Family:Whitney, Jonathan (1769-1829)
Jonathan7 Whitney (Jonathan6, Joseph5, Benjamin4, Joseph3, John2, John1), son of Jonathan6 and Susanna (Norcross) Whitney, was born 15 Dec 1769, Watertown, MA, and died Dec 1829, Watertown, MA.
He married 9 Apr 1793, Lincoln, MA, Lucy Parks, daughter of Daniel and Lydia (Priest) Parks. She was born 10 Dec 1774, Lincoln, MA, and died in the winter of 1851, Woburn, Massachusetts. Possibly this is her death record: Lexington, MA, 17 Aug 1850, Lucy Whitney, aged 76, female, born in Lincoln, parents not given, of dropsy.[1]
They resided Watertown and Marshfield, Massachusetts. He had 18 children, 3 dying in infancy.
Children of Jonathan7 and Lucy (Parks) Whitney:
i. Samuel8 Whitney, b. say 1792, Watertown, MA. ii. Jonathan Whitney, b. say 1794, Watertown, MA. iii. Asa Whitney, b. say 1796, Watertown, MA; m. 15 Nov 1825, Rhoda Blaisdell. - Ch.: Jedediah9 Whitney, b. 22 Apr 1835, Jay, Franklin Co., ME, d. 24 Mar 1911; m. Angeline Huntoon.
iv. Abram Whitney, b. say 1798, Watertown, MA. v. Nathaniel Whitney, b. about 1804, Watertown, MA; d. 4 Aug 1867, Westford, MA, age unknown, farmer; m. about 1829, Susan Edwards. vi. John Dudley Whitney, b. ca. 5 Feb 1804, Watertown, MA; m. Elizabeth Doughty. vii. David Whitney, born 24 Nov 1805; married Catherine Horn. viii. Harriett W. Whitney, b. 15 Nov 1812, Watertown, MA; d. 4 Nov 1890, Medford, MA, aged 78, of Bright's disease; m. 1 May 1836, Arlington, MA, Edmund Munroe Brown. ix. Lucy Whitney, b. say 1813, Marshfield, MA. x. Adams Whitney, born 14 Sep 1817, Marshfield, MA; married Mary Ann Sylvester. xi. Susan Whitney, b. say 1819, Marshfield, MA. xii. Mary Ann Whitney, b. say 1820, Marshfield, MA; m. Jonas Hadley, b. say 1807. - Ch.: Jonas, b. 1844, Lexington, MA; resided Malden, MA; Mary, b. 1850, Lexington, MA.
xiii. Rebecca Whitney, b. say 1821, Marshfield, MA. xiv. Abbie Whitney, b. about 17 Apr 1821, Watertown, MA; d. 19 Jan 1876, Malden, MA, aged 54 years 9 months 2 days, of liver complaint; m. 30 Apr 1846, Arlington, MA, John D. Grant. xv. Francis Whitney, b. about 1828, Watertown, MA; d. 3 Apr 1858, Watertown, MA, aged 30 years, farmer; apparently unmarried.
Census
- 1790: not found.
- 1800, Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA: Jona Whitney Jr, 1 male 26-44, 3 males 0-9, 1 female 16-25, and 1 female 0-9.
- 1810, Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA: Jonathan Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 3 males 10-15, 4 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 10-15, and 1 female 0-9.
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), p. 282.
- Approximate birth dates and places are from User:Rosie [email protected].
1.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910". From original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004. Vol. 49, p. 62, line 23.
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