Family:Whitney, Amasa (1802-a1880)
Amasa7 Whitney (Amasa6, Ezekiel5, John4, Benjamin3, John2, John1), son of Amasa6 and Abigail (Blanden) Whitney, was born 6 May 1802, Newton, MA,[1] and died after 1880.
Intentions of marriage were published 14 Apr 1827, Waltham, MA, for him "of Watertown" and Sarah Evans,[2] daughter of John and Lydia (-----) H. Evans. She was born about Jun 1807, Salem, MA, and died 21 Feb 1874, Watertown, MA, aged 66 years 8 months, of cancer.[3]
Children of Amasa and Sarah (Evans) Whitney, if any, unknown.
Census
- 1830, Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA: Amasa Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 20-29, and 1 female 20-29.
- 1840, Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA: Amasa Whitney, 1 male 30-39 and 1 female 30-39.
- 1850: not found.
- 1855, Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA:
303 366 Whitney, Amasa 57 M - Laborer Mass. Sarah 46 F - do Hall, Hannah 70 F - do
275 315 James Carney 31 M - Shoemaker Nova Scotia Mary A. " 28 F - Mass. Mary E. " 11 F - " Attended school Ellen F. " 5 F - " Attended school Allice F. " 2 F - " Emm J. " 7/12 F - " Amase Whitney 58 M - Paper Maker " Sarah " 53 F - "
173 217 Whitney, Amasa 62 M - Newton M Carpenter - - 1 1 - Whitney, Sarah 57 F - Salem M - - - - - Evans, Lydia 56 F - Boston S Dress Maker - - - - -
387 514 Whitney, Amasa 67 M W Work in U.S. Arsenat $800 Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Sarah 62 F W Keeping House " Evans, Lydia 61 F W Tailoress "
493 578 Boody, Zachirah W M 67 mar Keeper N.H. N.H. N.H. Boody, Johan W M 65 Wife mar Keeping House Maine N.H. N.H. McAskill, Annie W F 35 Svt sgl Servant Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Hughes, Patrick W M 74 Paup mar Pauper Ireland Ireland Ireland Blind Illiterate Norcross, Lucretia W F 73 Paup wid Pauper Mass. Mass. Mass. Insane Wood, Mary M. W M 83 Paup wid Pauper Mass. Mass. Mass. Bomein, Antony W M 56 Paup sgl Pauper Mass. Mass. Mass. Insane Gardner, Abigal W F 61 Paup sgl Pauper Mass. Mass. Mass. Idiotic Hager, Gerry W M 51 Paup sgl Pauper Mass. Mass. Mass. Bacon, Samuel W M 65 Paup sgl Pauper Mass. Mass. Mass. Bond, William W M 55 Paup div Pauper Mass. Mass. Mass. Riley, Catharine W F 68 Paup wid Pauper Ireland Ireland Ireland Illiterate Fagin, Catharine W F 62 Paup wid Pauper Ireland Ireland Ireland Illiterate Whitney, Amasa W M 80 Paup wid Pauper Mass. Mass. Mass.
References
1.^ "Amasa [Whitney], s. Amasa and Abigail, [born] May 6, 1802," according to Vital Records of Newton, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1905).
2.^ "Amasa [Whitney] of Watertown, and Sarah Evans, int. Apr. 14, 1827," according to Vital Records of Waltham, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1904).
3.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 266, page 210.
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