Family:Whitney, Moses (1775-1816)
Moses6 Whitney (Aaron5, Jonas4, Moses3, Richard2, John1), son of Aaron5 and Sally (Pollard) Whitney,[1] was born 5 Oct 1775, Harvard, MA,[2] and died 11 Jan 1816, Harvard, Massachusetts, aged 40 years.[3]
He "of Harvard" married, 18 Apr 1797, Littleton, MA, Patty Baker "of Littleton",[4] daughter of Edward and Patience (Howe) Baker.[5] She was born 9 Jul 1777, Littleton, MA,[6] and died 9 or 10 Sep 1816, Harvard, MA, aged 38 years.[7]
He resided Harvard, MA.
Children of Moses6 and Patty (Baker) Whitney:
i. Sally7 Whitney, b. 17 Aug 1798, Harvard, MA (but 12 Aug from Bible); bapt. 4 Sep 1803, Harvard, MA.[8] ii. Lucy Whitney, b. 28 Sep 1800, Harvard, MA;[9] d. 15 or 25 Feb 1866, Littleton, MA, aged 65 years 4 months 26 days, of unknown cause;[10] m. 30 Apr 1823, Boston, MA, Augustus W. Walker,[11] d. 25 Feb 1876, Littleton, MA, aged 86 years. iii. Elbridge Whitney, b. 23 Nov 1802, Harvard, MA;[12] d. 26 Sep 1837, Mobile, AL, aged 34 years 10 months 3 days; m. (int. -- --- 1833, Boston, MA), Sarah Bacon. iv. Eliza Whitney, b. 13 May 1806, Harvard, MA;[13] d. Dec 1859, Groton, MA, aged 53 years; m. 14 Apr 1824, Littleton, MA, Eri Parker.[14] v. Marion Whitney, b. 11 Dec 1808, Harvard, MA;[15] "Mary Ann" d. 15 Apr 1815. aged 8 years 4 months 4 days. vi. Harriett Whitcomb Whitney, b. 7 Sep 1811, Harvard, MA;[16] d. 20 Mar 1845, Boston, MA, aged 33 years 6 months 14 days; m. 27 Apr 1837, Boston, MA, William Marshall.[17]
Census
- 1800, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA: Moses Whitney, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 10-15, 1 female 16-25, and 1 female 0-9.
- 1810, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA: Moses Whitney, 1 male 0-9, 1 female 26-44, and 4 females 0-9. Note that there is no adult male in the family.
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. 175.
1.^ His parentage is proven by his birth record.
2.^ "Moses [Whitney], s. of Aaron and Sarah, [born] Oct. 5, 1775," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Harvard, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston: Wright & Potter Printing Co., 1917), p. 116.
3.^ "Moses [Whitney], [died] Jan. 11, 1816, a. 40 y. Md. C.R.1," according to Harvard Vital Records, p. 318.
4.^ "Moses [Whitney] and Pattee Baker of Littleton, int. Mar. 27, 1797," according to Harvard Vital Records, p. 232. "Moses [Whitney] of Harvard and Miss Polley Baker [int. Patty Baker of Littleton], [married] Apr. 18, 1797, by Rev. E. Foster," according to Records of Littleton, Massachusetts, Printed by Order of the Town. First Installment: Births and Deaths from the Earliest Records in the Town Books, Begun in 1715 (Littleton, Massachusetts: Town of Littleton, 1900), p. 240.
5.^ L.D.S. International Genealogical Index.
6.^ L.D.S. International Genealogical Index.
7.^ "Patty [Whitney], wid., [died] Sept. 10, 1816, a. 38 y. C.R.1," according to Harvard Vital Records, p. 318.
8.^ "Sally [Whitney], d. of Moses and Patty, [born] Aug. 12, 1798," according to Harvard Vital Records.
9.^ "Lucy [Whitney], d. of Moses and Pattee, [born] Sept. 28, 1800," according to Harvard Vital Records.
10.^ Boston, Massachusetts, 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 193, page 133.
12.^ "Elbridge [Whitney], s. of Moses and Patty, [born] Nov. 23, 1802," according to Harvard Vital Records.
13.^ "Eliza [Whitney], d. of Moses and Patty, [born] May 13, 1806," according to Harvard Vital Records.
14.^ "Elisa, Miss, and Eri Parker, both of Littleton, June 3, 1824, by Rev. A. Sanderson," according to Records of Littleton, Massachusetts, Printed by Order of the Town. First Installment: Births and Deaths from the Earliest Records in the Town Books, Begun in 1715 (Littleton, MA: Town of Littleton, 1900), p. 257.
15.^ "Marian [Whitney], d. of Moses and Patty, [born] Dec. 11, 1808," according to Harvard Vital Records.
16.^ "Harriet Whitcomb [Whitney], d. of Moses and Patty, [born] Sept. 7, 1811. (Harriot Whitcomb, d. of wid. Patty, bp. July 7, 1816. C.R.1.)," according to Harvard Vital Records.
17.^ L.D.S. International Genealogical Index.
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