Family:Whitney, Silas (1810-1888)

Silas⁷ Whitney (Daniel Hobbs⁶, Joshua⁵, Joshua⁴, Joshua³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Daniel Hobbs⁶ and Irene (Morse) Whitney, was born 18 Nov 1810, Medway, MA,^[1] and died 27 Apr 1888, Attleborough, MA, aged 83 years 5 months, of old age.^[2]

He married 9 Nov 1835, Wrentham, MA, Anna Hardy.^[3] She was born about 1819, Warren or Pawtucket, MA, and died 10 Dec 1854, Franklin, MA, aged 35 years, of consumption.^[4]

Some records call him "Silas F.", some "Silas S.", and some merely "Silas".

Children of Silas⁶ and Anna (Hardy) Whitney:

i.	Angenette Guild8 Whitney, b. ca. 1839, Franklin, MA; m. 17 Aug 1861, Pawtucket, MA, Robert Estee Harris.[5]
ii.	Silas Jefferson Whitney, b. 25 May 1843, Wrentham, MA;[6] m. 8 Jul 1865, Attleborough, MA, Barbara Harriet Stewartson.[7]
iii.	Horace Messinger Whitney, b. 30 May 1846, Wrentham, MA;[8] m. 23 Aug 1867, Attleborough, MA, Clementine A. Hull.[9]
iv.	Charles Henry Whitney, b. 20 Feb 1849, Wrentham, MA (also recorded at Foxborough).[10] No further record found.
v.	Hiram Smith Whitney, b. ca. 24 Jul 1850, Foxborough, MA; d. 9 Jun 1868, Attleborough MA, aged 17 years 10 months 15 days, of drowning; unmarried.[11] His birth is recorded as Jun 1851, Wrentham, MA.[12]

Census

• 1840: not found.
• 1850, Franklin, Norfolk Co., MA:

252 313 Silas F. Whitney 40 M - Farmer Mass. Ann M. " 30 F - R.I. Angenette " 11 F - Mass. Attended school Silas " 7 M - " Attended school Horace " 5 M - " Attended school Charles " 1 M - " Martha Handy 75 F - "

• 1860, Mansfield, Bristol Co., MA:

2294 2722 Silas Whitney 51 M - Carpenter Massachusetts Angenett " 21 F - Dress Maker " Silas J. " 17 M - Farm Laborer " Horace M. " 14 M - " Attended school Charles H. " 11 M - " Attended school Hiram S. " 9 M - " Attended school Robert Harris 21 M - Laborer "

• 1870, Attleboro, Bristol Co., MA:

883 1043 Whitney, Horace L. 24 M W Carpenter $450 Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Clementine 28 F W Keep House New York -----, Frederic M. 9/12 M W no occupation Mass. Born in Dec 1044 Eddy, Marcus S. 24 M W Works on Jewery $125 Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Sarah S. 21 F W Keeping hosue Mass. -----, Mary A. G. 2 F W no occupation Mass. 883 1045 Hawes, Robert 32 M W Works on Jewelry $550 Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Angenett 32 F W Keeping House Mass. -----, Ida A. 3 F W no occupation Mass. Whitney, H. Charles 21 M W Works on Jewelry Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Silas 62 M W Farming Mass. Male citizen over 21

• 1870, Attleboro, Bristol Co., MA:

1005 1201 Whitney, Silas J. 26 M W Farmer $1000 $650 Mass. Male citizen over 21 Harriet 28 F W Keeping House Rhode Island Harriet E. 6/12 F W no Occupation Mass. Born in Dec Hodges, Clarence 19 M W works on Jewelry Mass. Washburn, Louis 30 M W wheelwright Mass. Male citizen over 21 Williams, Terresa M. 14 F W Domestic Servant Mass. Attended school

• 1880, Attleboro, Bristol Co., MA:

Daniel D. COLTER 33 Self M M W NOVA SCOTIA Works In Jewelry Shop NOVA SCOTIA NOVA SCOTIA Jennie J. COLTER 30 Wife F M W NOVA SCOTIA NOVA SCOTIA NOVA SCOTIA Silas WHITNEY 72 Oth M W W MA Laborer MA MA

• 1880, Attleboro, Bristol Co., MA:

Silas J. WHITNEY 37 Self M M W MA Farmer MA MA Barbary H. WHITNEY 38 Wife F M W RI Keeping House ENG ENG Hattie E. WHITNEY 10 Dau F S W MA At School MA RI Cora A. WHITNEY 3 Dau F S W MA MA RI

• 1880, Attleboro, Bristol Co., MA:

Horace M. WHITNEY 35 Self M M W MA Works In Jewelry Shop MA MA Clementine A. WHITNEY 38 Wife F M W NY Keeping House VA NY Frederick M. WHITNEY 10 Son M S W MA At School MA NY

References

1.^  "Silas [Whitney], s. Daniel Hobbs and Irene, [born] Nov. 18, 1810," according to Vital Records of Medway, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1905).

2.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 391, page 81.

3.^  "Silas [Whitney] and Anna Hardy, [married] Nov. 9, 1835," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Wrentham, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: 1910).

4.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 85, page 162.

5.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 144, page 105, and volume 144, page 87.

6.^  "Silas Jefferson [Whitney], s. of Silas and Ann Hardy, [born] May 25, 1843," according to Wrentham Vital Records.

7.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 180, page 84.

8.^  "Horace Messinger [Whitney], s. of Silas and Ann, [born] May 30, 1846," according to Wrentham Vital Records.

9.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 199, page 82.

10.^  "Charles Henry [Whitney], s. of Silas and _____, [born] Feb. 20, 1849," according to Wrentham Vital Records.

11.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 52, page 237.

12.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 211, page 69.

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