Family:Whitney, Jonah (1771-1810)

Jonah⁶ Whitney (Thomas⁵, Thomas⁴, Eleazer³, Thomas², John¹), son of Thomas⁵ and Ann (Gould) Whitney, was born 25 Aug 1771, Shrewsbury, MA,^[1] was baptized 8 Sep 1771, Westborough, MA,^[2] and died 3 Oct 1810, Westborough, MA, "Killed by moving a building."^[3]

He "of Westborough" married, 21 May 1797, Westborough, MA, Anna Rider,^[4] daughter of Samuel and Margaret (Gibson) Rider. She was born 5 or 15 Mar 1778, Hopkinton, MA, and died 19 Jul 1846, Westborough, MA. She "Mrs." married secondly, 30 Mar 1814, Westborough, MA, Asaph Warren.^[5]

He was killed while moving a building. His widow requested the Probate Court to grant her an assignment of her dower, according to the law 13 Apr 1813. He resided Shrewsbury and Westborough, MA.

Children of Jonah⁶ and Anna (Rider) Whitney:

i.	Phila7 Whitney, b. 12 Apr 1798, Westborough, MA;[6] m. (int. 20 Dec 1820, Winslow, ME[7]) 31 Dec 1820, Clinton, ME, Stephen Getchell of Clinton, ME.[8]
ii.	Patty Whitney, b. 17 May 1800, Westborough, MA;[9] m. ("of Grafton" int. 22 Nov 1818, Winslow, ME[10]) 25 Oct 1818, Grafton, MA, Warren Heald.[11]
iii.	Seraph Whitney, b. 4 Apr 1802, Westborough, MA;[12] d. 16 Oct 1803, Westborough, MA.[13]
iv.	Orlando Whitney, b. 23 Jul 1804, Westborough, MA;[14] m. Susan M. Wood.
v.	Polly Whitney, b. 9 Oct 1806, Westborough, MA;[15] d. 7 Mar 1861, Grafton, MA, aged 54 years 4 months 29 days, of diabetic arnonia and paronychia, and dropsy of the heart;[16] m. 1 Jan 1829, Grafton, MA, Solomon L. Prentice,[17] b. 1802; resided Grafton, MA. Children: a. Ann M. Prentice, b. 18 Mar 1830. b. Sarah R. Prentice, b. 2 Feb 1833. c. Mary E. Prentice, b. 10 Jul 1835; d. 9 Aug 1837.
vi.	Margaret Ann Whitney, b. 1 Feb 1809, Westborough, MA;[18] d. 25 May 1883, Worceser, MA, aged 73 years 3 months 25 days, of acute mania;[19] m. ca. 1826, Jesse Springer Norcross, b. 16 Jun 1805, d. 18 Nov 1850, son of Jonathan and June (Atkinson) Norcross.
vii.	Jonah Whitney, b. 29 Mar 1811, Westborough, MA;[20] m. Mary Ann Wadsworth.

Children of Asaph and Anna (Rider)(Whitney) Warren:

i.	Isaac Forbush Warren, b. 1 Apr 1815, Westborough, MA; d. 6 May 1863, Westborough, MA; m. 9 Apr 1845, Westborough, MA, Martha Ann Chamberlain.
ii.	Ashbel Warren, b. 18 Apr 1817, Westborough, MA; d. 28 Jun 1889, Westborough, MA; unmarried.
iii.	Anson Warren, b. 13 Sep 1819, Westborough, MA; d. 6 Mar 1900, Westboro, MA; m. 1 Sep 1841, Westboro, MA, Mary Elizabeth (Forbush) Stone.

Census

• 1800, Westborough, Worcester Co., MA: Jonah Whitney, 1 male 16-25, 1 female 26-44, and 2 females 0-9.
• 1810, Westborough, Worcester Co., MA: Jonah Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 0-9, 1 female over 45, 1 female 26-44, 2 females 10-15, and 2 females 0-9.

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. 193.

1.^  "Jonah [Whitney], s. Thomas and Ann, [born] Aug. 25, 1771," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1904).

2.^  "Jonah [Whitney], s. Thomas and Ann, [baptized] Sept. 8. 1771. C.R.," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Westborough, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1903).

3.^  "Jonah [Whitney], s. Thomas and Ann, [died] Oct. 13, 1810. 'Killed by moving a building.'," according to Westborough Vital Records.

4.^  "Jonah [Whitney] and Anna Rider of Shrewsbury, [married] May 21, 1797," according to Westborough Vital Records. Also, "Jonah [Whitney] of Westborough and Anna Rider, [married] May 21, 1797. In Westborough," according to Shrewsbury Vital Records.

5.^  "Mrs. Anna [Whitney] and Asaph Warren, [married] March 30, 1814," according to Westborough Vital Records.

6.^  "Phila [Whitney], d. Jonah and Anna, [born] April 12, 1798," according to Westborough Vital Records.

7.^  "Phila [Whitney] and Stephen Getchell of Clinton, int. 22 Nov. 1820," according to Lang, Sara Drummond, comp., Vital records of Winslow, Maine, to the year 1892, births, marriages and deaths ([Auburn, Me.: Press of Merrill & Webber company], 1937).

8.^  "Phebe [Whitney], Miss, of Winslow, and Stephen Getchell, of C., 31 Dec. 1820," according to Fisher, Carleton Edward, comp., Vital records of Clinton, Maine, to the year 1892: births, marriages, and deaths ([S.l.]: published under authority of the Maine Historical society, 1967), pp. 302-303.

9.^  "Patty [Whitney], d. Jonah and Anna, [born] May, 17, 1800," according to Westborough Vital Records.

10.^  "Martha [Whitney] of Grafton, Worcester Co. [MA], and Warren Heald, int. 25 Aug. 1818," according to Lang, Sara Drummond, comp., Vital records of Winslow, Maine, to the year 1892, births, marriages and deaths ([Auburn, Me.: Press of Merrill & Webber company], 1937).

11.^  "Patty [Whitney] [Polly in dup.] and Warren Heald of Winslow [Winston?] District of Maine, [married] Oct. 25, 1818. C.R.," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Grafton, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Worcester, MA: The Systematic History Fund, 1906).

12.^  "Seraph [Whitney], d. Jonah and Anna, [born] April 4, 1802," according to Westborough Vital Records.

13.^  "Seraph [Whitney], d. Jonah and Anna, [died] Oct. 16, 1803," according to Westborough Vital Records.

14.^  "Orlando [Whitney], s. Jonah and Ann, [born] July 23, 1804," according to Westborough Vital Records.

15.^  "Polly [Whitney], d. Jonah and Anna, [born] Oct. 9, 1806," according to Westborough Vital Records.

16.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 149, page 232.

17.^  "Polly [Whitney] and Solomon L. Prentice, [married] Jan 1, 1829," according to Grafton Vital Records.

18.^  "Margeret Ann [Whitney], d. Jonah and Anna, [born] Feb. 1, 1809," according to Westborough Vital Records.

19.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 348, page 496.

20.^  "Jonah [Whitney], s. Jonah and Anna, [born] March 29, 1811," according to Westborough Vital Records.

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