Family:Whitney, Daniel (1749-1805)
Lieut. Daniel6 Whitney (Daniel5, Richard4, Richard3, Richard2, John1), son of Daniel5 and Dorothy (Goss) Whitney, was born 11 Dec 1749, Stow, MA,[1] and died 28 Sep 1805, Stow, MA, aged 56 years.[2]
He "of Stow" married, 10 Dec 1778, Stow, MA, Sarah Duren or Sarah Duron, "of Bedford",[3] daughter of Abraham and Rachel (Manning) Durant. She was born 4 Nov 1757, Billerica, MA, and died 29 Mar 1836, Stow, MA, aged 78 years.[4] She married secondly, 10 Dec 1816, Boxborough, MA, Phinehas Wetherbee,[5] q.v., as his second wife.
His will was probated in 1806 and all his children were then living. He resided Stow, MA.
Children of Daniel6 and Sarah (Durant) Whitney:
i. Asa7 Whitney, b. 22 Jun 1779, Stow, MA;[6] m. Sally Brooks. ii. Thomas Whitney, b. 22 Sep 1781, Stow, MA;[7] d. 4 Nov 1803, Stow, MA.[8] iii. Anna Whitney, b. 22 Apr 1783, Stow, MA;[9] d. 13 Apr 1857, aged 74 years; m. 14 Jan 1802, Stow, MA, Samuel Foster,[10] of Billerica, son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Hilton) Foster; b. 26 Apr 1777, Billerica, MA; d. 1 Aug 1857. a. Thomas Foster, b. 4 Dec 1803, Billerica, MA; d. 28 Dec 1804. b. Sally Foster, b. 9 Nov 1805, Billerica, MA, m. James Deming. c. Elmira Foster, b. 7 Sep 1807, Billerica, MA, d. 18 Feb 1809. d. Dudley Foster, b. 15 Nov 1809, Billerica, MA, d. 3 Jan 1895, Billerica, MA, m.(1) 21 May 1835, Louisa Pollard, m.(2) 28 Aug 1884, Mary Alice Parker. e. Edwin Foster, b. 1 Feb 1812, Billerica, MA. f. Daniel Whitney Foster, b. 23 Mar 1814, Billerica, MA, d. 6 Jun 1815. g. Elizabeth Ann Foster, b. 22 Mar 1816, Billerica, MA, d. 27 Jun 1816. h. Elizabeth Ann Foster, b. 2 Jul 1817, Billerica, MA, d. after 1888, then unmarried. i. Mary Foster, b. 13 Jul 1819, Billerica, MA, d. 14 Oct 1846, m. 23 Feb 1843, Edward Mansfield. j. Joseph Foster, b. 20 Jul 1821, Billerica, MA, m. Lydia A. Dutton. k. Sumner Foster, b. 29 Jan 1829, Billerica, MA, d. after 1888, m. Elizabeth Putnam.
iv. Daniel Whitney, b. 19 Apr 1785, Stow, MA;[11] m. Sarah Marble. v. Sally Whitney, b. 13 Jun 1787, Stow, MA;[12] d. 6 Nov 1803, Stow, MA.[13] vi. John Whitney, b. 28 May 1789, Stow, MA;[14] m. Harriett Tower. vii. Artemas Whitney, b. 22 Apr 1791, Stow, MA.[15] viii. Joseph Whitney, b. 30 Jun 1793, Stow, MA;[16] bapt. 27 Jul 1794, Stow, MA;[17] m. Susan7 Whitney. ix. Manning Whitney, b. 8 Sep 1795, Stow, MA;[18] m. Dolly Brooks. x. Richard Whitney, b. 18 Apr 1798, Stow, MA;[19] m. Eunice Cogswell. xi. Lucy Whitney, b. 26 Aug 1801, Stow, MA;[20] d. 17 Mar 1892, Franconia, NH, aged 90 years; bur. Willow Cemetery, Franconia, NH; m. (int. 9 Jan 1825) 23 Jan 1825, Stow, MA, Amos Brooks "of Franconia";[21] d. 2 May 1870, Franconia, NH, aged 73 years. a. William Brooks, b. -----; resided Franconia, NH.
Census
- 1771, Stow, MA (tax list): Daniel Whitney, Jr.
- 1790, Stow, Middlesex Co., MA: Danl Whitney, 2 males over 16, 4 males 0-15, and 5 females.
- 1800, Stow, Middlesex Co., MA: Daniel Whitney, 1 male over 45, 3 males 16-25, 2 males 10-15, 4 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44, 2 females 16-25, and 1 female 10-15.
- 1810, Stow, Middlesex Co., MA: Sarah Whitney, 1 male 16-25, 1 female 0-9.
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), pp. 178-179.
1.^ "Daniell [Whetney], s. Daniell and Dorathy, [born] Dec. 11, 1749," according to F. Apthorp Foster, ed., Vital Records of Stow, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1911).
2.^ "Daniel [Whitney], Lt., [died] Sept. 28, 1805. [h. Sarah] Sept. 26, a. 56, G.R.1," according to Stow Vital Records.
3.^ "Daniel [Whitney] [int. Jr.] and Sarah Duren [int. Durel] of Bedford, Dec. 10, 1778, in Bedford," according to Stow Vital Records. Also, "Daniel [Witney] of Stow and Sarah Duron, [married] Dec. 10, 1778," according to Vital Records of Bedford, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1903), p. 109.
4.^ "Sarah [Whitney], w. Daniel, [died] Mar. 29, 1836, a. 78. G.R.1. [Mar. 28, a. 73, P.R.26]," according to Stow Vital Records.
5.^ "Sarah [Whitney], of Stow, and Phineas Wetherbee of Boxboro, m. Dec. 10 [1816], C.R.," according to Stow Vital Records. Also, John1 Durant of Billerica, Mass. and His Descendants 1659 to 1906: Compiled from Town Records and by Correspondence by the Rev. William8 Durant, D. D., a Descendant in 8th generation from George1 Durant who settled at Middletown, Conn., 1663; Probably from Cornwall England.
6.^ "Asa [Whitney], s. Daniel and Sarah, [born] June 22, 1779. [[h. Sally (Brooks)] P.R.14]," according to Stow Vital Records.
7.^ "Thomas [Whitney], s. Daniel and Sarah, [born] Sept. 22, 1781," according to Stow Vital Records.
8.^ "Thomas [Whitney], s. Lt. Daniel and Sarah, [died] Nov. 4, 1803," according to Stow Vital Records.
9.^ "Anna [Whitney], d. Daniel and Sarah, [born] Apr. 22, 1783. [Anne, C.R.]," according to Stow Vital Records.
10.^ "Anna and Samuel Foster of Bilerica [int. Belirica], Jan. 14, 1802. [Samuel of Bilerica, C.R.]," according to Stow Vital Records.
11.^ "Daniel [Whitney], s. Daniel and Sarah, [born] Apr. 19, 1785," according to Stow Vital Records.
12.^ "Sally [Whitney], d. Lt. Daniel and Sarah, [born] June 13, 1787," according to Stow Vital Records.
13.^ "Sally [Whitney], d. Lt. Daniel and Sarah, [died] Nov. 6, 1803," according to Stow Vital Records.
14.^ "John [Whitney], s. Lt. Daniel and Sarah, [born] May 28, 1789," according to Stow Vital Records.
15.^ "Artemus [Whitney], s. Lt. Daniel and Sarah, [born] Apr. 22, 1791. [Artemas, C.R.]," according to Stow Vital Records.
16.^ "Joseph [Whitney], s. Lt. Daniel and Sarah, [born] June 30, 1793," according to Stow Vital Records.
17.^ "Joseph [Whitney], s. Daniel and Sarah, bp. July 27, 1794," according to Stow Vital Records.
18.^ "Manning [Whitney], s. Lt. Daniel and Sarah, [born] Sept. 8, 1795," according to Stow Vital Records.
19.^ "Richard [Whitney], s. Lt. Daniel and Sarah, [born] Apr. 18, 1798," according to Stow Vital Records.
20.^ "Lucy [Whitney], d. Lt. Daniel and Sarah, [born] Aug. 26, 1801," according to Stow Vital Records.
21.^ "Lucy [Whitney] [and] Amos Brooks of Franconia, int. Jan. 8, 1825. [m. Jan. 23, C.R.]," according to Stow Vital Records.
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