Family:Whitney, Austin (1819-1851)
Austin9 Whitney (Seth8, William7, William6, William5, William4, Nathaniel3, John2, John1), son of Seth8 and Sally (Wood) Whitney, was born 27 Feb 1819, Gardner, MA,[1] and died 1 Nov 1851, Gardner, MA, aged 32 years 8 months 5 days, farmer, of abcess of the lungs.[2]
He "of Gardner" married, 26 Dec 1843, Petersham, MA, Maria H. Allen[3] of Petersham, daughter of George and Hannah (Holland) Allen. She was born 7 Aug 1826, Hardwick, MA, and died 17 Jan 1860, Gardner, MA, aged 33 years 5 months 6 days, of scroffula.[4]
John P. Allen of Gardner was appointed guardian to Ellen Maria in Feb 1860.
He resided Gardner, MA.
Children of Austin9 and Maria (Allen) Whitney:
i. Abby S.10 Whitney, b. ca. 1843, Marlborough, N.H.; m. 1861, Gardner, MA [also recorded in Hubbardston, MA], Addison Foster, b. ca. 1841, Surry, N.H., son of Benjamin and Electa (-----) Foster.[5] ii. Austin Whitney, b. 29 Jun 1847, Gardner, MA;[6] d. 5 Jul 1849, Gardner, MA, aged 7 days.[7] iii. Ellen Maria Whitney, b. 16 Oct 1850, Gardner, MA;[8] d. Feb 1890; "of Barre" m. 4 Jul 1874, Concord (also recorded Barre), MA, Marshall Miles of Concord, b. ca. 1820, Concord, MA, son of Reuben and Lucy M. (Snow) Miles.[9]
Census
241 315 Austin Whitney 30 M - Farmer $2075 Massachusetts Maria H. Whitney 23 F - Massachusetts Mary M. Lambert 20 F - " Mary E. " 3 F - "
299 391 George Allen 58 M - Farmer Mass. Hannah Allen 58 F - " Nathan H. Allen 23 M - Tin Mnfr. " Seth Allen 18 M - Farmer " Maria H. Whitney 27 F - " Ellen M. Whitney 4 F - "
77 92 James N. Patterson 30 M - Farmer $3400 $1000 Nova Scotia Lois Patterson 34 F - Mass. Sarah Lois Patterson 6 F - Mass. Attended school James Owen Patterson 2 M - Mass. Arabell Hodgins 17 F - Domestic Nova Scotia Attended school James L. Mathews 15 M - Laborer Mass. Attended school 93 John P. Allen 35 M - Farmer $600 Mass. Nancy W. Allen 36 F - Mass. George Edwin Allen 9 M - Mass. Attended school J. Willie Allen 7 M - Mass. Attended school Ellen Maria Whitney 9 F - Mass. Attended school Hannah Allen 64 F - Mass.
387 424 Nancy W. Allen 41 F W Massachusetts W - - - - - George E. Allen 14 M W Massachusetts S - - - - - Nellie M. Whitney 14 F W Massachusetts S - - - - - J. Willie Allen 12 M W Massachusetts S - - - - -
541 607 Wilde, Amariah H. 50 M W Day Laborer $1500 $500 Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Sarah E. 40 F W Keeping School " -----, Jessie L. 13 F W Attending School " Attended school -----, Sarah 70 F W No Occupation " Whitney, Ellen M. 19 F W Work in Tailor Shop "
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. 607.
1.^ "Austin [Whitney], s. Seth and Sally, [born] Feb. 27, 1819," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Gardner, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1907).
2.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 59, page 129.
3.^ "Austin [Whitney] of Gardner and Maria H. Allen, [married] Dec. 26, 1843," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Petersham, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1904). Also, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 7, page 142.
4.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 140, page 190.
5.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 146, pages 163 and 169.
6.^ "Austin [Whitney], s. Austin and Maria H., [born] June 29, 1849," according to Gardner 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 36, page 315.
7.^ "Austin [Whitney], s. Austin and Maria, [died] July 5, 1849, a. 7d. Debility," according to Gardner 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 41, page 272.
8.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 44, page 151.
9.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 263, page 85, and volume 264, page 245.
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