Family:Whitney, Thomas Peabody (1816-1887)
Thomas Peabody8 Whitney (Zimri7, John6, Zachariah5, John4, Joseph3, John2, John1), son of Zimri7 and Susanna (Sanderson) Whitney, was born 29 Aug 1816, Jaffrey, NH, and died 8 Apr 1887, Lynnfield, MA, aged 70 years 7 months, of hemorrhage and heart disease.[1]
He married, 26 Apr 1838, New Ipswich, NH, Harriet Augusta Benjamin,[2] daughter of Nahum and Judith (Reed) Benjamin. She was born 3 Oct 1819, Ashburnham, MA, and died 1 May 1901, Boston, MA, aged 81 years 6 months 9 days, of heart disease and old age.{{ref|3}
He was a farmer. He resided Jaffrey, NH, rear 7 Monument square, Charlestown, MA, and at Lynnfield, MA.
Children of Thomas Peabody8 and Harriet Augusta (Benjamin) Whitney:
i. Charles Butterick9 Whitney, b. 18 Oct 1839; d. 6 Nov 1839, Lynn, MA, aged 19 days.[3] ii. Lorenzo Peabody Whitney, b. 21 May 1841; m. Elizabeth Jane Foxwell. iii. Susan Augusta Whitney, b. 20 Jul 1844; d. 9 Dec 1848, Lynn, MA, aged 4 years 4 months 20 days,[4] or Charlestown, MA, aged 4 years 5 days, of scarlet fever.[5] iv. Thomas Duane Whitney, b. 10 Aug 1846 or 10 Aug 1847, Charlestown, MA;[6] d. 30 Dec 1848, or 29 Dec 1848, Charlestown, MA, aged 2 years 5 months, of scarlet fever.[7] v. Elva Iantha Whitney, b. 4 Sep 1848, Charlestown, MA; m.(1) 4 Apr 1867, Lynn or Nahant, MA, James Franklin Gove, b. 19 Jan 1844, Lynn, MA, d. 10 Feb 1875, son of Nathan and Emeline E. (-----) Gove;[8] m.(2) ----- -----; divorced; m.(3) 9 Jun 1901, Everett, MA, Sidney H. Hatch, b. ca. 1841, Brookfield, VT, son of Homer and Sarah (Peck) Hatch.[9] Children: a. Harriett Emeline Gove, b. 25 May 1868; m. 4 Sep 1884, ----- Ingalls; res. rear 7 Monument Sq., Charlestown, MA. b. Susie Alice Gove, b. 4 May 1870; m. Mar 1889, ----- Gray; res.Lynnfield Center, MA. c. Elva Iantha Gove, b. 20 May 1875; m. 15 Nov 1893, ----- Webber; res. New Bedford, MA.
vi. Harriett Elvira Whitney, b. 22 Feb 1851; d. 2 Jun 1851, or 3 Jun 1851, Charlestown, MA, aged 3 years 11 months, of lung fever.[10]
Census
- 1840: not found.
- 1850, Charlestown, Middlesex Co., MA:
489 668 Thomas P. Whitney 34 M - Laborer N.H. Harriet A. " 31 F - Mass. Lorenzo P. " 9 M - " Attended school Elva J. " 2 F - "
931 1123 Thomas P. Whitney 39 M - N.H. Harriet A. " 36 F - Mass. Lorenzo P. " 14 M - " Elva J. " 7 F - " 1124 Lemuel Pierson 26 M - Carpenter " Marion W. " 21 F - " Lucy F. Burnham 14 M - " William D. Butts 51 M - Engineer " Lydaa " 50 F - " William D. " Jr. 21 M - Hatter " Lydia M. " 14 F - " Francis B. " 12 M - " Susen C. " 55 F - "
3303 4563 Thomas P. Whitney 47 M - Clerk $2300 $300 New Hamp. Harriett A. Whitney 45 F - Mass. Lorenzo Whitney 19 M - " Eliza P. Whitney 11 F - $4500 $200 New Hamp.
44 45 Thos P. Whitney 49 M - Jaffrey, N.H. M Agent - - 1 1 - Harriet A. Whitney 46 F - Ashburnham, Mass. M - - - - - Lorenzo P. Whitney 24 M - Charlestown, Mass. S Blacksmith - - 1 1 - Elva I. Whitney 16 F - Charlestown, Mass. S - - - - - Chas. T. Westcott 29 M - Westbrook, Me. S Laborer - - 1 - - Levi L. Whitcomb 28 M - Belfast, Me. S Fisherman - - 1 1 -
145 139 Whitney, Thomas 53 M W Farmer $4000 $1000 N.H. Male citizen over 21 -----, Harriett 50 F W Keeping House N.H. Underwood, John 18 M W Works on Farm N.H.
Thomas P. WHITNEY 63 Self M M W NH Farmer MA MA Harriet A. WHITNEY 60 Wife F M W MA Keeping House MA NH Elva T. GOVE 31 Dau F M W MA At Home NH MA Harriet E. GOVE 12 GDau F S W MA At School NH MA Susie A. GOVE 10 GDau F S W MA At School NH MA Elva T. GOVE 5 GDau F S W MA At School NH MA
108 180 Whitney, Harriet Head W F Oct 1819 80 wid 6ch 2liv Massachusetts Massachusetts New Hampshire Rents house Gove, Elva Dau W F Sep 1848 51 sgl 3ch 3liv Massachusetts New Hampshire Massachusetts Saleswoman shoe 181 Ingalls, Harriet Head W F May 1868 32 div 4ch 3liv Massachusetts New Hampshire Massachusetts Silk spooler, Rents house -----, Franklin Son W M Oct 1885 14 sgl Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Errand boy -----, Mabel J. Dau W F Nov 1887 12 sgl Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts At school -----, Hattie E. Dau W F Jul 1881 7 sgl Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts At school 182 Munden, Thomas Head W M Feb 1867 33 mar 11 Canada Eng. Canada Eng. Canada Eng. Day laborer, Rents house, Immig. 1894, Al. -----, Mary Wife W F Apr 1873 27 mar 11 2ch 1liv Canada Eng. Canada Eng. Canada Eng. Immig. 1896 -----, John Son W M Apr 1892 8 sgl Canada Eng. Canada Eng. Canada Eng. At school, Immig. 1896 McGoff, John Brdr W M Apr 1855 45 sgl Ireland Ireland Ireland Stone cutter, Immig. 1895, Al.
References
- Census records.
- 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. 469.
1.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 382, page 273.
2.^ "Thomas P. Whitney & Harriet A. Benjamin, m. 26 Apr 1838, [New Ipswich,] NH," according to New Hampshire, Vital Records, Marriage Index.
3.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 519, page 271.
4.^ "Charles B. [Whitney], s. Thomas P. and Harriet A., [died] Nov. 6, 1839, a. 19 d. GR 5," according to Vital Records of Lynn, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1905-1906).
5.^ "Susan A. [Whitney], d. Thomas P. and Harriet A., [died] Dec. 9, 1848, a. 4 y. 4 m. 20 d. GR 5," according to Lynn Vital Records.
6.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 40, page 156.
7.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 23, 26.
8.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 40, page 155.
9.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 199, pages 224 and 249.
10.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 513, page 377.
11.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 58, page 46.
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