Family:Whitney, Ephraim (1754-1824)

Ephraim⁶ Whitney (Jonas⁵, Jonas⁴, Moses³, Richard², John¹), son of Jonas⁵ and Zebudah (Davis) Whitney, was born 2 Apr 1754, Harvard, MA,^[1] and died 25 Mar 1824, Royalston, MA, aged 70 years.^[2]

He married, before 1792, Sarah Holman, daughter of Thomas and Deborah (Huntington) Holman. She was born 8 Jul 1754, Sutton, MA, and died 5 Mar 1828, Royalston, MA, aged 72 years.^[3]

Children of Ephraim⁶ and Sarah (Holman) Whitney, all born Royalston, MA:

i.	Lucy Whitney, b. 8 Apr 1792;[4] d. 18 Sep 1833, aged 42 years; m. 18 Dec 1821, Royalston, MA, Abijah Richardson, Jr.[5]
ii.	Ephraim Whitney, b. 5 Aug 1793.[6]
iii.	Hannah Whitney, b. 31 Jan 1795;[7] d. 21 Apr 1871, Warwick, MA, aged 76 years 2 months 20 days, of paralysis; m. 11 Nov 1830, Royalston, MA, Joel Pierce "of Warwick".[8]
iv.	Sarah Whitney, b. 18 Aug 1798;[9] d. 20 Dec 1834, Royalston, MA, aged 36 years;[10] unmarried.

Census

• 1790: not found.
• 1800, Royalston, Worcester Co., MA: Eph^m Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 0-9, 1 female over 45, 1 female 10-15, and 1 female 0-9.
• 1810, Royalston, Worcester Co., MA: Ephraim Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 16-25, 1 female over 45, 1 female 16-25, and 2 females 10-15.
• 1820, Royalston, Worcester Co., MA: Ephraim Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 female over 45, 1 female 26-44, and 2 females 16-25; 1 engaged in agriculture.

References

• Frederick C. Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635 (Chicago, IL: The Author, 1895), p. 81.

1.^  "Ephraim [Whitney], s. of Jonas Jr. and Zebudah, [born] Apr. 2, 1754," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Harvard, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: Wright & Potter Printing Co., 1917).

2.^  "Ephriam [Whitney], [died] March 25, 1824, a. 70," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Royalston, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1850 (1906).

3.^  "Sarah [Whitney], wid. Ephriam, [died] Mar. 5, [1828], a. 72. Consumption," according to Royalston Vital Records.

4.^  "Lucy [Whitney], d. Ephriam and Sarah, [born] Apr. 8, 1792," according to Royalston Vital Records.

5.^  "Lucy [Whitney] and Abijah Richardson Jr., [married] Dec. 18, 1821," according to Royalston Vital Records.

6.^  "Ephraim [Whitney], s. Ephriam and Sarah, [born] Aug. 5, 1793," according to Royalston Vital Records.

7.^  "Hannah [Whitney], d. Ephriam and Sarah, [born] Jan. 31, 1795," according to Royalston Vital Records.

8.^  Hannah [Whitney] and Joel Pierce of Warwick, [married] Nov. 11, 1830," according to Royalston Vital Records.

9.^  "Sarah [Whitney], d. Ephriam and Sarah, [born] Aug. 18, 1798," according to Royalston Vital Records.

10.^  Miss Sarah [Whitney], [died] Dec. 20, 1834, a. 36," according to Royalston Vital Records.

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