Archive:New Salem, Massachusetts, Vital Records

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Vital Records of New Salem, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1927).

Key

FD - Franklin County Deeds.
C.R. - Church record.
M.R. - Marriage records returned from other MA towns.
G.R.2 - Silverlake Cemetery.
N.R.1 - Newspaper records of deaths, Greenfield Gazette and Courier.

Births

Pages 51-52

WHITNEY

Abby, d. Jones, farmer, and Mary, July 14, 1847

Freeman C., s. Philbrook, farmer, and Sarah A., June 14, 1843.

Freeman Collins, s. Philbrook, laborer, b. Royalston, and Sarah A., b. Prescott, Aug. 5, 1848.

John Brooks, s. Jacob and Lucy, July 8, 1821. C.R.

John Densmore, s. Philbrook, laborer and Sarah M., Dec. 16, 1844

Jonas Adams, s. Jacob, bp. Sept. 29, 1816. C.R.

Jonas Adams, s. Jacob and Lucy, bp. June 28, 1818. C.R.

Leonard, s. Jacob, bp. June 26, 1814. C.R.

Louisa, d. Jacob, bp. June 26, 1814. C.R.

Lucy, d. Levi, bp. Oct. 21, 1810. C.R.

Rebecca Hubbard, d. Levi, bp. July 4, 1812. C.R.

Marriages

Page 152

WHITNEY

Jacob, of Orange, and Lucy Adams, Nov. 11, 1810, C.R.

Joseph M., of Shutesbury, a. 21 y., tailor, s. Ebenezer and Lovina, and Mary A. Hunt, a. 17y., d. Job and Gratia, June 17, 1845.

Lucy, Mrs. [of Petersham, M.R., and Samu[e]ll Kendall [Kindall, jr. M.R.], May 22, 177-, C.R. [1776. M.R.]

Lucy, Mrs., and Noah Goss of Montague, Nov. 11, 1827. N.R.1.

Deaths

Page 154

WHITNEY

Freeman, s. Philbrook and Sarah, drowned Nov. 10, 1844, a. 1y. 6m.. 12d.

Jacob, Apr. 30, 1824, a. 40y. G.R.2.

Public Records

Page 279

WHITNEY

Abner, grantee, 1824-1845. FD

Abner, grantor, 1825-1846. FD

Asa, grantee, 1816. FD [NOTE]

Asa, grantor, 1819. FD [NOTE]

Bezaleel, grantee, 1795. FD

Bezaleel, grantor, 1796. FD

Harrison H., grantor, 1845. FD

Jacob, grantee, 1815-1844. FD

Jacob, grantor, 1817. FD

John B., grantor, 1844. FD

John S., grantee, 1802. FD

John S., grantor, 1802-1805. FD

Jonas, grantee, 1816-1847. FD

Jonas, grantor, 1847. FD

Leonard, grantor, 1816. FD

Moses, grantor, 1771. FD

William B., grantee, 1840-1847. FD [NOTE]

William B., grantor, 1847-1849. FD [NOTE]

William B., est., grantor, 1848-1849. FD [NOTE]

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, [Male], birth, 1851, vol. 51, p. 248:

[number] 24; [birthdate] Dec. 5; [date of record] --; [name] ----- Whitney; [sex] Male; [birthplace] New Salem; [parents] Jonas & Mary L. Whitney; [residence of father] New Salem; [occupation of father] Farmer; [birthplace of father] Orange; [birthplace of mother] Montague.

Whitney, [Male], birth, 1853, vol. 72, p. 279:

[number] 5; [birthdate] March 4; [date of record] --; [name] ----- Whitney; [sex] Male; [birthplace] New Salem; [parents] Philbrook & Sarah A. Whitney; [residence of father] New Salem; [occupation of father] Farmer; [birthplace of father] Royalston; [birthplace of mother] Prescott.

Whitney, Abby, birth, 1847, vol. 28, p. 181:

[number] 21; [birthdate] July 14, 1847; [date of record] May 22, 1848; [name] Abby Whitney; [sex] Female; [birthplace] --; [parents] Jonas & Mary Whitney; [residence of father] New Salem; [occupation of father] Farmer; [birthplace of father] --; [birthplace of mother] --.

Whitney, Freeman C., birth, 1843, vol. 4, p. 189:

[number] 5; [birthdate] June 14, 1843; [date of record] Nov. 15, 1844; [name] Freeman C. Whitney; [sex] Male; [birthplace] New Salem; [parents] Philbrook & Sarah Whitney; [residence of father] New Salem; [occupation of father] Farmer; [birthplace of father] --; [birthplace of mother] --.

Whitney, Freeman Collins, birth, 1848, vol. 35, p. 22:

[number] 8; [birthdate] Aug. 5th /48; [date of record] --; [name] Freeman Collins Whitney; [sex] Male; [birthplace] New Salem; [parents] Philbrook & Sarah Whitney; [residence of father] New Salem; [occupation of father] Laborer; [birthplace of father] Royalston; [birthplace of mother] Prescott.

Whitney, John Densmore, birth, 1844, vol. 10, p. 165:

[number] 26; [birthdate] Dec. 16, 1844; [date of record] June 1st; [name] John Densmore Whitney; [sex] Male; [birthplace] New Salem; [parents] Philbrook & Sarah M. Whitney; [residence of father] New Salem; [occupation of father] Laborer; [birthplace of father] --; [birthplace of mother] --.

Whitney, Larkin Ebenezer, birth, 1850, vol. 42, p. 240:

[number] 36; [birthdate] Nov. 3, 1850; [date of record] --; [name] Larkin Ebenezer Whitney; [sex] Male; [birthplace] New Salem; [parents] Philbrook & Sarah Whitney; [residence of father] New Salem; [occupation of father] Shoemaker; [birthplace of father] Orange; [birthplace of mother] Petersham.

Marriages

Whitney, Emma Jane, marriage, 1874, vol. 262, p. 339:

[number] 10; [marriage date and place] Aug. 10, 1874; [date of record] --; [groom] Frank E. Stevens; [residence] Dana; [age] 22; [occupation] Farmer; [birthplace] Dana; [parents] James & Martha Stevens; [number of marriage] First; [bride] Emma Jane Whitney; [residence] Dana; [age] 16; [occupation] --; [birthplace] Hardwick; [parents] Geo. H. & Phila Whitney; [number of marriage] First; [officiant] C. E. Seaver, Clergyman.

Whitney, John P., marriage, 1859, vol. 126, p. 253:

[number] 4; [marriage date and place] Oct. 12th, 1857; [date of record] ; [groom] John P. Whitney; [residence] Phillipston; [age] 28; [occupation] Boot maker; [birthplace] Grafton; [parents] Jacob & Sally Whitney; [number of marriage] First; [bride] Emma A. Foskett; [residence] Orange; [age] 18; [occupation] --; [birthplace] Orange; [parents] James & Hannah Foskett; [number of marriage] First; [officiant] W. A. Worthington, Clergyman.

Whitney, Joseph M., marriage, 1845, vol. 18, p. 134b:

[number] 3; [marriage date and place] June 17, 1845; [date of record] July 1845; [groom] Joseph M. Whitney; [residence] Shutesbury; [age] 21; [occupation] Tailor; [birthplace] --; [parents] Ebenezer & Lovina Whitney; [number of marriage] Single; [bride] Mary A. Hunt; [residence] New Salem; [age] 17; [occupation] --; [birthplace] --; [parents] Job & Gratia Hunt; [number of marriage] Single; [officiant] John Shepardson, New Salem, Bap. Preacher.

Deaths

Whitney, Freeman, death, 1844, vol. 14, p. 124:

[number] 18; [death date and place] Nov. 10, 1844, New Salem; [date of record] June 1st; [name] Freeman Whitney; [sex] Male; [marital status] Single; [age] 1 6 12; [cause] Drowned; [residence] --; [occupation] --; [birthplace] New Salem; [parents] Philbrook & Sarah Whitney; [parents' birthplaces] --.

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