Family:Whitney, Isaac (1798-1866)
Isaac7 Whitney (Jacob6, Abraham5, Abraham4, Moses3, Richard2, John1), son of Jacob6 and Esther (Walcott) Whitney, was born 4 Dec 1798, Stow, MA,[1] and died 21 Dec 1866, Stow, MA, aged 65 years 17 days, of typhoid fever.[2]
Marriage intentions were published 31 Aug 1839, Stow, MA, for him and Marcia Jane Barclay "of Danby, N.H."[3] He married, 29 Oct 1839, Danbury, NH, Marcia J. Barclay, daughter of William and Olive (Braley) Barclay/Barkley. She was born 11 Jul 1820, Danbury, NH, and died 2 May 1891, Stow, MA, aged 70 years 9 months 22 days, of chronic diarrhea.[4]
He was born in Bolton, and after his marriage moved to Stow, where he ever after resided. He was an extensive farmer. He resided Stow, MA.
Children of Isaac7 and Marcia J. (Barclay) Whitney:
i. William Henry8 Whitney, b. 18 Sep 1840, Stow, MA;[5] m. Josephine S. Osgood. ii. Isaac Nelson Whitney, b. 26 Sep 1844, Stow, MA;[6] m. Lourana C. Maston. iii. Roland Alonzo Whitney, b. 25 Sep 1848, Stow, MA;[7] d. 10 Sep 1849, Stow, MA.[8] iv. Francis Eugene Whitney, b. 27 Sep 1849, Stow, MA;[9] d. 24 Nov 1873, Stow, MA, aged 24 years 1 month 27 days, of consumption, teacher, resided Torquay, Devonshire, England.[10] v. Mary Jane Whitney, b. 19 Feb 1855, Stow, MA;[11] m. 3 Jun 1879, Stow, MA, Francis A. Gillette, b. ca. 1844, Southwick, MA, son of Levi D. and Anna (-----) Gillette;[12] resided New Boston, MA. vi. Helen Josephine Whitney, b. 11 Jun 1856, Stow, MA; d. 21 Sep 1875, Stow, MA, aged 19 years 3 months 10 days, of consumption; unmarried.[13] vii. Clara Maria Whitney, b. 8 Oct 1865, Stow, MA;[14] m. 18 Apr 1882 [Pierce], Stow, MA, or 18 Mar 1882, Acton, MA, Seymour S. Colby of Stow, b. ca. 1862, Laconia, NH, son of Eben D. and Everline (-----) Colby;[15] resided Melrose, MA.
Census
- 1840: not found.
- 1850, Stow, Middlesex Co., MA:
162 186 Isaac Whitney 51 M - Farmer $6000 Mass. Maria J. " 30 F - N.H. William H. " 18 M - Mass. Attended school Isaac N. " 7 M - " Attended school Francis E. " 9/12 M - " Almira Whitcomb 12 F - " Attended school Abigail Allen 27 F - " John Hannon 21 M - Laborer Ireland
28 28 Isaac Whitney 56 M - Farmer Mass. Mary J. Whitney 35 F - N.H. William H. Whitney 15 M - Farmer Mass. Isaac N. Whitney 12 M - Mass. Francis E. Whitney 6 M - Mass. Mary J. Whitney 6m F - Mass. Elmina Whitcomb 17 F - Mass.
2 2 Isaac Whitney 62 M - Farmer Mass. Marcia J. " 39 F - N. Hampshire Wm. H. " 19 M - Farmer Mass. Attended school Isaac N. " 16 " - " Attended school Francis E. " 19 " - " Attended school Mary J. " 5 F - " Helen J. " 3 " - " Mary E. Kingsley 15 " - "
158 156 Isaac Whitney 66 M - Massachusetts M Farmer - - 1 1 - Marcia J. Whitney 44 F - New Hampshire M - - - - - Francis E. Whitney 15 M - Massachusetts S - - - - - Mary J. Whitney 10 F - " S - - - - - Ellen J. Whitney 8 F - " S - - - - - Joanna O'Connor 16 F - Ireland S Domestic - - - - - 157 William Hapgood 32 M - Massachusetts M Farmer - - 1 - - Mary Ann Hapgood 33 F - New Hampshire M - - - - - Everett E. Hapgood 8 M - Massachusetts S - - - - - Henry N. Hapgood 6 M - " S - - - - -
220 271 Whitney, Wm. H. 29 M W Farmer $3600 $3700 Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Marcia M. 50 F W Housekeeper $6000 N.H. -----, Mary J. 15 F W At Home Mass. Attended school -----, Helen J. 14 F W At Home Mass. Attended school -----, Clara M. 4 F W At Home Mass. Camber, Geo. W. 22 M W Work on Farm Md. Male citizen over 21 Clapp, Delia A. 32 F W Domestic Servant Mass. Hale, Mercy 80 F W No Occupation Mass.
- 1870, Francis not found, probably in England.
- 1880, Stow, Middlesex Co., MA:
Nancy J. WHITNEY 59 Self F W W NH Keeping House ENG NH Clara M. WHITNEY 14 Dau F S W MA At School MA NH
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.^ "Isaac [Whitney], s. Jacob and Easter [Jemima, C.R.], [born] Dec. 4, 1798," according to F. Apthorp Foster, ed., Vital Records of Stow, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1911).
2.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 193, page 198.
3.^ "Isaac [Whitney] and Marcia Jane Barelay [Barclay] of Danbury, N.H., int. Aug. 31, 1839. [Barclay, m. "near" _____, 1839, P.R.12]," according to Stow Vital Records.
4.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 419, page 349.
5.^ "William Henry [Whitney], s. Isaac, farmer, and Marcia J. [Jane, P.R.12], Sept. 18, 1840," according to Stow Vital Records.
6.^ "Isaac Nelson [Whitney], s. Isaac, farmer, and Marcia J., [born] Oct. [dup. Sept.] 26, 1843. [ch. Isaac and Marcia Jane, Sept. 26, 1844. P.R.12]," according to Stow Vital Records. Also, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 5, page 95.
7.^ "Roland A. [Whitney], s. Isaac, farmer, and Marcia J., [born] Sept. 25, 1848. [Roland Alonzo, ch. Isaac and Marcia Jane, P.R.12]," according to Stow Vital Records.
8.^ "_____ [Whitney], ch. Isaac, [died] Sept. 10, 1840, a. 1. C.R. [Roland Alonzo, ch. Isaac and Marcia Jane, P.R.12]," according to Stow Vital Records. This is an apparent error for 1849, not 1840.
9.^ "Francis E. [Whitney], s. Isaac, farmer, and Marcia J., [born] Sept. 27, 1849. [Francis Eugene, ch. Isaac and Marcia Jane, P.R.12]," according to Stow Vital Records.
10.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 257, page 249.
11.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 91, page 159.
12.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 308, page 190.
13.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 275, page 196.
14.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 178, page 213.
15.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 335, pages 41 and 232.
Copyright © 2006, 2008, 2010, 2017, Robert L. Ward and the Whitney Research Group
- Missing from 1840 Census
- Massachusetts
- Berkshire County, Massachusetts
- New Boston, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
- Middlesex County, Massachusetts
- Melrose, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
- Stow, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
- Worcester County, Massachusetts
- Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts
- New Hampshire
- Merrimack County, New Hampshire
- Danbury, Merrimack County, New Hampshire
