Family:Whitney, Elijah (1791-1855)
Elijah8 Whitney (Amos7, Ephraim6, Nathaniel5, Nathaniel4, Nathaniel3, John2, John1), son of Amos7 and Eunice (Taft) Whitney, was born 5 Mar 1791, Upton, MA,[1] and died 8 Jun 1855, Upton, MA, aged 64 years 3 months 2 days, of erysipelas, farmer.[2]
Marriage intentions were published 5 Oct 1821, Harvard, MA, for him "of Upton" and Sarah Reed.[3] Marriage intentions were published 28 Oct 1821, Upton, MA, for him and Sarah Reed "of Harvard".[4] He married, 12 Apr 1822, Stow, MA, Sarah Reed, daughter of Jonathan and Lois (Conant) Reed. She was born about 7 Jun 1790, Harvard, MA, and died 16 May 1844, Upton, MA, aged 53 years 11 months 9 days, of dropsy.[5]
He resided Upton, MA.
Children of Elijah8 and Sarah (Reed) Whitney:
i. Levi9 Whitney, b. -- May 1827, Upton, MA;[6] m. Violetta J. Gilman. ii. Harriett9 Whitney, b. 7 Sep 1832, Upton, MA;[7] d. 27 Sep 1908, Upton, MA, aged 77 years 20 days, of surgical shock;[8] bur. Lakeview Cemetery, Upton, MA; m. 18 Dec 1853, Providence, RI, Emory Whitney King, son of Samuel and Sabra8 (Whitney) King.
Census
- 1830, Upton, Worcester Co., MA: Elijah Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 0-4, and 1 female 30-39.
- 1840, Upton, Worcester Co., MA: Elijah Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 10-14, 1 female 40-49, and 1 male 5-9.
- 1850, Upton, Worcester Co., MA:
119 166 Elijah Whitney 59 M - Farmer $2000 Mass. Lois Pierce 49 F - Mass. Muriel Pierce 19 F - Mass. Harriet Whitney 19 F - Mass. Augustus Willard 23 M - Shoemaker Mass. Benjamin Pettis 28 M - Laborer Mass.
193 231 Elizah Whitney 64 M - Farmer Mass. Levi Whitney 28 M - " " Lowis Pierce 53 F - "
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. 436.
1.^ "Elijah [Whitney], s. Amos and Eunice, [born] Mar. 5, 1791," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Upton, 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 95, page 161.
3.^ "Elijah [Whitney] of Upton, and Sarah Reed, int. Oct. 5, 1821," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Harvard, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: Wright & Potter Printing Co., 1917).
4.^ "Elijah [Whitney] and Sarah Read of Harvard, int. Oct. 28, 1821," according to Upton Vital Records.
5.^ "Sarah [Whitney], w. Elijah, [died] May 16, 1844, a. 53y. 11m. 9d.," according to Upton Vital Records. Also, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 15, page 158.
6.^ "Levi [Whitney], s. Elijah and Sarah Reed, [born] May __, 1827," according to Upton Vital Records.
7.^ "Harriet [Whitney], d. Elijah and Sarah Reed, [born] Sept. 7, 1832," according to Upton Vital Records.
8.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 1908/96 (Death), page 178.
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