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Vital Records of Danvers, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1909-1910).

Births

Volume I, Page 406

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Abigail, d. Amaziah and Sarah, Oct. 3, 1807.

Daniel Saunderson, s. Amaziah and Sarah, Feb. 4, 1810.

Elizabeth Hawkes, d. John and Maria (Shed), May 29, 1834.

Hasket Derby, s. Amaziah and Sarah, Oct. 28, 1804.

John, at Thornton, N.H., Dec. 25, 1800.

John Hubbard, s. John and Maria (Shed), Mar. 17, 1838.

Maria Hopestill, d. John and Maria (Shed), Nov. 20, 1839.

William, at Salem, Jan. 14, 1830.

Marriages

Volume II, Page 317

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John, of Franconia, N.H., and Maria Shed, Nov. 30, 1831. [Nov. 29, dup.]*

Jonathan, and Susan Wilkins of Salem, int. Oct. 20, 1827.

Joshua B., and Wealthy J. F. Estey of Beverly, Feb. 7, 1842.*

* intention also recorded.

Deaths

Volume II, Page 485

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John Hubbard, s. John and Maria (Shed), July 29, 1838.

_____, s. stillborn, John and Maria (Shed), Oct. 11, 1832.

1841-1910

From "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004.

Births

Whitney, George Augustus, birth, 1853, vol. 72, p. 158:

[number] 16; [birthdate] July 20, 1853; [date of record] --; [name] George Augustus Whitney; [sex] Male; [birthplace] Danvers; [parents] George H. & Mary J.; [residence of father] Danvers; [occupation of father] Shoemaker; [birthplace of father] Boston; [birthplace of mother] Lynn.

Whitney, Mary Louisa, birth, 1852, vol. 63, p. 161:

[number] 182; [birthdate] June 24, 1852; [date of record] --; [name] Mary Louisa Whitney; [sex] Female; [birthplace] Danvers; [parents] George H. & Mary Jane Whitney; [residence of father] Danvers; [occupation of father] Shoemaker; [birthplace of father] Boston; [birthplace of mother] Lynn.

Whitney, Sarah Elizabeth, birth, 1851, vol. 51, p. 150:

[number] 251; [birthdate] May 23, 1851; [date of record] --; [name] Sarah Elizabeth Whitney; [sex] Female; [birthplace] Danvers; [parents] William and Elizabeth Whitney; [residence of father] Danvers; [occupation of father] Sash & blind maker; [birthplace of father] Salem; [birthplace of mother] Danvers.

Whitney, Willard Myron, birth, 1910, vol. 590, p. 458:

[number] 131; [birthdate] Oct. 28; [date of record] Feb. 6, 1911; [name] Willard Myron Whitney; [sex] Male; [birthplace] Salem; [parents] Willard, Sadie Stetson; [residence of father] Salem; [occupation of father] Milkdealer; [birthplace of father] Connecticut; [birthplace of mother] Vermont.

Marriages

Whitney, Elizabeth, marriage, 1862, vol. 153, p. 134:

[number] 32; [marriage date and place] Nov. 18, 1862; [date of record] --; [groom] Joseph Fairfield Jr.; [residence] So. Danvers; [age] 36; [occupation] Grocer; [birthplace] New Boston, N.H.; [parents] Joseph & Ruth Fairfield; [number of marriage] First; [bride] Elizabeth Whitney; [residence] So. Danvers; [age] 28; [occupation] --; [birthplace] So. Danvers; [parents] John & Maria Whitney; [number of marriage] First; [officiant] J. W. Putnam, Clergyman.

Whitney, Joshua B., marriage, 1842, vol. 1, p. 10:

[number] 7; [marriage date and place] 1842, Feb. 7; [date of record] --; [groom] Mr. Joshua B. Whitney; [residence] Danvers; [age] --; [occupation] --; [birthplace] --; [parents] --; [number of marriage] --; [bride] Miss Wealthy J. F. Estey; [residence] Beverly; [age] --; [occupation] ; [birthplace] --; [parents] --; [number of marriage] --; [officiant] Ref. Daniel Webb, Danvers.

Whitney, Mary A., marriage, 1853, vol. 69, p. 179:

[number] 2; [marriage date and place] Jan. 2; [date of record] --; [groom] Jonathan Perry; [residence] Middleton; [age] --; [occupation] --; [birthplace] --; [parents] --; [number of marriage] --; [bride] Mary A. Whitney; [residence] Salem; [age] --; [occupation] --; [birthplace] --; [parents] --; [number of marriage] --; [officiant] Certificate issued by Jos. Cloutman, Salem, no return, James W. Putnam, Pastor of First Univ. Society.

NOTE: This was apparently Mary A. (Cross) Whiting, as revealed in the records of her children. She had at two children by her first husband Walter B. Whiting: Mary E., b. ca. 1838, Methuen, MA, m. Frank A. Witham; and Sarah Frances Whiting, b. 25 Jun 1840, Danvers, MA; m. Henry C. Allen.

Whitney, Mary L., marriage, 1878, vol. 298, p. 158:

[number] 4; [marriage date and place] Jan. 30, 1878; [date of record] --; [groom] Frank A. Witham; [residence] Danvers; [age] 28; [occupation] Farmer; [birthplace] Stark, Me.; [parents] Abraham & Roxana (Boynton); [number of marriage] First; [bride] Mary L. Whitney; [residence] Danvers; [age] 35; [occupation] --; [birthplace] Danvers; [parents] Walter B. & Mary (Cross); [number of marriage] First; [officiant] Rev. G. J. Sanger, at Danvers.

NOTE: This was apparently Mary L. or E. Whiting, daughter of Walter B. and Mary A. (Cross) Whiting.

Whitney, Ophelia V., marriage, 1875, vol. 271, p. 168:

[number] 55; [marriage date and place] Nov. 23d, 1875; [date of record] --; [groom] William I. Hatch; [residence] Danvers; [age] 21; [occupation] Carpenter; [birthplace] Sou. Reading; [parents] E. L. & Roxana (m.n.) Hunt; [number of marriage] First; [bride] Ophelia V. Whitney; [residence] Danvers; [age] 26; [occupation] --; [birthplace] Roxbury; [parents] E. A. & J. A. (m.n) Hook; [number of marriage] First; [officiant] Rev. R. H, Howard, Danvers.

Whitney, Willard W., marriage, 1909, vol. 586, p. 409:

[number] 78; [marriage date and place] Dec. 15, Danvers; [date of record] Dec. 22, 1909; [groom] Willard W. Whitney; [residence] Danvers; [age] 23; [occupation] Milkman; [birthplace] Scotland, Conn.; [parents] Horace Whitney, Helen Crowe; [number of marriage] First; [bride] Sadie Stetson; [residence] Danvers; [age] 23; [occupation] At home; [birthplace] E. Berkshire, Vt.; [parents] Charles Stetson, Addie Stevens; [number of marriage] First; [officiant] James J. Gordaen, Clergyman, Danvers.

Whitney, William, marriage, 1850, vol. 45, p. 118:

[number] 42; [marriage date and place] Octr. 20, 1850; [date of record] --; [groom] William Whitney; [residence] Salem; [age] 21; [occupation] Sash & blind maker; [birthplace] Salem; [parents] Levi and Mary Ann Whitney; [number of marriage] First; [bride] Elizabeth Prescott; [residence] Danvers; [age] 20; [occupation] --; [birthplace] Danvers; [parents] Jonathan C. and Mary Prescott; [number of marriage] First; [officiant] F. Augustus Willard, Pastor of the S. Danvers Baptist Church.

Deaths

Whitney, Abram, death, 1884, vol. 355, p. 187:

[number] 121; [death date and place] Sept. 11, 1884; [date of record] Sept.; [name] Abram Whitney; [sex] Male; [marital status] --; [age] 46; [cause] Progressive anaemia; [residence] Asylum; [occupation] --; [birthplace] --; [parents] Christopher & Polly (m.n.) Brooks; [parents' birthplaces] Maine.

Whitney, Henry C., death, 1905, vol. 1905/34 (death), p. 534:

[number] 39; [death date and place] Feb. 27, 1905, Danvers Insane Hospital; [date of record] Feb. 27, 1905; [name] Henry C. Whitney; [sex] Male; [marital status] Married; [age] 74 - -; [cause] Broncho-pneumonia; [residence] Beachmont; [occupation] Commission Merchant; [birthplace] Maine; [parents] Alfred N. Whitney, Lucinda Ring; [parents' birthplaces] Maine, New Hampshire; [buried] Rose Hill, Chicago, Ill.

Whitney, John D., death, 1906, vol. 1906/31 (death), p. 453:

[number] 64; [death date and place] Mch. 17, 1906, Danvers Insane Hospital; [date of record] Mch. 17, 1906; [name] John D. Whitney; [sex] Male; [marital status] Married; [age] 61; [cause] General paralysis of the insane; [residence] Lowell, Mass.; [occupation] Fish dealer; [birthplace] New Salem, Mass.; [parents] Freeman Whitney, Sarah Green; [parents' birthplaces] New Salem, Mass., New Salem, Mass.; [buried] Edson Cem., Lowell, Mass.

Whitney, Levi, death, 1873, vol. 256, p. 198:

[number] 66; [death date and place] Aug. 11, 1873; [date of record] --; [name] Levi Whitney; [sex] Male; [marital status] Single; [age] 70 - -; [cause] From injuried by assault; [residence] Danvers; [occupation] Morocco dealer; [birthplace] Winchendon; [parents] Hananiah & Azubah (Keyes); [parents' birthplaces] Mass. & Conn.

Whitney, Lydia A. [-----], death, 1885, vol. 364, p. 188:

[number] 20; [death date and place] Feb. 23, 1885; [date of record] Feb. 1886; [name] Lydia A. Whitney; [sex] Female; [marital status] Married; [age] 34 - -; [cause] General paralysis; [residence] Boston; [occupation] Housewife; [birthplace] Boston; [parents] John D. & Hannah W. (m.n.) Doughty; [parents' birthplaces] --.

Whitney, Nellie, death, 1878, vol. 301, p. 166:

[number] 2; [death date and place] Jan. 4, 1878; [date of record] --; [name] Nellie Whitney; [sex] Female; [marital status] --; [age] - - 1; [cause] Premature birth; [residence] Danvers; [occupation] --; [birthplace] Danvers; [parents] Saml. S. & Annie (Welch); [parents' birthplaces] Lynn, Salem.

NOTE: This was Nellie Withey, not Whitney, daughter of Samuel Pratt and Annie (Welch) Withey, b. 18 Dec 1846, Lynn, MA, granddaughter of John and Sally (Boynton) Withey.

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