Family:Whitney, William (1795-1848)

William⁷ Whitney (Nathaniel Ruggles⁶, Simon⁵, Daniel⁴, Benjamin³, John², John¹), son of Nathaniel Ruggles⁶ and Abigail (Frothingham) Whitney, was born 20 Oct 1795, Watertown, MA,^[1] was baptized 25 Oct 1795, Watertown, MA,^[2] and died 4 or 6 Jan 1848, aged 52 or 51 years, of paralysis.^[3]

Marriage intentions were published 26 Aug 1826, Cambridge, MA, for him and Elizabeth H. White, ^[4] daughter of Sewell and Betsey (Holden) White. She was born about 16 Sep 1805, Boston, MA, and died 12 Nov 1865, Newton, MA, aged 60 years 1 month 26 days, of dropsy.^[5]

Children of William and Elizabeth H. (White) Whitney, possibly incomplete:

i.	William S. Whitney, b. 15 Jun 1828, Cambridge, MA;[6] d. 29 Sep 1882, Boston, MA, aged 54 years 3 months, of accidental fall and skull fracture, insurance agent, res. Ashburton Place, Boston, father William, b. Watertown, mother Betsey, b. Boston.[7]
ii.	Alfred Henry Whitney, b. 11 Aug 1830, Cambridge, MA;[8] d. 8 Apr 1833, Cambridge, MA, aged 3 years, of scarlet fever.[9]
iii.	Mary Elizabeth Whitney, b. 2 Mar 1837, Cambridge, MA;[10] d. 15 Apr 1849, Cambridge, MA, aged 12 years, of scarlet fever.[11]

Census

• 1830, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA: William Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 20-29, and 1 female 15-19. Adjacent to Nathaniel R. Whitney.
• 1840, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA: William Whitney, 1 male 40-49,
• 1850, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA:

1344 1547 Nathaniel R. Whitney 67 M - Clerk $2500 Mass. Sarah " 66 F - " Edward " 35 F - Plaster & Grind Stones " Sarah W. " 33 F - " Ann R. " 29 F - " Catharine McCord 25 F - Ireland Susan Price 10 F - Nova Scotia 1345 1548 Elizabeth H. Whitney 48 F - $2500 Mass. William S. " 22 M - Clerk "

• 1860: not found.
• 1870: not found.
• 1880: not found.

References

1.^  "William Whitney, s. Nathaniel Ruggles & Abigail Whitney, b. 20 Oct 1795," according to Watertown Records, Comprising the Fourth Book of Town Proceedings and the Second Book of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, from 1738 to 1822 (Watertown, MA: Historical Society, c1903), volume 3, page 184.

2.^  "25 Oct 1795, William, s. of Nathl R. Whitney, bapt.," according to Watertown Records, Comprising East Congregational and Precinct Affairs, 1697 to 1737. Also, Record Book of the Pastors, 1686-1819 (Watertown, MA: Historical Society, 1906), volume 4, page 175.

3.^  "William [Whitney], b. in Watertown, [died] Jan 4, 1848, a. 52y. Md. Paralysis. (d. Jan. 6, 1848, a. 51y., C.R.10.)," according to Vital Records of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: 1914-1915).

4.^  "William [Whitney] and Elizabeth H. White, int. Aug. 26, 1826," according to Cambridge Vital Records.

5.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 184, page 135.

6.^  "William S. [Whitney], s. of William and Elizabeth, [born] June 15, 1828," according to Cambridge 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 339, page 252.

8.^  "Alfred Henry [Whitney], s. of William and Elizabeth, [born] Aug. 11, 1830," according to Cambridge Vital Records.

9.^  "Alfred Henry [Whitney], s. of W[illia]m and Eliz[abe]th, [died] Apr. 8, 1833, a. 3y. Scarlet fever. C.R.10," according to Cambridge Vital Records.

10.^  "Mary Elizabeth [Whitney], d. of William and Elizabeth H., [born] Mar. 2, 1837," according to Cambridge Vital Records.

11.^  "Mary E. [Whitney], d. of W[illia]m, dec., [died] Apr. 15, 1849, a. 12y. Scarlet fever. C.R.10," according to Cambridge Vital Records.

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