Family:Whitney, Michael (1787-1864)
Michael6 Whitney (Elisha5, Daniel4, Benjamin3, John2, John1), son of Elisha5 and Eunice (Farley) Whitney,[1] was born 10 Jul 1787, Beverly, MA,[2] and died 4 Sep 1864, Beverly, MA. aged 77 years 2 months, of abscess of kidney, shipmaster, born Hamilton, son of Elisha and Eunice Whitney.[3]
He married firstly, 8 Sep 1819, Beverly, MA, Nancy Leech,[4] daughter of Capt. William and Ruth (Thorndike) Leech.[5] She "Anna" was born 10 Sep 1796, Beverly, MA,[6] and died 27 or 30 Oct 1824, aged 27 years, Beverly, MA.[7]
He married secondly, 11 Feb 1828, Beverly, MA, Elizabeth Leech,[8] daughter of Capt. William and Ruth (Thorndike) Leech.[9] She was born 23 Mar 1800,[10] and died 2 Apr 1877, Beverly, MA, aged 77 years 10 days, of pneumonia, born Beverly, daughter of William and Ruth Leach.[11]
He resided Beverly, MA.
Children of Michael6 and Nancy (Leech) Whitney:
i. William Michael7 Whitney, b. 12 Jun 1820, Beverly, MA;[12] m. Ann Augusta Nourse. ii. Elisha Whitney, b. 10 Jun 1824, Beverly, MA;[13] m. Charlotte G. Foster.
Child of Michael6 and Elizabeth (Leech) Whitney:
iii. Sarah Ellen Whitney, b. 23 Nov 1828, Beverly, MA;[14] d. 15 Jan 1900, Beverly, MA, aged 71 years 1 month 22 days, of diabetes mellitus;[15] m. 18 Jul 1854, Beverly, MA, Dr. Charles Haddock, b. ca. 1823, Hanover, NH, son of Charles B. and Susan L. (-----) Haddock;[16] resided Beverly.
Census
- 1820, Beverly, Essex Co., MA: Whitney, Michael, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 0-9, and 2 females 16-25; 1 engaged in agriculture.
- 1830: not found. Perhaps the male 30-39 in the family of William Leach, his father-in-law.
- 1840, Beverly, Essex Co., MA: Michael Whitney, 1 male 50-59, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 15-19, 1 female 40-49, 2 females 30-39, and 2 females 10-14; 1 engaged in commerce, 1 in navigation of ocean.
- 1850, Beverly, Essex Co., MA:
791 1086 Michal Whitney 70 M - Merchant $3000 Mass. Elizabeth " 50 F - " Ellen Leach 40 F - " Catherane Drisco 30 F - Ireland Elisha Whitney 26 M - Mariner Mass. 792 1087 Sarah E. " 21 F - "
833 1274 Michael Whitney 67 M - Shipmaster Mass. Elisabeth Whitney 55 F - Mass. Charles Haddock 32 M - Physician New Hampshire Sarah E. Haddock 26 F - Mass. Mary Finigan 24 F - Ireland
834 1145 Charles Haddock 37 M - Dr. M. D. $2000 N.H. Sarah E. " 26 F - Mass. Charles W. " 4 M - " Ellen S. " 1 F - " Aaron Foster 21 M - Servant " Rose Ward 19 F - " Ireland Mary " 30 F - " " Michel Whitney 72 M - Gentleman $3000 $6500 Mass. Elizabeth " 71 F - " Ellen " 20 F - Ireland
183 260 Charles Haddock 41 M - New Hampshire M Physician - - 1 1 - Sarah E. Haddock 36 F - Mass. " - - - - - Chas. W. Haddock 8 M - " S - - - - - Ellen S. Haddock 6 F - " " - - - - - Elizabeth Whitney 65 " - " W - - - - - George Butman 15 M - " S Stabler - - - - - Kate Cronan 17 F - Ireland " Servant - - - - -
311 517 Haddock Charles 47 M W Physician $1000 N.H. " Sarah E. 41 F W Keeping house Mass. " Charles W. 14 M W Attending School " Attended school " Ellen S. 12 F W Attending School " Attended school Whitney Elisth 70 F W No Occupation $8000 $4000 " Stevens Ellen 62 F W No Occupation $4000 " Williams Jane 22 F W Domestic Servant Eng. Parents foreign birth
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. 161.
1.^ His parentage is proven by his birth record.
2.^ "Michael [Whitney], s. Elisha and Eunice, [born] July 10, 1787," according to Vital Records of Beverly, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Topsfield, MA: Topsfield Historical Society, 1906), p. 363.
3.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004, volume 174, page 163.
4.^ "Michael [Capt. int.] [Whitney], and Nancy Leech, [married] Sept. 8, 1819," according to Beverly Vital Records.
5.^ Her parentage is proven by her birth and death records.
6.^ "Anna [Leech], d. William and Ruth, [born] Sept. 10, 1796," according to Beverly Vital Records.
7.^ "Nancy [Whitney], w. Capt. Michael, d. Capt. William and Ruth Leech, [decline. C.R.1], Oct. 30, 1824, a. 28y. [Oct. 27, G.R.4.]," according to Beverly Vital Records.
8.^ "Michael [Whitney] [Capt. int.], and Elizabeth Leech, [married] Feb. 11, 1828," according to Beverly Vital Records.
9.^ Her parentage is proven by her birth and death records.
10.^ "Elizabeth [Leech], d. William and Ruth, [born] Mar. 23, 1800," according to Beverly Vital Records.
11.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004, volume 292, page 157.
12.^ "William Michael [Whitney], s. Michael and Nancy, [born] June 12, 1820," according to Beverly Vital Records.
13.^ "Elisha [Whitney], s. Michael and Nancy, [born] June 10, 1824," according to Beverly Vital Records.
14.^ "Sarah Ellen [Whitney], d. Michael and Elizabeth, [born] Nov. 23, 1828," according to Beverly 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 504, page 455.
16.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004, volume 78, page 138.
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