Family:Whitney, Scollay (1798-1867)

Scollay⁷ Whitney (Josiah⁶, Josiah⁵, Richard⁴, Richard³, Richard², John¹), son of Josiah⁶ and Anna (Scollay) Whitney, was born 6 Oct 1798, Nelson, NH, and died 9 Aug 1867, Lynn, MA, aged 69 years 10 months 2 days, of consumption, Morrocco dresser.^[1]

He married, 14 Jun 1827, Lynn, MA, Mary Doak.^[2]

He resided Lynn, MA.

Children of Scollay⁷ and Mary (Doak) Whitney:

i.	Sarah Ann8 Whitney, b. 9 Aug 1828, Lynn, MA;[3] m. 26 May 1847, Lynn, MA, Charles H. Downing of Lynn; b. South Reading, MA; resided Lynn, MA.
ii.	Mary Emerietta Whitney, b. 3 May 1833, Lynn, MA.[4]

Census

• 1830, Lynn, Essex Co., MA: Scholley Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 female 20-29, 1 female 10-14, and 1 female 0-4.
• 1870, Lynn Ward 4, Essex Co., MA:

80 100 Hood, Martin H. 56 M W Leather Dealer Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Sarah G. 52 F W Keeping House " -----, Oliver F. 16 M W At School " Attended school -----, Susan C. 47 F W No Occupation " Hay, Esther M. 50 F W No Occupation " 101 Dervine, Chas. H. 43 M W Clerk $2000 $500 " Male citizen over 21 -----, Sarah A. 41 F W Keeping House " Peach, John 49 M W Seaman " Male citizen over 21 Whitney, Ammiretta 30 F W No Occupation "

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), p. 327.

1.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 202, page 186.

2.^  "Scolley [Whitney] [resident of Lynn. int.], and Mary Doak, [married] June 14, 1827," according to Vital Records of Lynn, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1905-1906).

3.^  "Sarah Ann [Whitney], d. Scolley and Mary, [born] Aug. 9, 1828," according to Lynn Vital Records.

4.^  "Mary Emerietta [Whitney], d. Scolley and Mary, [born] May 3, 1833," according to Lynn Vital Records.

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