Richard WhitneyAge: 79 years17821861

Name
Richard Whitney
Given names
Richard
Surname
Whitney
Birth January 2, 1782 54 42
Christening January 6, 1782 (Age 4 days)
Death of a paternal grandmotherDorothy Tainter
August 7, 1788 (Age 6 years)
Death of a fatherSimon Whitney
October 16, 1797 (Age 15 years)
MarriageMary E. ParkerView this family
about 1815 (Age 32 years)
Shared note: Married by Rev. Nathan Perkins.
Birth of a son
#1
Simon Woodbridge Whitney
November 21, 1816 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Richard Seaver Whitney
February 13, 1818 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Samuel Frost Whitney
July 18, 1819 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Sarah Ann Mary Whitney
June 24, 1821 (Age 39 years)
Death of a daughterSarah Ann Mary Whitney
September 28, 1824 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Elisha Parks Whitney
June 18, 1825 (Age 43 years)
Death of a half-brotherNathaniel Ruggles Whitney
August 7, 1826 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Sarah Ann Mary Whitney
October 14, 1826 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Caroline Elizabeth Whitney
August 2, 1828 (Age 46 years)
Marriage of a childSimon Woodbridge WhitneyView this family
September 11, 1839 (Age 57 years)
Shared note: Married by "Squire" Paine [actually says Esq. Paine]
Marriage of a childSarah Ann Mary WhitneyView this family
May 27, 1847 (Age 65 years)
Shared note: Entry: Merrick N. SPEAR, of Amherst, a. 22, single, mechanic, s. of Eliphalet and Martha, and Sarah A. M. Whitney, of Amherst, a. 21, single, d. of Richard and Mary, 27 May 1847, by Rev. Pomeroy Belden, pastor of the 2nd Church of Amherst.
Marriage of a childCaroline Elizabeth WhitneyView this family
July 7, 1847 (Age 65 years)
Shared note: Married by Rev. Pomeroy Belden, pastor of the 2nd Church of Amherst.
Marriage of a childRichard Seaver WhitneyView this family
April 4, 1854 (Age 72 years)
Shared note: Married by Rev. Dwinnell, according to Holbrook, but marriage not in the Whitney Extracts of Salem VR's.
Death of a daughterSarah Ann Mary Whitney
March 2, 1861 (Age 79 years)
Death March 25, 1861 (Age 79 years)
LDS baptism

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: before 1775Prob. Watertown, Middlesex, MA
6 months
elder sister
3 years
elder brother
4 years
himself
Father’s family with Mary Ruggles - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: May 26, 1757Watertown, Middlesex, MA
22 months
half-brother
16 months
half-sister
Dorothy Whitney
Birth: July 22, 1760 33 24Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death: August 9, 1761Watertown, Middlesex, MA
half-brother
Simon Whitney
Birth: July 22, 1760 33 24Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death: August 9, 1761Watertown, Middlesex, MA
18 months
half-sister
Mary Whitney
Birth: January 10, 1762 34 26Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death: June 26, 1765Watertown, Middlesex, MA
18 months
half-sister
Grace Whitney
Birth: July 12, 1763 36 27Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death: September 5, 1763Watertown, Middlesex, MA
4 years
half-sister
21 months
half-sister
Family with Mary E. Parker - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: about 1815Amherst, Hampshire, MA
23 months
son
Simon Woodbridge Whitney
Birth: November 21, 1816 34 21Amherst, Hampshire, MA
Death: October 24, 1894Amherst, Hampshire, MA
15 months
son
17 months
son
23 months
daughter
Sarah Ann Mary Whitney
Birth: June 24, 1821 39 26Amherst, Hampshire, MA
Death: September 28, 1824Amherst, Hampshire, MA
4 years
son
16 months
daughter
22 months
daughter

  1. Generation 1
    1. Richard Whitney, son of Simon Whitney and Sarah (--?--), was born on January 2, 1782 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died on March 25, 1861 in Amherst, Hampshire, MA at the age of 79. He married Mary E. Parker, daughter of , about 1815 in Amherst, Hampshire, MA. She was born about 1795 in Poss. Amherst, Hampshire, MA.

      Children of Richard Whitney and Mary E. Parker:

      1. Simon Woodbridge Whitney (18161894)
      2. Richard Seaver Whitney (1818)
      3. Samuel Frost Whitney (1819)
      4. Sarah Ann Mary Whitney (18211824)
      5. Elisha Parks Whitney (18251892)
      6. Sarah Ann Mary Whitney (18261861)
      7. Caroline Elizabeth Whitney (1828)
  2. Generation 2back to top
    1. Simon Woodbridge Whitney, son of Richard Whitney and Mary E. Parker, was born on November 21, 1816 in Amherst, Hampshire, MA and died on October 24, 1894 in Amherst, Hampshire, MA at the age of 77.

    2. Richard Seaver Whitney, son of Richard Whitney and Mary E. Parker, was born on February 13, 1818 in Amherst, Hampshire, MA.

    3. Samuel Frost Whitney, son of Richard Whitney and Mary E. Parker, was born on July 18, 1819 in Amherst, Hampshire, MA.

    4. Elisha Parks Whitney, son of Richard Whitney and Mary E. Parker, was born on June 18, 1825 in Amherst, Hampshire, MA and died on April 22, 1892 in Amherst, Hampshire, MA at the age of 66.

    5. Sarah Ann Mary Whitney, daughter of Richard Whitney and Mary E. Parker, was born on October 14, 1826 in Amherst, Hampshire, MA and died on March 2, 1861 in Amherst, Hampshire, MA at the age of 34.

    6. Caroline Elizabeth Whitney, daughter of Richard Whitney and Mary E. Parker, was born on August 2, 1828 in Amherst, Hampshire, MA.

Marriage

Married by Rev. Nathan Perkins.

Shared note

At his father's death in 1798, he chose Thomas Clark as his guardian for the remaining years before becoming 21.

The J. M. Holbrook transcriptions of the Amherst, MA, Vital Records says that his birthdate was 2 Jan 1783, but both entries in the Watertown VR's, where he was actually born, say 1782.

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