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Vital Records of Roxbury, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1925-1926).

Key

C.R.2 - First Congregational Parish of W. Roxbury (Unitarian)
C.R.3 - First Congregational Society of Jamacia Plains (Unitarian)
C.R.1 - First Religious Society (Unitarian)
G.R.1 Eliot Cemetery
G.R.2 Walter St. (West Roxbury Cemetery)

Births

Pages 371-373

WHITNEY

Abagail Heath, d. Elisha [Jr. dup.] and Sally, Aug. 27, 1804. [Sept. _. dup.]
Abigail, d. Lt. Elisha and Abigail, Apr. 10, 1778.
Abigail, d. Amasa and Sarah, Mar. 17, 1797.
Abner, s. Jonas and Sarah, Nov. 17, 1744.
Adeline, d. Daniel and Elizabeth, Oct. 11, 1807.
Amos, s. Jonas, bp. Dec. 1, 1751. C.R.2.
Ann Gray, d. George and Ann G. G., bp. July 29, 1832. C.R.2.
Anna, d. Daniel and Susanna, last of Apr. 1713.
Asa, s. Lt. Elisha and Abigail, May 18, 1782.
Benjamin Duick, s. Asa and Mary, Nov. 10, 1807.
Caleb, s. Timothy and Margaret, Apr. 2, 1711.
Caleb, s. Amasa and Sarah, Mar. 24, 1798.
Caroline, d. Elisha and Sarah, bp. Jan. 6, 1814. C.R.2.
Caroline Baker, d. George and Ann G. G., bp. June 3, 1838. C.R.2.
Caroline Eliza, d. John, bp. Sept. 13, 1835. C.R.2.
Charles Kimball, s. Kimball, bp. May 15, 1803. C.R.3.
Charles Kimball, s. twin, Kimball, bp. Mar. 29, 1808. C.R.3.
Daniel, s. John and Elisabeth, Dec. 5, 1681.
Daniel, s. Daniel and Susanna, Mar. 26, 1710-11.
Daniel, s. Daniel and Elizabeth, July 31, 1812.
Daniel Hammond, s. Asa and Mary, Oct. 7, 1809.
Delia Amanda, d. Daniel and Elizabeth, Apr. 2, 1810.
Desire, d. Jonas and Sarah, Oct. 31, 1749.
Edward Herbert, s. George and Ann G. G., bp. Nov. 25, 1841. C.R.3.
Eliakim Winslow, s. Eli M., gentleman, and Catherine R., Apr. 6, 1849.
Elijah, s. Daniell and Susannah, Jan. 15, 1715. [1715-16. C.R.2.]
Elijah, s. Elijah and Hannah, bp. Sept. 23, 1744. C.R.2.
Elijah, s. Dan[ie]l, bp. Jan. 20, 1771. C.R.1.
Elisabeth Ritchards, d. twin, Kimball, bp. Mar. 29, 1808. C.R.3.
Elisha, s. Daniell and Susannah, Oct. 15, 1722.
Elisha, s. Elijah and Hannah, Feb. 6, 1747. [1746-7. C.R.2.]
Elisha, s. Lt. Elisha and Abigail, Feb. 4, 1780.
Elisha, s. Elisha, jr. and Sally, Feb. 26, 1806. [Mar. dup.]
Elizabeth, d. Daniel and Susanna, Feb. 4, 1706.
Elizabeth, d. Daniel and Elizabeth, Dec. 9, 1803.
Elizabeth, d. Kimbal1, bp. Oct. 21, 1804. C.R.3.
Elizabeth Eustis, d. George and Ann G. G., bp. Nov. 7, 1830. C.R.3.
Elizebeth, d. Elisha and Abag[ail], Mar. 13, 1793.
Esther, d. Daniel and Susanna, bp. July 10, 1726. C.R.2
Experience, d. Lt. Elisha and Abigail, Mar. 1, 1776.
George Harrison Gray, s. Geo[rge] and Ann G. G., bp. July 12, 1835. C.R.2.
Hannah, d. Daniel and Susanna, bp. May 3, 1713. C.R.2.
Hannah. d. Elijah and Hannah, June 13, 1756.
Hannah, d. Jacob and Rachel, bp. May 31, 1772. C.R.2.
Isaac, s. Jonas and Sarah, Apr. 11, 1736.
Jabez, s. Jonas and Rachel, bp. Dec. 20, 1767, C.R.2. [NOTE: This is apparently an error for Jabez, s. Jacob and Rachel.--RLW]
Jacob, s. Jonas and Sarah, July 24, 1737.
John, s. Daniel and Susanna, May 23, 1705.
John, s. Elijah and Hannah, Nov. 29, 1749.
John, s. John and Mary, bp. Feb. 20, 1774. C.R.1.
John Heath, s. Elisha, jr. and Sally, Mar. 8, 1808.
John Heath, s. John, bp. Oct. 12, 1838. C.R.2.
Jonas, s. Jonas and Sarah, Nov. 28, 1739.
Joseph, s. Timothy and Margarett, Feb. 21, 1716. [1716-17-C.R.2.]
Lemuel, s. Jacob and Rachel, bp. May 19, 1765. C.R.2.
Lucy, d. Isaac and Abigail, bp. Aug. 8, 1762. C.R.2.
Mary A., d. William, milk man, and Mary, Feb. 7, 1847.
Mary R., d. Elia M., grocer, and Catherine R., Jan. 5, 1848.
Molly, d. Aaron and Margaret, Dec. 21, 1757.
Moses, s. Timothy and Margarett, June 20, 1714.
Nathaniel Davis, s. Elisha and Sarah, bp. Dec. 15, 1816. C.R.
Ophelia V., d. Ephraim, merchant, and Joanna, Sept. 5, 1849.
Pedy, d. Lt. Elisha and Abigail, July 20, 1784.
Prudence, d. Jacob and Rachel, bp. Aug. 17, 1760. C.R.2.
Ruth, d. John, Aug. 31, 1674.
Ruth, d. Daniell and Susanah, Dec. 5, 1718.
Sarah, d. John and Elizabeth, Aug. 7, 1684.
Sarah, d. Timothy and Margaret, Feb. 28, 1707.
Sarah, d. Jonas and Sarah, Feb. 26, 1741-2.
Sarah, d. Jonas, bp. Nov. 10, 1754. C.R.2.
Sarah, d. Daniel and Elizabeth, Oct. 25, 1805.
Sarah, d. Elisha, jr. and Sally, Dec. 25, 1811.
Susanna, d. Daniel and Susanna, Feb. 21, 1708.
Timothy, s. John and Elisabeth, Apr. 16, 1678.
Timothy, s. Timothy and Margaret, Apr. 30, 1721.
William, s. Elisha and Abigail, June 11. 1788.
William D., s. Will[ia]m, yeoman, and Mary E., [bet. May 1, 1844 and May 1, 1845.]
William Heath, s. Elisha, jr. and Sally, Jan. 25 1810.

WHITNY

Elisebeth, d. John, Sept. 9, 1670.
John, s. John, Apr. 1, 1672

Marriages

Pages 428-429

WHITNEY

Abig[ai]l, and Joseph Haradon, May 30, 1781. C.R.2. [NOTE]
Abigail, Mrs. [wid. int.], and Timothy Lewis, Aug. 7, 1785.*
Abigail, and Joseph Seaver, Nov. 17, 1799.*
Abigail, and Abraham Spear, int. July 4, 1824. [NOTE]
Abigail H., and Lemuel Gay, Feb. 28, 1832.*
Abner, and Esther Jackson of Newton at Newton, Mar. 21, 1768.
Amaziah, of Brookline, and Sarah Trull, Apr. 19, 1795.*
Ardelia L., and Thomas Crossley, Oct. 29, 1848.* [NOTE]
Caira R. [of Boston. C.R.3.], a. 23 y., d. Eli and Sally, and Calvin Barrows [Burrows. C.R.3.] of Lexington, a. 29 y., s. Samuel S. and Belinda, Oct. 14, 1849.*
Caroline L., of Quincy, and Charles Hill, int. July 21, 1833.
Daniel, and Susannah Curtiss T. C.], 1704.
Daniel, and Sarah Gay, Mar. 7, 1769.
Daniel, and Elizabeth Champney, Nov. 14, 1802.*
Desire, and Edward Ward, Mar. 9, 1769.
Desire, and James Farrington, Apr. 3, 1828. C.R.2.
Dudley, and Marv S. Shove, int. Sept. 13, 1829.
Eli M., widr., a. 36 y., merchant, and Catherine Richards, wid., a. 32 y., d. Eliakin, Feb. 9, 1845.*
Elisha, Jr., and Sally Heath, Feb. 26, 1804. C.R.2.*
Elizabeth K., and Jesse Bills, int. Dec. 15, 1833. [NOTE: This is an error for Elizabeth R. Whitney.--RLW]
Elnathan, and Sarah Perry, Sept. 24, 1729.
Esther, and John White, Mar. 8, 1745.
Ezekiel, of Watertown, and Katherine Draper, at Watertown, Dec. 6, 1763.
George, and Mary W. Mallard, Nov. 8, 1827.* [NOTE]
George, of Quincy, and Ann Greenough Gray, Dec. 15, 1829.*
Hannah, and Jesse [Jessee. int.] Herring, May 13, 1798. C.R.2.* [NOTE]
Harriot W., and Joseph Strong of South Hadley, Feb. 11, 1813.*
Isaac, and Abigail Pond, Oct. 19, 1758.
Jacob, and Rachel Whiting, Nov. 15 [16. C.R.2.], 1759.
Jane, of Marlborough, and William H. Brown, int. Nov. 16, 1828. [NOTE]
John, and Mary Payson, Apr. 22, 1773.
John H., and Sarah Skinner, Jan. 30, 1834.*
Jonas, and Sarah Perry, May 8, 1735.
Kimball, and Anna Leonard, int. Oct. 3, 1802.
Mary, of Watertown, and Abraham Chamberlin, at Watertown, Oct. 26, 1716
Mary, and Joseph Libbey, Dec. 14, 1843. [NOTE]
Mary W., a. 42 y., and Luther C. Bailey, a. 24 y., s. Phineas and Dorcas, Dec. 31, 1848.* [NOTE]
Nancy, resident, and Benjamin Puffer of Stoughtonham, at Sharon, Oct. 20, 1778. [NOTE]
Pedy, and Joseph Dudley, June 14, 1801.*
Prudence [Whiting. C.R.2.], and Lewis Jones, Dec. 29, 1790.*
Reuben, and Mary Brewer, Dec. 12, 1763. C.R.2. [NOTE]
Ruth, and Joseph Adams, Apr. 22, 1701.
Sarah, and John Trull, Mar. [17. int.; Apr._, C.R.3.], 1799.*
Stephen, and Ruth Whittemore, May 15, 1803. C.R.2.*
Timothy, and Margaret Bacon, June 12, 1706.
W[illia]m, and Mary E. Jones [Glines. int.], June 4, 1840.*
_____, Mr., of Boston, and Richards, Feb. 9, 1845. C.R.3.

* Intention also recorded.

Deaths

Pages 666-667

WHITNEY (see also WHITING)

Caroline Eliza, d. John H., Sept. _, 1838, a. 4 y.
Daniel Hammond, s. Maj. Asa, Oct. 6, 1817, a. 8 y.
Elisha, s. Elisha, jr. and Sally, Mar. 17, 1810.
Elisha, May 15, 1815, a. 67 y.
Elisha, Capt., Feb. 22, 1823, a. 43 y. C.R.2.
Elizabeth Eustis, d. Rev. George [whooping cough. C.R.2.], Apr. 26, 1834, a. 3 y. 7 m.
Elizebeth, d. [Lt. G.R1.] Elisha and Aba[gail], Mar._, 1793. [Apr. 20, a. 6 w. G.R.1.]
Experience, d. Lt. Elisha and Abigail, Sept. 17, 1777, a. 8 m. G. R. 3.
George [Whiting. C.R.2.], s. Seth T. [and Lucy. C.R.2.], Oct 9, 1815. [a. 12 y. C.R.2.] [NOTE: This was Seth Tucker Whiting, son of Ebenezer and Rachel (Tucker) Whiting]
George, Rev. [bilious fever. C.R.3.], Apr. 2, 1842, a. 38 y.
Hannah, July 14, 1789, a. 18 y. C.R.2.
Isaac, small pox, Jan. 4, 1777, a. 40 y. C.R.2.
Jacob, Jan. 14, 1803, a. 66 y. C.R.2.
John, Mar. 4, 1726-7, a. 83 y
Josiah, Oct. 3, 1839, a. 62 y.
Moses, hip complaint, Aug. 30, 1825, a. 20 y. C.R.3. [NOTE]
Samuel, Aug. 15, 1805, a. 22 y. [NOTE]
Sarah, July 4, 1689.
Timothy, s. Timothy and Margaret, July 8, 1721.
_____, d. Isaac, Dec. 26, 1776, a. 15 y. C.R.2.
_____, ch. _____, canker rash, Feb. __, 1810 a. 3 y. C.R.3.

1841-1910

From "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004.

Births

Whitney, Charles H., birth, 1866, vol. 187, p. 327:

[number] 786; [birthdate] December 1; [date of record] --; [name] Whitney, Charles H.; [sex] Male; [birthplace] Roxbury; [parents] Charles & Mary Dunbar; [residence of father] Roxbury; [occupation of father] Baker; [birthplace of father] Boston; [birthplace of mother] Roxbury.

Whitney, Dudley R., birth, 1850, vol. 43, p. 215:

[number] 560; [birthdate] Nov. 7; [date of record] --; [name] Whitney, Dudley R.; [sex] Male; [birthplace] Roxbury; [parents] Eli & Catherine; [residence of father] Roxbury; [occupation of father] Clerk; [birthplace of father] Lexington; [birthplace of mother] Boston.

Whitney, Eliakim Winslow, birth, 1849, vol. 36, p. 69:

[number] 322; [birthdate] April 6; [date of record] --; [name] Eliakim Winslow Whitney; [sex] Male; [birthplace] Roxbury; [parents] Eli M. & Catherine R.; [residence of father] Roxbury; [occupation of father] Gentleman; [birthplace of father] --; [birthplace of mother] --.

Whitney, Ephraim, birth, 1851, vol. 52, p. 215:

[number] 231; [birthdate] May 13; [date of record] --; [name] Ephraim Whitney; [sex] Male; [birthplace] Roxbury; [parents] Ephraim & Joanna; [residence of father] Roxbury; [occupation of father] Publisher: paper; [birthplace of father] Boston; [birthplace of mother] Boston.
NOTE: The surname should be Whitley, not Whitney. Joseph Whitley m. 24 Feb 1865, Roxbury, MA, Margaret Downey.

Whitney, Hannah, birth, 1867, vol. 197, p. 324:

[number] 426; [birthdate] July 8; [date of record] --; [name] Whitney, Hannah; [sex] Female; [birthplace] Roxbury; [parents] Joseph & Margarett Downey; [residence of father] Roxbury; [occupation of father] Rag dealer; [birthplace of father] England; [birthplace of mother] Ireland.
NOTE: The surname should be Whitley, not Whitney. Joseph Whitley m. 24 Feb 1865, Roxbury, MA, Margaret Downey.

Whitney, Henry B., birth, 1861, vol. 142, p. 313:

[number] 611; [birthdate] September 27; [date of record] --; [name] Whitney, Henry B.; [sex] Male; [birthplace] Roxbury; [parents] Marshall & Maria S. Briad; [residence of father] Roxbury; [occupation of father] Lard oil manr.; [birthplace of father] Harvard; [birthplace of mother] N. Hampshire.

Whitney, Mary A., birth, 1847, vol. 23, p. 142:

[number] 425; [birthdate] Feby. 7; [date of record] --; [name] Mary A. Whitney; [sex] Female; [birthplace] ; [parents] William & Mary Whitney; [residence of father] Roxbury; [occupation of father] Milkman; [birthplace of father] --; [birthplace of mother] --.

Whitney, Ophelia V., birth, 1849, vol. 36, p. 86:

[number] 998; [birthdate] Sept. 5; [date of record] --; [name] Whitney, Ophelia V.; [sex] Female; [birthplace] Roxbury; [parents] Ephraim & Joanna; [residence of father] Roxbury; [occupation of father] Merchant; [birthplace of father] Boston; [birthplace of mother] Boston.

Whitney, William D., birth, 1844-1845, vol. 11, p. 123:

[number] --; [birthdate] May 1844 to May 1845; [date of record] June 2; [name] William D. Whitney; [sex] Male; [birthplace] Roxbury; [parents] William & Mary E. Whitney; [residence of father] Roxbury; [occupation of father] Yeoman; [birthplace of father] --; [birthplace of mother] --.

Marriages

Whitney, Alexander P., marriage, 1859, vol. 127, p. 201:

[number] 55; [marriage date and place] March 3; [date of record] --; [groom] Whitney, Alexander P.; [residence] Roxbury; [age] 38; [occupation] Farmer; [birthplace] Falmouth, Me.; [parents] John & Mary; [number of marriage] Second; [bride] O'Daniel, Mary; [residence] Roxbury; [age] 24; [occupation] --; [birthplace] Ireland; [parents] --; [number of marriage] First; [officiant] Rev. G. Haven.

Whitney, Alphas N., marriage, 1853, vol. 70, p. 285:

[number] 159; [marriage date and place] August 10; [date of record] --; [groom] Alphas N. Whitney; [residence] Boston; [age] 21; [occupation] Student; [birthplace] Bridgtown, Me.; [parents] Amos Whitney; [number of marriage] 1st marriage; [bride] Joan Plumley; [residence] Boston; [age] 21; [occupation] --; [birthplace] Boston; [parents] Geo. W. Plumley; [number of marriage] 1st marriage; [officiant] Rev. J. H. Twombly.

Whitney, Ardelia L. [NOTE], marriage, 1848, vol. 38, p. 156:

[number] 67; [marriage date and place] Oct. 29, 1848; [date of record] --; [groom] Thomas Crossley; [residence] Roxbury; [age] --; [occupation] --; [birthplace] --; [parents] --; [number of marriage] --; [bride] Ardelia L. Whitney [NOTE]; [residence] Roxbury; [age] --; [occupation] --; [birthplace] --; [parents] --; [number of marriage] --; [officiant] Rev. J. S. Shailer.

Whitney, Caira R., marriage, 1848-1849, vol. 38, p. 160:

[number] 143; [marriage date and place] Oct. 14, 1849; [date of record] --; [groom] Calvin Barrows; [residence] Lexington; [age] 29; [occupation] Machinst; [birthplace] Lebanon, N.H.; [parents] Samuel S. & Belinda; [number of marriage] First; [bride] Caira R. Whitney; [residence] Boston; [age] 23; [occupation] --; [birthplace] Lexington; [parents] Eli & Sally; [number of marriage] --; [officiant] Grindall Reynolds, Clergyman of Roxbury.

Whitney, David, marriage, 1862, vol. 154, p. 259:

[number] 122; [marriage date and place] July 20; [date of record] --; [groom] Whitney, David; [residence] Brookline; [age] 25; [occupation] Clerk; [birthplace] Brookline; [parents] David & Chloe H.; [number of marriage] First; [bride] Belford, Jane; [residence] W. Roxbury; [age] 22; [occupation] --; [birthplace] Roxbury; [parents] George & Sarah; [number of marriage] First; [officiant] P. O. Beirne, Priest.

Whitney, Ellen [NOTE], marriage, 1861, vol. 145, p. 206:

[number] 16; [marriage date and place] Jany. 21; [date of record] --; [groom] Kenney, Thomas; [residence] West Roxbury; [age] 23; [occupation] Laborer; [birthplace] Ireland; [parents] Patrick & Mary; [number of marriage] First; [bride] Whitney, Ellen [NOTE]; [residence] Newton; [age] 20; [occupation] --; [birthplace] Newton; [parents] George Whitney [NOTE]; [number of marriage] First; [officiant] Rev. P. O. Beirne.

Whitney, Mary [NOTE], marriage, 1843, vol. 7, p. 85:

[number] 24; [marriage date and place] Dec. 14; [date of record] --; [groom] Joseph Libbey; [residence] Roxbury; [age] --; [occupation] --; [birthplace] --; [parents] --; [number of marriage] --; [bride] Mary Whitney [NOTE]; [residence] Roxbury; [age] --; [occupation] --; [birthplace] --; [parents] --; [number of marriage] --; [officiant] J. B. Davis, Minister, Freewill Baptist Church.

Whitney, Mary W. [NOTE], marriage, 1848, vol. 38, p. 159:

[number] 85; [marriage date and place] Dec. 31, 1848; [date of record] --; [groom] Luther C. Bailey; [residence] Roxbury; [age] 24; [occupation] --; [birthplace] --; [parents] --; [number of marriage] First; [bride] Mary W. Whitney [NOTE]; [residence] Roxbury; [age] 42; [occupation] --; [birthplace] --; [parents] --; [number of marriage] --; [officiant] Rev. Thomas D. Andrews.

Whitney, Samuel, marriage, 1856, vol. 100, p. 268:

[number] 85; [marriage date and place] May 5; [date of record] --; [groom] Whitney, Samuel; [residence] Roxbury; [age] 22; [occupation] Clerk; [birthplace] Acton; [parents] John & Elizabeth; [number of marriage] First; [bride] Connell, Ellen; [residence] Roxbury; [age] 20; [occupation] --; [birthplace] New York; [parents] John & Margarett; [number of marriage] First; [officiant] Rev. Wm. H. Ryder.

Deaths

Whitney, Bridget [NOTE], death, 1867, vol. 203, p. 271:

[number] 568; [death date and place] December 10; [date of record] --; [name] Whitney, Bridget [NOTE]; [sex] Female; [marital status] Single; [age] 35 - -; [cause] Consumption; [residence] Roxbury; [occupation] --; [birthplace] Ireland; [parents] Michael [NOTE] & Hanora [NOTE]; [parents' birthplaces] Both Ireland.

Whitney, Henry B., death, 1861, vol. 148, p. 278:

[number] 458; [death date and place] Oct. 20; [date of record] --; [name] Whitney, Henry B.; [sex] Male; [marital status] --; [age] - - 23; [cause] Infantile; [residence] Waverly St.; [occupation] --; [birthplace] Roxbury; [parents] Marshall & Maria S.; [parents' birthplaces] Harvard, Nelson.

Whitney, James S., death, 1865, vol. 184, p. 236:

[number] 192; [death date and place] April --; [date of record] --; [name] Whitney, James S.; [sex] Male; [marital status] Married; [age] 66 - -; [cause] Drowned; [residence] found on Pine Island; [occupation] Mechanic; [birthplace] Saco, Me.; [parents] Jesse & Mary; [parents' birthplaces] Saco.

Whitney, Margarett [-----], death, 1861, vol. 148, p. 269:

[number] 67; [death date and place] February 22; [date of record] --; [name] Whitney, Margarett; [sex] Female; [marital status] Widowed; [age] 84 1 -; [cause] Old age; [residence] Vernon St.; [occupation] --; [birthplace] Newton; [parents] Timothy & Mary; [parents' birthplaces] Newton, Newton.

Whitney, Sarah B. [Laraby] [NOTE], death, 1853, vol. 76, p. 172:

[number] 89; [death date and place] May 29; [date of record] --; [name] Sarah B. Whitney [NOTE]; [sex] Female; [marital status] Married; [age] 59 - -; [cause] Consumption; [residence] Roxbury; [occupation] --; [birthplace] Boston; [parents] Thomas & Lucy Laraby; [parents' birthplaces] --.

Whitney, Susan [-----], death, 1864, vol. 175, p. 270:

[number] 518; [death date and place] October 3; [date of record] --; [name] Whitney, Susan; [sex] Female; [marital status] Widow; [age] 79 8 -; [cause] Chronic diarrhea; [residence] Roxbury; [occupation] --; [birthplace] Salem; [parents] Daniel & Mary; [parents' birthplaces] Manchester, Salem.

Whitney, Thomas C., death, 1860, vol. 139, p. 254:

[number] 224; [death date and place] May 19; [date of record] --; [name] Whitney, Thomas C.; [sex] Male; [marital status] Married; [age] 51 - -; [cause] Cancer; [residence] Short St.; [occupation] Yeoman; [birthplace] Richmond, Maine; [parents] Ebenezer & Mehitable; [parents' birthplaces] --.

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