Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1796-1873)
Benjamin8 Whitney (John7, Abner6, Samuel5, William4, Nathaniel3, John2, John1), son of John7 and Susanna (Smith) Whitney, was born 17 Sep 1796, Westminster, MA, and died 19 Jan 1873, Fitchburg, MA, aged 76 years 4 months 2 days, of dropsy.[1]
Marriage intentions were published 2 Apr 1824, Fitchburg, MA, for him "of Fitchburg" and Mehitable Whitcomb "of Fitchburg".[2] He "of Fitchburg" married, 6 May 1824, Ashby, MA, Mehitable Whitcomb "of Fitchburg",[3] daughter of Jonah and Mehitable (Daby) Whitcomb. She was born 23 Oct 1797, Ashby, MA, and died 27 Mar 1881, Fitchburg, MA, aged 83 years 5 months, of apoplexy.[4]
Children of Benjamin8 and Mehitable (Whitcomb) Whitney:
i. Lusana Carter9 Whitney, b. 25 Dec 1825, Fitchburg, MA;[5] d. 18 Oct 1871, Fitchburg, MA. ii. Lysander S. Whitney, b. 31 Oct 1826, Fitchburg, MA;[6] d. 3 May 1906, Chester, VT; m. 13 Mar 1853, Lydia Ann Burnap. iii. Mary Ann Whitney, b. 5 Nov 1829, Fitchburg, MA;[7] m. 27 May 1856, Shirley, MA, Calvin Harlow Swain. iv. John Whitney, b. 3 Feb 1832, Fitchburg, MA;[8] m. Caroline Maguire. v. Alonzo Whitney, b. 23 Nov 1834, Fitchburg, MA;[9] m. 30 Aug 1868, Leominster, MA, Vashti Aurelia Kendall. vi. Sydney Whitney, b. 8 Nov 1840, Fitchburg, MA;[10] m. 4 Jun 1865, Leominster, MA, Abigail D. Tolman.
Census
- 1830, Fitchburg, Worcester Co., MA: Benjamin Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 30-39, 1 female 5-9, and 1 female 0-4.
- 1840, Fitchburg, Worcester Co., MA: Benj. Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 10-14, 2 males 5-9, 1 female 30-39, 1 female 15-19, and 1 female 10-14; 3 engaged in agriculture.
- 1850, Fitchburg, Worcester Co., MA:
958 1056 Benjamin Whitney 52 M - Farmer $700 Mass. Mehitable " 52 F - " Alonzo " 15 M - Farmer " Attended school Sidney " 9 M - " Attended school Rosa Mack 19 F - Ireland Patrick Madgan 25 M - Laborer " George Nutting 23 M - Ostler Mass. Alfred A. Hitchcock 8 M - " Attended school
53 56 Benj. Whitney 65 M - Farmer $700 $550 Mass. Mehitable Whitney 63 F - Matron Mass. Alonzo Whitney 24 M - Farmer Mass. Sidney Whitney 17 M - Porter Mass.
- 1870, Fitchburg, Worcester Co., MA:
1594 2063 Whitney, Benjamin 73 M W Retd. Farmer $2000 $500 Mass. Illiterate, Male citizen over 21 -----, Mehitble 72 F W Keeping House Mass. Illiterate
Sidney WHITNEY 39 Self M M W MA Clerk In Hotel MA MA Abbie I. WHITNEY 39 Wife F M W NH Keeping House NH NH Annie B. WHITNEY 11 Dau F S W MA At School MA NH Maud E. WHITNEY 6 Dau F S W MA MA NH Philip S. WHITNEY 3 Son M S W MA MA NH Mehitabel WHITNEY 82 Moth F W W MA At Home MA MA
References
1.^ "Benjamin [Whitney] and Mehatable Whitcomb, [marriage intentions] Apr. 2, 1824," according to Walter A. Davis, comp., Old Records of the Town of Fitchburg, Massachusetts (Fitchburg, MA: Fitchburg City Council, 1898-1913), vol. III, p. 148.
2.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 258, page 308.
3.^ "Benjamin [Whitney], of Fitchburg, and Mehitable Whitcomb, of Fitchburg, [married] May 6, 1824," according to Jeannette D. Pingrey, comp., Birth, Marriage, and Death Records in the Town of Ashby, Massachusetts, from 1754 to 1890 (Decorah, IA: Anundsen Publishing Company, c. 1989).
4.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 330, page 354.
5.^ "Lusana Carter [Whitney], d. of Benjamin and Methable, [born] Dec. 27, 1825," according to Fitchburg Vital Records, vol. III, pp. 343-344.
6.^ "Lysander [Whitney], s. of Benjamin and Methable, [born] Oct. 31, 1826," according to Fitchburg Vital Records, vol. III, pp. 343-344.
7.^ "Mary Ann [Whitney], d. of Benjamin and Methable, [born] Nov. 5, 1829," according to Fitchburg Vital Records, vol. III, pp. 343-344.
8.^ "John [Whitney], s. of Benjamin and Methable, [born] Feb. 3, 1832," according to Fitchburg Vital Records, vol. III, pp. 343-344.
9.^ "Alonzo [Whitney], s. of Benjamin and Methable, [born] Nov. 23, 1834," according to Fitchburg Vital Records, vol. III, pp. 343-344.
10.^ "Sydney [Whitney], s. of Benjamin and Methable, [born] Dec. 8, 1840," according to Fitchburg Vital Records, vol. III, pp. 343-344.
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