Family:Whitney, John Beadon (1801-1882)

John Beadon⁷ Whitney (Josiah⁶, Josiah⁵, David⁴, Benjamin³, John², John¹) son of Josiah⁶ and Mary (Barrett) Whitney, was born 7 Apr 1801, Ashby, MA,^[1] and died 26 Aug 1882, Ashby, MA.^[2]

He married, 1 Mar 1829, Ashby, MA, Harriett Cushing,^[3] daughter of David and Mary (-----) Cushing. She was born 15 Nov 1803, Boston, MA, and died 11 Jul 1875, Ashby, MA, aged 71 years 8 months, of pericarditis.^[4]

He married secondly, 15 Jun 1876, Ashby, MA, Sophronia (Hamblet) Boring, daughter of David and Polly (-----) Hamblet.^[5] She was born about 1816, and died before 1882.

He resided Ashby and Fitchburg, MA.

Children of John Beadon⁷ and Harriett (Cushing) Whitney:

i.	Theodore A.8 Whitney, b. 29 Apr 1830, Ashby, MA;[6] m. Laura W. Miller
ii.	John C. Whitney, b. 9 Feb 1832, Ashby, MA;[7] m. Mary W. Pillsbury.
iii.	Mary Jane Whitney, b. 23 Oct 1833, Ashby, MA;[8] m. 14 May 1856, Ashby, MA, Augustus Wellington;[9] resided 195 Blossom St., Fitchburg, MA.
iv.	Charles Edward Whitney, b. 16 Mar 1837, Ashby, MA;[10] m. Lydia A. Dix.
v.	Franklin Isaac Whitney, b. 23 May 1839, Ashby, MA;[11] "Francis" d. 10 Dec 1856, Ashby, MA.[12]
vi.	Marcus Morton Whitney, b. 1 Feb 1843; d. 18 Apr 1843.

Census

• 1830, Ashby, Middlesex Co., MA: John D. Whitney, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 0-4, and 1 female 20-29.
• 1840, Ashby, Middlesex Co., MA: John B. Whtney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 10-14, 1 male 5-9, 2 males 0-4, 1 female 30-39, and 1 female 5-9.; 4 engaged in agriculture.
• 1850, Ashby, Middlesex Co., MA:

43 47 John B. Whitney 49 M - Farmer $1200 Massachusetts Harriet C. " 46 F - " John C. " 18 M - Farmer " Attended school Mary J. " 15 F - " Attended school Charles E. " 13 M - " Attended school Isac F. " 11 M - " Attended school

• 1860, Ashby, Middlesex Co., MA:

1521 1407 John B. Whitney 59 M - Farmer $900 $200 Mass. Harriet 56 F - " Charles E. 22 M - Carpenter " Theodore 30 M - Pianoforte Maker " George A. 4 M - "

• 1870, Ashby, Middlesex Co., MA:

188 188 Whitney, John C. 38 M W Farmer $3000 $300 Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Mary 35 F W Keeping House " -----, Mattie A. 13 F W Attending School New Hampshire Attended school -----, Ida F. 5 F W Attending School " Attended school -----, Bertha M. 1 F W At Home " 189 189 -----, John B. 69 F W Farmer $2000 $300 " Male citizen over 21 -----, Harriet 67 F W Keeping House "

• 1880, Fitchburg, Worcester Co., MA:

Hetta H. WELLINGTON 21 Self M M W MA Chair Shop MA MA Cora Althea WELLINGTON 18 Wife F M W MA MA ME John B. WHITNEY 79 Oth M M W MA MA MA

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. 288.

1.^  "John E. [Whitney], s. Josiah and Polly, [born] Apr. 7, 1801," according to Jeannette D. Pingrey, comp., Birth, Marriage, and Death Records in the Town of Ashby, Massachusetts, from 1754 to 1890 (Decorah, IA: Anundsen Publishing Company, c. 1989), pp. 89-90.

2.^  "John B. [Whitney], widower, b. Ashby, farmer, s. Josiah and Mary, [died] Aug. 26, 1882," according to Pingrey, op. cit., pp. 246-247.

3.^  "John B. [Whitney], and Harriet Cushing, [married] Mar. 1, 1829," according to Pingrey, op. cit., pp. 183-184.

4.^  "Harriet [Whitney], married, b. Boston, d. David and Mary Cushing, of pericarditis, [died] July 11, 1875, a. 71y., 8m.," according to Pingrey, op. cit., pp. 246-247.

5.^  "John B. [Whitney], 2nd m., a. 75y., farmer, s. Josiah and Polly, and Sophronia Boring, 2nd m., a. 60y., d. David and Polly Hamblet, June 15, 1876," according to Pingrey, op. cit., pp. 183-184.

6.^  "Theodore [Whitney], s. John B. and Harriet, [born] Apr. 29, 1830," according to Pingrey, op. cit., pp. 89-90.

7.^  "John C. [Whitney], s. John B. and Harriet, [born] Feb. 9, 1832," according to Pingrey, op. cit., pp. 89-90.

8.^  "Mary J. [Whitney], d. John B. and Harriet, [born] Oct. 23, 1833," according to Pingrey, op. cit., pp. 89-90.

9.^  "Mary J., and Augustus Wellington, May 14, 1856," according to Pingrey, op. cit., pp. 183-184.

10.^  "Charles E. [Whitney], s. John B. and Harriet, [born] Mar. 16, 1837," according to Pingrey, op. cit., pp. 89-90.

11.^  "Isaac F. [Whitney], s. John B. and Harriet, [born] May 23, 1839," according to Pingrey, op. cit., pp. 89-90.

12.^  "Francis [Whitney], s. John E. and Harriet, [died] Dec. 10, 1856," according to Pingrey, op. cit., pp. 246-247.

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