Family:Whitney, Asa (1800-1858)
Asa7 Whitney (Eleazer6, Alexander5, Eleazer4, Eleazer3, Thomas2, John1), son of Eleazer6 and Alice (Peabody) Whitney, was born 26 Nov 1800, Henniker, NH,[1] and died 19 Jan 1858, Henniker, NH.
He married firstly, 18 Dec 1824, Henniker, NH, Patty Rice,[2] daughter of Elisha and Patty (Wood) Rice. She was born 28 Apr 1803, Henniker, NH, and died 6 Jan 1850, Henniker, NH.
He married secondly, 2 Oct 1850, Henniker, NH, Mary L. Childs,[3] daughter of Solomon and Mary (Long) Childs. She was born 17 Apr 1810, Henniker, NH, and died 18 Jun 1896, Cambridge, MA, aged 86 years 2 months, of old age.[4] She was buried in Henniker, NH.
They resided Henniker, NH.
Children of Asa7 and Patty (Rice) Whitney:
i. Imri S.8 Whitney, b. 20 Sep 1824, Henniker, NH;[5] m. Zeviah C. Webster. ii. Jason H. Whitney, b. 19 Jun 1826, Henniker, NH;[6] m. Lenora A. Wood. iii. Mary E. Whitney, "Maria E." b. 8 Sep 1829, Henniker, NH;[7] m. 24 Apr 1850, Henniker, NH, George A. Woods,[8] son of William L. and Betsey D. (Dutton) Woods, b. 29 Jul 1826, Henniker, NH. iv. Walter C. Whitney, b. 8 Dec 1831, Henniker, NH;[9] m.(1) 25 Jan 1857, Henniker, NH, Mary Bacon,[10] daughter of Jonas and Louisa (-----) Bacon, b. 24 Jun 1836, d. 6 Aug 1857; m.(2) Emily Bacon, b. 20 Mar 1838; resided Henniker, NH. v. Lydia B. Whitney, b. 16 Apr 1833, Henniker, NH;[11] m. 28 Oct or 28 Aug 1851, Henniker, NH, Benjamin L. Quimby;[12] resided in the West. vi. George F. Whitney, b. 7 Nov 1835, Henniker, NH;[13] railroad conductor; resided in the West. vii. Jacob S. Whitney, b. 3 Nov 1841, Henniker, NH;[14] m.(1) Lottie B. Marsh; m.(2) Susan L. Webster.
Children of Asa7 and Mary L. (Childs) Whitney:
viii. Enoch L.8 Whitney, b. 8 Jan 1852, Henniker, NH;[15] d. 13 Jan 1852. ix. Sarah M. Whitney, b. 15 Sep 1855, Henniker, NH;[16] d. 15 Jun 1907, Cambridge, MA, aged 51 years 9 months 0 days, of typhoid fever;[17] m. Eugene D. Brooks, of Cambridge, MA.
Census
- 1830, Henniker, Merrimack Co., NH: Ara Whitney, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 10-14, 1 male 5-9, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 20-29, and 1 female 0-4.
- 1840, Henniker, Merrimack Co., NH: Asa Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 10-14, 1 male 5-9, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 30-39, 1 female 10-14, and 1 female 5-9; 3 engaged in agriculture.
- 1850, Henniker, Merrimack Co., NH:
196 207 Asa Whitney 49 M - Farmer $1600 N.H. Imri " 26 M - Teacher " Sophia W. " 22 F - " Jason " 24 M - Farmer " Walter " 18 M - do " Attended school Geo. " 14 M - " Attended school Jacob " 9 M - " Attended school Elizabeth Wood 19 F - " Married in year Lydia " 17 F - " Geo. A. " 2/12 M - "
503 518 Marry A. Whitney 50 F - $1000 $1000 N.H. Sarah M. " 4 F - " Attended school
123 128 Whitney, Mary L. C. 60 F W Keeping house $1300 N.H. -----, Sarah M. 14 F W Without occupation N.H. Attended school 129 Childs, Warren S. 58 M W Farmer $7000 -- N.H. Male citizen over 21 -----, Sarah T. 54 F W Keeping house N.H. -----, Richard L. 26 M W Works on farm N.H. Male citizen over 21 -----, Curtis B. 24 M W Civil Engineer N.H. Male citizen over 21 -----, Mary A. 20 F W Teacher N.H.
Eugene D. BROOKS 40 Self M M W MA Leather Findings MA MA Sarah M. BROOKS 24 Wife F M W NH Keeping House NH NH Marion R. BROOKS 5 Dau F S W MA MA NH Lyman W. BROOKS 4 Son M S W MA MA NH Edith D. BROOKS 2 Dau F S W MA MA NH Mary E. WHITNEY 70 MotL F W W NH NH NH Patrick LARKIN 60 Oth M S W IRE Servant IRE IRE Margaret KILEY 25 Oth F S W IRE Servant IRE IRE Hannah DALEY 16 Oth F S W IRE Servant IRE IRE
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. 345.
1.^ New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.
2.^ "Asa Whitney & Patty Rice, m. 18 Dec 1823, Henniker, Merrimack Co., NH," according to New Hampshire, Vital Records, Marriage Index.
3.^ "Asa Whitney (b. 1800, Henniker, NH) & Mary L. Childs, m. Oct 1850, Henniker, Merrimack Co., NH," according to New Hampshire, Vital Records, Marriage Index.
4.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 464, page 131.
5.^ New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.
6.^ New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.
7.^ New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.
8.^ "Maria E. Whitney (b. 1829, Henniker, NH) & George A. Woods, m. 24 Apr 1850, Henniker, Merrimack Co., NH," according to New Hampshire, Vital Records, Marriage Index.
9.^ New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.
10.^ "Walter C. Whitney & Mary Bacon, m. 25 Jan 1857, Henniker, Merrimack Co., NH," according to New Hampshire, Vital Records, Marriage Index.
11.^ New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.
12.^ "Lydia B. Whitney & Benjamin L. Quimby, m. 28 Aug 1851, Merrimack Co., NH," according to New Hampshire, Vital Records, Marriage Index.
13.^ New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.
14.^ New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.
15.^ New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.
16.^ New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.
17.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 1907/27 (Death), page 449.
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