Family:Whitney, Artemas (1814-1879)

Artemas⁷ Whitney (John⁶, John⁵, Abraham⁴, Isaiah³, Thomas², John¹), son of John⁶ and Mary (Mundy) Whitney, was born 27 Feb 1814, Goffstown, NH, and died Aug 1879.

He "of Goffstown, N.H." married firstly, 24 Mar 1844, Lynn, MA, Louisa Phillips.^[1] She was born about 1826, ME, and died after 1860.

He "of Goffstown, N.H." married secondly, 24 Oct 1862, Lawrence, MA, Jennie H. Barnes "of Lawrence", daughter of Thomas and Mary (-----) Barnes.^[2] She was born about 1831, Henniker, NH, and died after 1880.

He died without issue, so all of his children must have predeceased him.

Children of Artemas⁷ and Louisa (Phillips) Whitney, possibly incomplete:

i.	Harriett Phillips8 Whitney, b. ca. Feb 1845; d. 22 Jun 1846, Lynn, MA, aged 1 year 4 months, of typhus fever.[3]
ii.	John H. Whitney, b. 7 Nov 1847, New London, NH; d. 29 Jan 1852.
iii.	George H. Whitney, b. ca. 1855, NH; d. after 1870.

Children of Artemas⁷ and Jennie H. (Barnes) Whitney, if any, unknown.

Census

• 1850, New London, Merrimack Co., NH:

131 131 Artemas Whitney 35 M - Farmer $2000 New Hampshire Louisa S. " 24 F - Maine John " 3 M - N.H. George Phillips 18 M - " Attended school

• 1860, Goffstown, Hillsborough Co., NH:

775 831 Artemas Whitney 46 M - Market man $1200 $1800 N.H. Louisa L. " 34 F - Maine George W. " 4 M - N.H.

• 1870, Goffstown, Hillsborough Co., NH:

120 117 Whitney, Artemas 55 M W Teamster $1500 $1500 N.H. Male citizen over 21 -----, Jennie 30 F W Keeping House N.H. -----, George H. 15 M W In Sash Shop N.H. Attended school

• 1880, Goffstown, Hillsborough Co., NH:

Jennie H. WHITNEY 48 Self F W W N H Keeping House N H N H

• 1900, Goffstown, Hillsborough Co., NH:

386 400 Whitney, Jennie H. Head W F Sep 1831 68 wid 0ch 0liv New Hampshire New Hampshire New Hampshire Owns free house Barnes, Lucy Moth W F Mar 1813 87 wid 2ch 1liv New Hampshire New Hampshire New Hampshire

References

1.^  "Artemus [Whitney], of Goffstown, N. H., and Louisa Phillips, [married] Mar. 24, 1844," according to Lynn Vital Records.

2.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 153, page 166.

3.^  "Harriett Phillips [Whitney], d. Artemus and Louisa, typhus fever, [died] June 22, 1846, a. 1 y. 4m.," according to Lynn Vital Records. Also, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 26, page 98.

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