Family:Whitney, Zimri (1795-1870)

Zimri⁷ Whitney (Reuben⁶, Richard⁵, Richard⁴, Richard³, Richard², John¹), son of Reuben⁶ and Lucy (Fairbank) Whitney, was born 29 May 1795, Harvard, MA,^[1] and died 19 Sep 1870, Harvard, MA, aged 75 years 3 months 26 days, of paralysis.^[2]

He married firstly, before 1835, probably Boston, MA, Martha A. -----. She is known only from the death record of her son George.

Intentions of marriage were published 15 Mar 1840, Harvard, MA, for him and Adaline Conant "of Littleton". He "of Harvard" married secondly, 14 May 1840, Littleton, MA, "Mrs." Adaline (Patch) Conant "of Littleton",^[3] daughter of John and Abigail (Trowbridge) Patch. She was born about 21 Dec 1815, Littleton, MA, and died 11 Jan 1893, Harvard, MA, aged 77 years 20 days, of pneumonia.^[4] She had married firstly, 3 Jul 1834, Littleton, MA, Simon T. Conant, who died 24 Sep 1835, Acton, MA, aged 27 years.

Children of Zimri⁷ and Martha A. (-----) Whitney:

i.	George B.8 Whitney, b. ca. 1835, Boston, MA; d. 22 Jul 1851, Harvard, MA, aged 16 years, farmer, of consumption.[5]

Children of Zimri⁷ and Adeline (Patch)(Conant) Whitney:

i.	Adaline P.8 Whitney, b. ca. 31 Mar 1841, MA; d. 13 Aug 1859, Harvard, MA, aged 17 years 4 months 13 days, of scrofula.[6]
ii.	Reuben F. Whitney, b. ca. Sep 1843; d. 11 Dec 1845, Harvard, MA, aged 2 years 3 months.[7]

Census

• 1840, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA: Simri Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 5-9, 1 female 70-79, and 1 female 20-29; 1 engaged in agriculture.
• 1850, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA:

127 151 Simri Whitney 55 M - Farmer $3500 Mass. Adaline " 38 F - " George B. " 15 M - Farmer " Attended school Adaline P. " 8 F - " Attended school Isaac Wright 26 M - Farmer $800 "

Who George is remains a mystery.

• 1860, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA:

67 79 Simri Whitney 65 M - Farmer $2800 $700 Mass. Adeline " 47 F - "

• 1870, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA:

249 278 Whitney, Simri 75 M W Farmer $1500 -- Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Adeline 57 F W Keeping House Mass. Lakeman, Martha 46 F W Tailoress $1100 Mass.

• 1880, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA:

Adeline WHITNEY 67 Self F W W MASS. Keeping House MASS. MASS.

References

1.^  "Simry [Whitney], s. of Reuben and Lucy, [born] May 29, 1795," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Harvard, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: Wright & Potter Printing Co., 1917).

2.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 231, page 270.

3.^  "Simri [Whitney] and Adaline Conant of Littleton, int. Mar. 15, 1840," according to Harvard Vital Records.

4.^  "Zimri [Whitney] of Harvard and Mrs. Adeline Conant of Littleton, [married] May 14, 1840, by Rev. W. H. White," according to Records of Littleton, Massachusetts, Printed by Order of the Town. First Installment: Births and Deaths from the Earliest Records in the Town Books, Begun in 1715 (Littleton, MA: Town of Littleton, 1900), p. 265.

5.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 429, page 581.

6.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 59, page 135.

7.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 131, page 117.

8.^  "Reuben F. [Whitney], s. of Zimri and -----, [died] Dec. 11, 1845, a. 2 y. 3 m. Scarlet fever," according to Harvard Vital Records.

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