Family:Whitney, Samuel (1784-1854)

Samuel⁶ Whitney (Caleb⁵, Joshua⁴, Richard³, Richard², John¹), son of Caleb⁵ and Sarah (Trask) Whitney, was born 27 Apr 1784, Bradford, MA,^[1] and died 25 Aug 1854, Epsom, NH, aged 70 years.

He, "of Concord", married, 9 Sep 1807, Epsom, NH, Abigail Goss, "of Epsom".^[2] She was born about 1786, Epsom, NH, and died after 1850. She may have been a daughter of Samuel and Abigail (Lucas) Whitney of Epsom.

He ran a store at Short Falls.

SAMUEL WHITNEY - In Epsom, Aug. 25, Mr. Samuel Whitney, formerly of Concord, aged 70 - New Hampshire Statesman, 9-9-1854

Children of Samuel⁶ and Abigail (Goss) Whitney (possibly incomplete):

i.	Harriet7 Whitney, b. ca. 1810, Epsom or Pembroke, Merrimack Co., NH; d. 23 Oct 1878, Hyde Park, MA, aged 69 years 6 months 9 days, of heart disease;[3] m. 5 Feb 1839, Epsom, NH, Jonathan Longfellow Cilley,[4] b. 24 Nov 1808 (twin), Epsom, Merrimack Co., NH, d. 23 Jul 1891. Children: a. Helen Marie Cilley, b. Jan 1833. b. Antoinette Cilley, b. ca. 1835. c. Harriet Jane Cilley, b. ca. 1842.
ii.	Emeline Whitney, b. 8 Jan 1816 (one source has 8 Jan 1806), Epsom, Merrimack Co., NH, d. 27 Oct 1861, aged 45y 9m 19d, Pembroke, Merrimack Co., NH, m. 14 Feb 1834 or 11 Sep 1834, Epsom, Merrimack Co., NH, William Plumer Cilley,[5] b. 24 Nov 1808 (twin), Epsom, Merrimack Co., NH, d. 17 May 1881, aged 72y 5m 23d, Pembroke, Merrimack Co., NH. Children: a. Charles William Cilley, b. 5 Aug 1836, d. 27 May 1898, m. 12 May 1861, Ann Maria Ames. b. Abbie Whitney Cilley, b. 24 Jul 1839, m. 25 Nov 1858, Clifton B. Hildreth. c. George H. Cilley, b. 24 Jul 1843, d. 2 Apr 1863, Suffolk, VA, bur. Pembroke Street Cemetery, Pembroke, NH.
iii.	Charles E. Whitney, b. ca. 1824; m. Lydia A. Newhall.

Census

• 1810, Concord, Rockingham Co., NH: Sam^l Whitney, 1 male 16-25, 1 female 16-25, and 1 female 0-9.
• 1820, Concord, Rockingham Co., NH: Sam^l Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 18-25, 2 females 26-44, 1 female 16-25, and 2 females 0-9. The male over 45 was probably Samuel's father Caleb.
• 1830, Epsom, Merrimack Co., NH: Samuel Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 5-9, 1 female 40-49, 1 female 20-29, and 1 female 10-14.
• 1840, Concord, Merrimack Co., NH: Samuel Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 15-19, and 1 female 40-49; 2 engaged in agriculture.
• 1850, Concord, Merrimack Co., NH:

681 686 Samuel Whitney 66 M - Gardner Ms. Abigail Whitney 64 F - N.H. Lydia A. Whitney 24 F - N.H. Emeline A. Whitney 1 F - N.H.

References

• John Lancy, Esther PLUMER November 176_.

• Epsom Historical Association, Epsom History.

1.^  "Samuel [Whitney], s. Caleb and Sarah, [born] Apr. 27, 1784," according to Bradford Vital Records.

2.^  MARRIAGES IN EPSOM 1761-1900. Also "Samuel Whitney & Abigail Goss, m. 9 Sep 1807, Epsom, Merrimack Co., NH," according to New Hampshire, Vital Records, Marriage Index.

3.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 302, page 228.

4.^  "Harriet Whitney & Jonathan L. Cilley, m. 5 Feb 1839, Epsom, Merrimack Co., NH," according to New Hampshire, Vital Records, Marriage Index.

5.^  "Emeline Whitney & William P. Cilley, m. 14 Feb 1834, Epsom, Merrimack Co., NH," according to New Hampshire, Vital Records, Marriage Index.

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