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] She was born in 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.

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] resided Worcester.
ii.	Henry A. Whitney, b. 19 Jun 1837, Westborough, MA;[8] d. before 1895; m. probably Abby -----. Ch: Caroline, of Springfield; Addie, of Springfield.
iii.	Edward W. Whitney, resided Grafton.
iv.	Nancy Jane Whitney, b. 15 May 1842, Grafton, MA;[9] m. ----- Batcheller; resided Millbury.

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

v.	Sarah 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. ----- 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. -----; d. before 1895; m. ----- Pratt; resided Natick.

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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