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was born 11 Feb 1766, and died 2 Oct 1854, Chelmsford, MA. | was born 11 Feb 1766, and died 2 Oct 1854, Chelmsford, MA. | ||
| − | He married, 16 Apr 1789, Concord, MA, '''Anna Brown'''. | + | He married, 16 Apr 1789, Concord, MA, '''Anna Brown'''. She died 30 or 31 Dec 1818, Chelmsford, MA, aged 54 years, of consumption.{{ref|1}} |
He was in the coopering business at Chelmsford, now Middlesex village, where he lived, and where he acquired a large property in that trade. He resided Chelmsford, MA. | He was in the coopering business at Chelmsford, now Middlesex village, where he lived, and where he acquired a large property in that trade. He resided Chelmsford, MA. | ||
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| − | | '''Sewell Whitney''', b. -----; | + | | '''Sewell Whitney''', b. -----; bur. 27 Jul 1799, Chelmsford, MA, aged 2 years.{{ref|2}} |
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* All data imported from [[Archive:The Descendants of John Whitney, page 201|Frederick Clifton Pierce, ''The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635'', (Chicago: 1895), pp. 201-202]]. | * All data imported from [[Archive:The Descendants of John Whitney, page 201|Frederick Clifton Pierce, ''The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635'', (Chicago: 1895), pp. 201-202]]. | ||
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| + | 1.{{note|1}} "Anna [Whitney], w. Amos, consumption, [died] Dec. 30, 1818, a. 54y. C.R.1 [Dec 31 G.R.6]," according to [[Archive:Chelmsford, Massachusetts, Vital Records|''Vital Records of Chelmsford, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849'' (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1914)]]. | ||
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| + | 2.{{note|2}} "Sewell [Whitney], s. Amos, bur. July 27, 1799, a. 2y. C.R.1," according to [[Archive:Chelmsford, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Chelmsford Vital Records]]. | ||
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| − | Copyright © 2006, the [[Whitney Research Group]] | + | Copyright © 2006, 2008, [[User:Rlward|Robert L. Ward]] and the [[Whitney Research Group]] |
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Revision as of 00:01, 8 February 2008
Amos6 Whitney (Levi5, Daniel4, Jonathan3, Jonathan2, John1), son of Levi5 and Rebecca (Clark) Whitney, was born 11 Feb 1766, and died 2 Oct 1854, Chelmsford, MA.
He married, 16 Apr 1789, Concord, MA, Anna Brown. She died 30 or 31 Dec 1818, Chelmsford, MA, aged 54 years, of consumption.[1]
He was in the coopering business at Chelmsford, now Middlesex village, where he lived, and where he acquired a large property in that trade. He resided Chelmsford, MA.
Children of Amos6 Whitney:
i. Amos7 Whitney, b. 1790; d. unmarried 19 Oct 1873. Amos Whitney was never married. He was a man of exemplary character, without being particularly enterprising. In 1854 his father died and left him a large anount of wealth, though his means were ample without his inheritance. He left a will at his decease, giving $20,000 to relatives, $2,500 to the "Old Ladies' Home" at Lowell, and made Tuft's college the residuary legatee. His estate was valued at over $50,000. ii. Sewell Whitney, b. -----; bur. 27 Jul 1799, Chelmsford, MA, aged 2 years.[2]
Census
- 1790, Concord, Middlesex Co., MA: Amos Whitney, 1 male over 16, 1 male 0-15, and 1 female.
- 1800, Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., MA: Amos Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 0-9, and 1 female 26-44.
- 1810, Dracut, Middlesex Co., MA: Amos Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 16-25, and 1 female 26-44.
- 1820: not found.
- 1830: not found.
- 1840: not found.
- 1850: not found.
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. 201-202.
1.^ "Anna [Whitney], w. Amos, consumption, [died] Dec. 30, 1818, a. 54y. C.R.1 [Dec 31 G.R.6]," according to Vital Records of Chelmsford, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1914).
2.^ "Sewell [Whitney], s. Amos, bur. July 27, 1799, a. 2y. C.R.1," according to Chelmsford Vital Records.
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