Family:Whitney, Zachariah (1747-1828)

Zachariah⁶ Whitney (Zachariah⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, John², John¹), son of Zachariah⁵ and Sarah (Boynton) Whitney,^[1] was born 11 Jan 1747, Lunenburg, MA,^[2] and died Apr 1828, Lunenburg, MA.

Marriage intentions were published, 23 Apr 1774, Fitchburg, MA, for him "of Fitchburg" and Elizabeth Wetherbee "of Harvard".^[3] He married, 18 Aug 1774, Fitchburg, MA, Elizabeth Wetherbee "of Harvard".^[4]

He made his will 28 Jul 1827. It was probated 20 May 1828. In it he gives legacies to his grandsons, Joseph H. and Josiah B. Whitney, and Levina Eaton, widow of John Eaton, of Ashby, MA; children of his son Zachariah W., deceased; dau. Lydia Hastings, wife of Naaman Hastings; gr. dau., Betsey Stevens; daus., Betsey Marshall, Sally Watkins, Hannah Billings. John Turner was executor. He resided Lunenburg, MA.

Children of Zachariah⁶ and Elizabeth (Wetherbee) Whitney:

i.	Zachariah7 Whitney, b. ca. 1781, Lunenburg; m. ----- -----.
ii.	Betsey Whitney, b. -----; m. Samuell Marshall, Jr., Feb. 9, 1797, Lunenburg.
iii.	Sally Whitney, b. -----; m. Elias Watkins, Jr., Feb. 12, 1803, Lunenburg.
iv.	Hannah Whitney, b. say 1784; marriage intentions for Hannah Whitney and Josiah Billings, b. of Lunenburg, were published 15 May 1810. The marriage itself was not recorded in Lunenburg.
v.	Lydia Whitney, b. 14 Apr 1786; d. 23 Dec 1845; m. 1 Sep 1809, Naaman Hastings; b. 20 Nov 1787; d. 4 Oct 1864. They resided Lunenburg, MA. Ch.: Hannah W., b. 1 Apr 1810; m. Joseph Marshall, d. 1 Jan or Feb 1885; Lydia, b. 12 Jun 1811; m. John Ramsdell; resided Shirley Center, MA; a dau. is Mrs. Emily P. Hoating; resided Lunenburg, MA; Betsey, b. 25 Feb 1813; d. 1 Apr 1871; Thomas, b. 14 Jan 1815; d. 29 Jul 1840; Naaman, b. 4 Mar 1819; d. 17 Mar 1865; Sarah. W., b. 8 Dec 1819; d. 14 Aug 1821; Charles, b. 14 Aug 1822; m. Abigail Proctor; William, b. 28 Jul 1824; d. 9 Nov 1849; Henry J., b. Apr. 10, 1830; m. Eliza W. Jewett, d. 16 May 1893.

Census

• 1790, Lunenburg, Worcester Co., MA: Zachariah Whitney, 1 males over 16, 1 males 0-15, and 5 females.
• 1800, Lunenburg, Worcester Co., MA: Zachariah Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 10-15, 1 female 26-44, 2 females 16-25, and 1 female 10-15.
• 1810, Lunenburg, Worcester Co., MA: Zacharia Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 10-16, 1 female over 45, 1 female 26-45, 1 female 10-16.

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), pp. 149-150.

• Davis, Walter A., comp., Early Records of the Town of Lunenburg, Massachusetts, Including That Part Which is Now Fitchburg, 1719-1764, Fitchburg, MA: Fitchburg City Council, 1896.

1.^  His parentage is proven by his birth record.

2.^  "Zechariah [Whitney], s. Zechariah and Sarah, [born] Jan. 11, 1747," according to Walter A. Davis, comp., Early Records of the Town of Lunenburg, Massachusetts, Including That Part Which is Now Fitchburg, 1719-1764 (Fitchburg, MA: Fitchburg City Council, 1896), p. 334.

3.^  "Zacriah [Whitney], of Fitchburg, and Betse Wetherby of Harvard, [marriage intentions] Apr. 23, 1774," according to Walter A. Davis, comp., Old Records of the Town of Fitchburg, Massachusetts (Fitchburg, MA: Fitchburg City Council, 1898-1913), vol. II, p. 251.

4.^  "Zachariah [Whitney] to Elizabeth Wetherbee of Harvard, [married] Aug. 18, 1774," according to Fitchburg Vital Records, vol. III, p. 241. Also, "Zachariah [Whitney] of Fitchburg, and Elisabeth Whetherbe, [married] Aug. 18, 1774," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Harvard, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: Wright & Potter Printing Co., 1917).

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