Family:Whitney, William Ayers (1790-1872)

William Ayers⁸ Whitney (Moses⁷, Samuel⁶, Samuel⁵, Nathaniel⁴, Nathaniel³, John², John¹), son of Moses⁷ and Bernice (Locke) Whitney; born 20 Jan 1790, Marlboro, VT, and died 2 Aug 1872.

He married, 28 Sep 1813, Cynthia Merrill, of Rowe. She was born 18 Mar 1786, Rowe, MA, and died 13 Mar 1853.

He resided Milford, PA, Rowe, MA, and Shelburne Falls, MA.

Children of William Ayers⁸ and Cynthia (Merrill) Whitney:

i.	David Merrill9 Whitney, b. 16 Jun 1814; m. Emily Eddy.
ii.	Sylvester Nash Whitney, b. 21 Aug 1815, Rowe, MA; d. 26 Sep 1880, Shelburne, MA, aged 65 years 1 month, of an embolism, mechanic;[1] m. 22 Dec 1840, Shelburne, MA, Flavilla Alden "of Shelburne".[2] Ch.: Lura Flavilla10 Whitney, b. 26 Feb 1844, Shelburne, MA;[3] d. 1 Apr 1846, Shelburne, MA, aged 2 years 1 month 5 days, of remittent fever.[4]
iii.	Ebenezer Merrill Whitney, b. 8 Apr 1817, Jackson, PA; m. Sarah Jane Hunt.
iv.	Edwin Dexter Whitney, b. 10 Dec 1819; d. young.
v.	Chloey Taylor Whitney, b. 24 Aug 1820; m. 16 Jun 1841, Dwight Haynes Hicks; b. 13 Jan 1818. Ch.: Frederick Dwight, b. 11 Aug 1846 (single); resided Waltham, MA; b. Rowe, MA; Emma Breckridge, b. 14 Jun 1848, Rowe, MA; m. 14 Jun 1868, Charlestown, MA, George Frederick Wellington (still living); Frank Ashton, b. 20 Apr 1856, Rowe, MA; (single) still living.
vi.	Edwin Dexter Whitney, b. 14 Feb 1822; resided Almena, Van Buren County, MI.
vii.	Orra O. Whitney, b. 24 Feb 1824; resided Shelburne Falls, MA; not found in any census record.

Census

• 1820, New Milford, Susquehanna Co., PA: Whitney, William A., 1 male 26-45, 4 males under 10, 1 female 26-45, 1 person in manufacturing.
• 1830, Rowe, Franklin Co., MA: William Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 5-9, 1 female 40-49, 1 female 10-14, and 1 female 5-9.
• 1840, Rowe, Franklin Co., MA: William A. Whitney, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 10-14, 1 male 5-9, 1 female 50-59, 1 female 40-49, 1 female 20-29, and 2 females 15-19; 2 engaged in agriculture.
• 1850, Rowe, Franklin Co., MA:

45 46 William A. Whitney 60 M - Labourer $450 Vt. Cynthia M. " 63 F - Mass.

• 1860, Shelburne, Franklin Co., MA:

1082 1309 John Hamleton 32 M - Table Cutler $150 Vermont Sarah " 23 F - Mass. Nellie Hamleton 2 F - Mass. 1310 David M. Whitney 46 M - Table Cutler $300 Vermont Emily " 48 F - " Mary " 3 F - Mass. Wm. A. " 70 M - Farmer $1500 $300 Vermont

• 1870, Shelburne, Franklin Co., MA:

183 206 Whitney, Sylvester 54 M W Commercial Agent $3000 $1000 Vermont Male citizen over 21 -----, Flavilla A. 49 F W House keeping Mass. -----, Charlie S. 5 M W " -----, Wm. A. 80 M W At home Vermont Male citizen over 21

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), pp. 437-439.

1.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 319, page 331.

2.^  "Sylvester N. [Whitney], and Flavilla Alden of S., [married] Dec. 22, 1840," according to Vital Records of Shelburne, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1931).

3.^  "_______ [Whitney], d. Sylvester N., mechanic, and Flavilla, both of Shelburne Falls, at Shelburne Falls, [born] Feb. 26, 1844," according to Shelburne Vital Records.

4.^  "Lura Flavilla [Whitney], b Shelburne Falls, d. Sylvester N. and Flavilla, remittent fever, bur. Shelburne Falls, d. Apr. 1, 1846, a. 2 y. 1 m. 5 d.," according to Shelburne Vital Records.

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