Family:Whitney, Christopher (1807-1860)
Christopher7 Whitney (Abraham6, Abraham5, Abraham4, Moses3, Richard2, John1), son of Abraham6 and Sarah (Conant)(Jewell) Whitney, was born 5 Nov 1807, Waterford, ME, and died 15 Oct 1860, Lynn, MA, aged 52 years 10 months 16 days, of consumption, carpenter.[1]
He married, 16 Oct 1831, Stow, MA, Dolly Brooks[2] of Stow, MA, daughter of Silas and Polly (Haynes) Brooks. She was born 11 Sep 1806, Stow, MA, and died 9 Nov 1861, Lynn, MA, aged 55 years 1 month 27 days, of lung fever.[3]
He resided Stow and Lynn, MA.
Children of Christopher7 and Dolly (Brooks) Whitney:
i. Albert8 Whitney, b. 12 Sep 1832, Stow, MA;[4] m. Maria J. Tracy. ii. Mary Elizabeth Whitney, b. 3 or 4 Mar 1834, Stow, MA;[5] apparently died before 1842, when a sister was named Mary. iii. Eben S. B. Whitney, b. 12 Mar 1836, Stow, MA;[6] m. Sarah A. Willey. iv. Abraham Whitney, b. 28 Sep 1837, Stow, MA;[7] m.(1) Mary Elizabeth Swan; m.(2) Eliza A. Whitcomb. v. Silas Brooks Whitney, b. 9 Nov 1839, Stow, MA;[8] d. 2 Mar 1905, Lynn, MA, aged 64 years 3 months 21 days, of hematemesis; unmarried.[9] vi. Mary B. Whitney, b. 2 Jan 1842, Stow, MA;[10] m. 14 Jun 1863, Lynn, MA, Isaiah Warren Small;[11] resided Lynn, MA. vii. Catherine Sophia Whitney, b. 4 Feb 1844, Stow, MA;[12] d. 1889 New Gloucester, ME; m. Dec 1869, Joseph M. Thompson, of Portland, ME. viii. George F. Whitney, b. 1 Oct 1852 [birth not found in MA VRs]; living 1860, but not found in 1870 nor 1880.
Census
- 1840, Waltham, Middlesex Co., MA: Christ. Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 2 males 20-29, 2 males 5-9, 2 males 0-4, 1 female 30-39, 1 female 20-29, and 1 female 5-9.
- 1850, Stow, Middlesex Co., MA:
186 216 Christopher Whitney 42 M - Carpenter Maine Dolly " 43 F - Mass. Elizabeth " 16 F - " Attended school Mary " 8 F - " Attended school Catharine " 6 F - " Attended school 187 217 Silas P. Brooks 34 M - Farmer $900 Mass. Charlotte " 28 F - " Mary S. " 7 F - " Attended school Caroline A. " 5 F - " Attended school William H. " 2 M - " Attended school 218 Mary Brooks 74 F - $3600 " Lydia " 38 F - " Silas B. Whitney 10 M - " Attended school Joab Hayden 45 M - Laborer " Timothy G. Spencer 47 M - " " Daniel Marley 25 M - " Ireland
1748 2363 Christopher Whitney 53 M - Carpenter $1500 $200 Maine Dolly Whitney 54 F - Mass. Albert Whitney 27 M - Cordwainer - $500 " Eben S. Whitney 24 M - Shoe Cutter " Abram Whitney 22 M - Cordwainer " Silas B. Whitney 20 M - Teamster " Mary B. Whitney 18 F - " Catharine Whitney 16 F - " George F. Whitney 7 M - " Attended school
567 743 Riblet, Frank D. 31 M W Works in morocco factory Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Carrie A. 22 F W Keeping house Mass. 744 Small, Warren 28 M W Works in shoe factory Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Mary B. 28 F W Keeping house Mass. -----, Minnie L. 6 F W At home Mass. Whitney, Silas B. 30 M W Works in shoe factory Mass. Male citizen over 21
- 1870, George not found.
- 1880, Silas and George not found.
- 1900, Sandown, Rockingham Co., NH, p. 5542/61/10A:
27 23 Whitney, Silas B. Head W M Nov 1839 60 sgl Massachusetts Maine Massachusetts Farmer, Owns mortgaged farm -----, Lewis A. Neph W M Mar 1877 23 sgl New Hampshire Massachusetts Massachusetts Day laborer
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. 304.
1.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 138, page 219.
2.^ ",Christapher [Whitney] [int. Christopher] and Dolly Brooks, [married] Oct. 16, 1831. [Christopher, C.R.] [Christopher and Dolly Brooks, d. Silas and Polly, P.R.19]" according to F. Apthorp Foster, ed., Vital Records of Stow, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1911).
3.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume , page .
4.^ "Albert [Whitney], s. Christopher, carpenter, and Dolly, [born] Sept. 12, 1832," according to Stow Vital Records.
5.^ "Mary Elizabeth [Whitney], d. Christopher and Dolly, [born] Mar. 3, 1834. P.R.19," and "Elizabeth [Whitney], d. Christopher, carpenter, and Dolly, [born] Mar. 4, 1834," according to Stow Vital Records.
6.^ "Eben S. B. [Whitney], s. Christopher, carpenter, and Dolly, [born] Mar. 12, 1836. P.R.10," and "Eben Brooks [Whitney], s. Christopher and Dolly, [born] Mar. 12, 1838. P.R.19," according to Stow Vital Records.
7.^ "Abraham [Whitney], s. Christopher, carpenter, and Dolly, [born] Sept. 28, 1837," according to Stow Vital Records.
8.^ "Silas B. [Whitney], s. Christopher, carpenter, and Dolly, [born] Nov. 9, 1839," according to Stow Vital Records. Also, "Silas Brooks [Whitney], s. Christopher and Dolly, [born] Nov. 9, 1839," according to Vital Records of Waltham, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1904).
9.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 60, page 168.
10.^ "Mary B. [Whitney], d. Christopher, carpenter, and Dolly, [born] Jan. 2, 1842," according to Stow Vital Records.
11.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 162, page 225.
12.^ "Catharine [Whitney], [dup. Catherine] Sophie, d. Christopher, farmer [dup. carpenter], and Dolly, [born] Feb. 4, 1844," according to Stow Vital Records.
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