Family:Whitney, Amos Williams (1820-1887)
Amos Williams7 Whitney (Joshua6, Joshua5, Joshua4, Joshua3, Benjamin2, John1), son of Joshua6 and Caroline (Williams) Whitney, was born 24 Nov 1820, Medway, MA,[1] and died 25 Apr 1887, Medway, MA, aged 64 years 5 months 1 day.[2]
He married, 2 Apr 1845, Medway, MA, Jerusha White (Partridge) Richardson,[3] daughter of Elihu and Charlotte (Wight) Partridge. She was born 6 May 1822, Medway, MA, and died 18 Oct 1896, Millis, MA, aged 74 years 5 months 13 days, of lobar pneumonia.[4] She had married firstly, 23 Dec 1843, Milford, MA, Emery Richardson.
Illegitimate child of Emery Richardson and Jerusha White (Partridge) Richardson:
i. Charlotte Wight8 Whitney, b. 24 Jun 1844, Medway, MA;[5] d. after 1910, then unmarried. She was apparently adopted by Amos Williams7 Whitney, her parents being give and Emery Richardson and Jerusha Partridge, but the birth record lists her surname as Whitney.
Amos Williams7 and Jerusha White (Partridge)(Richardson) Whitney had no known children.
Census
221 284 John Bancroft 33 M - Boot-maker Mass. Harriet " 25 F - " Mary E. Bancroft 4 F - Mass. Attended school Clarence E. " 1 M - " Henry Bowker 18 M - Boot-maker " 285 Amos W. Whitney 28 M - " $200 " Jerusha W. " 28 F - " Charlotte W. " 5 F - " Attended school
29 32 Amos W. Whitney 33 M - Boot Maker Mass. Jandice Whitney 33 " - Mass. Charlote W. Whitney 11 F - Mass.
881 957 Amos Whitney 38 M - Boot maker Mass. Jerusha " 38 F - " Charlotte " 16 " - "
477 537 Whitney, Amos W. 43 M - Massachusetts M Harness Maker - - 1 1 - " , Jerusha 43 F - " M - - - - - " , Charlotte 21 F - " S - - - - -
115 157 Whitney, Amos W. 47 M W Works in Boot factory $500 " Male citizen over 21 -----, Jerusha 46 F W Works in Bonnet factory " Whitney, Lottie 25 F W Works for Bonnet factory Mass. Hemmenway, John S. 36 M W Works for Boot factory $2000 " Male citizen over 21
Amos W. WHITNEY 58 Self M M W MA Laborer MA MA Jerusha WHITNEY 58 Wife F M W MA Keeping House MA MA Lottie WHITNEY 35 Dau F S W MA Works In Straw Shop MA MA
48 56 Lane, Sarah R. Head W F Mar 1845 65 wid 1ch 1liv Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Owns mortgaged house Hayward, Lucilla P. Sist W F Nov 1831 68 sgl Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Whitney, Charlotte W. Srvt W F Jun 1845 54 sgl Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts House keeper
- 1910, Medway, Norfolk Co., MA: Lottie W. Whitney, 65, boarder.
- 1920, Charlotte not found.
References
1.^ "Amos Williams [Whitney], s. Joshua and Caroline, [born] Nov. 24, 1820," according to Medway Vital Records.
2.^ "Amos W. [Whitney], son of Joshua and Caroline, d. 25 Apr 1887, aged 64 y. 5 m. 1 d.," according to Medway Vital Records. Also, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 383, page 298.
3.^ "Amos W. [Whitney], s. Joshua and Jerusha Partridge, [married] Apr. 2, 1845," according to Medway Vital Records.
4.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 464, page 535.
5.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 11, page 104.
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