Family:Whitney, John (21 Apr 1796-1859)
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John7 Whitney (Joshua6, Caleb5, Jonathan4, Richard3, Richard2, John1), son of Joshua6 and Vashti (Knight) Whitney, was born 21 Apr 1796, Gardner, MA,[1] died 1 Oct 1859, Gardner, MA, aged 63 years 5 months 9 days, of debility.[2]
He married, 6 Jul 1817, Gardner, MA, Rachel Holbrook Osgood.[3] She was born circa 1798,[4] died 7 Mar 1848, Dixborough, Washtenaw Co., MI.[5] She was perhaps the daughter of Joseph and Rachel (Holbrook) Osgood, married 28 Nov 1792, Marlborough, MA.
John Whitney was a cooper and a merchant.
Children of John7 and Rachel (Osgood) Whitney:
i. Elvira M.8 Whitney,[6] b. ca. 1818, MA; d. aft. 1850; m. 28 Oct 1839, Middlebury, VT, David/Daniel Sperry,[7] b. ca. 1818, VT; res. Ann Arbor, MI.[8] CHildren:[9] a. Mary Sperry, b. ca. 1843, MI. b. Martha Sperry, b. ca. 1847, MI. c. Emma R. Sperry, b. ca. 1849, MI.
ii. (son) Whitney, b. ca. 1820 (bet. 1810-1820 per census). iii. Martha Whitney,[10] b. ca. 1823, probably Middlebury, VT;[11] d. 4 Mar 1848, Dixboro, Washtenaw Co., MI, unmarried.[12] iv. (son) Whitney, b. 1820-1825, probably Middlebury, VT. Could this perhaps be Horace Dexter Whitney? v. Charles Whitney,[13] b. ca. 1828, probably Middlebury, VT;[14] d. aft. 1850.[15] vi. Jane Whitney,[16] b. ca. 1832, VT,[17] probably Middlebury, VT; d. aft. 1850.[18]
Notes
Vital records for Middlebury, Addison Co., VT, which may help to identify the other children in this family, have been microfilmed by the FHL.
Census
- 1820, Middlebury, Addison Co., VT: John Whitney, 3 males 16-26, 1 male under 10, 1 female 16-26, 1 female under 10, 3 in agriculture.
- 1830, Middlebury, Addison Co., VT: John Whitney, 1 male 30-40, 1 male 20-30, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 5-10, 1 male 0-5, 1 female 30-40, 1 female 20-30, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 5-10.
- 1840, Superior, Washtenaw Co., MI: John Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 20-29, 2 males 10-14, 1 female 40-49, 1 female 15-19, and 1 female 5-9; 1 engaged in manufacture or trades.
- 1850, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., MI:
905 905 John Whitney 54 M - Cooper & Merctt. Mass. Chas. Do 22 M - Vermont Jane Do 18 F - Do Mary Ann Martin 19 F - Ireland David Marvin 25 M - Cooper Do James Fitzmaris 24 M - Do Mass.
The daughter Elvira seems to be the wife in this family group:
1850 Census, Michigan, Washtenaw County, Town of Ann Arbor, p. 191/26:
213 213 Daniel Sperry 32 M - Cabinet Maker $1000 Vermont Alvira Do 32 F - Mass. Mary Do 7 F - Mich. Attended school Martha Do 3 F - Mich. Emma R. Do 1 F - Mich. Serino Spaulding 22 M - Cabinet Maker Vermont
especially since Sereno Spring Spaulding was born in Middlebury, Addison Co., VT!
- 1860: not found.
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. 331.
1.^ "John [Whitney], s. Joshua and Vashti, [born] April 21, 1796," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Gardner, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1907).
2.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 131, page 113.
3.^ "John [Whitney] and Rachel Holbrook Osgood, [married] July 6, 1817," according to Gardner Vital Records.
4.^ "At the same place, [Dixboro] on Tuesday the 7th, Mrs. Rachel Whitney, in the 50th year of her age, wife of John Whitney", Obituaries, Deaths, Marriages, Birthdays, and Notices from Washtenaw County Newspapers, 1840-1849.
5.^ ibid.
6.^ 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. 331.
7.^ Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.
8.^ 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. 331.
9.^ 1850 Census.
10.^ "In Dixboro on Saturday the 4th inst., [1848/03/04] Miss Martha Whitney, aged 25 years, daug[h]ter of John and Rachel Whitney", Obituaries, Deaths, Marriages, Birthdays, and Notices from Washtenaw County Newspapers, 1840-1849.
11.^ ibid.
12.^ ibid.
13.^ 1850 Census.
14.^ 1850 Census.
15.^ 1850 Census.
16.^ 1850 Census.
17.^ 1850 Census.
18.^ 1850 Census.
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