Family:Whitney, John (1797-1844)
Dea. John7 Whitney (John6, Nathan5, David4, Benjamin3, John2, John1) born 20 Feb 1787; married prob. 20 Sep 1821, Lydia Allen, born 4 Sep 1802; died 19 Dec 1843.
John Whitney, Jr., was born in Westminster, Massachusetts. He was a farmer and did not figure in political or professional circles. He was a stanch Christian, foremost in all movements tending to the public good.
He succeeded to his father's estate and spent his life upon it. He married Lydia, dau. of Dea. Ephraim Allen, of Hubbardston, and had a family of eight children, all of excellent character and reputation. Mr. and Mrs. W. were much interested in the education of their children, and, had a room in their house fitted up for school purposes, where in conjunction with a few of their neighbors of a like spirit, they maintained a private school for some time, the advantages of which were shared by the writers of this notice. Having been coverted to the views of the Baptist denomination in mid-life, they united with the church of that faith in town, and became active and devoted members, he being appointed dea. A fearful visitation of typhoid fever in the early winter of 1843-44 struck down nearly all the members of this house hold - the father, mother, and one child, falling victims to it. He died 15 Mar 1844; resided Westminster, Massachusetts.
Children of John7 Whitney:
i. John Emerson born Sept. 138 Whitney, 1822; married Cleora Allen and Mrs. Mary B. Ballou. ii. Sumner Allen Whitney, born 27 Jun 1824; married Lura Clark. iii. Ephraim Whitney, born 6 Jul 1826; died 28 Jun 1850. iv. Mary Alona Whitney, born 22 Oct 1829; married 3 Mar 1853, Charles M. Penley, born 11 Oct 1831. She died 25 Sep 1859. Ch: Margaret A. born Jan 12, 1854; married ----- Nichodemus; resided 184 Front St. Worcester, Mass; Harriett V., born 14 Apr 1856; married and resided Auburn, Massachusetts; Charles E., born 14 Feb 1859; died 1 Jul 1859. v. Harriett Whitney, born 29 May 1832; married 2 Jun 1865, Appleton Dadmun, born 21 Jul 1828; died 2 Nov 1869; married 2d, 10 Jun 1875, Dr. Calvin G. Goodrich, born 11 May 1820; died 20 Nov 1880; resided 74 Elm St., Worcester, Massachusetts. Ch: Mary Louise, born 28 Apr 1866; resided with mother; Fred'k Appleton, born May 31. 1868; died 8 Mar 1869. vi. Edward Whitney, born 12 Aug 1834; married Susan L. Cutting and Emma L. Rice. vii. Francis Stearns Whitney, born Mar. 1840; died 16 Jan 1844. viii. Geo. Clarkson Whitney, born 19 Sep 1842; married Amy E. Whidden
References
1. 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. 286-287.
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