Family:Whitney, Eli (1812-1876)

Eli⁸ Whitney (Benjamin⁷, Eli⁶, Nathaniel⁵, Nathaniel⁴, Nathaniel³, John², John¹), son of Benjamin⁷ and Sybil (Blake) Whitney, was born 10 Jul 1812, Westborough, MA,^[1] and died 16 Mar 1876, Nashua, NH. He was buried in Midland Cemetery, Westborough, MA.^[2]

He married, 5 Mar 1847, Keene, NH, Sarah Jane Dickinson,^[3] daughter of William and Roxsaland (Freeman) Dickinson. She was born 16 Aug 1824, Keene, NH, and died 2 June 1900, Nashua, NH.^[4] She was buried in Midland Cemetery, Westborough, MA.^[5]

According to Pierce, he died in Fitchburg, and his widow and daughter Louise, resided there in 1895.

Children of Eli⁸ and Sarah Jane (Dickinson) Whitney:

i.	George Henry9 Whitney, b. 28 Dec 1850, Westborough, MA;[6] d. 28 Aug 1852, Westborough, MA, aged 2 years, of dysentery;[7] bur. Midland Cemetery, Westborough, MA.[8]
ii.	Jane Elizabeth Whitney, b. -- Jul 1853 or 24 Jun 1853, Pittsfield, MA [given name omitted];[9] d. 15 Oct 1930, Nashua, NH; bur. Midland Cemetery, Westborough, MA;[10] unmarried.
iii.	(prob. not) Louise Whitney, b. after 1855, for whom the only authority is Pierce (possibly an error for "Lizzie", same as ii above). Since in 1900 Sarah said that she had had only one child, and one living (Jane Elizabeth), Louise apparently never existed.

Census

• 1850, Westborough, Worcester Co., MA:

306 372 Eli Whitney 38 M - Farmer $4000 Ireland Sarah J. Whitney 25 F - New Hampshire Samuel Wright Jr. 27 M - Laborer Massachusetts

• 1855, Dalton, Berkshire Co., MA:

24 32 Eli Whitney 42 M - Farmer Westborough, Mass. Sarah J. Whitney 30 F - H. Keen, N. H. Jane Elizabeth Whitney 2 F - Pittsfield, Mass. Sybil B. Whitney 45 F - Westborough, Mass.

• 1860, Barton, Tioga Co., NY:

838 828 Eli Whitney 49 M - Farmer $1000 $1000 Mass. Sarah J. 35 F - New Hampshire Jane E. 7 F - Mass. Attended school Civil B. 51 F - "

• 1870, Briar Creek, Columbia Co., PA:

188 188 Witney, Eli 59 M W Farmer $5000 $1000 Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Sarah 43 F W Keeping house New Hamshire -----, Lizzie 17 F W Mass. -----, Lince 61 F W Mass.

• 1880, Briar Creek, Columbia Co., PA:

Sarah J. WHITNEY 55 Self F W W NH Keeping House MA VT Jane E. WHITNEY 25 Dau F S W MA Paints Pictures MA NH Sibyl B. WHITNEY 72 SisL F S W MA Boarder MA MA

• 1900, 48 Summer Street, Nashua Ward 3, Hillsborough Co., NH:

103 110 Whitney, Sarah J. Head W F Aug 1824 75 wid 1ch 1liv New Hampshire New Hampshire New Hampshire Rents house -----, Elizabeth J. Dau W F Jun 1860 39 sgl Massachusetts Massachusetts New Hampshire Housekeeper

References

• Census records.

1.^  "Eli [Whitney], s. Benjamin and Sybil, [born] July 10, 1812," according to Westborough Vital Records.

2.^  Find A Grave Memorial #199429681, Eli Whitney.

3.^  "Eli [Whitney] of Grafton and Sarah Jane Dickinson of Keene, [married] May 5, 1847, by Rev. Z. S. Barstow, in Keene N.H. ," according to Keene, New Hampshire, Vital Records. Also L.D.S. International Genealogical Index, Batch #M01450-9.

4.^  New Hampshire, Vital Records, Death Index.

5.^  Find A Grave Memorial #199429722, Sarah Jane Dickinson Whitney.

6.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 44, page 206.

7.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 68, page 161.

8.^  Find A Grave Memorial #199429757, George Henry Whitney.

9.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 72, page 57.

10.^  Find A Grave Memorial #199740170, Jane Elizabeth Whitney.

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