Family:Whitney, Elisha (1780-1823)
Elisha7 Whitney (Elisha6, Elijah5, Daniel4, John3, John2, John1), son of Elisha6 and Abigail (Dana) Whitney, was born 4 Feb 1780, Roxbury, MA,[1] and died 12 Feb 1823, Roxbury, MA, aged 43 years.[2]
He "Jr." married, 26 Feb 1804, Roxbury, MA, Sarah Heath,[3] daughter of William and Abigail (Davis) Heath. She was born 1 Mar 1784, Roxbury, MA, and died 8 Feb 1865, West Roxbury, MA, aged 81 years 11 months 8 days, of old age.[4]
He resided Roxbury, MA.
Children of Elisha7 and Sarah (Heath) Whitney:
i. Abigail Heath8 Whitney, b. 27 Aug 1804;[5] d. 9 Feb 1880, Boston, MA, aged 75 years 5 months, of haematemesis;[6] m. 28 Feb 1832, Roxbury, MA, Lemuel Gay.[7] ii. Elisha Whitney, b. 26 Feb 1806, Roxbury, MA;[8] d. 17 Mar 1810, Roxbury, MA.[9] iii. John Heath Whitney, b. 8 Mar 1808, Roxbury, MA;[10] m. Sarah Skinner. iv. William H. Whitney, b. 25 Jan 1810, Roxbury, MA;[11] d. said 27 Jan 1842 (but see him in the 1850 and 1860 Censuses below); d. 23 Nov 1869, West Roxbury, MA, aged 59 years 10 months, of paralysis; unmarried.[12] v. Sarah Whitney, b. 25 Dec 1811, Roxbury, MA;[13] unmarried, resided W. Roxbury; d. 13 Mar 1898, Boston, MA, aged 86 years 2 months 16 days, of acute bronchitis, resided Centre Street opposite Beech Street;[14] unmarried. vi. Caroline Whitney, bapt. 6 Jan 1814, Roxbury, MA;[15] d. 4 Apr 1903, Boston, MA, aged 89 years 2 months 20 days, of acute bronchitis and old age, unmarried, resided 1780 Centre Street, buried Forest Hills.[16] vii. Nathaniel Davis Whitney, b. 11 Dec 1816; bapt. 15 Dec 1816, Roxbury, MA;[17] m. Laura A. Langton.
Census
- 1810, Roxbury, Norfolk Co., MA: Whitney, Elisha Junr, 2 males 26-44, 2 males 16-25, 2 males 0-9, 4 females 16-25, and 1 female 0-9.
- 1820, Roxbury, Norfolk Co., MA: Elisha Whitney, 1 male over 45, 5 males 16-25, 1 male 10-15, 1 female over 45, 1 female 16-25, and 1 female 10-15.
This seems to be the correct family, although the ages of Elisha and his wife are exaggerated.
- 1830, Roxbury, Norfolk Co., MA: Sarah Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 10-14, 1 female 40-49, 1 female 20-29, and 2 females 15-19.
- 1840, Roxbury, Norfolk Co., MA: Sally Whitney, 1 female 50-59 and 2 females 20-29.
- 1840, Roxbury, Norfolk Co., MA: William Whitney, 1 male 20-29 and 1 female 15-19; 1 engaged in agriculture.
- 1850, Roxbury, Norfolk Co., MA:
2211 2964 William Whitney 40 M - Farmer Massachusetts Sally " 67 F - $3000 " Sarah " 38 F - " Caroline " 36 F - "
55 66 Sally Whitney 72 F - Mass. William H. Whitney 45 M - Farmer " Sarah Whitney 43 F - " Caroline Whitney 41 F - "
610 669 Wm. H. Whitney 50 M - Farmer $3000 $1500 Mass. Sarah " 76 F - " Sarah " 48 F - " Caroline " 46 F - " Ann Kelsey 18 F - Servant Ireland
134 147 William H. Whitney 55 M - Massachusetts S Farmer - - 1 1 - Sarah Whitney 53 F - " S - - - - - Caroline Whitney 51 F - " S - - - - -
1217 1427 Whitney, Sarah 58 F W Keeping House Massachusetts -----, Caroline 56 F W Assist at Home Massachusetts Plummer, Adam 27 M B Works as Gardner Dist. of Columbia Male citizen over 21
- 1880, Sarah and Caroline not found.
- 1900, 1721 Center Street, Boston Ward 23, Suffolk Co., MA:
226 238 Draper, William Head W M Oct 1854 45 mar 22 Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Salesman, Owns mortgaged house -----, Ida W. Wife W F Jun 1859 40 mar 22 0ch 0liv Massachusetts Massachusetts New Hampshire 239 Tate, George C. Head W M Feb 1852 41 mar 22 Massachusetts England England Rents house -----, Emma L. Wife W F Apr 1850 50 mar 22 4ch 4liv Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts -----, James D. Son W M Apr 1882 18 sgl Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Clerk -----, M. Louise Dau W F Oct 1884 15 sgl Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts At School -----, Charles W. Son W M May 1890 10 sgl Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts At School Draper, Elizabeth R. MiL W F Oct 1825 74 wid 4ch 2liv Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts 240 May, Charles Head W M Feb 1866 34 mar 12 Massachusetts Germany Ireland Letter carrier. Rents house -----, Annie F. Wife W F Aug 1866 33 mar 12 0ch 0liv Massachusetts Ireland Ireland -----, Francis J. Fath W M Aug 1821 88 wid Germany Germany Germany Immig. 1862, Na. 241 Whitney, Caroline Head W F Jan 1814 86 sgl Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts House
References
- Census records.
- 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. 244-245.
1.^ "Elisha [Whitney], s. Lt. Elisha and Abigail, [born] Feb. 4, 1780," according to Vital Records of Roxbury, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1925-1926).
2.^ "Elisha [Whitney], Capt., [died] Feb. 22, 1823, a. 43 y. C.R.2," according to Roxbury Vital Records.
3.^ "Elisha [Whitney], Jr., and Sally Heath, [married] Feb. 26, 1804. C.R.2," according to Roxbury Vital Records.
4.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 184, page 254.
5.^ "Abagail Heath [Whitney], d. Elisha [Jr. dup.] and Sally, [born] Aug. 27, 1804. [Sept. _. dup.]," according to Roxbury Vital Records.
6.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 321, page 36.
7.^ "Abigail H., and Lemuel Gay, [married] Feb. 28, 1832," according to Roxbury Vital Records.
8.^ "Elisha [Whitney], s. Elisha, jr. and Sally, [born] Feb. 26, 1806. [Mar. dup.]," according to Roxbury Vital Records.
9.^ "Elisha [Whitney], s. Elisha, jr. and Sally, [died] Mar. 17, 1810," and "_____ [Whitney], ch. _____, canker rash, Feb. __, 1810 a. 3 y. C.R.3," according to Roxbury Vital Records.
10.^ "John Heath [Whitney], s. Elisha, jr. and Sally, [born] Mar. 8, 1808," according to Roxbury Vital Records.
11.^ "William Heath [Whitney], s. Elisha, jr. and Sally, [born] Jan. 25 1810," according to Roxbury Vital Records.
12.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 221, page 289 and 1870 Mortality Schedule.
13.^ "Sarah [Whitney], d. Elisha, jr. and Sally, [born] Dec. 25, 1811," according to Roxbury Vital Records.
14.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 483, page 118.
15.^ "Caroline [Whitney], d. Elisha and Sarah, bp. Jan. 6, 1814. C.R.2," according to Roxbury Vital Records.
16.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 541, page 261.
17.^ "Nathaniel Davis [Whitney], s. Elisha and Sarah, bp. Dec. 15, 1816. C.R.," according to Roxbury Vital Records.
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