Family:Whitney, James (1779-1850)

James⁷ Whitney (John⁶, James⁵, James⁴, John³, Jonathan², John¹), son of John⁶ and Hannah (Holbrook) Whitney, was born 8 Sep 1779, Sherborn, MA,^[1] and died 22 Nov 1850, Sherborn, MA.

He married, about 1803, Lois Blodgett. She was born 1785, Whitestown, NY, and died 2 Nov 1868, Sherborn, MA.

He was a farmer and prominent citizen. He resided Sherborn, MA.

Children of James⁷ and Lois (Blodgett) Whitney:

i.	Louisa8 Whitney, b. 6 Jul 1804, Sherborn, MA;[2] m. (int. 30 Sep 1827, Medway, MA[3]) 29 Nov 1827, Sherborn, MA, Cyrus Daniels, of Medway.[4] He was b. 23 Jan 1803. Ch.: Hannah, b. 23 Mar 1829; m. 8 Jan 1852, Horace R. Richardson; resided 51 Erie St., Cambridgeport, MA; Henry Martin, b. 16 May 1832; m. Maria Miller; resided Millis, MA; Edward, b. 8 Jul 1835; m. 5 July 1859, Nellie Spooner; resided Natick, MA.
ii.	Phebe Whitney, b. 2 May 1806, Sherborn, MA;[5] m.(1) (int. 21 May 1829, Sherborn, MA) Partridge Hill;[6] m.(2) 24 Dec 1840, Sherborn, MA, Jacob Pratt, son of Henry and Hannah7 (Whitney) Pratt, as his second wife. Ch.: Charles, b. 1830; resided W. Newton, MA; Lydia P., b. 1833; Lucy, b. 1835.
iii.	Lyman Whitney, b. 1 Jun 1808, Sherborn, MA;[7] m.(1) Mary Leland; m.(2) Pameha O. Lenter.
iv.	Sylvester Whitney, b. 12 Apr 1810, Sherborn, MA;[8] m. Fanny Sanger.
v.	Lois Whitney, b. 16 Apr 1812, Sherborn, MA;[9] d. 14 May 1887; m. 26 Feb 1833, Sherborn, MA, Augustus H. Leland;[10] resided Sherborn. He was b. 18 Nov 1808; d. 30 Oct 1886. He was a farmer. Ch.: George A., Sherborn, MA; b. 17 Oct 1835; Abbie M., b. 23 Apr 1839; m. 18 Oct 1858, Sherborn, Thomas Taber; Edmund Dowse, b. 21 May 1842; d. 30 Jun 1842.
vi.	Elmira Whitney, b. 15 Apr 1814, Sherborn, MA;[11] d. 27 May 1893, Sherborn, MA; m. 27 Nov 1837, Sherborn, MA, H. G. O. Hooper, of Dover, MA.[12] He d. 20 May 1893. Ch.: Ellen, b. 1839; d. 1847, Dover.
vii.	James Whitney, b. 27 Sep 1816, Sherborn, MA;[13] m. Mary Ann Clark.
viii.	Vespasian Whitney, b. Feb 1818, Sherborn, MA; d. 3 Sep 1821, Sherborn, MA, aged 2 years 7 months.[14]
ix.	Caroline Stone Whitney, b. 27 Nov 1820, Sherborn, MA; d. 8 Jun 1910, Framingham, MA, aged 89 years 8 months, of myocarditis;[15] bur. Pine Hill Cemetery, Sherborn, MA; m. ("of Sherburne" int. 23 Oct 1846, Dover, MA)[16] 19 Nov 1846, Sherborn, MA, James H. Wight, of Dover.[17] He was b. 21 Jul 1816. He is a carpenter, of Natick, MA; resided Newton Highlands, MA. Ch.: Ella A., b. 9 Feb 1849; Abbie W., b. 30 Dec 1851; Carrie, b. 13 Sep 1853; d. 14 Jun 1856; James H., b. 26 Mar 1858; Edward I., b. 26 Aug 1863.
x.	Abigail Whitney, b. Dec 1822; d. 25 Jul 1825, Sherborn, MA, aged 2 years 7 months.[18]

Census

• 1810, Sherborn, Middlesex Co., MA: James Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 16-25, 2 males 0-9, 1 female 16-25, 2 females 0-9.
• 1820, Sherborn, Middlesex Co., MA: James Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 18-25, 2 males 10-15, 2 males 0-9, 1 female over 45, 1 female 26-44, 2 females 10-15, and 2 females 0-9; 5 engaged in agriculture.
• 1830, Sherborn, Middlesex Co., MA: James Whitney, 1 male 50-59, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 10-14, 1 female 50-59, 2 females 15-19, and 1 female 5-9.
• 1840, Sherborn, Middlesex Co., MA: James Whitney, 1 male 60-69, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 10-14, 1 female 50-59, and 1 female 15-19; 3 engaged in agriculture.
• 1850, Sherborn, Middlesex Co., MA:

96 129 James Whitney 70 M - Farmer $1000 Mass. Lois " 66 F - " H. G. O. Hooker 37 M - " " Almira " 36 F - " 130 Lyman Whitney 42 M - " $4000 " Mary " 34 F - " Ann M. " 8 " - " Attended school Mary E. " 6 " - " Attended school Daniel L. " 4 M - " Attended school George L. " 1 " - " Newell Hales 17 " - " Mary McCarty 21 F - Ireland

• 1855, Sherborn, Middlesex Co., MA:

151 175 Jacob Pratt 49 M - Farmer Mass. Pheba Pratt 49 F - Mass. Lorenzo Pratt 16 M - Farmer Mass. Theodore Pratt 13 M - Mass. Michiel Lyle 31 M - Farmer Ireland Lois Whitney 70 F - Mass. Joanna White 19 F - Ireland Susan Ready 50 F - Ireland

• 1860, Sherborn, Middlesex Co., MA:

2733 3281 Jacob Pratt 54 M - Farmer $5000 $1000 Mass. Phebe " 54 F - " Lorenzo " 21 M - Farm Laborer " Sheldon " 18 M - " " " Attended school Lois Whitney 76 F - Widow N.Y. Catherine Howard 19 F - Teacher Mass.

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), pp. 365-366.

1.^  "James, s. of John and Hannah, Sept. 8, 1779," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Sherborn, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: 1911).

2.^  "Loiza [Whitney], d. of James and Lois, [born] July 6, 1804," according to Sherborn Vital Records.

3.^  "Louisa [Whitney] of Sherburne, and Cyrus Daniels, int. Sept. 30, 1827," according to Vital Records of Medway, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1905).

4.^  "Louisa [Whitney] and Cyrus Daniels of Medway, [married] Nov. 29, 1827," according to Sherborn Vital Records.

5.^  "Phebe [Whitney], d. of James and Lois, [born] May 2, 1806," according to Sherborn Vital Records.

6.^  "Phebe [Whitney] and Partridge Hill, int. Mar. 21, 1829," according to Sherborn Vital Records.

7.^  "Lyman [Whitney], s. of James and Lois, [born] June 1, 1808," according to Sherborn Vital Records.

8.^  "Sylvester [Whitney], s. of James and Louis, [born] Apr. 12, 1810," according to Sherborn Vital Records.

9.^  "Lois [Whitney], d. of James and Lois, [born] Apr. 16, 1812," according to Sherborn Vital Records.

10.^  "Lois [Whitney] and Augustus H. Lealand, [married] Feb. 26, 1833," according to Sherborn Vital Records.

11.^  "Almira [Whitney], d. of James and Lois, [born] Apr. 15, 1814," according to Sherborn Vital Records.

12.^  "Elmira [Whitney] and Harrison G. O. Hooker, [married] Nov. 27, 1834," according to Sherborn Vital Records.

13.^  "James [Whitney], s. of James and Lois, [born] Sept. 27, 1816," according to Sherborn Vital Records.

14.^  "Vespasian [Whitney], s. of James and Lois, [died] Sept. 3, 1821, a. 2y. 7m. G.R.5," according to Sherborn Vital Records.

15.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 1910/44 (Death), page 188.

16.^  "Caroline S. [Whitney] of Sherburne, and James H. Wight, int. Oct. 23, 1846," according to Vital Records of Dover, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1908).

17.^  "Caroline S. [Whitney], d. of James and Lois, a. 25y., and James H. Wight of Dover, s. of Asa and Sybil of Dover, a. 30y., b. in Dover, [married] Nov. 19, 1846," according to Sherborn Vital Records.

18.^  "Abigail [Whitney], d. of James and Lois, [died] July 25, 1825, a. 2y. 7m. G.R.5," according to Sherborn Vital Records.

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