Family:Whitney, John (1785-1850)
Capt. John7 Whitney (Peter6, Aaron5, Moses4, Moses3, Richard2, John1), son of Peter6 and Julia (Lambert) Whitney, was born 29 Sep 1785, Northboro, MA, and died 2 Jan 1850, Quincy, MA, aged 64 years, of consumption.[1]
Marriage intentions were published 23 Sep 1809, Scituate, MA, for him and Sophia Vinal "of Quincy".[2] Marriage intentions were published 1 Oct 1809, Quincy, MA, for him "of Scituate" and Sophia Vinal "of Quincy".[3] He married, Oct 1809, Sophia Vinal, of Scituate, MA, daughter of Capt. Israel and Rebecca (Bailey) Vinal. She was born 30 Jun 1788, Scituate, MA, and died 23 Dec 1877, Quincy, MA, aged 89 years 6 months, of old age.[4]
He was a teacher and merchant. He resided Quincy, MA.
John7 and Sophia (Vinal) Whitney had no children.
Census
- 1810, Scituate, Plymouth Co., MA: John Whitney, 1 male 16-25 and 1 female 16-25.
- 1820, Quincy, Norfolk Co., MA: John Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 10-15, and 1 female 26-44; 1 engaged in manufacture or trades.
- 1830, Quincy, Norfolk Co., MA: John Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 10-14, 1 female 40-49, and 1 female 30-39.
- 1840, Quincy, Norfolk Co., MA: John Whitney, 1 male 50-59, 1 male 15-19, 1 female 50-59, and 1 female 40-49; 2 engaged in manufacture or trades.
- 1850, Quincy, Norfolk Co., MA:
119 170 Sophia Whiting 60 F - $6000 Mass. Sarah Vinal 52 F - Do
- Quincy, Norfolk Co., MA: John Whitney, 64, male, white, married, b. Massachusetts, d. Jan, of consumption, duration 730 days.
- 1855, Quincy, Norfolk Co., MA:
310 435 Saphira Whitney 67 F - Widow Mass. Sarah Vinal 59 F - "
991 1181 Sophia Whitney 70 F - Mass. Sarah Vinal 60 F - "
102 123 Sophia Whitney 76 F - Scituate, Mass. W - - - - - Sarah Vinal 68 F - " " S - - - - -
220 277 Whiting, Sophia 81 F W Keeping House $6000 $3000 Mass. Vinal, Sarah 72 F W At Home $3000 Mass. 278 Adams, Owen 53 M W Coal Dealer $6000 $4000 New York Male citizen over 21 -----, Lourana 48 F W Keeping House $1000 New York -----, Isabel L. 19 F W Attends School Mass. Attended school -----, Clara E. 11 F W Attends School Mass. Attended school
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. 295.
1.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 49, page 127.
2.^ "John [Whitney] and Sophia Vinal of Quincy, int. Sept. 23, 1809," according to F. Apthorp Foster, ed., Vital Records of Scituate, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1909).
3.^ "John Whitney, of Scituate, and Sophia Vinal, of Quincy, int. 1 Oct 1809," according to Quincy vital records.
4.^ "Sophia Vinal Whitney, dau. of Israel and Rebecca, d. 23 Dec 1877, age 89," according to Quincy vital records. 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 280.
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