Family:Whitney, Ebenezer (1788-1843)

Ebenezer⁷ Whitney (Ebenezer⁶, Ebenezer⁵, Ezekiel⁴, Ebenezer³, Richard², John¹), son of Ebenezer⁶ and Martha (Gates) Whitney, was born 23 May 1788, Worcester, MA,^[1] and died 15 May 1843, Millbury, MA.

He "of Worcester" married, 4 Mar 1813, Oxford, MA, Annis Kingsbury.^[2] She was born 22 Aug 1791, Oxford (now Webster), MA, and died Nov 1876.

He was for many years employed in the Waters Government Armory. He resided Millbury, MA, and Tolland, CT.

Children of Ebenezer⁷ and Annis (Kingsbury) Whitney:

i.	Martha Gates8 Whitney, b. 22 May 1814; m. 17 Oct 1832, Millbury, MA, John A. McDougall.[3]
ii.	Henry Whitney, b. 23 May 1816; d. at sea.
iii.	Ebenezer Whitney, b. 15 May 1818, Millbury, MA;[4] m. Eliza Ann Robinson.
iv.	John Gates Whitney, b. 10 Aug 1820, Millbury, MA;[5] m. Ann E. Woodruff.
v.	Prudence Ann Whitney, b. 28 Jan 1822; d. 25 Jul 1839.
vi.	Asa Waters Whitney, b. 8 Nov 1826, Stafford, CT; m. Mary Jane Barrows.
vii.	Edwin Whitney, b. 8 Mar 1829; m. Minerva Barrows.
viii.	Mary Elizabeth Whitney, b. 14 Jan 1833, Millbury, MA;[6] d. 5 Sep 1835.

Census

• 1820, Millbury, Worcester Co., MA: Ebenezar Whitney Jr., 1 male 26-44, 2 males 0-9, 2 females 26-44, and 1 female 0-9.
• 1830, Millbury, Worcester Co., MA: Ebenezer Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 2 males 10-14, 1 male 5-9, 2 males 0-4, 1 female 30-39, 1 female 15-19, and 1 female 5-9.
• 1840, Stafford, Tolland Co., CT: Ebenezer Whitney, 1 male 50-59, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 10-14, and 1 female 40-49; 2 engaged in manufacture or trades.
• 1850, New Britain, Hartford Co., CT:

211 175 Ebenezer Whitney 32 M - Blacksmith Massachusetts Lucinda B. " 25 F - Connecticut Anice " 59 F - Massachusetts 176 Lois Hull 43 F - $1200 Connecticut Lucy Hull 47 F - " Sarah " 71 F - "

• 1850, New Britain, Hartford Co., CT:

Boarding House 100 129 Lemuel Penfield 29 M - Clerk Connecticut Caroline A. " 23 F - " Henry B. " 1 M - " 130 John T. Woodruff 41 M - Blacksmith $2000 " Catharine " 46 F - " Harriet " 16 F - " Attended school Frances " 5 F - New York Attended school Ann E. Whitney 24 F - Connecticut Arba Thompson 25 M - Hame Making " Joseph " 23 M - Cabinet Making Ireland James Cooke 19 M - Machinist Connecticut Edwin Whitney 22 M - Brass founder " Samuel Ferris 18 M - Carriage making Unknown John G. Whitney 28 M - Blacksmith Massachusetts Mary E. " 1 F - Connecticut John Blakeslee 16 M - Blacksmith " Edwin Strong 23 M - Iron founder " Orlando Brainard 26 M - Home making " 131 William S. Hall 40 M - Iron founder " Elizabeth C. " 41 F - " Catharine " 13 F - " Attended school Eliza A. " 9 F - " Attended school Esther A. " 6 F - " Attended school Mariette " 3 F - "

• 1860, Washington, Buchanan Co., IA:

906 880 John J. Whitney 38 M - Teamster $1000 Mass. Ann E. Whitney 34 F - Conn. Mary E. Whitney 11 F - " Attended school Edwin N. Whitney 8 M - " Attended school Chas. Whitney 4 M - " Geo. Whitney 1 M - Iowa Annis Whitney 68 F - Mass.

• 1860, Providence Ward 3, Providence Co., RI:

Providence Reform School 358 585 Eleazer M. Cushman 40 M - Superintendent Reform School $1500 $4000 Conn. ... Edwin Whitney 31 M - Deputry " " " Conn. ... Ebenezer Whitney 42 M - Steward R. Sch. $900 Mass. ... Barney Whitney 13 M - R.I. Theft ...

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), pp. 333-334.

1.^  "Ebenezer [Whitney], s. Ebenezer and Martha, [born] May 23, 1788," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Worcester Births, Marriages and Deaths. (Births 1714-1848; Marriages 1747-1848; Deaths, 1826-1848), Collections of the Worcester Society of Antiquity, vol. 12 (1894).

2.^  "Ebenezer [Whitney] of Worcester and Annis Kingsbury, [married] March 3, 1813," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Oxford, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1850 (1905).

3.^  "Martha G. [Whitney] and John A. McDougall, [married] Oct. 17, 1832," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Millbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1903).

4.^  "Ebenezer [Whitney], s. Ebenezer and Annis, [born] May 15, 181_," according to Millbury Vital Records.

5.^  "John Gates [Whitney], s. Ebenezer and Annis, [born] Aug. 10, 1820," according to Millbury Vital Records.

6.^  "Mary Elizabeth [Whitney], d. Ebenezer and Anne, [born] Jan. 14, 1833," according to Millbury Vital Records.

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