Family:Whitney, Amos Kimball (1775-1854)

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Amos Kimball7 Whitney (Charles6, Aaron5, Moses4, Moses3, Richard2, John1), son of Charles6 and Elisabeth (Kimball) Whitney, was baptized 15 Apr 1775, Templeton, MA,[1] and died 28 Mar 1854, Warwick, MA, aged 79 years, of consumption, widower, farmer.[2]

Marriage intentions were published 3 Oct 1802, Roxbury, MA, for him "Kimball" and Anna Leonard,[3] daughter of Wallace and Anna (Richards) Leonard. She was born 3 Aug 1780, Sharon, MA, and died 24 Jan 1851, Warwick, MA, aged 70 years, of consumption.[4]

Children of Amos Kimball7 and Anna (Leonard) Whitney, possibly incomplete:

i. Charles Kimball8 Whitney, bapt. 15 May 1803, Roxbury, MA;[5] d. before 1808.
ii. Elizabeth Whitney, bapt. 21 Oct 1804, Roxbury, MA;[6] d. before 1808.
iii. Charles Kimball Whitney, bapt. 29 Mar 1808 (twin), Roxbury, MA;[7] m. Esther M. Russell.[8]
iv. Elizabeth Ritchards Whitney, bapt. 29 Mar 1808 (twin), Roxbury, MA;[9] m. (int. 15 Dec 1833, Roxbury, MA), Jesse Bills.[10]
v. Ann Whitney, b. ca. 1810; d. 23 Jun 1850, Warwick, MA, aged 40 years, of fits.[11]
vi. Harriet Whitney, b. say 1813; d. 20 Mar 1829, Warwick, MA;[12]
vii. Arethusa Whitney, b. ca. 1815, Dorchester, MA, or ca. 1816, Warwick, MA; d. 25 Feb 1886, Warwick, MA; m. 19 Apr 1866, Warwick, MA, or Fitzwilliam, NH, Oliver P. Hawkins, b. ca. 1801, Washington, NH, son of Stephen and Lucy (-----) Hawkins.[13]
viii. Amos L. Whitney, b. ca. 5 Nov 1818, Warwick, MA; m.(1) Alice Y. Thurlow; m.(2) Jemima Swansey Lane.
ix. George L. Whitney, b. ca. 2 Dec 1821, Warwick, MA; m. Martha Nevens.
x. Dudley O. Whitney, b. ca. 26 Jan 1826, Warwick, MA; d. 28 Apr 1889, Rindge, NH, of phthisis; unmarried; not found in 1870 or 1880. One Dudley O. Whitney, an invalid, appears in the 1884-1885 Business Directory of Fitzwilliam, Cheshire Co., NH, p. 34.

Census

135 142 Amos K. Whitney 75 M - Farmer $2000 Mass. Anna " 69 F - " Arethusa " 35 F - " George L. " 28 M - Laborer " Dudly O. " 24 M - " " Ann " 40 F - "

57 57 George L. Whitney 33 M - Farmer Mass. Arathusa Whitney 40 F - Mass. Dudley O. Whitney 29 M - Mass. Idiotic Charles W. Bills 8 M - Mass.

883 882 George L. Whitney 38 M - Farmer $2000 $400 Massachusetts Martha " 36 F - New Hampshire Althusa " 45 F - Massachusetts Dudley O. " 34 M - Farmer " Charles Bill 14 M - " Joseph Tower 7 M - "

6 6 Arathusa Whitney 49 F W Mass. S Housekeeper - - - - - Dudley O. Whitney 39 M " " S Farmer - - 1 1 - 7 George L. Whitney 43 M " " M Farmer - - 1 1 - Martha A. Whitney 40 F " N.H. M Housewife - - - - - Joseph H. Tower 12 M " " - - - - - -

67 74 Whitney, George 48 M W Farm Laborer $200 Mass. Male citizen over 21 Martha A. 45 F W Keeping House New Hampshire 75 Elmer, Hial 40 M W Works in Boot Factory $200 " Male citizen over 21 Hannah M. 21 F W Keeping House Mass. Frank H. 1 M W At Home "

George L. WHITNEY 58 Self M M W MA Works At Day Labor MA MA Martha A. WHITNEY 55 Wife F M W NH House Keeping NH VT Franklin WHITNEY 71 Oth M W W MA Cabinet Maker MA MA

References

1.^  "Amos Kimball [Whitney], s. Charles and Elizabeth, bap. April 15, 1775. C.R.," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Templeton, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1907).

2.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 84, page 215.

3.^  "Kimball [Whitney], and Anna Leonard, int. Oct. 3, 1802," according to Vital Records of Roxbury, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1925-1926).

4.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 57, page 196.

5.^  "Charles Kimball [Whitney], s. Kimball, bp. May 15, 1803. C.R.3," according to Roxbury Vital Records.

6.^  "Elizabeth [Whitney], d. Kimbal1, bp. Oct. 21, 1804. C.R.3," according to Roxbury Vital Records.

7.^  "Charles Kimball [Whitney], s. twin. Kimball, bp. Mar. 29, 1808. C.R.3," according to Roxbury Vital Records.

8.^  "Charles K. [Whitney], Mr., and Miss Esther M. Russell, [married] 2 Sep 1832," according to Jay Mack Holbrook, "Massachusetts vital records", Warwick (Oxford, Massachusetts: Holbrook Research Institute, 1982-present), volume 1, page 88.

9.^  "Elisabeth Ritchards [Whitney], d. twin, Kimball, bp. Mar. 29, 1808. C.R.3," according to Roxbury Vital Records.

10.^  "Elizabeth K. [Whitney], and Jesse Bills, int. Dec. 15, 1833," according to Roxbury Vital Records. [NOTE: This is an error for Elizabeth R. (not K.) Whitney.--RLW]

11.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 48, page 177.

12.^  "Harriet [Whitney], d. A. K., [died] 20 Mar 1829," according to Warwick Vital Records, volume 2, page 260.

13.^  "Arethusa Whitney (b. 1816, Warwick, MA, d. of Amos K. Whitney & Anna Leonard) & Oliver Hawkins, m. 19 Apr 1866, Fitzwilliam, Cheshire Co., NH," according to New Hampshire, Vital Records, Marriage Index. Also, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 189, page 326.


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