of Waltham, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1904).

6.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 273, page 269.

7.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 25, page 158.

8.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 284, page 11.

9.^  Massachusetts, Marriages, 1841-1915, at FamilySearch.org. Also, Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 56, page 265.

10.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 272, page 12.

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