Family:Whitney, John (1797-1844)
Dea. John7 Whitney (John6, Nathan5, David4, Benjamin3, John2, John1), son of John6 and Elizabeth (Stearns) Whitney, was born 20 Feb 1787, Westminster, MA, and died 15 Mar 1844, Westminster, MA.
He married, prob. 20 Sep 1821, Lydia Allen, daughter of Deacon Ephraim Allen. She was born 4 Sep 1802, and died 19 Dec 1843.
John Whitney, Jr., was born in Westminster, MA. 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 converted 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 resided Westminster, MA.
Children of John7 and Lydia (Allen) Whitney:
i. John Emerson8 Whitney, b. 13 Sep 1822; m.(1) Cleora Allen; m.(2) Mrs. Mary B. Ballou. ii. Sumner Allen Whitney, b. 27 Jun 1824; m. Lura Clark. iii. Ephraim Whitney, b. 6 Jul 1826; d. 28 Jun 1850. iv. Mary Alona Whitney, b. 22 Oct 1829; m. 3 Mar 1853, Charles M. Penley, b. 11 Oct 1831. She d. 25 Sep 1859. - Ch: Margaret A. b. Jan 12, 1854; married ----- Nichodemus; resided 184 Front St. Worcester, MA; Harriett V., b. 14 Apr 1856; m. and resided Auburn, MA; Charles E., b. 14 Feb 1859; d. 1 Jul 1859.
v. Harriett Whitney, b. 29 May 1832; m. 2 Jun 1865, Appleton Dadmun, b. 21 Jul 1828; d. 2 Nov 1869; m. 2d, 10 Jun 1875, Dr. Calvin G. Goodrich, b. 11 May 1820; d. 20 Nov 1880; resided 74 Elm St., Worcester, MA. - Ch: Mary Louise, b. 28 Apr 1866; resided with mother; Frederick Appleton, b. 31 May 1868; d. 8 Mar 1869.
vi. Edward Whitney, b. 12 Aug 1834; m.(1) Susan L. Cutting; m.{2} Emma L. Rice. vii. Francis Stearns Whitney, b. Mar. 1840; d. 16 Jan 1844. viii. George Clarkson Whitney, b. 19 Sep 1842; m. Amy E. Whidden
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. 286-287.
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