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.
Marriage intentions were published 28 Jan 1832, Millbury, MA, for him "of Winchendon" and Betsey Croxford.[2] Marriage intentions were published 28 Jan 1832, Winchendon, MA, for him and Betsey Croxford "of Millbury".[3] 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."[4] He married, 9 Dec 1832, Fitzwilliam, NH, Sarah S. Foster.[5] She was born 11 Feb 1811, NH, and died Jan 1879 [Pierce] or Jan 1880, Orange, MA, aged 69 years of pneumonia.[6]
He married secondly, 5 Jun 1881, Dana, MA, Hannah S. (Blackmer) Johnson, daughter of Willard and Hannah (Tolman) Blackmer.[7] 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 apparently 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 F.8 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, Gardner, MA, Benjamin Bridge; resided Winchendon, MA. vi. Sybil E. Whitney, b. ca. 1847, Fitzwilliam, NH; m. 14 Jul 1885, Ware, MA, Edwin W. Rice, "both of Winchendon";[8] resided Winchendon, MA. vii. Mary E. Whitney, b. ca. 1848, NH; m. 6 Jan 1870, Winchester, NH, Walter D. Holbrook;[9] resided Philadelphia, PA. viii. Henry S. L.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;[10] 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 - "
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 - "
- 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.^ "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).
3.^ "Samuel A. [Whitney] and Betsy Croxford of Millbury, int. Jan. 28, 1832," according to Winchendon Vital Records.
4.^ "Samuel A. [Whitney] and Sarah S. Foster of Fitzwilliam, int. Nov. 17, 1832," according to Winchendon Vital Records.
5.^ "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 327, page 262.
8.^ "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.
9.^ "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.
10.^ "Azubah M. Whitney & Warren C. Mason, m. 23 Jul 1873, Keene, Cheshire Co., NH," according to New Hampshire, Vital Records, Marriage Index.
Copyright © 2006, 2008-2010, 2014, 2015, Robert L. Ward and the Whitney Research Group.
- Missing from 1840 Census
- Missing from 1870 Census
- Massachusetts
- Middlesex County, Massachusetts
- Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
- Worcester County, Massachusetts
- Dana, Worcester County, Massachusetts
- Millbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts
- Winchendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts
- New Hampshire
- Cheshire County, New Hampshire
- Fitzwilliam, Cheshire County, New Hampshire
- Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire
- Marlborough, Cheshire County, New Hampshire
- Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania