Family:Whitney, Jonas Prescott (1793-1879)

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Jonas Prescott7 Whitney (Josiah6, Josiah5, David4, Benjamin3, John2, John1), son of Josiah6 and Mary (Barrett) Whitney, was born 22 Sep 1793, Waltham, MA,[1] was baptized the same day, and died 18 Aug 1879.

He married firstly, 22 Feb 1815, Ashby, MA, Rebecca Piper.[2] She was born 15 May 1797, and died 18 Jun 1838, Ashby, MA.[3]

He "of Ashby" married secondly, 29 Aug 1839, Leominster, MA, Louisa Wheeler.[4] She was born 14 Apr 1804, and died 1 Jun 1864.

He moved to Ashby, 1799.

Jonas P. Whitney, Fitchburg, will. Ch: Rebacca Chushing, Ashby; Josiah D., Brattleboro, Vermont; Julius, Brattleboro, Vermont; Mary Ann Mansfield, Ashby; Milo, Boston; Jonas, Fitchburg; Andrew, Fitchburg; Clara Hubbard, Fitchburg; Josiah Whitney, exec.; 1 Aug 1869; 23 Sep 1879. He resided Ashby, Springfield and Fitchburg, MA.

Children of Jonas Prescott7 and Rebecca (Piper) Whitney:

i. Rebecca8 Whitney, b. 26 Jun 1815, Ashby, MA;[5] m. 5 Sep 1841, Isaac Cushing; resided Ashby, MA; b. 30 Jun 1818; d. 9 Oct 1891.
ii. Josiah D. Whitney, b. 7 Nov 1818, Ashby, MA;[6] m. Lucy D. Chapin.
iii. Mary Ann Whitney, b. 17 Nov 1820; d. Nov 1885; m. 29 Apr 1843, Ashby, MA, James A. Mansfield "of Marlboro".[7]
iv. Jonas Whitney, b. 20 Mar 1824; m.(1) Elizabeth Corey Rice; m.(2) Lucy E. Damon.
v. Andrew Whitney, b. 29 Feb 1826; m. Dida Hudson.
vi. Clara Whitney, b. 6 May 1828; m. 8 May 1861, William W. Hubbard; resided Fitchburg. He was b. 12 Sep 1827; s.p.
vii. Sarah Whitney, b. 14 Oct 1830; m. 11 Jan 1865, Benjamin F. Dewing; resided 11 Milford St., Boston, MA. He was b. 24 Jan 1836. He is a contractor; s.p.
viii. Ellen Whitney, b. 11 Jun 1832; d. 19 Jun 1832.
ix. Milo Whitney, b. 16 May 1834; d. 11 Aug 1910, Boston, MA; m. Malincha Hook; resided 73 Warren ave. Boston, MA.
x. Julius Whitney, b. 28 May 1836; m.(1) Harriett A. Downe; m.(2) Mary Jones8 Whitney.

Census

38 38 Jonas P. Whitney 56 M - Organ Manufacturer Mass. Louisa " 46 F - " Andrew " 24 M - Professor of Music " Clara " 22 F - " Sarah " 19 F - " Theodore A. " 26 M - Organ Maker " Milo " 16 M - " " Attended school Julius " 14 M - " Attended school

748 745 J. P. Whitney 66 M - Organ builder $1000 $500 Mass. S. M. Whitney 56 F - Wife do C. Whitney 31 M - Mechanic do J. Whitney 24 F - Milliner do S. Whitney 29 F - do do

"S. M." should be "L. W." for Louise (Wheeler). "C." should probably be "A." for Andrew. "J." could possibly be "C." for Clara. "S." is for Sarah.

1949 2717 Wm. Hall 32 M - Piano Forte Worker $2000 $400 New Hampshire Elizabeth H. Edgar 25 F - Massachusetts Elizabeth Sumner 54 F - New Hampshire Chas. S. Edgar 6 M - Mass. Attended school 2718 Milo Whitney 24 M - Piano Forte Worker " Malnitha " 22 F - Vermont

765 1031 Hubbard, William W. 42 M W Teamster $1600 $1500 New Hamp. Male citizen over 21 -----, Clara W. 42 F W Keeping House Mass. Whitney, Herbert P. 4 M W Mass. Hubbard, Arthur E. 18 M W App. to Carpenter New Hamp. Whitney, Jonas P. 76 M W Carpenter $3500 $3500 Mass. Male citizen over 21

162 230 Gates, Frank B. 38 M W Works in Chair shop New Hamp. Male citizen over 21 -----, Olivia A. 33 F W Keeping House New Hamp. -----, Olva Agenta 8 F W At School New Hamp. Attended school -----, Wilder F. 6 M W At School Mass. Attended school -----, Millie U. 6 F W At School Mass. Attended school Whitney, Andrew 44 M W Music Teacher $45000 $5000 Mass. Male citizen over 21 Aldrich, Wm. 44 M W Machinist Rhode Island Male citizen over 21

  • 1870, Boston Ward 9, Suffolk Co., MA:

270 318 Whitney, Milo 30 M W Pianoforte Key Maker Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Minnia H. 29 F W Keeping House Vermont Hook, Eva 18 F W At home Vermont Dix, Morton 30 M W Clerk Dry Goods Who. Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Jennie 28 F W At home Boston, Mass. Howe, Lucy 35 F W Seamstress "

Milo WHITNEY 43 Self M M W MA Piano-Forte Man MA MA Melintha WHITNEY 38 Wife F M W VT VT VT Sada COLLINS 17 Oth F S W MA Servant MA MA Alice WHEELER 40 Oth F M W MA Writer MA MA

References

1.^  "Jonas Prescott [Whitney], ch. Josiah Jr. and Mary, [born] Sept. 22, 1793," according to Vital Records of Waltham, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1904). Also, "Jonas P. [Whitney], s. Josiah and Polly, [born] Sep. 22, 1793," according to Jeannette D. Pingrey, comp., Birth, Marriage, and Death Records in the Town of Ashby, Massachusetts, from 1754 to 1890 (Decorah, IA: Anundsen Publishing Company, c. 1989), pp. 89-90.

2.^  "Jonas P. [Whitney], and Rebecca Piper, [married] Feb. 22, 1815," according to Pingrey, op. cit., pp. 183-184.

3.^  "Rebecca [Whitney], w. Jonas P., [died] June 18, 1838," according to Pingrey, op. cit., pp. 89-90.

4.^  "Jonas P. [Whitney] of Ashby and Louisa Wheeler, [married] Aug. 29, 1839," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Leominster, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (n.d.).

5.^  "Rebecca [Whitney], d. Jonas P. and Rebecca, [born] June 26, 1815," according to Pingrey, op. cit., pp. 89-90.

6.^  "Josiah D. [Whitney], s. Jonas P. and Rebecca, [born] Nov. 7, 1818," according to Pingrey, op. cit., pp. 89-90.

7.^  "Mary [Whitney], and James A. Mansfield, of Marlboro, [married] Apr. 29, 1843," according to Pingrey, op. cit., pp. 183-184.

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