Family:Whitney, Ebenezer (1759-1836)

Sergt. Ebenezer⁶ Whitney (Ebenezer⁵, Ezekiel⁴, Ebenezer³, Richard², John¹), son of Ebenezer⁵ and ----- (-----) Whitney, born 1759, Worcester, MA, and died 17 Jun 1836, Worcester, MA, aged 76 years.^[1]

He married, about 1781, Worcester, MA, Martha Gates, daughter of John and Violetta (Rice) Gates. She was born 30 Apr 1759, Worcester, MA, and died 18 Sep 1847, Worcester, MA, aged 87 years, of old age.^[2]

He was in the Revolutionary war for six and one-half years, first serving in a Worcester company. He resided Worcester, MA.

Children of Ebenezer⁶ and Martha (Gates) Whitney:

i.	Polly7 Whitney, b. 10 Apr 1782, Worcester, MA;[3] d. 6 Sep 1864, Worcester, MA, aged 81 years 5 months, of old age; unmarried.[4]
ii.	Betsey Whitney, b. 6 Jun 1784, Worcester, MA;[5] d. 4 Nov 1865, Worcester, MA, aged 81 years, of typhoid fever; unmarried.[6]
iii.	Ebenezer Whitney, b. 23 May 1788, Worcester, MA;[7] m. Annis Kingsbury.
iv.	Martha Whitney, b. 5 Mar 1793, Worcester, MA.[8]
v.	Prudence Ann Whitney, b. 15 Jan 1795, Worcester, MA;[9] m. 27 Feb 1812, Worcester, MA, William Hovey.[10]
vi.	Ann Whitney, b. -----. All died in Worcester, MA. She is listed by Pierce, but is probably the same and Prudence Ann, above.

Census

• 1790, Westminster, Worcester Co., MA: Ebenezer Whitney, 1 males over 16, 1 males 0-15, and 3 females.
• 1800, Worcester, Worcester Co., MA: Eben^r Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 16-25, and 2 female 0-9.
• 1810, Worcester, Worcester Co., MA: Whitney Ebenezer, 1 male over 45, 1 female over 45, 3 females 16-25, and one other free person.
• 1820, Worcester, Worcester Co., MA: Ebenezer Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 0-9, 1 female over 45, and 2 females 26-44.
• 1830, Worcester, Worcester Co., MA: Ebenzer Whitney, 1 male 60-69, 2 females 60-69, and 1 female 40-49.
• 1840, Worcester, Worcester Co., MA: Martha Whitney, 1 female 80-89 and 2 females 50-59; pensioner Martha Whitney, aged --.
• 1850, Worcester, Worcester Co., MA:

15 21 Polly Whitney 60 F - $2500 Ms.

• 1855, Worcester Ward 2, Worcester Co., MA:

238 338 Polley Whitney 69 F - Mass. Betsey " 67 F - "

• 1860, Worcester Ward 2, Worcester Co., MA:

544 762 Polly Whitney 78 F - $8000 - Mass. Betsy " 76 F - "

• 1865, Worcester Ward 2, Worcester Co., MA:

3 4 Betsey Whitney 79 F - Mass. S - - - - - 5 Adaline Merrill 52 F - N.H. S - - - - - George C. Merrill 32 M - Mass. S Machinist - - 1 1 - Mary Grimes 88 F - Mass. W - - - - -

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. 188.

1.^  "Ebenezer [Whitney], [died] June 17, 1836, a. 76," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Worcester Births, Marriages and Deaths. (Births 1714-1848; Marriages 1747-1848; Deaths, 1826-1848), Collections of the Worcester Society of Antiquity, vol. 12 (1894).

2.^  "Martha [Whitney], w. Ebenezer, and d. John and Violetta Gates, [died] Sep. 18, 1847, a. 87," according to Worcester Vital Records. "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 33, page 227.

3.^  "Polly [Whitney], d. Ebenezer and Martha, [born] Apr. 10, 1782," according to Worcester 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 176, page 334.

5.^  "Betsey [Whitney], d. Ebenezer and Martha, [born] June 6, 1784," according to Worcester Vital Records.

6.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 185, page 299.

7.^  "Ebenezer [Whitney], s. Ebenezer and Martha, [born] May 23, 1788," according to Worcester Vital Records.

8.^  "Martha [Whitney], d. Ebenezer and Martha, [born] Mar. 5, 1793," according to Worcester Vital Records.

9.^  "Prudence [Whitney], d. Ebenezer and Martha, [born] Jan. 15, 1795," according to Worcester Vital Records.

10.^  "Prudence-A., and William Hovey, Feb. 27, 1812," according to Worcester Vital Records.

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