Family:Whitney, Daniel (1807-1881)

Daniel⁷ Whitney (Elijah⁶, Thomas⁵, Thomas⁴, Eleazer³, Thomas², John¹), son of Elijah⁶ and Mindwell (Hardy) Whitney, was born 21 Feb 1807, Westborough, MA,^[1] and died 27 Apr 1881, Grafton, MA.

He married firstly, 2 May 1833, Westborough, MA, Nancy B. Newton,^[2] daughter of Sylvester and Anna (Newton) Newton. She was born "Ann-Brigham Newton" 21 Aug 1820, Northborough, MA, and died 26 Apr^[3] or 15 Jul 1844, Westborough, MA, aged 28 years.^[4]

Marriage intentions were published 5 Apr 1845, Westborough, MA, for him and his second wife Sarah S. Fiske "of Shelburne".^[5] He "widr." "of Westboro" married secondly, 1 May 1845, Shelburne, MA, Sarah Stow Fisk,^[6] daughter of David and Lydia (Allen) Fiske. She was born 11 Feb 1816, Upton, MA, and died 4 Jun 1889, Grafton, MA.

Worcester county probate records: Daniel Whitney, of Grafton; wife Sarah S. F., Ch.: Daniel A., Worcester; Edw. W., Grafton; Nancy J. Batcheller, Millbury; Esther M. Howell, Westborough; Julia M. Pratt, Natick, dead. Daniel A., exec.; Mar 20 1881; June 21, 1881. Caroline Whitney, Addie Whitney, both of Springfield, children of Henry A. Whitney, a deceased son, minors, Abby Whitney being their guardian.

He resided Westborough, MA.

Children of Daniel⁷ and Nancy B. (Newton) Whitney:

i.	Daniel A.8 Whitney, b. 20 Apr 1835, Westborough, MA;[7] m. Louisa A. Woodbury.
ii.	Henry A. Whitney, b. 19 Jun 1837, Westborough, MA;[8] m. Abbie S. Paine.
iii.	Edw. W. Whitney, resided Grafton in 1881. Not found in any census or vital record. Probably an error for Edward E. Whitney, below.
iv.	Nancy Jane Whitney, b. 15 May 1842, Grafton, MA;[9] "N. Jane" m. 29 Dec 1867, Grafton, MA, Arthur M. Batchelor; resided Millbury.

Children of Daniel⁷ and Sarah S. (Fiske) Whitney:

v.	Sarah8 Whitney, b. 19 Mar 1846, Westborough, MA;[10] d. 8 Jan 1847, Westborough, MA, aged 10 months.[11]
vi.	Esther Myrtilla Whitney, b. 10 Oct 1847, Westborough, MA;[12] m. 24 Jul 1878, Westborough, MA, John W. Howell; resided Westborough.
vii.	Sarah C. Whitney, b. 11 Jan 1849, Grafton, MA;[13] d. 10 Sep 1849, Grafton, MA, aged 7 months 29 days, of disease of bowels.[14]
viii.	Julia M. Whitney, b. ca. Apr 1850; d. before 1895; m. 24 Jun 1868, Grafton, MA, Luke G. Pratt; resided Natick.
viii.	Edward E. Whitney, b. ca. 1863, MA; unmarried in 1880.

Census

• 1840, Westborough, Worcester Co., MA: Daniel Whitney, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 5-9, 1 male 0-4, and 1 female 20-29; 1 engaged in agriculture.
• 1850, Grafton, Worcester Co., MA:

805 896 Daniel Whitney 43 M - Farmer $2800 Massachusetts Sarah F. " 34 F - Do Daniel A. " 15 M - Closes Shoes Do Attended school Henry A. " 12 M - Do Attended school Nancy J. " 8 F - Massachusetts Attended school Esther M. " 2 F - Do Attended school Julia M. " 2/12 F - Do Harriot A. Homes 18 F - Do

• 1860, Grafton, Worcester Co., MA:

1429 1600 Daniel Whitney 53 M - Farmer $4000 $1000 Massachusetts Sarah S. F. " 44 F - " Henry A. " 23 M - Farmer " Estes M. " 12 F - " Attended school Julia M. " 10 F - " Attended school Edward E. 7 M - " Attended school

• 1860, Grafton, Worcester Co., MA:

1219 1377 John B. White 45 M - Expressman $2500 $1200 Massachusetts Abby S. " 40 F - " William M. " 16 M - " Attended school Frederick A. " 10 M - " Attended school Nancy J. Whitney 18 F - House Maid Massachusetts

• 1870, Grafton, Worcester Co., MA:

650 832 Whitney, Daniel 63 M W Farmer Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Sarah F. 54 F W Keeping House Mass. -----, Etta 22 F W No Occupation Mass. -----, Edward E. 17 M W Laborer Mass. Searles, Mindwell 69 F W No Occupation Mass.

• 1880, Grafton, Worcester Co., MA:

Daniel WHITNEY 73 Self M M W MA Laborer MA MA Sarah F. WHITNEY 64 Wife F M W MA Keeping House MA MA Edward E. WHITNEY 27 Son M S W MA Farm Laborer MA MA

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. 343.

1.^  "Daniel [Whitney], s. Elijah and Mindwell, [born] Feb. 21, 1807," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Westborough, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1903).

2.^  "Daniel [Whitney] and Nancy B. Newton, [married] May 2, 1833," according to Westborough Vital Records.

3.^  "Nancy [Whitney], w. Daniel, [died] April 26, 1844," according to Westborough Vital Records.

4.^  "Nancy Newton [Whitney], w. Daniel, [died] July 15, 1844, a. 28. Consumption. Born in Northborough," according to Westborough Vital Records.

5.^  "Daniel [Whitney] and Sarah S. Fiske of Shelburne, int. April 5, 1845," according to Westborough Vital Records.

6.^  "Daniel [Whitney], widr., a. 38 y., farmer of Westboro, s. E. and M., and Sarah S. Fisk, unm., a 29 y., teacher, of S. d. D. and L., [married] May 1, 1845," according to Vital Records of Shelburne, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1931).

7.^  "Daniel A. [Whitney], s. Daniel and Nancy, [born] April 20, 1835," according to Westborough Vital Records.

8.^  "Henry A. [Whitney], s. Daniel and Nancy, [born] June 19, 1837," according to Westborough Vital Records.

9.^  "Nancy Jane [Whitney], d. Daniel and Nancy, [born] May 15, 1842. In Grafton," according to Westborough Vital Records.

10.^  "[child] [Whitney] Daniel and Sarah I. F. [2nd wife] [born] March 19, 1846," according to Westborough Vital Records.

11.^  "______ [Whitney], d. Daniel and N., [died] Jan. 8, 1847, a. 10 m.," according to Westborough Vital Records.

12.^  "Esther Myrtilla [Whitney], d. Daniel and Sarah F., [born] Oct. 10, 1847. Westborough," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Grafton, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Worcester, MA: The Systematic History Fund, 1906).

13.^  "Sarah [Whitney], d. Daniel and Sarah S. F., [born] Jan 11, 1849," according to Grafton Vital Records.

14.^  "Sarah C. [Whitney], d. Daniel and Sarah S. F., [died] Sept. 10, 1849, a. 7m. 29d. Disease of bowels," according to Grafton Vital Records.

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