Family:Whitney, Samuel Austin (1809-1884)

Samuel Austin⁷ Whitney (Hananiah⁶, Samuel⁵, William⁴, Nathaniel³, John², John¹), son of Hananiah⁶ and Azubah (Keyes) Whitney, was born 10 Nov 1809, Winchendon, MA,^[1] and died Jun 1886, Fitzwilliam, NH [Pierce] or 28 May 1884, Dana, MA, aged 75 years, of inflammation of the bladder.^[2]

Marriage intentions were published 28 Jan 1832, Millbury, MA, for him "of Winchendon" and Betsey Croxford.^[3] Marriage intentions were published 28 Jan 1832, Winchendon, MA, for him and Betsey Croxford "of Millbury".^[4] Apparently this marriage never took place.

Marriage intentions were published 17 Nov 1832, Winchendon, MA, for him and Sarah S. Foster "of Fitzwilliam, N.H."^[5] He married, 9 Dec 1832, Fitzwilliam, NH, Sarah S. Foster.^[6] She was born 11 Feb 1811, NH, and died Jan 1879 [Pierce] or 11 Jan 1880, Orange, MA, aged 69 years of pneumonia, or aged 69 years 10 months 11 days, of congestion of lungs.^[7]

He married secondly, 31 May 1881, Orange, MA, or 5 Jun 1881, Dana, MA, Hannah S. (Blackmer) Johnson, daughter of Willard and Hannah (Tolman) Blackmer.^[8] She was born about 1826, Dana, MA, and died 22 Mar 1892, Winchendon, MA, aged 66 years, of faulty heart. She was buried in North Dana, MA. She had `married firstly, 18 Nov 1846, Vernon, VT, Henry W. Johnson, who died 9 Apr 1880, North Dana, MA, 1846, aged 65 years.

He resided Fitzwilliam, NH.

Children of Samuel Austin⁷ and Sarah S. (Foster) Whitney:

i.	Rufus Foster8 Whitney, b. ca. 17 Feb 1836, Winchendon, MA; m. Hannah E. Demary.
ii.	Azubah J. Whitney, b. ca. 1839, NH; d. after 1850, and probably before 1851, when a sister was named Azubah.
iii.	Jared P. Whitney, b. ca. 1841, NH; m. ----- Foster; resided Westford, MA.
iv.	Abbie Sarah Whitney, b. ca. 1843, NH; m. 31 Jul 1861, Gardner, MA, Addison Foster; resided Westford, MA.
v.	Jennie Ann Whitney, b. ca. 1845, NH; m. 8 Apr 1863, Westminster, MA [recorded at Gardner, MA], Benjamin Bridge, b. ca. 1842, Facetown, VT, son of John B. and Angeline (-----) Bridge;[9] resided Winchendon, MA.
vi.	Sybil E. Whitney, b. ca. 1847, Fitzwilliam, NH; m. 14 Jul 1885, Ware, MA, Edwin W. Rice, "both of Winchendon";[10] resided Winchendon, MA.
vii.	Mary E. Whitney, b. ca. 1848, NH; m. 6 Jan 1870, Winchester, NH, Walter D. Holbrook;[11] resided Philadelphia, PA.
viii.	Henry S. Q.8 Whitney, b. 28 Sep 1849, NH; m. Clymena P. Farrow.
ix.	Azubah M. Whitney, b. ca. 1851, MA; m. 23 Jul 1873, Keene, NH, Warren C. Mason;[12] resided Marlborough, NH.

Note

He may have been named for Samuel Austin, a religious poet of the 17th century.

Census

• 1840: not found.
• 1850, Fitzwilliam, Cheshire Co., NH:

302 356 S. A. Whitney 40 M - Carpenter Mass. S. S. " 40 F - N.H. Rufus F. " 14 M - Mass. Attended school Azubah J. " 11 F - N.H. Attended school Jared P. " 9 M - " Attended school Sarah A. " 7 F - " Attended school Nancy J. " 5 F - " Attended school Sybil E. " 3 F - " Mary E. " 2 F - " H. S. L. " 9/12 M - "

• 1860, Templeton, Worcester Co., MA:

138 175 Samuel A. Whitney 50 M - Carpenter $500 $50 Mass. Sarah S. " 50 F - N.H. Rufus F. " 24 M - Saw Mill Laborer Mass. Jared P. " 19 M - Chair Maker N.H. Sarah A. " 17 F - " Nancy J. " 15 F - " Attended school Sybell A. " 13 F - " Attended school Mary C. " 11 F - " Attended school Henry S. " 10 M - N.H. Attended school Azubah M. " 9 F - Mass. Attended school Charles H. Wright 2 M - "

• 1865 State, Winchendon, Worcester Co., MA:

416 471 Samuel A. Whitney 55 M - Mass. M Laborer - - 1 1 - Sarah L. Whitney 55 F - N.H. M Housekeeper - - - - - Sibyl E. Whitney 18 F - N.H. S Domestic - - - - - Mary E. Whitney 16 F - N.H. S Operative - - - - - Henry L. Q. Whitney 15 M - N.H. S Laborer - - - - - Beulah M. Whitney 14 F - N.H. S - - - - -

• 1865 State, Gardner, Worcester Co., MA:

86 121 Abbie S. Foster 22 F - N.H. W House Keeper - - - - - Addison Foster 2 M - Mass. - - - - - - Sybil E. Whitney 18 F - N.H. S Chair Seater - - - - - 122 Frederick P. Adams 25 M - Vt. M Butcher - - 1 1 - Adeliza L. Adams 22 F - N.H. M House Keeper - - - - -

• 1870: not found.
• 1870, Jared not found.
• 1870, Winchendon, Worcester Co., MA:

408 531 Foster, Rufus J. 44 M W Pail Turner $200 N. Hampshire Male citizen over 21 " Byron 9 M W At School Ohio Attended school " Nellie M. 3 F W " Attended school Whitney, Sybil 24 F W House Keeper N. Hampshire Foster, Nellie B. 30 F W Keeping House Ohio

• (poss.) 1880, Orange, Franklin Co., MA:

Samuel WHITNY 71 Self M W W MA Sawyer MA MA Rufus J. FOSTER 53 Brdr M W W NH Paid Farmer MA MA Lillian FOSTER 13 Dau F S W PA NH 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. 279.

1.^  "Samuel Austin [Whitney], s. Hananiah and Azubah, [born] Nov. 10, 1809," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Winchendon, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1909).

2.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 357, page 389.

3.^  "Samuel A. [Whitney] of Winchendon and Betsey Croxford, int. Jan. 28, 1832," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Millbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1903).

4.^  "Samuel A. [Whitney] and Betsy Croxford of Millbury, int. Jan. 28, 1832," according to Winchendon Vital Records.

5.^  "Samuel A. [Whitney] and Sarah S. Foster of Fitzwilliam, int. Nov. 17, 1832," according to Winchendon Vital Records.

6.^  "Samuel A. Whitney & Sarah L. Foster, m. 9 Dec 1832, Fitzwilliam, Cheshire Co., NH," according to New Hampshire, Vital Records, Marriage Index.

7.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 319, page 328. Also, 1880 Mortality Schedule.

8.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 327, page 262, and volume 325, page 375.

9.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 164, page 172

10.^  "Sybil C. [Whitney], a. 36, b. Fitzwilliam, N.H., d. Samuel A. and Sarah, and Edwin W. Rice, both of Winchendon, 14 Jul 1885," according to Ware Vital Records.

11.^  "Mary E. Whitney (b. 1849, d. of Austin Whitney & Sarah) & Walter D. Holbrook, m. 6 Jan 1870, Winchester, Cheshire Co., NH," according to New Hampshire, Vital Records, Marriage Index.

12.^  "Azubah M. Whitney & Warren C. Mason, m. 23 Jul 1873, Keene, Cheshire Co., NH," according to New Hampshire, Vital Records, Marriage Index.

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