Family:Whitney, Isaac (1775-1856)

Squire Isaac⁷ Whitney (Isaac⁶, Abraham⁵, Abraham⁴, Moses³, Richard², John¹), son of Isaac⁶ and Lucy (Mead) Whitney, was born Apr 1775, Stow, MA, and died 10 Mar 1856, Harvard, MA, aged 80 years 11 months, of heart difficulty,^[1] s. p.

He "Jr." married firstly, 23 Jun 1802, Harvard, MA, Mary Hill,^[2] daughter of Samuel and Sarah (Knight) Hill. She "Polly" was born 3 Sep 1775, Harvard, MA, and died 31 Aug 1828, Harvard, MA, aged 53 years.^[3]

He "Esq." married secondly, Harvard, MA, 15 Apr 1829, Hannah Haskell,^[4] daughter of Jonathan and Hannah (Robbins) Haskell. She was born 2 Sep 1788, Harvard, MA, and died 2 Aug 1868, Harvard, MA, aged 79 years 11 months, of paralysis.^[5]

His will is dated 19 Apr 1854, and was probated 6 May 1856. Ebenezer Willard, of Harvard was exec. He was selectman, 1817-19-20; assessor, 1818-19-22; and was town clerk, 1820-3. He resided Harvard, MA.

Census

• 1800: not found.
• 1810, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA: Isaac Whitney Jun, 1 male 26-45, 1 male 10-16, 1 female 26-45.
• 1820, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA: Isaac Whitney, 1 male over 45, 4 males 18-25, and 1 female over 45; 1 engaged in agriculture.
• 1830, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA: Isaac Whitney, 1 male 50-59 and 1 female 40-49.
• 1840, Lowell, Middlesex Co., MA: Isaac Whitney, 1 male 60-69, 1 female 50-59, and 1 female 15-19; 1 engaged in manufacture or trades.
• 1850, Lowell, Middlesex Co., MA:

3279 4185 Isaac Whitney 75 M - Shoemaker Mass. Hannah " 62 F - " Mary Lakeman } 25 " - " Martha " } twins 25 " - "

• 1855, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA:

49 54 Isaac Whitney 80 M - Shoemaker Mass. Hannah Whitney 67 F - Mass. Martha Lakeman 30 F - Mass.

• 1860, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA:

151 171 Mary Lakeman 64 F - Mass. Mary " 35 F - Tailoress " 172 Hannah Whitney 72 F - $600 " Martha Lakeman 35 F - Tailoress "

• 1865 State, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA:

47 57 Hannah Whitney 76 F - Massachusetts W - - - - - Martha Lakeman 40 F - " S Seamstress - - - - -

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. 303.

1.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 104, page 147.

2.^  "Isaac [Whitney] Jr. and Polly Hill, [married] June 23, 1802," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Harvard, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: Wright & Potter Printing Co., 1917).

3.^  "Mary Hill [Whitney], w. of Isaac, [died] Aug. 31, 1828, a. 53 y. G.R.1," according to Harvard Vital Records.

4.^  "Isaac [Whitney] Esq. and Hannah Haskell, [married] Apr. 15, 1829," according to Harvard Vital Records.

5.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 213, page 270.

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