Family:Whitney, William (1803-1835)
William7 Whitney (Israel6, Israel5, Elijah4, Isaiah3, Thomas2, John1), son of Israel6 and Phoebe (Jennison) Whitney, was born 15 Nov 1803, Boston, MA,[1] and was buried 18 Sep 1835, Cambridge, MA.[2]
Marriage intentions were published 10 Sep 1831, Cambridge, MA, for him and, Adeline Richardson "of Brookfield".[3] He married, 29 Sep 1831, Boston, MA, Adeline Richardson,[4] daughter of James Clarke and Betsey (Bennett) Richardson. She was born 9 Apr 1812, Brookfield, MA, and died 15 Aug 1895, Cambridge, MA, aged 83 years 4 months. She married secondly, 4 Jun 1840, Boston, MA, John Howe Trowbridge,[5] son of John and Sally (Howe) Trowbridge, born 9 May 1807, Cambridge, MA.
Children of William7 and Adeline (Richardson) Whitney:
i. William8 Whitney, b. ca. 1834; bp. 1 Oct 1837, Cambridge, MA, aged 3 years,[6]; d. in the west, aged 45 years.
Notes
Who might have been the Mrs. William Whitney who was bur. 12 Aug 1838, Cambridge, MA, aged 26 years?[7] Not Adeline (Richardson) Whitney, for certain.
Census
252 289 John Trowbridge 38 M - Gentleman $156000 Massachusetts Adeline do 37 F - do Attended school Elinor do 8 F - do Attended school John do 6 M - do Adeline do 5 F - do Gertrude do 3 F - do William Whitney 16 M - $5000 Massachusetts Catherine Hagan 20 F - Ireland
This was son William Whitney, Jr., living with his mother, step-father, and half-siblings.
- 1860, son William not found.
- 1870, son William not found.
- 1880, son William not found. A possibility is a William Whitney in Santa Fe, NM, aged 45, a railroad conductor, married, but living alone.
References
- Census records.
1.^ "William [Whitney], s. Israel and Phebe, [born] Nov. 15, 1803," according to Record Commisioners of the City of Boston, A Report of the Record Commisioners of the City of Boston, Containing Boston Births From A.D. 1700 to A.D. 1800, vol. 24 (Boston, MA: Rockwell and Churchill, 1894), p. 352.
2.^ "William [Whitney] and Adeline Richardson of Brookfield, int. Sept. 10, 1831," according to Vital Records of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: 1914-1915).
3.^ "William [Whitney], bur. Sept. 18, 1835," according to Cambridge Vital Records.
4.^ L.D.S. International Genealogical Index, Batch #I01198-2.
6.^ "William [Whitney], s. of wid. Adeline, bp. Oct. 1, 1837, a. 3y. C.R.2," according to Cambridge Vital Records.
7.^ "William [Whitney], Mrs., bur. Aug. 12, 1838, a. 26y.," according to Cambridge Vital Records.
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