Family:Whitney, William Knowlton (1795-1868)
William Knowlton7 Whitney (John Smith6, Thomas5, Thomas4, Eleazer3, Thomas2, John1), son of John Smith6 and Susanna (Knowlton) Whitney, was born 5 Apr 1795, Westborough, MA.
He married firstly, Dana, MA, Deborah Woodward. She was born 9 Apr 1787, and died -----.
He married secondly, 2 Apr 1843, Athol, MA, Mary Ann Billings.[1]
He resided Dana, MA.
Children of William Knowlton7 and Deborah (Woodward) Whitney:
i. Elbridge8 Whitney, b. 27 Feb 1814; d. 5 Jul 1818. ii. Hannah Whitney, b. 11 Aug 1815; d. 29 Oct 1892; m. 10 Oct 1843; Hiram Lewis. - Ch.: Cordelia A., b. 6 Sep 1844; Hiram J., b. 11 Sep 1847; Lorenzo, b. 20 Jul 1850.
iii. William B. Whitney, b. 17 May 1817; d. 27 Aug 1891; m. Marilla Clement. iv. Elbridge W. Whitney, b. 26 May 1819, Athol, MA;[2] d. 1 May 1882; m. 20 Oct 1841, Athol, MA, Sophia Ann Billings;[3] 3 daus.; one Jenella; resided Chestnut Av., Athol, MA. v. Susanna K. Whitney, b. 1 Nov 1820, Athol, MA;[4] m.(1) 16 May 1840, Athol, MA, Silas Frye;[5] m.(2) Ezra Decamp; resided Athol, MA. vi. Barzilla J. Whitney, b. 21 Apr 1822, Athol, MA;[6] m. Eliza M. Frye; d. 6 Jan 1858, and left 1 son, Francis; b. 14 Oct 1850; resided Athol. vii. Deborah W. Whitney, b. 30 Oct 1823, Athol, MA;[7] d. 7 Jul 1852, s.p.; m. 20 Aug 1848, Athol, MA;[8] Lyman Fox viii. Bartholomew W. Whitney, b. 19 Jul 1825, Athol, MA;[9] m. Rhoda Long. ix. John Flint Whitney, b. 29 Mar 1828, Athol, MA;[10] d. 25 Apr 1851. x. Mary Whitney, b. 16 Mar 1830, Athol, MA;[11] d. 6 Sep 1846, Athol, MA, aged 16 years.[12]
Children of William Knowlton7 and Mary Ann (Billings) Whitney:
xi. Eliza M. Whitney, b. 25 Aug 1844, Athol, MA;[13] d. 1889; m. Walter Richards. xii. Hiram Whitney, b. 15 Jan 1850; d. 30 Apr 1868.
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. 344.
1.^ "William K. [Whitney] and Mary Ann Billings, [married] April 2, 1843," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Athol, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1910).
2.^ "Elbridge W. [Whitney], s. William K. and Deborah, [born] May 26, 1819. At Dana," according to Athol Vital Records.
3.^ "Elbridge W. [Whitney] of Petersham and Sophia Ann Billings, [married] Oct. 20, 1841," according to Athol Vital Records.
4.^ "Susannah K. [Whitney], d. William K. and Deborah, [born] Nov. 1, 1820," according to Athol Vital Records.
5.^ "Susanna K. [Whitney] and Silas Fry, [married] May 16, 1840," according to Athol Vital Records.
6.^ "Barzillia J. [Whitney], s. William K. and Deborah, [born] April 21, 1822," according to Athol Vital Records.
7.^ "Deborah W. [Whitney], d. William K.and Deborah, [born] Oct. 30, 1823," according to Athol Vital Records.
8.^ "Deborah [Whitney] (d. William K.) and Lyman Fox, [married] Aug 20, 1848," according to Athol Vital Records.
9.^ "Bartholomew W. [Whitney], s. William K. and Deborah, [born] July 19, 1825," according to Athol Vital Records.
10.^ "John F. [Whitney], s. William K. and Deborah, [born] March 29, 1828," according to Athol Vital Records.
11.^ "Mary W. [Whitney], d. William K. and Deborah, [born] March 16, 1830," according to Athol Vital Records.
12.^ "Mary [W.] [Whitney] d. William K., [and Deborah], [died] Sept. 6, 1846, a. 16. Typhus fever," according to Athol Vital Records.
13.^ "_____ [Whitney], d. William K. and Mary Ann, [born] _____ __, ____ [1844 or 1845]," according to Athol Vital Records.
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