Family:Whitney, Ebenezer (1784-1855)

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Ebenezer5 Whitney (Jason4, Mark3, Benjamin2, John1), son of Jason4 and Lois (Fisher) Whitney, was born 2 Mar 1784, Natick, MA,[1] and died 23 Sep 1855, Wayland, MA.[2].

He married firstly, 8 Apr 1807, Natick, MA, Mary Brown,[3] daughter of Aaron and Martha (Walker) Brown. She was born 1 Aug 1785, Framingham, MA, and died 22 Jul 1822, Natick, MA, aged 37 years.[4]

He married secondly, 10 Nov 1822, Natick, MA, Joanna Law "of Acton",[5] daughter of Thomas and Rachel (Johnson) Law. She was born about Nov 1804, Acton, MA (birth not recorded), and died 4 Oct 1883, Wayland, MA, aged 78 years 11 months, of dropsy.[6]

He remarried soon after the death of his first wife in July of 1822, having a small baby and other children in the house.

Pierce says the following:[7]

He was born in Natick, Mass., and after his marriage resided on the BEAL farms in that town and at East Sudbury. Later he lived in Wayland. Was an innkeeper and proprietor of a line of stages at Natick.

Children of Ebenezer5 and Mary (Brown) Whitney:

i. Charles6 Whitney, b. 21 May 1808, Watertown, MA;[8] d. prob. bef 1832, prob. Natick, MA.
ii. Mary Brown Whitney, b. 18 Mar 1813, Dorchester, MA; d. 9 Nov 1881, Dover, MA; m. 6 Mar 1831, Natick, MA, Abraham Bigelow "2d".[9]
She and Abraham Bigelow appeared on the census of 1880 at Dover, MA:

Abraham BIGELOW Self M Male W 70 MA Gardener MA MA Mary B. BIGELOW Wife M Female W 67 MA Keeping House MA MA Edward B. BIGELOW Son M Male W 45 MA At Home MA MA

iii. Ebenezer Whitney, b. 1814, Natick, MA (calculated from age at death); d. 16 Dec 1821, Natick, MA, aged 7 years, of dropsy.[10]
iv. Martha Ann Whitney, b. 9 Feb 1817, Brighton, MA;[11] d. 26 Apr 1847, Orange, MA; m. 16 Nov 1834, Natick, MA, David E. Allen "of Dover".[12]
v. Nancy Childs Whitney, b. 20 Jun 1822, Natick, MA;[13] m. 17 Sep 1845, Franklin, MA, Ebenezer Nelson Holmes,[14] b. ca. 1815; he appears as Nelson Holmes and E. Nelson Holmes in some records. They removed to Wisconsin.

Children of Ebenezer5 and Joanna (Law) Whitney:

i. Prudence Walker6 Whitney, b. 14 May 1823, Natick, MA;[15] d. 14 Jul 1881, Wayland, MA, aged 58 years 2 months, of cancer;[16] m. 17 Dec 1842, Natick, MA, William G. Wilson "of Brighton".[17] She was born 6-1/4 months after marriage of parents - the second marriage for Ebenezer 10 Nov 1822, after his first wife died in July of 1822 with a month old baby in the house. Perhaps Joanna was a housekeeper/nurse brought in to care for the children left motherless.
ii. Sally Cummings Whitney, b. 6 Jul 1824, Natick, MA;[18] d. 7 Dec 1825, Natick, MA, aged 17 months.[19]
iii. Hirum Ebenezer Whitney, b. 3 Jun 1826, Natick, MA;[20] d. aft. 1855; unmarried.
iv. Sally Cummings Whitney, b. 3 Apr 1828, Natick, MA;[21] d. 26 Aug 1906, Wayland, MA; "Sarah" m. 21 May 1851, Sudbury, MA, Evinson Stone, b. ca. 1825, Northborough, MA, son of Nevinson Stone.[22]
v. Ellen Ophelia Whitney, b. 5 Mar 1830, Natick, MA;[23] d. 1913, Wayland, MA; m.(1) 17 Jul 1853, Wayland, MA, Benjamin Corliss; m.(2) 14 Apr 1864, Framingham, MA, Albert Bradford Lyon, b. ca. 1836, Woodstock, CT, son of Otis and Mary C. (-----) Lyon.[24]
vi. Charles W. Whitney, b. 13 Jun 1832, Natick, MA;[25] m. Emily Ingraham.
vii. Isabella Clementine Whitney, b. 17 Oct 1834, Natick, MA;[26] d. 19 Aug 1913; m.(1) 15 May 1851, Framingham, MA, Joseph Hawes Bacon, b. ca. 1823, Natick, MA, son of Ebenezer and Mary (-----) Bacon;[27] m.(2) 30 Jun 1893, Natick, MA, Alexander Thompson, as his second wife, b. ca. 1826, Jay, ME, son of Aaron and Avis (Fuller) Thompson.[28]
She and Joseph Hawes Bacon appeared on the census of 1880, Natick, MA:

Joseph BACON Self M Male W 56 MA Laborer MA MA Isabella BACON Wife M Female W 45 MA Keeping House MA MA William BACON Son S Male W 21 MA Works In Shoe Shop MA MA Billie BACON Dau S Female W 18 MA Works In Shoe Shop MA MA Alice BACON Dau S Female W 12 MA At School MA MA Carrie BACON Dau S Female W 10 MA MA MA Joseph BACON Son S Male W 4 MA MA MA Birtha BACON Dau S Female W 9M MA MA MA

viii. Albert M. Whitney, b. 16 Jan 1836, Natick, MA;[29] m. Marilla B. Wentworth.
ix. Nathaniel D. Turner Whitney, b. 3 May 1838, Natick, MA;[30] m.(1) Elizabeth A. Osgood; m.(2) Eva E. Corliss.
x. Catharine H. Whitney, b. 5 May 1840, Natick, MA;[31] d. 1 Jun 1842, Natick, MA, aged 2 years, of scarlet fever.[32]
xi. William W. Whitney, b. 24 Sep 1842, Natick, MA [given name omitted];[33] m. Julia A. [?Pinkham?].
xii. Catherine H. Whitney, b. circa Sep 1844, MA (calculated from age at 1900 Census); d. aft. 1900; m. 12 Apr 1862, Natick, MA, Wesley P. Stone, b. ca. 1841, Natick, MA, son of John and Sally (Kimball) Stone.[34] She was also known as Kate.
She and Wesley P. Stone appeared on the census of 1880 at Wayland, MA:

Wesley STONE Self M Male W 39 MA Works In Shoe Shop MA MA Kate STONE Wife M Female W 36 MA Works In Shoe Shop MA MA Cora STONE Dau S Female W 17 MA Housekeeper MA MA Ida STONE Dau S Female W 15 MA At School MA MA Frank FARNUM Oth S Male W 34 VT Works In Shoe Shop VT VT Charley HOWE Oth S Male W 23 MA Works In Shoe Shop MA MA

xiii. George Wallace Whitney, b. 24 Sep 1847, Brighton, MA;[35] d. 14 Apr 1901, Wayland, MA, aged 54 years 8 months, of phthisic pulmonalis;[36] shoemaker; unmarried.
xiv. Joanna E. Whitney, b. 24 Sep 1847, Brighton, MA;[37] probably d. soon.
xv. Joanna E. Whitney, b. ca. May 1849, Natick, MA; d. 28 Sep 1850, Natick, MA, aged 1 year 4 months, of dysentery.[38]
xvi. Anna Elizabeth Whitney, b. 7 Jan 1851, Framingham, MA;[39] d. 30 Aug 1900, Wayland, MA, aged 50 years 6 months 26 days, of malarial fever and Bright's disease;[40] m.(1) 23 Feb 1870, Natick, MA, George Cate Sibley, b. ca. 1846, Oakham, MA, son of Henry B. and Caroline (Stone) Sibley;[41] m.(2) 19 Jun 1875, Wayland, MA, William Henry Jameson, son of Stephen and Sarah (-----) Jameson. In some records, she is called "Joanna", not Anna.
She and William H. Jameson appeared on the census of 1880 at Wayland, MA:

William H. JAMESON Self M Male W 38 MA Works In Shoe Shop MA MA Anna E. JAMESON Wife M Female W 29 MA Keeping House MA MA Joanna WHITNEY MotL W Female W 75 MA Without Occupation MA MA

Census

414 455 Ebenezer Whitney 67 M - Labourer Mass. Joanna " 47 F - " Hiram E. " 29 M - Labourer " Sarah C. " 22 F - " Ellen R. " 20 F - " Charles W. " 18 M - " Isabella " 15 F - " Attended school Albert " 14 M - " Attended school Nathaniel D. " 12 M - " Attended school William W. " 7 M - " Attended school Catharine H. " 5 F - " George W. " 3 M - Mass. Joanna E. " 1 F - "

265 288 Ebenezer Whitney 72 M - Farmer Mass. Joanna " 50 F - " Hiram E. " 29 M - Shoemaker " Nathaniel D. " 17 M - Shoemaker " Albert M. " 19 M - Shoemaker " William W. " 12 M - " Catharine N. " 10 F - " George W. " 7 M - " Joanna E. " 4 F - "

1185 1405 Joanna Whitney 55 F - Widow Mass. Hiram E. " 34 M - Shoe Maker " George W. " 12 M - " Anna " 9 F - " 1406 Charles W. Whitney 28 M - Shoe Maker " Emma " 27 F - England Wm. H. Ingraham 14 M - Mass. Attended school Nathaniel D. T. Whitney 27 M - Shoe Maker "

253 292 Johanna Whitney 60 F W Mass. W Housekeeper - - - - - Hiram E. Whitney 39 M " " S Shoe maker - - 1 1 - George W. Whitney 18 M " " S Farmer - - - - - Anna E. Whitney 14 F " " S - - - - -

William H. JAMESON 38 Self M M W MA Works In Shoe Shop MA MA Anna E. JAMESON 29 Wife F M W MA Keeping House MA MA Joanna WHITNEY 75 MotL F W W MA Without Occupation MA MA

William W. WHITNEY 37 Self M M W MA Wks In Shoe Shop MA MA Julia A. WHITNEY 27 Wife F M W NH Keeping House NH NH Ora A. WHITNEY 7 Dau F S W NH MA NH Willey E. WHITNEY 3 Son M S W NH MA NH Charles W. WHITNEY 49 Bro M W W MA Wks In Shoe Shop MA MA

  • 1880, son George not found.

References

1.^  "Ebenezer [Whitney], s. of Jason and Lois, [born] Mar. 2, 1784," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Natick, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: 1910).

2.^  Wayland VRs

3.^  "Ebenezer [Whitney] and Mary Brown, [married] Apr. 8, 1807," according to Natick Vital Records.

4.^  "Mary [Whitney], w. of Ebenezar, [died] July 22, 1822. (a. 37y., G.R.5)," according to Natick Vital Records. Also, "Mary [Whitney], w. Ebenezer, [died] July 22, 1822, a. 37y. [GSN]," according to Town of Needham, "Vital Records of Needham, Massachusetts," unpublished.

5.^  "Ebenezer [Whitney] and Joann Law, [married] Nov. 10, 1822," according to Natick Vital Records.

6.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 347, page 225.

7.^  Frederick C. Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635 (Chicago, IL: The Author, 1895), p. 129.

8.^  "Charles [Whitney], s. of Ebenezer and Mary, in Watertown, [born] May 21, 1808," according to Natick Vital Records.

9.^  "Mary B. [Whitney] and Abraham Bigelow 2d, [married] Mar. 6, 1831," according to Natick Vital Records.

10.^  "Ebenezer [Whitney], s. of Eb[e]n[eze]r and Mary, [died] Dec. 16, 1821, a. 7y. G.R.5. (1820. Dropsy, C.R.)," according to Natick Vital Records. Also, "Ebenezer [Whitney], s. Ebenezer and Mary, [died] Dec. 16, 1821, a. 7y. [GSN]," according to Needham Vital Records.

11.^  "Martha Ann [Whitney], d. of Ebenezer and Mary, in Brighton, [born] Feb. 9, 1817," according to Natick Vital Records.

12.^  "Martha A. [Whitney] and David E. Allen, [married] Nov. 6, 1834," according to Natick Vital Records.

13.^  "Nancy Childs [Whitney], d. Ebenezar and Mary, [born] June 20, 1822," according to Natick Vital Records.

14.^  "Prudence Walker [Whitney], d. of Ebenezar and Joann, [born] May 14, 1823," according to Natick Vital Records.

15.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 19, page 93.

16.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 329, page 215.

17.^  "Prudence W. [Whitney] and William G. Wilson of Brighton, [married] Dec. 17, 1842," according to Natick 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 2, page 423.

18.^  "Sally Cummings [Whitney], d. of Ebenezar and Joann, [born] July 6, 1824," according to Natick Vital Records.

19.^  "Sally Cummings [Whitney], d. of Eb[e]n[eze]r and Joann, [died] Dec. 7, 1825. (a. 17m., C.R.)," according to Natick Vital Records.

20.^  "Hirum Ebenezer [Whitney], s. of Ebenezer and Joann, [born] June 3, 1826," according to Natick Vital Records.

21.^  "Sally Cummings [Whitney], d. of Ebenezer and Joann, [born] Apr. 3, 1828," according to Natick Vital Records.

22.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 55, page 145.

23.^  "Ellen O. [Whitney], d. of Ebenezer and Joann, [born] Mar. 5, 1830," according to Natick Vital Records172, page 85.

24.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 172, page 85.

25.^  "Charles W. [Whitney], s., of Ebenezer and Joann, [born] June 13, 1832," according to Natick Vital Records.

26.^  "Isabella C. [Whitney], d. of Ebenezer and Joann, [born] Oct 17, 1834," according to Natick Vital Records.

27.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 434, page 290.

28.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 55, page 78.

29.^  "Albert M. [Whitney], s. of Ebanezer and Joann, [born] Jan. 16, 1836," according to Natick Vital Records.

30.^  "Nathaniel D. T. [Whitney], s. of Ebenezer and Joann, [born] May 3, 1838," according to Natick Vital Records.

31.^  "Catharine H. [Whitney], d., of Ebenezer and Joann, [born] May 5, 1840," according to Natick Vital Records.

32.^  "Catharine H. [Whitney], d. of Eben[eze]r and Joan, [died] June 1, 1842. a. 2y. Scarlet fever," according to Natick 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 2, pages 420 and 427.

33.^  "_____ [Whitney], s. of Ebenezer, [born] Sept. 24, 1842," according to Natick 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 2, page 425.

34.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 154, page 179.

35.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 49, page 83, and volume 58, page 88.

36.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 517, page 829.

37.^  "George Wallace [Whitney], s. of Ebenezer and Joanna, b. 24 Sep 1847," according to Brighton 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 29, page 6.

38.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 49, page 83, and volume 58, page 88.

39.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 52, page 82.

40.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 505, page 631.

41.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 227, page 242.

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