Family:Whitney, Amos (c1786-1824)
Amos6 Whitney (Abraham5, John4, Benjamin3, John2, John1), son of Abraham5 and Mary (Mead) Whitney, was born about 1786, Watertown, MA, and died 10 Jun 1824, Waltham, MA, aged 38.[1]
Marriage intentions were published 20 Oct 1810, Watertown, MA, for him "of Watertown" and Martha Priest "of Waltham".[2] He "of Watertown" married, 17 Jan 1811, Watertown or Waltham, MA, Martha Priest "of Waltham",[3] daughter of James and Abigail (Lawrence) Priest. She was born about 1784, Waltham, MA, was baptized 4 Jul 1784, and ""Patty" died 25 Jan 1860, aged 75 years, of gangrene, widow.[4]
He was a paper-maker 12 Oct 1813, Waltham, Middlesex, MA.
Children of Amos6 and Martha (Priest) Whitney:
i. Charles7 Whitney, b. 11 Feb 1812, Waltham, MA;[5] m. Caroline Fuller Stimson. ii. Amos Whitney, b. 30 Jan 1814, Waltham, MA;[6] m. Sophia Waterman Potter. iii. James Whitney, b. 9 Apr 1816, Waltham, MA;[7] m. Mary Frances Potter. iv. Walter Whitney, b. 2 Dec 1818, Waltham, MA;[8] d. 12 Nov 1893, Waltham, MA, aged 76 years, of pneumonia;[9] foreman, cloth mill, B.M.F. Co., Waltham; unmarried.
Census
- 1820, Waltham, Middlesex Co., MA: Amos Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 26-44, 4 males 0-9, and 1 female 26-45; 1 engaged in manufacture or trades.
- 1830, Waltham, Middlesex Co., MA: Patty Whitney, 1 male 15-19 and 1 female 40-49.
- 1840, Waltham, Middlesex Co., MA: Patty Whitney, 1 male 20-29 and 1 female 40-49; 1 engaged in manufacture or trades.
- 1850, Waltham, Middlesex Co., MA:
331 464 Martha Whitny 62 F - Mass. Walter " 34 M - "
1055 1139 Granvile Priest 49 M - Merchant $200 Mass. Nancy " 50 F - " Henry " 29 M - " " Frank " 21 M - Painter " Ascenith " 84 F - " Walter Whitney 43 M - Factory Operative $1200 $3000 "
69 79 Walter Whitney 46 M - Massachusetts S Cotton Factory - - 1 1 -
- 1870, Waltham, Middlesex Co., MA:
744 926 Tucker, Amasa 49 M W Carpenter $3000 $500 Mass. Male citizen over 21 " Hannah 48 F W Keeping House New Hampshire " Georgia 18 F W At School Mass. Attended school " Anne P. 13 F W At School " Attended school Whitney, Walter 48 M W in Cotton Factory " Male citizen over 21 Wenilen, Edward 22 M W Carpenter " Male citizen over 21 Tole, Frank 19 M W in Watch Factory "
Hannah H. TUCKER 56 Self F M W NH Keeping House NH NH Georgie C. TUCKER 26 Dau F S W MA School Teacher MA NH Emma I. TUCKER 22 Dau F S W MA Work In Spring Factory MA NH Walter WHITNEY 56 Oth M S W MA At Home MA MA
References
- All data copied from William H. Whitney, A Watertown Farm in Eight Generations: A Memorial of the Whitney Family (Cambridge, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, and Watertown Historical Society, 1898).
1.^ "Amos [Whitney], [died] June 10, 1824, a. 38. G.R.," according to Vital Records of Waltham, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1904).
2.^ "Amos Whitney of Watertown and Martha Priest of Waltham, int. 20 Oct 1810," according to Watertown Records, Comprising the Fourth Book of Town Proceedings and the Second Book of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, from 1738 to 1822 (Watertown, MA: Historical Society, c1903), volume 3, page 236.
3.^ "Amos [Whitney] of Watertown, and Martha Priest, [married] Jan. 17, 1811," according to Waltham 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 139, page 184 and 1860 Mortality Schedule.
5.^ "Charles [Whitney], ch. Amos and Martha, [born] Feb. 11, 1812," according to Waltham Vital Records.
6.^ "Amos [Whitney], ch. Amos and Martha, [born] Jan. 31, 1814," according to Waltham Vital Records.
7.^ "James [Whitney], ch. Amos and Martha, [born] Apr. 9, 1816," according to Waltham Vital Records.
8.^ "Walter [Whitney], ch. Amos and Martha, [born] Dec. 2, 1818," according to Waltham Vital Records.
9.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 437, page 431.
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