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; d. -----.
iii.	Ebenezer Merrill Whitney, b. 8 Apr 1817; m. Sarah Jane -----.
iv.	Edwin Dexter Whitney, b. 10 Dec 1819; d. -----.
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.

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.

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