Family:Whitney, Jacob Cushing (1813-1886)
Jacob Cushing7 Whitney (Jonathan6, Josiah5, David4, Benjamin3, John2, John1), son of Jonathan6 and Sarah (Bedlow) Whitney, was born 16 Oct 1813, Waltham, MA,[1], and died 17 Jun 1886, New Bedford, MA, aged 72 years 7 months, of asthenia.[2]
He married, 31 Dec 1834, Waltham, MA, Abigail S. Park(s),[3] daughter of Cyrus and Mary (Sanderson) Parks. She was born about 1816, Waltham, MA, and died 21 Oct 1873, New Bedford, MA, aged 57, of cancer.[4]
At death he lived at 129 Hillman Street, New Bedford, a shoemaker.
Children of Jacob Cushing7 and Abigail S. (Park) Whitney:
i. Arthur W.8 Whitney, b. 1835,[5] d. 1838.[6] ii. Eugene G. Whitney, b. ca. Feb 1837, Waltham, MA,[7] d. 18 Aug 1848, New Bedford, MA, aged 11 years 6 months, of stoppage.[8]
Census
- 1840: not found.
- 1850, New Bedford, Bristol Co., MA:
1645 2365 Jacob C. Whitney 36 M - Shoemaker $1200 Mass. Abby S. 34 F - "
335 578 Jacob Whitney 40 M W Book Keeper Mass. Abby Whitney 38 F - "
541 794 Jacob C. Whitney 45 M - Clerk $1700 - Mass. Abby " 44 F - "
458 691 Jacob C. Whitney 51 M - Mass. M Clerk - - - - - Abby S. " 48 F - " M - - - - -
147 231 Whitney, Jacob C. 56 M W Retail Grocery $5000 $1000 Massachusetts Male citizen over 21 -----, Abby S. 54 F W Keeping house "
Ezra FRANCIS 67 Self M M W RI Stone And Brick Mason RI RI Deborah FRANCIS 66 Wife F M W MA Keeping House MA MA Elizebeth P. SPOMER 45 Dau F W W MA School Teacher RI MA Ellen J. FRANCIS 41 Dau F S W MA Dress Maker RI MA Jacob C. WHITNEY 65 Oth M W W MA Shoe Maker MA MA
References
1.^ "Jacob Cushing [Whitney], ch. Jonathan and Sarah, [born] Oct. 16, 1813," according to Vital Records of Waltham, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1904).
2.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 373, page 133.
3.^ "Jacob C. [Whitney] and Abigail [int. adds S.] Parks, [married] Dec. 31, 1834," according to Waltham 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 256, page 151.
5.^ "Arthur W. [Whitney], [born] _____, 1835. G.R.," according to Waltham Vital Records.
6.^ "Arthur W. [Whitney], [died] _____, 1838. G.R.," according to Waltham Vital Records.
7.^ "Eugene G. [Whitney], [born] _____, 1837. G.R.," according to Waltham Vital Records.
8.^ "Eugene [Whitney], ch. Jacob C. and Abagail, stoppage, [died] Aug. 18, 1848. a. 11y. 6m. in N.B.," according to New Bedford Vital Records. Also, "Eugene G. [Whitney], [died] _____, 1848. G.R.," according to Waltham 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 39, page 103.
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