 Samuel Whitney, son of William Whitney and Martha Pierce.Born May 23, 1719 at Weston, MA., died Jan 1, 1782 at Westminister, Worc., MA., 62 years Married Oct 20, 1741 at Weston, MA. (40 years married) to:  Abigail FletcherBorn ± 1720 at church member, later removed Children: 1. Abigail WhitneyBorn Aug 27, 1742 at Westminister, Worc., MA. 2. Samuel WhitneyBorn Feb 11, 1746 at m Mrs Thankful Wilder, died Aug 8, 1812 at Westminister, Worc., MA. age 66, 66 years 3. Abner WhitneyBorn May 18, 1748 at Weston, MA Elizabeth Glazier 5-14-1770; [2] Lavina Ward, died at 4-22-1779 [3] Lavina G Whittemore Dec 1830 see notes Resided Westminister, Worc., MA; his house was used by the town as a 'poor farm' or Almshouse' from 1874-1891, and there is a pauper's cemetery a short disyance from the house, which burned in 1919. He resided Westminister, called the Abner Whitney homestead when Joseph Benson Barrell aquired it after 1855, and Whitney moved to Ashburnham, the fathers of both Barrell and Whitney lived in this area and helped establish the Methodist Church in Westminister. 4. Achsa WhitneyBorn Sep 30, 1750 at Westminister, Worc., MA., died May 14, 1772 at Westminister, Worc., MA. age 21, 21 years 5. Silas WhitneyBorn Oct 20, 1752 at Westminister, Worc., MA., died Nov 14, 1798 at Westminister, Worc., MA. age 46, 46 years 6. Martha WhitneyBorn Nov 26, 1755 at Westminister, Worc., MA., died Nov 26, 1755 at 1 day old, under 1 year old 7. Elisha WhitneyBorn Jul 2, 1757 at Westminister, Worc., MA., died at m Eunice Sever 27 Dec 1781, Wetminister 8. Alpheus WhitneyBorn Feb 25, 1759 at Westminister, Worc., MA., died Mar 7, 1821 at Westminister, Worc., MA. age 62, 62 years 9. Phineas WhitneyBorn Jan 16, 1761 at Westminister, Worc., MA., died at m Elizabeth Rand 13 Jan 1788, d/o John & Tabitha Rand 10. Hannaniah WhitneyBorn Dec 18, 1762 at Westminister, Worc., MA., died at m Azuba Keyes 10 Oct 1787 Ashburnham, MA. 11. Susannah WhitneyBorn Feb 9, 1767 at Westminister, Worc., MA. 12. Mary WhitneyBorn May 29, 1744 at Westminister, Worc., MA., died at m. Elijah Gibbs 9 Nov 1769, Westminister 13. Martha WhitneyBorn Sep 18, 1764 at m Benjamin Server 19 Aug 1783 Leominister, Worc., Ma., died at both "of Westminister" | |||
Adopted child: Mary Whitney | |||
Adopted child: Martha Whitney | |||
| 2nd marriage Samuel Whitney, son of William Whitney and Martha Pierce.Married Oct 20, 1741 at Weston, MA. (40 years married) to: Abigail FletcherBorn between 1730 and 1743 at church member, later removed Children: 1. Mary WhitneyBorn May 29, 1744 at Westminister, Worc., MA., died at m. Elijah Gibbs 9 Nov 1769, Westminister 2. Martha WhitneyBorn Sep 18, 1764 at m Benjamin Server 19 Aug 1783 Leominister, Worc., Ma., died at both "of Westminister" 3. Abner WhitneyBorn May 18, 1748 at Weston, MA Elizabeth Glazier 5-14-1770; [2] Lavina Ward, died at 4-22-1779 [3] Lavina G Whittemore Dec 1830 see notes Resided Westminister, Worc., MA; his house was used by the town as a 'poor farm' or Almshouse' from 1874-1891, and there is a pauper's cemetery a short disyance from the house, which burned in 1919. He resided Westminister, called the Abner Whitney homestead when Joseph Benson Barrell aquired it after 1855, and Whitney moved to Ashburnham, the fathers of both Barrell and Whitney lived in this area and helped establish the Methodist Church in Westminister. 4. Achsa WhitneyBorn Sep 30, 1750 at Westminister, Worc., MA., died May 14, 1772 at Westminister, Worc., MA. age 21, 21 years 5. Alpheus WhitneyBorn Feb 25, 1759 at Westminister, Worc., MA., died Mar 7, 1821 at Westminister, Worc., MA. age 62, 62 years 6. Elisha WhitneyBorn Jul 2, 1757 at Westminister, Worc., MA., died at m Eunice Sever 27 Dec 1781, Wetminister 7. Hannaniah WhitneyBorn Dec 18, 1762 at Westminister, Worc., MA., died at m Azuba Keyes 10 Oct 1787 Ashburnham, MA. 8. Phineas WhitneyBorn Jan 16, 1761 at Westminister, Worc., MA., died at m Elizabeth Rand 13 Jan 1788, d/o John & Tabitha Rand 9. Samuel WhitneyBorn Feb 11, 1746 at m Mrs Thankful Wilder, died Aug 8, 1812 at Westminister, Worc., MA. age 66, 66 years 10. Silas WhitneyBorn Oct 20, 1752 at Westminister, Worc., MA., died Nov 14, 1798 at Westminister, Worc., MA. age 46, 46 years 11. Susannah WhitneyBorn Feb 9, 1767 at Westminister, Worc., MA. 12. Abigail WhitneyBorn Aug 27, 1742 at Westminister, Worc., MA. 13. Martha WhitneyBorn Nov 26, 1755 at Westminister, Worc., MA., died Nov 26, 1755 at 1 day old, under 1 year old | |||
Adopted child: Abigail Whitney | |||
Adopted child: Samuel Whitney | |||
Adopted child: Abner Whitney | |||
Adopted child: Achsa Whitney | |||
Adopted child: Silas Whitney | |||
Adopted child: Martha Whitney | |||
Adopted child: Elisha Whitney | |||
Adopted child: Alpheus Whitney | |||
Adopted child: Phineas Whitney | |||
Adopted child: Hannaniah Whitney | |||
Adopted child: Susannah Whitney | |||