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'''Abraham<sup>5</sup> Whitney'''
 
'''Abraham<sup>5</sup> Whitney'''
 
([[Family:Whitney, Abraham (1710-1784)|Abraham<sup>4</sup>]],
 
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was born 20 Dec 1748, Harvard, MA,{{ref|2}} and died 26 Aug 1833, Harvard, MA, aged 84 years.{{ref|3}}
 
was born 20 Dec 1748, Harvard, MA,{{ref|2}} and died 26 Aug 1833, Harvard, MA, aged 84 years.{{ref|3}}
  
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He married, 28 Feb 1776, Bolton, MA, '''Rebecca Dudley''' "of Acton",{{ref|4}} daughter of Samuel and Rebecca (Hayward) Dudley.{{ref|5}}  She was born 27 Apr 1757, Littleton, MA,{{ref|6}} and died 27 Aug 1838, Harvard, MA, aged 81 years.{{ref|7}}
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He "of Bolton" married, 28 Feb 1776, Bolton, MA, '''Rebecca Dudley''' "of Acton",{{ref|4}}{{ref|5}} daughter of Samuel and Rebecca (Hayward) Dudley.{{ref|6}}  She was born 27 Apr 1757, Littleton, MA,{{ref|7}} and died 27 Aug 1838, Harvard, MA, aged 81 years.{{ref|8}}
  
 
Abraham Whitney, Jr., was born in Harvard, MA, where he always resided.  He was educated for the ministry, but subsequently followed an agricultural life, remarking that he was not good enough to be a minister.  He was in the Revolutionary army, in a Worcester County company.  He was puritanic in all his tastes and was through life a thoroughly good man, highly esteemed and respected by all.  He resided Harvard, MA.  
 
Abraham Whitney, Jr., was born in Harvard, MA, where he always resided.  He was educated for the ministry, but subsequently followed an agricultural life, remarking that he was not good enough to be a minister.  He was in the Revolutionary army, in a Worcester County company.  He was puritanic in all his tastes and was through life a thoroughly good man, highly esteemed and respected by all.  He resided Harvard, MA.  
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| '''Abraham<sup>6</sup> Whitney''', b. 3 Mar 1777; died 18 Oct 1778.  
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| '''Abraham<sup>6</sup> Whitney''', b. 3 Mar 1777, Harvard, MA;{{ref|9}} died 18 Oct 1778, Harvard, MA.{{ref|10}}
 
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| [[Family:Whitney, Abraham (1779-1808)|'''Abraham Whitney''']], b. 29 Nov 1779; m. Alice Houghton.  
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| [[Family:Whitney, Abraham (1779-1808)|'''Abraham Whitney''']], b. 29 Nov 1779, Harvard, MA;{{ref|11}} m. Alice Houghton.  
 
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| [[Family:Whitney, Josiah (1781-1805)|'''Josiah Whitney''']], b. 18 Aug 1781; m. Sally Puffer.  
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| [[Family:Whitney, Josiah (1781-1813)|'''Josiah Whitney''']], b. 18 Aug 1781, Harvard, MA;{{ref|12}} m. Sally Puffer.  
 
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| [[Family:Whitney, John (1783-1813)|'''John Whitney''']], b. 31 Jul 1783; m. Sally Stowe.  
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| [[Family:Whitney, John (1783-1813)|'''John Whitney''']], b. 31 Jul 1783, Harvard, MA;{{ref|13}} m. Sally Stowe.  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| align=right valign=top | v.
 
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| '''Samuel Whitney''', b. 28 May 1785; unmarried 27 Jan 1840.  
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| '''Samuel Whitney''', b. 28 May 1785, Harvard, MA;{{ref|14}} d. 27 Jan 1840, Harvard, MA, aged 55 years;{{ref|15}} unmarried.
 
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| [[Family:Whitney, Simon Howard (1787-1859)|'''Simeon H. Whitney''']], b. 20 Mar 1787; m. Nancy Barnard.  
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| [[Family:Whitney, Simeon Howard (1787-1859)|'''Simeon Howard Whitney''']], b. 20 Mar 1787, Harvard, MA;{{ref|16}} m. Nancy Barnard.  
 
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| '''Rebecca Whitney''', b. 13 Oct 1789; m. Sept 30, 1811, Joel Bowers.  He was b. 5 Feb 1789; d. 6 Mar 1851; was a farmer.  
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| '''Rebecca Whitney''', b. 13 Oct 1789, Harvard, MA;{{ref|17}} d. 14 Jul 1868, Harvard, MA, aged 78 years 8 months, of dropsy;{{ref|18}} m. 30 Sep 1811, Harvard, MA, Joel Bowers.{{ref|19}} He was b. 5 Feb 1789; d. 6 Mar 1851; was a farmer. Children:
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:Ch.: Mary Dickenson, b. 30 Apr 1814, Harvard, MA; 19 Nov 1838, Boxborough, MA, Varnum Taylor; resided Boxborough, MA; Cephas H., born Oct 23, 1816; resided Still River, [Harvard,] MA; Rebecca Howard, born 28 Sep 1822, Harvard, MA; married ----- Houghton; resided Bolton, MA; Luke Whitney; Levina Whitney; Joel Dudley; Elisha Puffer; and Francis Augustus.  
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:{|
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| align=right valign=top | a.
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| '''Mary Dickenson Bowers''', b. 30 Apr 1814, Harvard, MA; m. 19 Nov 1838, Boxborough, MA, Varnum Taylor; resided Boxborough, MA.
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| align=right valign=top | b.
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| '''Cephas H. Bowers''', b. 23 Oct 1816; resided Still River, [Harvard,] MA.
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| align=right valign=top | c.
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| '''Rebecca Howard Bowers''', b. 28 Sep 1822, Harvard, MA; married ----- Houghton; resided Bolton, MA
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| align=right valign=top | d.
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| '''Luke Whitney Bowers'''.
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| align=right valign=top | e.
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| '''Levina Whitney Bowers'''.
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|-
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| align=right valign=top | f.
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| '''Joel Dudley Bowers'''.
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|-
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| align=right valign=top | g.
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| '''Elisha Puffer Bowers'''.
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|-
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| align=right valign=top | h.
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| '''Francis Augustus Bowers'''.
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|}
 
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| '''Sarah Whitney''', b. 11 Feb 1797; m. 24 Jun 1819, Cephas Houghton.  He was b. Feb 11, 1792; d. 18 Aug 1881. Was a farmer.
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| '''Abel Whitney''', b. 20 Oct 1791, Harvard, MA; bapt. 8 Jul 1792, Harvard, MA;{{ref|20}} d. 2 Dec 1799, Harvard, MA, aged 8 years 1 month 11 days.{{ref|21}}
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:Ch.: Sarah E., b. 24 Mar 1820; d. 20 Mar 1860; George Emory, b. 2 Nov 1822, Harvard, MA, d. 17 May 1824, Harvard, MA; George N., b. Oct 23, 1824; m. 1847; d. Oct 23, 1893, Leominster, MA; Edward W., b. Mar 22, 1829; m. 1856; resided Still River, MA; Elsie A., b. 19 Apr 1831; m. G. B. Grassie; resided Bolton, MA; John Cephas, b. Dec 26, 1836, m. 22 Aug 1870, Mary Leora Smith; resided Still River, [Harvard,] MA.  
 
 
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| '''Mary Whitney''', b. 17 Jan 1800; apparently m. 1 Apr 1824, Harvard, Massachusetts, Addison Smith Edgerly, b. 4 Feb 1799, Durham, NH, son of George and Abigail C. (Thomas) Edgerly.
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| '''Joseph Whitney''', b. 6 Jan 1795, Harvard, MA; bapt. 9 Aug 1795, Harvard, MA;{{ref|22}} d. 16 May 1799, Harvard, MA, aged 4 years 4 months 10 days.{{ref|23}}
 
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| '''Elizabeth Whitney''', b. 22 Sep 1802; d. unmarried
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| '''Sarah Whitney''', b. 11 Feb 1797, Harvard, MA;{{ref|24}} d. 18 Jul 1882, Harvard, MA, aged 85 years 4 months 7 days, of paralysis;{{ref|25}} m. 24 Jun 1819, Harvard, MA, Cephas Houghton.{{ref|26}}  He was b. Feb 11, 1792; d. 18 Aug 1881.  Was a farmer.  Children:
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| align=right valign=top | a.
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| '''Sarah E. Houghton''', b. 24 Mar 1820; d. 20 Mar 1860.
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| align=right valign=top | b.
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| '''George Emory Houghton''', b. 2 Nov 1822, Harvard, MA, d. 17 May 1824, Harvard, MA.
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| align=right valign=top | c.
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| '''George N. Houghton''', b. 23 Oct 1824; m. 1847; d. 23 Oct 1893, Leominster, MA.
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| align=right valign=top | d.
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| '''Edward W. Houghton''', b. 22 Mar 1829; m. 1856; resided Still River, MA.
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| align=right valign=top | e.
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| '''Elsie A. Houghton''', b. 19 Apr 1831; m. G. B. Grassie; resided Bolton, MA.
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| align=right valign=top | f.
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| '''John Cephas Houghton''', b. 26 Dec 1836, m. 22 Aug 1870, Mary Leora Smith; resided Still River, [Harvard,] MA.
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| '''Joseph Whitney''', b. 6 Jan 1795; d. 16 May 1799.  
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| '''Mary Whitney''', b. 17 Jan 1800, Harvard, MA;{{ref|27}} d. 7 Feb 1864, Lancaster, MA, aged 64 years, of congestion of lungs;{{ref|28}} unmarried; res. Lancaster, MA.
 
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| '''Abel Whitney''', b. 20 Oct 1791; d. 2 Dec 1799.  
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| '''Elizabeth Whitney''', b. 22 Sep 1802, Harvard, MA;{{ref|29}} d. 31 Aug 1883, Harvard, MA, aged 80 years, of dropsy;{{ref|30}} unmarried.
 
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== Census ==
 
== Census ==
  
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* [[Archive:1790 Census Extracts, Massachusetts#110|1790, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA]]: Abraham Whitney, 1 male over 16, 5 males 0-15, and 3 females.
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* [[Archive:1790 Census Extracts, Massachusetts#110|1790, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA]]: Abraham Whitney, 1 male over 16, 5 males 0-15, and 3 females.
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* [[Archive:1800 Census Extracts, Massachusetts#107|1800, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA]]: Abraham Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 3 males 16-25, 1 male 10-15, 1 females 26-44, and 3 females 0-9.
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* [[Archive:1800 Census Extracts, Massachusetts#107|1800, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA]]: Abraham Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 3 males 16-25, 1 male 10-15, 1 females 26-44, and 3 females 0-9.
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* [[Archive:1810 Census Extracts, Massachusetts#139|1810, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA]]: Abraham Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 0-9, 1 female over 45, 1 female 16-25, 1 female 10-15, and 2 females 0-9.
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* [[Archive:1810 Census Extracts, Massachusetts#139|1810, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA]]: Abraham Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 0-9, 1 female over 45, 1 female 16-25, 1 female 10-15, and 2 females 0-9.
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* [[Archive:1820 Census Extracts, Massachusetts#174|1820, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA]]:  Abraham Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 female over 45, and 1 female 16-25; 1 engaged in agriculture.
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* {{Missing|1830}}
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* [[Archive:1850 Census Extracts, Massachusetts, Worcester County#96|1850, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA]]:
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<p class="Plaintext"> 184  213 Sally Wetherbee      65 F -                          Mass.
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      214 Mary Whitney          50 F -                            "</p>
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This was his daughter-in-law Sally (Stowe)(Whitney) Wetherbee and his daughter Mary.
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* [[Archive:1850 Census Extracts, Massachusetts, Worcester County#88|1850, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA]]:
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<p class="Plaintext">Alms House
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126  150 Rodney Fuller      23 M - Master of Alms House $4000 N.H.
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          ...
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          Eliza Whitney        48 F -                          Mass.  Pauper
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          ...
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          Andrew Whitney        20 F -                          Mass.  Pauper</p>
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This is apparently his daughter Elizabeth.
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* [[Archive:1855 Census Extracts, Massachusetts, Worcester County#100|1855, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA]]:
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<p class="Plaintext">  27  28 Wright Hartwell      42 M - Farmer                  Mass.
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          Lucinda F. Hartwell  35 F -                          Mass.
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          Abagail P. Hartwell    9 F -                          Mass.
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          Lucinda F. Hartwell    3 F -                          Mass.
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          Bethiah Mead          67 F -                          Mass.  Pauper
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          Catherine Campbell    66 F -                          Mass.  Pauper
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          Lucinda Hale          80 F -                          Mass.  Pauper
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          Mary A. Nimm          57 F -                          Mass.  Pauper
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          Eliza Whitney        52 F -                          Mass.  Pauper
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          Hannah P. Sanderson  36 F -                          Mass.  Pauper
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          Rhoda Priest          51 F -                          Mass.  Pauper
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          Sally Webber          64 F -                          Mass.  Pauper
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          Sarah Chatman          7 F -                          Mass.  Pauper
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          Wm. Whitcomb          56 M - Farmer                  Mass.  Pauper
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          Hosea Willard        54 M - Farmer                  Mass.  Insane
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          Stephen Samson        44 M - Farmer                  Mass.  Insane</p>
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This is apparently his daughter Elizabeth.
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* [[Archive:1855 Census Extracts, Massachusetts, Worcester County#111|1855, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA]]:
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<p class="Plaintext"> 188  200 Mary Whitney          55 F -                          Mass.
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          Caroline Kendall      54 F -                          Mass.
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          Lucy Ann Shed          7 F -                            "
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          Zachariah  "          48 M -                            "</p>
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This is his daughter Mary.
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* [[Archive:1860 Census Extracts, Massachusetts, Worcester County#111|1860, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA]]:
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<p class="Plaintext"> 155  179 [Poor House]
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          ...
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          Eliza Whitney        56 F -                          Mass. Pauper
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          ...
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          Andrew Whitney        24 M -                          Mass. Pauper
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          ...</p>
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* [[Archive:1860 Census Extracts, Massachusetts, Worcester County#136|1860, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA]]:
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<p class="Plaintext">1113 1154 John Hartford        58 M - Laborer
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          Lucy    "            46 F -                            "
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          Henrietta E. Peirce  17 F -                            "
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          Mary          "      10 F -                            "
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          Mary Whitney          60 F -                            "</p>
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* [[Archive:1865 Census Extracts, Massachusetts, Worcester County#107|1865 State, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA]]:
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<p class="Plaintext">  61  75 Michael Mitchel      42 M - England      M Farmer          - - 1 1 Natura.
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          Hepsy A. Mitchel      37 F - Nova Scotia  M Housekeeper    - - - - -
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          Susan Mitchel        14 F - Massachusetts S                - - - - -
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          Isabella Mitchel      12 F - Massachusetts -                - - - - -
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          Mary E. Mitchel        9 F - Massachusetts -                - - - - -
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          Alice Mitchel          6 F - Massachusetts -                - - - - -
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          Bethiah Mead          79 F - Massachusetts S                - Pauper - - -
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          Mary A. Nim          67 F - New Hampshire W                - Pauper - - -
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          Elizabeth Whitney    62 F - Massachusetts S                - B.P. - - -
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          Rhoda Priest          61 F - Massachusetts S                - In.P. - - -
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          William Whitcomb      66 M - Massachusetts S                - In.P. - - -
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          Hosea Willard        64 M - Massachusetts M                - In.P. - - -
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          Julia Saunders        22 F - Massachusetts S                - In.P. - - -
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          Elizabeth Saunders    9 F - New Hampshire S                - In.P. - - -
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          Horice E. Knapp      40 M - Massachusetts S                - Id.P. - - -
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          Stephen Sampson      54 M - Massachusetts S                - In.P. - - -
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          Marcia B. Saunders    17 F - Massachusetts S                - P - - -
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          Mary J. Saunders      10 F - Massachusetts S                - P - - -</p>
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* [[Archive:1870 Census Extracts, Massachusetts, Worcester County#96|1870, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA]]:
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<p class="Plaintext">Alms House Family
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  53  56 Lawrence, Harlow      57 M W Farmer        $5000 $1000 New Hampshire  Male citizen over 21
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          ...
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          Whitney, Eliza        68 F W Domestic                  Mass.          Blind
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          ...</p>
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* [[Archive:1880 Census Extracts, Massachusetts, Worcester County#742|1880, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA]]:
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<p class="Plaintext">Leonard H. PARKER      38 Self M M W  MASS. Poor Master (Poor House) MASS. MASS.
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Hannah J. PARKER      33 Wife F M W  MASS. Keeping House    N.H. MASS.
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Addie M. PARKER        13 Dau  F S W  MASS.                  MASS. MASS.
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Eugene M. PARKER      10 Son  M S W  MASS. At School        MASS. MASS.
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Herbert H. PARKER      2 Son  M S W  MASS.                  MASS. MASS.
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Sarah L. FARWELL      42 Oth  F W W  MASS. Servant - Housework MASS. MASS.
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Eliza WHITNEY          77 Oth  F S W  MASS.                  MASS. MASS.
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Luke GIBSON            77 Oth  M S W  MASS.                  MASS. MASS.
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Rhoda PRIEST          76 Oth  F S W  MASS.                  MASS. ---
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Hosea WILLARD          78 Oth  M W W  MASS.                  MASS. ---
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Washburn J. TURNER    67 Oth  M D W  MASS. Hatter            MASS. MASS.
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Lucy CHAPMAN          73 Oth  F W W  MASS.                  MASS. N.H.
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Aug. J. WILLARD        52 Oth  M M W  MASS. Shoemaker        MASS. MASS.
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Horace K. KNAPP        54 Oth  M S W  MASS.                  MASS. MASS.
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Julia A. SAUNDERS      37 Oth  F S W  NEW HAMPSHIRE          MASS. MASS.
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Hattie E. SAUNDERS    23 Oth  F S W  MASS.                  MASS. MASS.
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Lydia L. OAKS          66 Oth  F W W  MASS.                  MASS. MASS.</p>
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==
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1.{{note|1}} His parentage is proven by his birth record and age at death.
 
1.{{note|1}} His parentage is proven by his birth record and age at death.
  
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2.{{note|2}} "Abraham [Whitney], s. of Abraham and Sarah, [born] Dec. 20, 1748," according to [[Archive:Harvard, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., ''Vital Records of Harvard, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850'' (Boston, MA: Wright & Potter Printing Co., 1917)]].
  
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3.{{note|3}} "Abraham [Whitney], [died] Aug. 26, 1823. (Aug. 26, 1833, a. 84 y. G.R.1. and C.R.2.)," according to [[Archive:Harvard, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Harvard Vital Records]].
  
 
4.{{note|4}} "Abraham [Whitney] and Rebecca Dudley of Acton, [married] Feb. 28, 1776.  At Concord," according to [[Archive:Bolton, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Franklin P. Rice, ed., ''Vital Records of Bolton, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849'' (1910)]].
 
4.{{note|4}} "Abraham [Whitney] and Rebecca Dudley of Acton, [married] Feb. 28, 1776.  At Concord," according to [[Archive:Bolton, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Franklin P. Rice, ed., ''Vital Records of Bolton, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849'' (1910)]].
  
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5.{{note|5}} Her parentage is proven by her birth record and age at death.
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5.{{note|5}} "Abraham [Whitney], of Bolton and Rebecca Dudley of Acton, by Ep[hraim] Wood Esq., [married] 28 Feb 1776," according to [[Archive:Concord, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Town of Concord, ''Concord, Massachusetts. Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1635-1850'' (Boston, MA: Todd, 1895)]], p. 241.
  
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6.{{note|6}} Her parentage is proven by her birth record and age at death.
  
 
7.{{note|7}}  
 
7.{{note|7}}  
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8.{{note|8}} "Rebekah [Whitney], w. of Abraham, [died] Aug. 27, 1838, a. 81 y. G.R.1," according to [[Archive:Harvard, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Harvard Vital Records]].
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9.{{note|9}} "Abraham [Whitney], s. of Abraham and Rebekah, [born] Mar. 3. 1777," according to [[Archive:Harvard, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Harvard Vital Records]].
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10.{{note|10}} "Abraham [Whitney], s. of Abraham (Jr., C.R.1.) and Rebekah, [died] Oct. 18, 1778," according to [[Archive:Harvard, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Harvard Vital Records]].
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11.{{note|11}} "Abraham [Whitney], s. of Abraham and Rebekah, [born] Nov. 29, 1779," according to [[Archive:Harvard, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Harvard Vital Records]].
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12.{{note|12}} "Josiah [Whitney], s. of Abraham and Rebekah, [born] Aug. 18, 1781," according to [[Archive:Harvard, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Harvard Vital Records]].
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13.{{note|13}} "John, s. of Abra[ha]m and Rebekah, July 31, 1783," according to [[Archive:Harvard, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Harvard Vital Records]].
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14.{{note|14}} "Samuel [Whitney], s. of Abraham and Rebekah, [born] May 28, 1785," according to [[Archive:Harvard, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Harvard Vital Records]].
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15.{{note|15}} "Samuel [Whitney], [died] Jan. 27, 1840, a. 55 y.," according to [[Archive:Harvard, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Harvard Vital Records]].
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16.{{note|16}} "Simeon [Whitney], s. of Abraham and Rebekah, [born] Mar. 20, 1787," according to [[Archive:Harvard, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Harvard Vital Records]].
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17.{{note|17}} "Rebecca [Whitney], d. of Abraham and Rebecca, [born] Oct. 13, 1789," according to [[Archive:Harvard, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Harvard Vital Records]].
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18.{{note|18}} "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: [http://www.AmericanAncestors.org New England Historic Genealogical Society], 2004; volume 213, page 270.
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19.{{note|19}} "Rebecca [Whitney] and Joel Bowers, [married] Sept. 30, 1811," according to [[Archive:Harvard, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Harvard Vital Records]].
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20.{{note|20}} "Abel [Whitney], s. of Abraham and Rebecca, bp. July 8, 1792," according to [[Archive:Harvard, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Harvard Vital Records]].
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21.{{note|21}} "Abel [Whitney], s. of Abraham and Rebekah, [died] Dec. 2, 1799, a. 8 y. 1 m. 11 d. G.R.1," according to [[Archive:Harvard, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Harvard Vital Records]].
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22.{{note|22}} "Joseph [Whitney], s. of Abraham and Rebecca, bp. Aug. 9, 1795. C.R.1," according to [[Archive:Harvard, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Harvard Vital Records]].
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23.{{note|23}} "Joseph [Whitney], s. of Abraham and Rebekah, [died] May 16, 1799, a. 4 y. 4 m. 10 d. G.R.1. (Drowned. C.R.1.)," according to [[Archive:Harvard, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Harvard Vital Records]].
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24.{{note|24}} "Sarah [Whitney], d. of Abraham and Rebecca, [born] Feb. 11, 1797," according to [[Archive:Harvard, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Harvard Vital Records]].
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25.{{note|25}} "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: [http://www.AmericanAncestors.org New England Historic Genealogical Society], 2004; volume 339, page 389.
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26.{{note|26}} "Sarah [Whitney] and Cephas Houghton, [married] June 24, 1819," according to [[Archive:Harvard, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Harvard Vital Records]].
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27.{{note|27}} "Mary [Whitney], d. of Abraham and Rebecca, [born] Jan. 17, 1800," according to [[Archive:Harvard, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Harvard Vital Records]].
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28.{{note|28}} "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: [http://www.AmericanAncestors.org New England Historic Genealogical Society], 2004; volume 176, page 248.
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29.{{note|29}} "Elizabeth [Whitney], d. of Abraham and Rebecca, [born] Sept. 22, 1802," according to [[Archive:Harvard, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Harvard Vital Records]].
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30.{{note|30}} "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: [http://www.AmericanAncestors.org New England Historic Genealogical Society], 2004; volume 348, page 410.
  
 
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Abraham5 Whitney (Abraham4, Isaiah3, Thomas2, John1), son of Abraham4 and Sarah5 (Whitney) Whitney,[1] was born 20 Dec 1748, Harvard, MA,[2] and died 26 Aug 1833, Harvard, MA, aged 84 years.[3]

He "of Bolton" married, 28 Feb 1776, Bolton, MA, Rebecca Dudley "of Acton",[4][5] daughter of Samuel and Rebecca (Hayward) Dudley.[6] She was born 27 Apr 1757, Littleton, MA,[7] and died 27 Aug 1838, Harvard, MA, aged 81 years.[8]

Abraham Whitney, Jr., was born in Harvard, MA, where he always resided. He was educated for the ministry, but subsequently followed an agricultural life, remarking that he was not good enough to be a minister. He was in the Revolutionary army, in a Worcester County company. He was puritanic in all his tastes and was through life a thoroughly good man, highly esteemed and respected by all. He resided Harvard, MA.

Children of Abraham5 and Rebecca (Dudley) Whitney:

i. Abraham6 Whitney, b. 3 Mar 1777, Harvard, MA;[9] died 18 Oct 1778, Harvard, MA.[10]
ii. Abraham Whitney, b. 29 Nov 1779, Harvard, MA;[11] m. Alice Houghton.
iii. Josiah Whitney, b. 18 Aug 1781, Harvard, MA;[12] m. Sally Puffer.
iv. John Whitney, b. 31 Jul 1783, Harvard, MA;[13] m. Sally Stowe.
v. Samuel Whitney, b. 28 May 1785, Harvard, MA;[14] d. 27 Jan 1840, Harvard, MA, aged 55 years;[15] unmarried.
vi. Simeon Howard Whitney, b. 20 Mar 1787, Harvard, MA;[16] m. Nancy Barnard.
vii. Rebecca Whitney, b. 13 Oct 1789, Harvard, MA;[17] d. 14 Jul 1868, Harvard, MA, aged 78 years 8 months, of dropsy;[18] m. 30 Sep 1811, Harvard, MA, Joel Bowers.[19] He was b. 5 Feb 1789; d. 6 Mar 1851; was a farmer. Children:
a. Mary Dickenson Bowers, b. 30 Apr 1814, Harvard, MA; m. 19 Nov 1838, Boxborough, MA, Varnum Taylor; resided Boxborough, MA.
b. Cephas H. Bowers, b. 23 Oct 1816; resided Still River, [Harvard,] MA.
c. Rebecca Howard Bowers, b. 28 Sep 1822, Harvard, MA; married ----- Houghton; resided Bolton, MA
d. Luke Whitney Bowers.
e. Levina Whitney Bowers.
f. Joel Dudley Bowers.
g. Elisha Puffer Bowers.
h. Francis Augustus Bowers.
viii. Abel Whitney, b. 20 Oct 1791, Harvard, MA; bapt. 8 Jul 1792, Harvard, MA;[20] d. 2 Dec 1799, Harvard, MA, aged 8 years 1 month 11 days.[21]
ix. Joseph Whitney, b. 6 Jan 1795, Harvard, MA; bapt. 9 Aug 1795, Harvard, MA;[22] d. 16 May 1799, Harvard, MA, aged 4 years 4 months 10 days.[23]
x. Sarah Whitney, b. 11 Feb 1797, Harvard, MA;[24] d. 18 Jul 1882, Harvard, MA, aged 85 years 4 months 7 days, of paralysis;[25] m. 24 Jun 1819, Harvard, MA, Cephas Houghton.[26] He was b. Feb 11, 1792; d. 18 Aug 1881. Was a farmer. Children:
a. Sarah E. Houghton, b. 24 Mar 1820; d. 20 Mar 1860.
b. George Emory Houghton, b. 2 Nov 1822, Harvard, MA, d. 17 May 1824, Harvard, MA.
c. George N. Houghton, b. 23 Oct 1824; m. 1847; d. 23 Oct 1893, Leominster, MA.
d. Edward W. Houghton, b. 22 Mar 1829; m. 1856; resided Still River, MA.
e. Elsie A. Houghton, b. 19 Apr 1831; m. G. B. Grassie; resided Bolton, MA.
f. John Cephas Houghton, b. 26 Dec 1836, m. 22 Aug 1870, Mary Leora Smith; resided Still River, [Harvard,] MA.
xi. Mary Whitney, b. 17 Jan 1800, Harvard, MA;[27] d. 7 Feb 1864, Lancaster, MA, aged 64 years, of congestion of lungs;[28] unmarried; res. Lancaster, MA.
xii. Elizabeth Whitney, b. 22 Sep 1802, Harvard, MA;[29] d. 31 Aug 1883, Harvard, MA, aged 80 years, of dropsy;[30] unmarried.
xiii. Lydia Whitney, b. -----, reported only by Pierce.

Census

184 213 Sally Wetherbee 65 F - Mass. 214 Mary Whitney 50 F - "

This was his daughter-in-law Sally (Stowe)(Whitney) Wetherbee and his daughter Mary.

Alms House 126 150 Rodney Fuller 23 M - Master of Alms House $4000 N.H. ... Eliza Whitney 48 F - Mass. Pauper ... Andrew Whitney 20 F - Mass. Pauper

This is apparently his daughter Elizabeth.

27 28 Wright Hartwell 42 M - Farmer Mass. Lucinda F. Hartwell 35 F - Mass. Abagail P. Hartwell 9 F - Mass. Lucinda F. Hartwell 3 F - Mass. Bethiah Mead 67 F - Mass. Pauper Catherine Campbell 66 F - Mass. Pauper Lucinda Hale 80 F - Mass. Pauper Mary A. Nimm 57 F - Mass. Pauper Eliza Whitney 52 F - Mass. Pauper Hannah P. Sanderson 36 F - Mass. Pauper Rhoda Priest 51 F - Mass. Pauper Sally Webber 64 F - Mass. Pauper Sarah Chatman 7 F - Mass. Pauper Wm. Whitcomb 56 M - Farmer Mass. Pauper Hosea Willard 54 M - Farmer Mass. Insane Stephen Samson 44 M - Farmer Mass. Insane

This is apparently his daughter Elizabeth.

188 200 Mary Whitney 55 F - Mass. Caroline Kendall 54 F - Mass. Lucy Ann Shed 7 F - " Zachariah " 48 M - "

This is his daughter Mary.

155 179 [Poor House] ... Eliza Whitney 56 F - Mass. Pauper ... Andrew Whitney 24 M - Mass. Pauper ...

1113 1154 John Hartford 58 M - Laborer Lucy " 46 F - " Henrietta E. Peirce 17 F - " Mary " 10 F - " Mary Whitney 60 F - "

61 75 Michael Mitchel 42 M - England M Farmer - - 1 1 Natura. Hepsy A. Mitchel 37 F - Nova Scotia M Housekeeper - - - - - Susan Mitchel 14 F - Massachusetts S - - - - - Isabella Mitchel 12 F - Massachusetts - - - - - - Mary E. Mitchel 9 F - Massachusetts - - - - - - Alice Mitchel 6 F - Massachusetts - - - - - - Bethiah Mead 79 F - Massachusetts S - Pauper - - - Mary A. Nim 67 F - New Hampshire W - Pauper - - - Elizabeth Whitney 62 F - Massachusetts S - B.P. - - - Rhoda Priest 61 F - Massachusetts S - In.P. - - - William Whitcomb 66 M - Massachusetts S - In.P. - - - Hosea Willard 64 M - Massachusetts M - In.P. - - - Julia Saunders 22 F - Massachusetts S - In.P. - - - Elizabeth Saunders 9 F - New Hampshire S - In.P. - - - Horice E. Knapp 40 M - Massachusetts S - Id.P. - - - Stephen Sampson 54 M - Massachusetts S - In.P. - - - Marcia B. Saunders 17 F - Massachusetts S - P - - - Mary J. Saunders 10 F - Massachusetts S - P - - -

Alms House Family 53 56 Lawrence, Harlow 57 M W Farmer $5000 $1000 New Hampshire Male citizen over 21 ... Whitney, Eliza 68 F W Domestic Mass. Blind ...

Leonard H. PARKER 38 Self M M W MASS. Poor Master (Poor House) MASS. MASS. Hannah J. PARKER 33 Wife F M W MASS. Keeping House N.H. MASS. Addie M. PARKER 13 Dau F S W MASS. MASS. MASS. Eugene M. PARKER 10 Son M S W MASS. At School MASS. MASS. Herbert H. PARKER 2 Son M S W MASS. MASS. MASS. Sarah L. FARWELL 42 Oth F W W MASS. Servant - Housework MASS. MASS. Eliza WHITNEY 77 Oth F S W MASS. MASS. MASS. Luke GIBSON 77 Oth M S W MASS. MASS. MASS. Rhoda PRIEST 76 Oth F S W MASS. MASS. --- Hosea WILLARD 78 Oth M W W MASS. MASS. --- Washburn J. TURNER 67 Oth M D W MASS. Hatter MASS. MASS. Lucy CHAPMAN 73 Oth F W W MASS. MASS. N.H. Aug. J. WILLARD 52 Oth M M W MASS. Shoemaker MASS. MASS. Horace K. KNAPP 54 Oth M S W MASS. MASS. MASS. Julia A. SAUNDERS 37 Oth F S W NEW HAMPSHIRE MASS. MASS. Hattie E. SAUNDERS 23 Oth F S W MASS. MASS. MASS. Lydia L. OAKS 66 Oth F W W MASS. MASS. MASS.

References

1.^  His parentage is proven by his birth record and age at death.

2.^  "Abraham [Whitney], s. of Abraham and Sarah, [born] Dec. 20, 1748," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Harvard, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: Wright & Potter Printing Co., 1917).

3.^  "Abraham [Whitney], [died] Aug. 26, 1823. (Aug. 26, 1833, a. 84 y. G.R.1. and C.R.2.)," according to Harvard Vital Records.

4.^  "Abraham [Whitney] and Rebecca Dudley of Acton, [married] Feb. 28, 1776. At Concord," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Bolton, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1910).

5.^  "Abraham [Whitney], of Bolton and Rebecca Dudley of Acton, by Ep[hraim] Wood Esq., [married] 28 Feb 1776," according to Town of Concord, Concord, Massachusetts. Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1635-1850 (Boston, MA: Todd, 1895), p. 241.

6.^  Her parentage is proven by her birth record and age at death.

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8.^  "Rebekah [Whitney], w. of Abraham, [died] Aug. 27, 1838, a. 81 y. G.R.1," according to Harvard Vital Records.

9.^  "Abraham [Whitney], s. of Abraham and Rebekah, [born] Mar. 3. 1777," according to Harvard Vital Records.

10.^  "Abraham [Whitney], s. of Abraham (Jr., C.R.1.) and Rebekah, [died] Oct. 18, 1778," according to Harvard Vital Records.

11.^  "Abraham [Whitney], s. of Abraham and Rebekah, [born] Nov. 29, 1779," according to Harvard Vital Records.

12.^  "Josiah [Whitney], s. of Abraham and Rebekah, [born] Aug. 18, 1781," according to Harvard Vital Records.

13.^  "John, s. of Abra[ha]m and Rebekah, July 31, 1783," according to Harvard Vital Records.

14.^  "Samuel [Whitney], s. of Abraham and Rebekah, [born] May 28, 1785," according to Harvard Vital Records.

15.^  "Samuel [Whitney], [died] Jan. 27, 1840, a. 55 y.," according to Harvard Vital Records.

16.^  "Simeon [Whitney], s. of Abraham and Rebekah, [born] Mar. 20, 1787," according to Harvard Vital Records.

17.^  "Rebecca [Whitney], d. of Abraham and Rebecca, [born] Oct. 13, 1789," according to Harvard Vital Records.

18.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 213, page 270.

19.^  "Rebecca [Whitney] and Joel Bowers, [married] Sept. 30, 1811," according to Harvard Vital Records.

20.^  "Abel [Whitney], s. of Abraham and Rebecca, bp. July 8, 1792," according to Harvard Vital Records.

21.^  "Abel [Whitney], s. of Abraham and Rebekah, [died] Dec. 2, 1799, a. 8 y. 1 m. 11 d. G.R.1," according to Harvard Vital Records.

22.^  "Joseph [Whitney], s. of Abraham and Rebecca, bp. Aug. 9, 1795. C.R.1," according to Harvard Vital Records.

23.^  "Joseph [Whitney], s. of Abraham and Rebekah, [died] May 16, 1799, a. 4 y. 4 m. 10 d. G.R.1. (Drowned. C.R.1.)," according to Harvard Vital Records.

24.^  "Sarah [Whitney], d. of Abraham and Rebecca, [born] Feb. 11, 1797," according to Harvard Vital Records.

25.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 339, page 389.

26.^  "Sarah [Whitney] and Cephas Houghton, [married] June 24, 1819," according to Harvard Vital Records.

27.^  "Mary [Whitney], d. of Abraham and Rebecca, [born] Jan. 17, 1800," according to Harvard Vital Records.

28.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 176, page 248.

29.^  "Elizabeth [Whitney], d. of Abraham and Rebecca, [born] Sept. 22, 1802," according to Harvard Vital Records.

30.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 348, page 410.

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