Family:Whitney, Enoch (1756-a1820)
Enoch6 Whitney (David5, Thomas4, Thomas3, Thomas2, John1), son of David5 and Sarah (Rugg) Whitney,[1] was born 25 Sep 1756, Harvard, MA,[2] and died unknown.
He married 2 Sep 1780, Ashburnham, MA, Hannah Davis.[3]
He was in the Revolutionary war in the company from Harvard commanded by Capt. Sargent; resided Harvard, MA.
Children of Enoch6 and Hannah (Davis) Whitney:
i. Sally7 Whitney, b. 21 Feb 1780; m. 1 Nov 1808, Harvard, Elijah Dwinell. ii. William Whitney, b. 27 Feb 1786; m. Betsey Farnsworth. iii. Lydia Whitney, b. 27 Jul 1792.
Census
- 1790, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA: Enoch Whitney, 1 male over 16 and 2 females.
- 1800, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA: Enoch Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 10-15, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 16-25, and 1 female 10-15.
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. 188.
1.^ His parentage is proven by his birth record.
2.^ "Enoch [Whitney], s. of David and Sarah, [born] Sept. 25, 1756," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Harvard, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston: Wright & Potter Printing Co., 1917), p. 112.
3.^ "," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Ashburnham, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Worcester: The Systematic History Fund, 1909), p. 163.
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