Family:Whitney, David (1789-1853)

David⁷ Whitney (Isaac⁶, David⁵, Thomas⁴, Thomas³, Thomas², John¹), son of Isaac⁶ and Susannah (Fletcher) Whitney, was born 14 Mar 1789, Ashburnham, MA,^[1] and died 6 Oct 1853, Ashby, MA, aged 64 years 6 months 12 days, of heart disease.^[2]

He married 12 Dec 1815, New Ipswich, NH, Charlotte Blanchard, daughter of Simeon and Elizabeth (Shattuck) Blanchard. She was born 16 Aug 1792, New Ipswich, NH, and died 4 Nov 1877, Ashby, MA, aged 85 years 2 months 19 days, of bronchial catarrh.^[3]

He resided Ashby, MA, and New Ipswich, NH.

Children of David⁷ and Charlotte (Blanchard) Whitney:

i.	Newton James8 Whitney, b. 14 Mar 1816; m.(1) Mary C. Billings; m.(2) Sarah Davoll; m.(3) Mary J. Redding.
ii.	Lewis M. Whitney, b. 4 Mar 1819, Ashby, MA;[4] d. 4 Jun 1885, Ashby, MA, aged 66 years 3 months, of valvular heart disease; unmarried.[5]
iii.	George S. Whitney, b. 13 Jan 1823; d. 10 Nov 1849, Ashby, MA, aged 26 years, of fever.[6]
iv.	Edward C. Whitney, b. 28 Oct 1828; m. Mary Jane Winn.
v.	Mary Whitney, b. -----. She may be the Mary Whitney who d. 26 Nov 1841, Ashby, MA, aged 14 years, of typhus fever.[7]
vi.	Maria Whitney, b. -----.

Census

• 1820, New Ipswich, Hillsborough Co., NH: David Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 2 males 0-9, and 1 female 26-44; 1 engaged in agriculture.
• 1830, Ashby, Middlesex Co., MA: David Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 2 males 10-14, 1 male 5-9, 1 male 0-4, and 1 female 30-39.
• 1840, Ashby, Middlesex Co., MA: David Whitney 1 male 50-59, 2 males 20-29, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 10-14, and 1 female 40-49; 6 engaged in agriculture.
• 1850, Ashby, Middlesex Co., MA:

54 58 David Whitney 61 M - Farmer $700 Massachusetts Charlott " 57 F - New Hampshire Lewis M. " 31 M - Turner Massachusetts Edward " 21 M - Turner New Hampshire Sarah Blanchard 65 F - "

• 1855, Ashby, Middlesex Co., MA:

206 224 Lewis M. Whitney 36 M - Farmer Mass. Charlotte Whitney 63 F - N.H. Edward Whitney 26 M - Farmer N.H.

• 1860, Ashby, Middlesex Co., MA:

1643 1614 Lewis Whitney 41 M - Farmer $500 $100 Mas`s. Charlott 67 M - N.H. Edward Whitney 31 M - N.H. Mary Jane 28 F - Vermont

• 1865 State, Ashby, Middlesex Co., MA:

117 132 Lewis Whitney 46 M - Massachusetts S Farmer - - 1 1 - Charlotte Whitney 72 F - New Hampshire W - - - - - Solomon E. Jaquith 44 M - Massachusetts M Farmer - - 1 1 - Lucy A. Jaquith 37 F - Do M - - - - - Flora A. Jaquith 15 F - Do S - - - - - Abigail Jaquith 78 F - New Hampshire W - - - - -

• 1870, Ashby, Middlesex Co., MA:

74 72 Wellington, Mary 32 F W Domestic Servant Mass. -----, Flora L. 2 F W At Home " Whitney, Lewis M. 51 M W Farmer $1000 $300 " Male citizen over 21 -----, Edward C. 41 M W Farmer $300 New Hampshire Male citizen over 21 -----, Mary J. 37 F W Keeping House Vermont -----, Ettie J. 5 F W At Home Mass. -----, Carlott B. 77 F W No Occupation New Hampshire

• 1880, Ashby, Middlesex Co., MA:

Edward C. WHITNEY 51 Self M M W NH Farmer MA NH Mary J. WHITNEY 48 Wife F M W VT Keeping House NH NH Lewis M. WHITNEY 61 Bro M S W MA Works On Farm MA NH Etta J. WHITNEY 15 Dau F S W MA At School NH VT

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. 334.

1.^  "David [Whitney], s. Isaac and Susanna, at Ashburnham, [born] Mar. 14, 1789," according to Jeannette D. Pingrey, comp., Birth, Marriage, and Death Records in the Town of Ashby, Massachusetts, from 1754 to 1890 (Decorah, IA: Anundsen Publishing Company, c. 1989), pp. 89-90. Also, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 76, page 31.

2.^  "David [Whitney], s. Isaac, [died] Oct. 6, 1853," according to Pingrey, op. cit., pp. 246-247.

3.^  "Charlotte, widow, b. New Ipswich, NH, d. Simeon and Elizabeth Blanchard, of bronchial catarrh, Nov. 4, 1877, a. 85y. 2m. 19d.," according to Pingrey, op. cit., pp. 246-247. Also, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 293, page 42.

4.^  "Lewis M. [Whitney], s. David and Charlotte, [born] Mar. 4, 1819," according to Pingrey, op. cit., pp. 89-90.

5.^  "Lewis M. [Whitney], b. Ashby, farmer, s. David and Charlotte, of heart disease, [died] June 4, 1885, a. 66y. 3m.," according to Pingrey, op. cit., pp. 246-247. Also, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 365, page 44.

6.^  "George S. [Whitney], s. David and Charlotte, [died] Nov. 10, 1849," according to Pingrey, op. cit., pp. 246-247. Also, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 40, page 130.

7.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 1, page 40.

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