Family:Whitney, Jonah (1771-1810)
Jonah6 Whitney (Thomas5, Thomas4, Eleazer3, Thomas2, John1), son of Thomas5 and Ann (Gould) Whitney, was born 25 Aug 1771, Shrewsbury, MA,[1] was baptized 8 Sep 1771, Westborough, MA,[2] and died 3 Oct 1810, Westborough, MA, "Killed by moving a building."[3]
He "of Westborough" married, 21 May 1797, Westborough, MA, Anna Rider.[4] She "Mrs." married secondly, 30 Mar 1814, Westborough, MA, Asaph Warren.[5]
He was killed while moving a building. His widow requested the Probate Court to grant her an assignment of her dower, according to the law 13 Apr 1813. He resided Shrewsbury and Westborough, MA.
Children of Jonah6 and Anna (Rider) Whitney:
i. Phila7 Whitney, b. 12 Apr 1798, Westborough, MA;[6] m. (int. 20 Dec 1820, Winslow, ME) 31 Dec 1820, Clinton, ME, Stephen Getchell of Clinton, ME.[7] ii. Patty Whitney, b. 17 May 1800, Westborough, MA;[8] m. ("of Grafton" int. 22 Nov 1818, Winslow, ME) 25 Oct 1818, Grafton, MA, Warren Heald. iii. Seraph Whitney, b. 4 Apr 1802, Westborough, MA;[9] d. 16 Oct 1803, Westborough, MA.[10] iv. Orlando Whitney, b. 23 Jul 1804, Westborough, MA;[11] m. Susan M. Wood. v. Polly Whitney, b. 9 Oct 1806, Westborough, MA;[12] m. 1 Jan 1829, Grafton, MA, Solomon L. Prentice,[13] b. 1802; resided Grafton, MA. - Ch.: Ann M., b. 18 Mar 1830; Sarah R., b. 2 Feb 1833; Mary E., b. 10 Jul 1835; d. 9 Aug 1837.
vi. Margaret Ann Whitney, b. 1 Feb 1809, Westborough, MA.[14] vii. Jonah Whitney, b. 29 Mar 1811, Westborough, MA;[15] m. Mary Ann Wadsworth.
Census
- 1800, Westborough, Worcester Co., MA: Jonah Whitney, 1 male 16-25, 1 female 26-44, and 2 females 0-9.
- 1810, Westborough, Worcester Co., MA: Jonah Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 0-9, 1 female over 45, 1 female 26-44, 2 females 10-15, and 2 females 0-9.
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. 193.
1.^ "Jonah [Whitney], s. Thomas and Ann, [born] Aug. 25, 1771," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1904).
2.^ "Jonah [Whitney], s. Thomas and Ann, [baptized] Sept. 8. 1771. C.R.," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Westborough, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1903).
3.^ "Jonah [Whitney], s. Thomas and Ann, [died] Oct. 13, 1810. 'Killed by moving a building.'," according to Westborough Vital Records.
4.^ "Jonah [Whitney] and Anna Rider of Shrewsbury, [married] May 21, 1797," according to Westborough Vital Records. Also, "Jonah [Whitney] of Westborough and Anna Rider, [married] May 21, 1797. In Westborough," according to Shrewsbury Vital Records.
5.^ "Mrs. Anna [Whitney] and Asaph Warren, [married] March 30, 1814," according to Westborough Vital Records.
6.^ "Phila [Whitney], d. Jonah and Anna, [born] April 12, 1798," according to Westborough Vital Records.
7.^ "Phila [Whitney] and Stephen Getchell of Clinton, int. 22 Nov. 1820," according to Vital Records of Winslow, Maine (Published by the Maine Historical Society).
8.^ "Patty [Whitney], d. Jonah and Anna, [born] May, 17, 1800," according to Westborough Vital Records.
9.^ "Martha [Whitney] of Grafton, Worcester Co. [MA], and Warren Heald, int. 25 Aug. 1818," according to Vital Records of Winslow, Maine (Published by the Maine Historical Society).
10.^ "Patty [Whitney] [Polly in dup.] and Warren Heald of Winslow [Winston?] District of Maine, [married] Oct. 25, 1818. C.R.," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Grafton, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Worcester, MA: The Systematic History Fund, 1906).
10.^ "Seraph [Whitney], d. Jonah and Anna, [born] April 4, 1802," according to Westborough Vital Records.
11.^ "Seraph [Whitney], d. Jonah and Anna, [died] Oct. 16, 1803," according to Westborough Vital Records.
12.^ "Orlando [Whitney], s. Jonah and Ann, [born] July 23, 1804," according to Westborough Vital Records.
13.^ "Polly [Whitney], d. Jonah and Anna, [born] Oct. 9, 1806," according to Westborough Vital Records.
14.^ "Polly [Whitney] and Solomon L. Prentice, [married] Jan 1, 1829," according to Grafton Vital Records.
15.^ "Margeret Ann [Whitney], d. Jonah and Anna, [born] Feb. 1, 1809," according to Westborough Vital Records.
16.^ "Jonah [Whitney], s. Jonah and Anna, [born] March 29, 1811," according to Westborough Vital Records.
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