Family:Whitney, Jonas (1807-1884)
Jonas7 Whitney (Jonas6, Jonas5, David4, Benjamin3, John2, John1), son of Jonas6 and Elizabeth (Raymond) Whitney, was born 20 Jul 1807, Westminster, MA,[1] and died 15 Dec 1884, Westminster, MA, aged 77 years 4 months 26 days, of valvular disease of heart.[2]
He married, 11 Dec 1832, Westminster, MA, Lucinda Damon,[3] daughter of Timothy, Jr., and Phebe (Miller) Damon. She was born 18 Dec 1809, Westminster, MA, and died 10 Apr 1868, Westminster, MA, aged 58 years 3 months 23 days, of consumption.[4]
Jonas Whitney, son of Jonas and Betsey, married Lucinda, dau. of Timothy and Phebe (Miller) Damon, and settled on Bacon st., Westminster, where he resided through life. He was also a carpenter by trade and an exemplary citizen. He resided Westminster, MA.
Heywood says the following:[5]
- "Whitney, Jonas7, another s. of Jonas6 and Betsey, m. Lucinda (18), dau. of Timothy and Phebe (Miller) Damon, and settled on Bacon St., where he res. through life. He was also a carpenter by trade and an exemplary citizen. He d. Dec. 15, 1884, a. 77. His w. d. April 10, 1868, a. 58."
Children of Jonas7 and Lucinda (Damon) Whitney:
i. George8 Whitney, b. 15 Oct 1834, Westminster, MA;[6] m. Julia Crocker. ii. Mary Whitney, b. 6 Feb 1841, Westminster, MA;[7] m. 11 or 13 Jan 1881, Westminster, MA, George W. Eaton, b. ca. 1845, Westminster, MA, dau. of Nathan & Eliza (Taverner) Eaton;[8] resided Westmisnter, s. p.
Census
- 1840, Westminster, Worcester Co., MA: Jonas Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 5-9, 1 female 60-69, and 1 female 30-39; 2 engaged in manufacture or trades. The female 60-69 would be his mother Elizabeth (Raymond) Whitney.
- 1850, Westminster, Worcester Co., MA:
219 267 Jonas Whitney 43 M - Carpenter $1500 Massachusetts Lucinda " 40 F - " George " 15 M - Carpenter " Attended school Mary " 9 F - " Attended school Betsey " 84 F - " 266 Charles Whitman 24 M - Chairmaker " Viola " 16 F - "
139 157 Jonas Whitney 48 M - Carpenter Mass. Lucinda Whitney 45 F - " George Whitney 20 M - Cabinet Maker " Mary Whitney 14 F - " Betsey Whitney 89 F - " Mary Damond 55 F - "
340 369 Jonas Whitny 52 M - Carpenter $1600 $1500 Massachusetts Lucinda " 50 F - " Mary " 19 F - "
210 238 Jonas Whitney 58 M - Westminster, " M Mechanic - - 1 1 - Lucinda Whitney 55 F - " " M Housekeeper - - - - - Mary Whitney 24 F - " " S Domestic - - - - - 239 Mira Cowee 66 F - " " W Housekeeper - - - - -
177 228 Whitney, Jonas 62 M W Works in Chair Shop $1600 $2100 Mass. Male citizen over 21 " Mary 29 F W Keeping House " 229 Cowa, Myra 71 M W Keeping House $2700 "
Jonas WHITNEY 72 Self M W W MA House Carpenter MA MA Mary WHITNEY 39 Dau F S W MA Keeping House MA MA
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. 291.
1.^ "Jonas [Whitney], s. Jonas and Elizabeth, [born] July 20, 1807," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Westminster, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1915).
2.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 357, page 473.
3.^ "Jonas [Whitney] Jr. and Lucinda Damon, [married] Dec. 11, 1832," according to Westminster 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 213, page 333.
5.^ William Sweetzer Heywood, History of Westminster, Massashusetts (First named Narragansett No. 2), From the date of the original grant of the township to the present time, 1728-1893, with a Biographic-Genealogical Register of its Principal Families, (Vox Populi Press: S.W. Huse & Co., Lowell, Mass.: 1893), p. 929.
6.^ "George [Whitney], s. Jonas Jr. and Lucindia, [born] Oct. 15, 1834," according to Westminster Vital Records.
7.^ "Mary [Whitney], d. Jonas Jr. and Lucinda, [born] Feb. 6, 1841," according to Westminster Vital Records.
8.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 327, page 358.
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