Family:Whitney, Joseph (1811-1893)

Joseph⁸ Whitney (Nathan⁷, Abijah⁶, Joseph⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, John², John¹), son of Nathan⁷ and Martha (Stearns) Whitney, was born 28 Sep 1811, Lincoln, MA,^[1] and died 18 Dec 1893, Waltham, MA, aged 82 years 3 months, of paralysis.^[2]

Marriage intentions were published 3 Sep 1832, Waltham, MA, for him "of Lincoln" and Ann Cook.^[3] He married, 2 Oct 1832, Lincoln, MA, Ann Cook "of Waltham",^[4] daughter of James and Mary (White) Cooke. She was born about 10 Oct 1812, Boston, MA, and "Annie" died 20 Jan 1899, Saugus, MA, aged 86 years 3 months 10 days, of old age.^[5]

He resided in Waltham, MA. All four children are buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Chelsea, MA.

Children of Joseph⁸ and Ann (Cook) Whitney:

i.	Ann Maria9 Whitney, b. 20 Jan 1834, Lincoln, MA.[6] (or Maria P. Whitney); d. 5 Oct 1907, Boston, MA, aged 73 years 8 months 15 days, of recurrent cancer mediastinum;[7] unmarried.
ii.	Alice W. Whitney, b. 1836;[8] d. after 1900, then unmarried.
iii.	Joseph Austin Whitney, b. 9 Sep 1838, Lincoln, MA;[9] d. 26 Sep 1856, Waltham, MA, aged 18 years, of consumption; unmarried.[10]
iv.	Henry Albert Whitney, b. 29 May 1840, Lincoln, MA;[11] d. aft. 1865.

Census

• 1840, Lincoln, Middlesex Co., MA: Joseph Whitney, 2 males 20-29, 2 males 0-4, 1 female 20-29, and 2 females 5-9; 2 engaged in agriculture.
• 1850: not found.
• 1855, Waltham, Middlesex Co., MA:

337 540 Jos. Whitney 46 M - none Mass. Ann " 43 F - " Maria P. " 21 F - " Alice W. " 19 F - " Jos. A. " 17 M - Clerk " Henry A. " 15 M - Clerk "

• 1860: not found.
• 1865 State, Brooklyn Ward 6, Kings Co., NY:

134 Brick $5000 Henry A. Whitney 24 M - ---- Mass. - - - - 1 Clerk, New York 1 - - - - - - - - - - Alice W. Whitney 29 F - Sist Mass. - - - - 1 Ann Whitney 53 F - Moth Mass. 4 1 - 1 - Maria P. Whitney 31 F - Sist Mass. - - - - 1 Harry Deering 24 M - Brdr Mass. - - - - 1 Clerk, New York 1 - - - - - - - - 1 -

• 1870: not found.
• 1880: not found.
• 1880, Chelsea, Suffolk Co., MA:

Maria P. WHITNEY 40 Self F S W MA House Keeper MA MA Ann WHITNEY 65 Moth F W W MA MA MA Alice W. WHITNEY 38 Sis F S W MA MA MA

• 1900, Essex Street, Saugus, Essex Co., MA:

220 233 Whitney, Maria P. Head W F Jan 1835 65 unk Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Owns free house -----, Alice W. Sis W F Feb 1837 63 unk Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts

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), pp. 282-283.

1.^  "Joseph [Whitney], s. Nathan [and Marthy], [born] Sept. 28, 1811," according to Vital Records of Lincoln, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1908).

2.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 437, page 432.

3.^  "Joseph [Whitney] of Lincoln, and Ann Cook, int. Sept. 3, 1832," according to Vital Records of Waltham, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1904).

4.^  "Joseph [Whitney] and Ann Cook of Waltham, [married] Oct. 2, 1832," according to Lincoln 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 492, page 651.

6.^  "Ann Maria [Whitney], d. Joseph and Ann, [born] Jan. 20, 1834," according to Lincoln Vital Records. Also "Maria P. [Whitney], d. of Joseph and Ann, [born] _____, 1834. G.R.3," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Chelsea, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: 1916).

7.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 1907/18, page 395.

8.^  "Alice W. [Whitney], d. of Joseph and Ann, [born] _____, 1836. G.R.3," according to Chelsea Vital Records.

9.^  "Joseph Austin [Whitney], s. Joseph and Ann, [born] Sept. 9, 1838," according to Lincoln Vital Records. Also "Joseph A. [Whitney], s. of Joseph and Ann, [born] _____, 1838. G.R.3," according to Chelsea 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 103, page 124.

11.^  "Henry Albert [Whitney], s. Joseph and Ann, [born] May 29, 1840," according to Lincoln Vital Records. Also "Henry A. [Whitney], s. of Joseph and Ann, [born] _____, 1840. G.R.3," according to Chelsea Vital Records.

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