Family:Whitney, Sarah (1769-1846)

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Sarah6 Whitney (Aaron5, Jonas4, Moses3, Richard2, John1), daughter of Aaron5 and Anna (Lawrence) Whitney, was born 23 May 1769, Harvard, MA,[1] and died 17 May 1846, Templeton, MA, aged 78 years, of old age.

She married, 10 Apr 1787, Harvard, MA, Eleazer Davis,[2] son of Abel and Ruhamah5 (Whitney) Davis. He was born 5 Aug 1766, Harvard, MA, and died 11 Apr 1830, Templeton, MA, aged 64 years [sic].

Children of Eleazer and Sarah6 (Whitney) Davis, born Templeton, MA:

i. Anna Davis, b. 15 Oct 1787; m. 6 Jan 1812, Templeton, MA, Francis Grout "of Worcester", son of Jonathan and Anna (Harrington) Grout, and grandson of Samuel and Lydia (Ball) Harrington.
ii. Sarah Davis, b. 8 Jun 1789; m. Levi6 Whitney
iii. Drusilla Davis, b. 17 Jul 1791; d. 19 May 1805, Harvard, MA, aged 58 years, unmarried, of cancer.
iii. Abel Davis, b. 6 Feb 1794; m.(1) 20 Nov 1823, Templeton, MA, Lucy Partrige; m.(2) (int. 27 Oct 1847, Templeton, MA), Philena Clark "of Hubbardston".
iv. Alice Davis, b. 4 Apr 1796.
v. Nathan Davis, b. 6 Mar 1799; m. 6 Aug 1817, Framingham, MA, Hannah Pratt.
vi. Candace Davis, b. 18 Aug 1801; m. 28 Apr 1835, Templeton, MA, Hosea Butterfield "of Greenwich".
vii. Sumner Davis, b. 2 Apr 1804; d. 27 Aug 1847, Templeton, MA, farmer, married, aged 43, of liver complaint; m. 23 Jan 1835, Templeton, MA, Susan Parker "of Hubbardston".
viii. Lucy Davis, b. 15 Oct 1806; m. 26 Jun 1835, Templeton, MA, Joseph Baker.
ix. Adaline Davis, b. 20 Mar 1809; m. 24 Dec 1829, Templeton, MA, Lowell T. Burridge.
x. Aaron Whitney Davis, b. 10 Oct 1811; d. 19 Nov 1864, Templeton, MA, aged 52 years, married, of chronic inflammation of bowels and cholic, blacksmith; m. 3 Jun 1843, Boston, MA, Hannah J. Milliken.
x. Benjamin Lawrence Davis, b. 1 Jan 1814; d. 28 Aug 1844, Templeton, MA, truckman, married, aged 30 years 7 months 27 days, of consumption; m. 8 Aug 1839, Boston, MA, Abigail J. Milliken.

Census

References

  • Templeton Vital Records
  • Harvard Vital Records
  • Framingham Vital Records

1.^  "Sarah [Whitney], d. of Aaron and Anna, [born] May 23, 1769," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Harvard, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: Wright & Potter Printing Co., 1917).

2.^  "Sarah [Whitney] and Eleazer Davis, [married] Apr. 10, 1787," according to Harvard Vital Records.


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