Family:Whitney, Samuel (s1757-c1804)
Samuel Whitney, parentage unknown, was born say 1757, died about 1804, Sunderland, MA.[1]
He married, 28 Sep 1780, Needham, MA, Asenath Baker,[2] daughter of Noah and Sarah (Burt) Baker. She was baptized 27 Jan 1760, Sunderland, MA.[3] It was probably she who died 7 Dec 1840, Conway, MA, and was buried in Howland Cemetery, Conway, MA.
Children of Samuel and Asenath (Baker) Whitney:[4]
i. Otis Whitney, b. say 1781, said at Sunderland, MA. ii. Chester Whitney, b. say 1783, said at Sunderland, MA. iii. (prob.) Asenath Whitney, b. ca. 1785, Sunderland, MA; d. 6 Jul 1866, Conway, MA, aged 81 years, of consumption;[5] m. 30 Jul 1809, Conway, MA, William Bacon,[6] b. 11 Dec 1784, Conway, MA, son of Nathan and Lydia (Warren) Bacon. In her death record, she is said to have been born in Sunderland, mother's name Asenath Whitney, hence her placement in this family. Both were buried in North Shirkshire Cemetery, Conway, MA. iv. Benjamin Whitney, b. ca. 1787, said at Sunderland, MA; Oliver Root was appointed guardian 1 May 1804;[7] d. 29 Jan 1810, Conway, MA, aged 22 years, of typhus fever;[8] bur. Howland Cemetery, Conway, MA.
References
1.^ Probate Records, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, Vol 23, 1803-1805, LDS film #879195, p119; "Oliver Root is appointed guardian unto Benjamin Whitney a Minor over 14 years of age child and Heir of Samuel Whitney ... late of Sunderland...May first 1804".
2.^ "Samuel [Whitney], and Asenath Baker, [married] Sep. 28, 1780," according to Town of Needham, "Vital Records of Needham, Massachusetts," unpublished.
3.^ L.D.S. Pedigree Resource File.
4.^ L.D.S. International Genealogical Index.
5.^ Probate Records, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, Vol 23, 1803-1805, LDS film #879195, p119; "Oliver Root is appointed guardian unto Benjamin Whitney a Minor over 14 years of age child and Heir of Samuel Whitney ... late of Sunderland...May first 1804".
6.^ "[Whitney], Benjamin, tifus fever, [died] Jan. 29, 1810, a. 22," according to Conway, Massachusetts, Vital Records.
7.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 192, page 236.
8.^ "Whitney, Senith, and William Bacon, both of C., int. July 30, 1808, Conway, MA," according to Conway, Massachusetts, Vital Records.
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