Family:Whitney, Henry (1797-1866)

Henry⁷ Whitney (Timothy⁶, Thomas⁵, Thomas⁴, Eleazer³, Thomas², John¹), son of Timothy⁶ and Phebe (Reed) Whitney, was born 6 Nov 1797, Marlborough, MA,^[1] and died 10 Feb 1866, Walpole, NH, aged 68 years. He is buried in the Village Cemetery, Walpole, NH.^[2]

He married, 28 Dec 1820, Athol, MA, Sarah Twitchell.^[3] She was born 4 May 1798, and died 20 Aug 1877, Walpole, NH, aged 84 years. She is buried in the Village Cemetery, Walpole, NH.^[4]

Children of Henry⁷ and Sarah (Twitchell) Whitney:^[5]

i.	Lucretia/Jane⁸ Whitney, b. ca. 1824, Walpole, NH; not found in 1850 or 1860; unmarried in 1870.
ii.	(son) Whitney, b. 1825-1830; not in family in 1840.
iii.	Sarah Whitney, b. before 1830, Walpole, NH; m. D. Brooks; not in family in 1840.
iv.	Sylvester Henry Whitney, b. 23 Jul 1830, Walpole, NH; m. Sarah E. Downs.
v.	Charles Augustus Whitney, b. Mar 1834, Walpole, NH; m. Juliette Rice.
vi.	Lewis Franklin Whitney, b. 4 Dec 1838, Walpole, NH; d. 19 Apr 1938, Walpole, NH, unmarried.

Census

1830, Walpole, Cheshire Co., NH: Henry Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 5-9, 1 female 30-39, 1 female 20-29, and 1 female 5-9.
1840, Walpole, Cheshire Co., NH: Henry Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 2 males 5-9, 1 male 0-4, and 1 female 40-49; 2 engaged in agriculture.
1850, Walpole, Cheshire Co., NH:

218 240 Henry Whitney 52 M - Farmer $1500 Mass. Sarah " 52 F - " Lewis " 10 M - N.H. Attended school

1850, Walpole, Cheshire Co., NH:

228 251 Willard Shaw 36 M - Farmer $2500 N.H. Maria " 42 F - " Elsey Beckwith 10 F - " Chas. Whitney 16 M - Laborer " Attended school

1860, Walpole, Cheshire Co., NH:

228 228 Henry Whitney 62 M - Farmer $1000 $600 Mass. Sally Whitney 64 F - " Lewis Whitney 21 M - N.H. Eugene Taylor 14 M - "

1870, Walpole, Cheshire Co., NH:

15 15 Whitney, Lewis 31 M W Farmer $1500 $1000 N.H. Male citizen over 21 -----, Lucretia 46 F W House Keeping N.H. -----, Sally 74 F W N.H.

1870, Alstead, Cheshire Co., NH:

178 174 Whitney, Lewis 31 M W Farmer $1500 $800 N.H. Male citizen over 21 -----, Jane 46 F W House Keeping N.H. -----, Sally 74 F W Mass.

This appears to be a double enumeration of the same family. Lucretia/Jane is extremely likely to be another daughter of Henry and Sally.

1880, Walpole, Cheshire Co., NH:

Don H. STILL 32 Self M M W NH Farmer --- NH Mary A. STILL 28 Wife F M W NH Keeping House NH NH Leland D. STILL 4 Son M S W NH NH NH Nellie M. BOLSTER 16 Oth F S W NH Servant NH NH Lewis F. WHITNEY 40 Oth M S W NH Butcher MA MA