Family:Whitney, Eleazer (1777-1838)
Eleazer6 Whitney (Alexander5, Eleazer4, Eleazer3, Thomas2, John1), son of Alexander5 and Lois (Carroll) Whitney, was born 5 Dec 1777, Hennicker, NH,[1] and died 1 Feb 1838, Henniker, NH.
He married, 31 Oct 1799, Alice Peabody, daughter of Jedediah and Alice (Howlett) Peabody. She was born 1 Jun 1779, NH, and died 9 Oct 1867, Henniker, NH.
He resided Henniker, NH.
Children of Eleazer6 and Alice (Peabody) Whitney:
i. Asa7 Whitney, b. 26 Nov 1800, Hennicker, NH;[2] m.(1) Patty Rice; m.(2) Mary L. Childs. ii. Lois C. Whitney, b. 4 Apr 1803, Hennicker, NH;[3] d. 24 Aug 1852; m. 15 Mar 1832, Henniker, NH, Capt. Zebulon Foster, Jr.,[4] b. 6 Sep 1797. He was captain of the Henniker Rifles and selectman eight years; rep. two years. Children: a. Caroline F. Foster, b. 6 Nov 1835; d. 1866; m. 6 Nov 1861, W. O. Folsom.
iii. Frederic Whitney, b. 5 Oct 1806, Hennicker, NH;[5] m.(1) Fidelia Woods; m.(2) Mrs Hannah B. Carter. iv. Benjamin Carroll Whitney, b. 23 Dec 1808, Hennicker, NH;[6] d. 3 Jun 1819, drowned. v. Alexander Whitney, b. 11 Apr 1812, Henniker, NH;[7] d. 3 Jun 1819, drowned. vi. Alice B. Whitney, b. 2 Jun 1816, Henniker, NH;[8] d. 26 Sep 1854.
Census
- 1800, Henniker, Hillsborough Co., NH: Eleazer Whitney, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 10-15, 2 males 0-9, 1 female 16-25, 1 female 10-15, and 1 female 0-9.
- 1810, Henniker, Hillsborough Co., NH: Eleazer Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 16-25, 3 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 16-25, and 1 female 0-9.
- 1820, Henniker, Hillsborough Co., NH: Elleazer Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 18-25, 1 male 0-9, 1 female 26-44, and 1 female 0-9; 1 engaged in agriculture.
- 1830, Henniker, Merrimack Co., NH: Eleazer Whitney, 1 male 50-59, 1 male 20-29, 1 female 50-59, and 1 female 10-14.
- 1840: not found.
- 1850, Henniker, Merrimack Co., NH:
95 95 Zebulon Foster 52 M - Farmer $2300 Mass. Lois C. " 47 F - N.H. Warren S. " 19 M - Farmer " Attended school Caroline F. " 14 F - " Attended school Alice Whitney 72 M - "
224 238 Frederick Whitney 43 M - Carpenter $2500 N.H. Fidelia " 39 F - " Julia F. " 11 F - " Attended school Benjn. F. Woods 29 M - Laborer " Wm. L. L. " 27 M - Machinist " Alice B. Whitney 33 F - "
555 559 Zebulon Foster 63 M - farmer $3000 $2100 New Hampshire Eliza A. " 56 F - " Caroline " 26 F - tailoress " Ellis Whitney 82 F - " 560 Warren Foster 29 M - farmer $250 " Caroline " 28 F - " Mary W. " 1 F - " 556 561 Jason Whitney 34 M - " $1200 $200 " Lanora " 24 F - " Mary " 4 F - " Emma " 1 F - "
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. 193.
1.^ New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.
2.^ New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.
3.^ New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.
4.^ "Lois C. Whitney & Zebulon Foster Jr., m. 15 Mar 1832, Henniker, Merrimack Co., NH," according to New Hampshire, Vital Records, Marriage Index.
5.^ New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.
6.^ New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.
7.^ New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.
8.^ New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.
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