Family:Whitney, Ezekiel (1768-1830)
Ezekiel6 Whitney (Ezekiel5, John4, Benjamin3, John2, John1), son of Ezekiel5 and Catherine (Draper) Whitney,[1] was born 13 Apr 1768, Watertown, MA,[2] and died Dec 1830.[3]
He, "Jun., of Watertown," married firstly, 12 Sep 1790, Boston, MA, Ruth Gilbert.[4] daughter of Solomon and Lydia (Lincoln) Gilbert.[5] She was born 3 Dec 1765, Sharon, MA;[6] and died 29 Oct 1798.[7]
On 2 Jun 1793, Watertown, MA, Kathy, wife of Ezekiel Whitney, Jr., owned the covenant.[8] This seems to be an error for "Ruthy", not "Kathy"; or else for "Sr.", not "Jr."
Marriage intentions were published 26 Apr 1799, Watertown, MA, for him "Jr." and Catharine Anson "both of Watertown".[9] He, "Jr.," married secondly, 16 May 1799, Watertown, MA, Catharine Anson "both of Watertown",[10] parentage, unknown (but see Notes below). She was born about 13 Jan 1771, Cambridge, MA (according to death record), and died 29 Jul 1855, Boston, MA, aged 84 years 6 months 16 days, of old age, "of Ezekiel". She was buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, MA.[11]
He resided Roxbury and Watertown, MA.
Children of Ezekiel6 and Ruth (Gilbert) Whitney:
i. Frank7 Whitney, bapt. 2 Jun 1793, Watertown, MA.[12] No further record found. ii. Leonard Whitney, bapt. 2 Jun 1793, Watertown, MA;[13] m. Ruth Richardson Larrabee. iii. Abigail Whitney, b. ca. 9 Sep 1794, Watertown, MA; bapt. 14 Sep 1794, Watertown, MA;[14] d. 31 Aug 1863, aged 68 years 11 months 22 days, of dysentery, b. Watertown, dau. of Ezekiel and Ruth Whitney;[15] m. (int. 12 Sep 1812, Fitchburg, MA,[16] and 26 Sep 1812, Westminster, MA[17]), Thomas Harris. They resided in Fitchburg, MA. Children: a. Martin Harris, b. 3 Mar 1813. b. Leonard Whitney Harris, b. 25 Oct 1814. c. Porter Harris, b. 19 Dec 1816. d. Willard Harris, b. 15 Oct 1818. e. Sarah Harris, b. 24 Apr 1823. f. Mary Harris, b. 12 Jul 1825. g. Lucy Ann Harris, b. 31 Jan 1830. h. Charles Thomas Harris, b. 12 Aug 1834. i. Lydia Jane Harris, b. 5 Aug 1839.
iv. Otis Whitney, bapt. 12 Aug 1798, Watertown, MA.[18] Apparently he died before 1808, when a half-brother was given his name.
Children of Ezekiel6 and Catharine (Anson) Whitney:
v. Alvares Whitney, b. 13 Jan 1800, Watertown, MA;[19] m. Catherine B. Larrabee. vi. Cromwell Whitney, b. 17 Nov 1801, Watertown, MA;[20] m. 30 Mar or 20 Apr 1828, Watertown, MA, Sarah Sanger; living 1840 without children. No further record found. vii. Lydia Whitney, b. 25 Apr 1804, Watertown, MA;[21] d. 3 Nov 1881, Acton, MA, aged 79 years 6 months 9 days, of paralysis;[22] m. 7 Aug 1825, Watertown, MA, Charles Hyde; res. Framingham and Concord, MA. viii. Nahum P. Whitney, b. 14 Jun 1806, Watertown, MA;[23] m.(1) 12 Feb 1825, Sarah Eustis, daughter of Moses and Rebecca (Green) Eustis, b. 14 Feb 1807, Chelsea, MA, d. 5 Feb 1860, Chelsea, MA, aged 53 years, of consumption;[24] "undertaker" m.(2) 1 May 1861, Boston, MA, Sarah A. Cushing, both of Boston, daughter of Isaac and Sarah (-----) Cushing, b. ca. 1808, Boston, MA.[25] ix. Otis Whitney, b. 11 Aug 1808, Watertown, MA.[26] No further record found. x. George Washington Whitney, b. 29 Aug 1812, Watertown, MA;[27] m. Elizabeth Cook. xi. James M. Whitney, b. 12 Mar 1815, Watertown, MA;[28] m. Sarah Bowden. xii. Walter Hunnewell Whitney, b. 18 Nov 1817, Watertown, MA;[29] m. Lydia E. Doyle. xiii. Jeremiah F. Whitney, b. 10 Aug 1820; m.(1) Sarah Ann Janette Puffer; m.(2) Betsey Emeline Wheeler.
Notes
Son Jeremiah's second marriage gives his mother's maiden name as Catherine Piper. The other children's marriage and death records do not report her maiden name. There was a Catherine "Katy" Piper, born Acton, MA, who had a son William Anson/Ranson, born 16 May 1797, Concord, MA, and died 3 Mar 1880, Concord, MA, aged 82 years 9 months 13 days, of old age. William's father was ----- Anson/Ranson, born England. It could be that her first husband died, and she married secondly Ezekiel Whitney. In support of Catherine's maiden name being "Piper", one of her son's is named Nahum Piper Whitney.
Census
- 1800, Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA: Ezekl Whitney, 1 male 16-25, 3 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44, 2 females 0-9.
- 1810, Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA: Ezekiel Whitney, 1 male over 45, 2 males 16-25, 2 males 10-15, 3 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44, 2 females 10-15, and 1 female 0-9.
- 1820, Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA: Ezekiel Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 18-25, 1 male 10-15, 4 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44, and 1 female 16-25; 2 engaged in manufacture or trades.
- 1830, Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA: Ezekiel Whitney, 1 male 60-69, 1 male 5-9, and 1 female 50-59.
- 1840, Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA: Cromwell Whitney, 1 male 30-39 and 1 female 40-49.
- 1850, widow Catherine not found.
- 1855, Boston Ward 5, Suffolk Co., MA:
388 595 N. P. Whitney 49 M - Undertaker Mass. Sarah " 47 F - " Nahum " 26 M - Undertaker " William " 16 M - " " John Warren 27 M - Miller R.I. Sarah E. " 24 F - Mass. John N. " 3 M - " Ralph H. Warren 3m M - " Rebbecca G. Brigham 29 F - " Caroline F. " 9 F - " Catherine Whitney 84 F - " Rebbecca Eustis 79 F - "
Widow Catherine is living with her son Nahum.
References
1.^ His parentage is proven by his birth record.
2.^ "Ezekiel Whitney, s. Ezekiel & Katharine Whitney, b. 13 Apr 1768," according to Watertown Records, Comprising the Fourth Book of Town Proceedings and the Second Book of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, from 1738 to 1822 (Watertown, Massachusetts: Historical Society, c1903), volume 3, page 176.
3.^ Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), p. 151.
4.^ "Ezekiel [Whitney] Jun. of Watertown and Ruth Gilbert, [married] Sept. 12, 1790*," according to Registry Department of the City of Boston, A Volume of Records Relating to the Early History of Boston, Containing Boston Marriages from 1752 to 1809 (Boston: Rockwell and Churchill, 1903), p. 113.
5.^ Her parentage is proven by her birth record.
6.^ "Ruth [Gilbert], d. Solomon and Lydia, [born] Dec. 3, 1765. T.C.," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Sharon, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston: 1909).
7.^ Scott Andrew Bartley, "Watertown, Massachusetts, Marriages, Deaths, and Other Events, 1797-1837," NEHGR 165 (2011), 200.
8.^ "2 Jun 1793, Kathy, wf. of Ezekiel Whitney, Jr., o. c.," according to Watertown Records, Comprising East Congregational and Precinct Affairs, 1697 to 1737. Also, Record Book of the Pastors, 1686-1819 (Watertown, MA: Historical Society, 1906), volume 4, page 105.
9.^ "Ezekiel Whitney, Jr. & Catharine Anson, b. of Watertown, int. 26 Apr 1799," according to Watertown Vital Records, volume 3, page 229.
10.^ "Ezekiel Whitney & Catharine Anson, b. of Watertown, m. 16 May 1799," according to Watertown Vital Records, volume 3, page 195.
11.^ Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, from Ancestry.com. Also, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 95, page 50.
12.^ "2 Jun 1793, Frank and Leonard, sons of Ezekiel Whitney, Junr, bapt.," according to Watertown Vital Records, volume 4, page 174.
13.^ "2 Jun 1793, Frank and Leonard, sons of Ezekiel Whitney, Junr, bapt.," according to Watertown Vital Records, volume 4, page 174.
14.^ "14 Sep 1794, Abigail, d. of Ezekiel Whitney, bapt.," according to Watertown Vital Records, volume 4, page 174.
15.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 167, page 224.
16.^ "Abigail [Whitney] of Westminster and Thomas Harris, [marriage intentions] Sept. 12, 1812," according to Walter A. Davis, comp., Old Records of the Town of Fitchburg, Massachusetts (Fitchburg, MA: Fitchburg City Council, 1898-1913), vol. III, p. 89.
17.^ "Abigail [Whitney] and Thomas Harris of Fitchburg, int. Sept. 27, 1812," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Westminster, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1915).
18.^ "12 Aug 1798, Otis, s. of Ezekiel Whitney, bapt.," according to Watertown Vital Records, volume 4, page 176.
19.^ "Alvarus Whitney, s. Ezekiel Whitney and wife Catharine, b. 13 Jan 1800," according to Watertown Vital Records, volume 3, page 216.
20.^ "Cromwell Whitney, s. Ezekiel Whitney and wife Catharine, b. 17 Nov 1801," according to Watertown Vital Records, volume 3, page 216.
21.^ "Lydia Whitney, d. Ezekiel Whitney and wife Catharine, b. 25 Apr 1804," according to Watertown Vital Records, volume 3, page 216.
22.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 329, page 40.
23.^ "Nahum Whitney, s. Ezekiel Whitney and wife Catharine, b. 14 Jun 1806," according to Watertown Vital Records, volume 3, page 216.
24.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 146, page 44.
25.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 140, page 10.
26.^ "Otis Whitney, s. Ezekiel Whitney and wife Catharine, b. 11 Aug 1808," according to Watertown Vital Records, volume 3, page 216.
27.^ "Washington Whitney, s. Ezekiel Whitney and wife Catharine, b. 29 Aug 1812," according to Watertown Vital Records, volume 3, page 216.
28.^ "James Whitney, s. Ezekiel Whitney and wife Catharine, b. 12 Mar 1815," according to Watertown Vital Records, volume 3, page 217.
29.^ "Walter Whitney, s. Ezekiel Whitney and wife Catharine, b. 18 Nov 1817," according to Watertown Vital Records, volume 3, page 217.
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