Family:Whitney, Joseph Hastings (1799-1881)
Joseph Hastings7 Whitney (John Smith6, Thomas5, Thomas4, Eleazer3, Thomas2, John1), son of John Smith6 and Susanna (Knowlton) Whitney, was born 25 Feb 1799, Shrewsbury, MA,[1] and died 27 Oct 1881, Westborough, MA, aged 82 years 8 months 2 days, of paralysis.[2]
He married, 5 Jan 1817, Shrewsbury, MA,[3] Lucy Green, daughter of Nathaniel and Lucy (-----) Green. She was born 1796. Shrewsbury, MA, and died 13 Sep 1867, Westborough, MA, aged 71 years 1 month 16 days, of cholera morbus.[4]
He was a farmer. He resided Shrewsbury and Westborough, MA.
Children of Joseph Hastings7 and Lucy (Green) Whitney:
i. Lorenzo8 Whitney, b. 4 May 1817, Shrewsbury, MA;[5] m. Sarah Ann Hall. ii. Martha Maria Whitney, b. 13 Apr 1824, Shrewsbury, MA;[6] d. 13 Jun 1910, Shrewsbury, MA, aged 86 years 2 months, of paralysis;[7] "of Westboro'" m. (int. 10 Nov 1849, Shrewsbury, MA[8]) 29 Nov 1849, Westborough, MA, William D. Pierce "of Shrewsbury", b. ca. 1825, Leominster, MA, son of Asa Pierce;[9] resided Shrewsbury, MA. iii. Lucy Ann Whitney, b. -----; d. 4 Feb 1830, Westborough, MA.[10] iv. (child) Whitney, b. -----; d. 6 May 1843, Westborough, MA.[11] v. Henry Alden Whitney, b. 4 Jun 1838, Westborough, MA;[12] m. 24 Dec 1878, Manhattan, NY, Mary Spicer, dau. of Henry H. and Matilda (Ward) Spicer, b. ca. 1850, Nashville, TN.[13] vi. Sarah Adeline Whitney, b. 3 May 1843, Westborough, MA;[14] d. 20 Jul 1889; m. 28 Jan 1882, Westborough, MA, Albert Stowe Pickering, of Westborough, b. ca. 1847, Blackstone, MA, son of Cyrus and Cynthia (Stowe) Pickering.[15]
Census
- 1820, Shrewsbury, Worcester Co., MA: Joseph H. Whitney, 1 male 18-25, 1 male 0-9, and 1 female 16-25.
- 1830, Shrewsbury, Worcester Co., MA: Joseph H. Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 10-14, 1 female 30-39, and 1 female 5-9.
- 1840, Westborough, Worcester Co., MA: Joseph H. Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 40-49, and 1 female 15-19; 2 engaged in agriculture.
- 1850, Westborough, Worcester Co., MA:
248 307 Joseph H. Whitney 50 M - Farmer $2500 Massachusetts Lucy Whitney 52 F - do Henry A. Whitney 12 M - do Attended school Sarah A. Whitney 7 F - do Attended school
165 190 Joseph H. Whitney 55 M - Farmer Massachusetts Lucy Whitney 56 F - Do Henry A. Whitney 17 M - Farmer Do Sarah A. Whitney 12 F - Do
551 641 J. H. Whitney 61 M - Farmer $4000 $700 Massachusetts Lucy " 63 F - " Sarah A. " 16 F - " Attended school
- 1860, son Henry not found.
- 1865 State, Westborough, Worcester Co., MA:
237 315 Joseph H. Whitney 66 M - Shrewbury, Mass. M Farmer - - 1 1 - Lucy Whitney 69 F - Shrewbury, Mass. M - - - - - Sarah A. Whitney 22 F - Westborough, Mass. S - - - - -
93 103 Whitney, Joseph H. 70 M W Farmer $4000 $800 Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Sarah A. 27 F W House Keeper "
Joseph WHITNEY 80 Self M W W MA Farmer MA MA Sarah A. WHITNEY 37 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. 344.
1.^ "Joseph Hastings [Whitney], s. John Smith and Susanna, [born] Feb. 25, 1799," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1904).
2.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 330, page 430.
3.^ "Joseph H. [Whitney], resident in Shrewsbury, and Lucy Green, [married] Jan. 5, 1817," according to Shrewsbury 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 204, page 285.
5.^ "Lorenzo [Whitney], s. Joseph H. and Lucy, [born] May 4, 1817," according to Shrewsbury Vital Records.
6.^ "Martha Maria [Whitney], d. Joseph H. and Lucy, [born] Apr. 13, 1824," according to Shrewsbury Vital Records.
7.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 1910/91 (Death), page 157.
8.^ "Martha M. [Whitney] of Westboro' and William D. Pierce, int. Nov. [10, 1849]," according to Shrewsbury Vital Records.
9.^ "Martha M. [Whitney] (d. Joseph H., a. 25) and William D. Pierce of Shrewsbury, [married] Nov. 29, 1849," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Westborough, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1903). Also, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 38, page 401.
10.^ "Lucy Ann, [Whitney] d. Joseph H. and Lucy, [died] Feb. 4, 1830," according to Westborough Vital Records.
11.^ "______ [Whitney], ch. Joseph H. and Lucy, [died] May 6, 1843," according to Westborough Vital Records.
12.^ "Henry A. [Whitney], s. Joseph H. and Lucy, [born] June 4, 1838," according to Westborough Vital Records.
13.^ New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940, from FamilySearch.org.
14.^ "Sarah Adeline [Whitney], d. Joseph H. and Lucy, [born] May 3, 1843," according to Westborough Vital Records.
15.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 336, page 365.
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