Family:Whitney, Ezra (1759-a1810)

Ezra⁶ Whitney (Ezra⁵, James⁴, John³, Jonathan², John¹), son of Ezra⁵ and Mercy (Morse) Whitney, was born 29 Aug 1759, Douglas, MA.^[1]

He married, 5 Mar 1788, Brookline, MA, Betsey Marshall,^[2] daughter of William and Mary (-----) Marshall. She was born about 27 Jan 1767, Boston, MA, and died 13 Apr 1860, Boston, MA, aged 93 years 2 months 16 days, of old age.^[3]

Ezra owned the covenant at the Hollis Street Church, Boston, MA, 31 May 1789.^[4]

They resided Douglas, MA.

Children of Ezra⁶ and Betsey (Marshall) Whitney:

i.	Betsey Marshall7 Whitney, b. -----; bp. 31 May 1789, Boston, MA.[5] She was probably the "Eliza M Whitney" whose ring is still owned by a descendant of her brother, William Whitney. The ring is inscribed "Eliza M Whitney, obt. Jan 22, 1822 - AE* 32".
ii.	Harriett Williams Whitney, b. ca. 1791, MA; bp. 27 Mar 1791, Boston, MA;[6] d. 11 Jul 1871, Boston, MA, aged 80 years 4 months, of apoplexy;[7] m. 11 Feb 1813, Roxbury, MA, Joseph Strong, of South Hadley, MA;[8] living with her brother in 1850, surname Whitney.
iii.	William Whitney, b. ca. 9 Dec 1792, Boston, MA;[9] bp. 16 Dec 1792, Boston, MA;[10] m. Sarah Butler.

Census

• 1790, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA: Ezra Whitney, 1 male over 16, 1 male 0-15, and 3 females.
• 1800: not found.
• 1810, 11th Ward, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA: Ezra Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 10-15, 1 female 26-44, and 3 females 16-25.
• 1820: not found.
• 1830: not found.
• 1840: not found.
• 1850, Boston Ward 9, Suffolk Co., MA:

233 488 Wm. Whitney 55 M - Mercht. $16300 Mass. Sarah " 52 F - " Joseph S. " 23 M - Clerk " Elis. Whitney 84 F - Mass. Harriet " 59 F - " Cath. Shea 22 F - Ireld. Lasah Hawley 26 F - "

This was his widow Elizabeth and his daughter Harriet.

• 1855, Boston Ward 8, Suffolk Co., MA:

742 1397 William Whitney 62 M - Mass. Sarah " 58 F - " Annet Strong 64 F - " Elizabeth Whitney 89 F - " Bridget Shue 20 F - Ireland Bridget Kief 24 F - "

This was his widow Elizabeth.

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. 203-204.

1.^  "Ezra [Whitney], s. Ezra and Marey, [born] Aug. 29, 1759," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Douglas, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1906).

2.^  "Ezra [Whitney] and Betsey Marshall, [married] Mar. 5, 1788. In Brookline," 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, MA: Rockwell and Churchill, 1903), p. 459.

3.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 140, page 28; and 1860 1860 Mortality Schedule.

4.^  "Whitney, Ezra, cov. May 31, 1789," according to Hollis Street Church Records, Boston, MA.

5.^  "Whitney, Betsey Marshall, d. Ezra, bp. May 31, 1789," according to Hollis Street Church Records, Boston, MA.

6.^  "Whitney, Harriot Williams, d. Ezra, bp. Mar. 27, 1791," according to Hollis Street Church Records, Boston, MA.

7.^  "Whitney, Harriot W., and Joseph Strong of South Hadley, [married] Feb. 11, 1813," according to Vital Records of Roxbury, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1925-1926).

8.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 240, page 110.

9.^  Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910 From original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004, vol. 131, p. 62, line 2694.

10.^  "Whitney, William, s. Ezra, bp. Dec. 16, 1792," according to Hollis Street Church Records, Boston, MA.

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