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Abigail (Holden) Whitney (1767 - 1848)

Abigail Whitney formerly Holden aka Merriam
Born in Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
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Daughter of and
Sister of , , and
Wife of — married 19 Sep 1785 in Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
Wife of — married 16 Aug 1796 in Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Mother of , , , and
Died at age 81 in Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Biography

Abigail Holden was born on 25 August 1767 in Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, daughter of Abner Holden (1722–1805) and Elizabeth Darby (1729–1812).[1]

Abigail (18) and Nathan Merriam (21) were married on 19 September 1785 in Westminster.[2] Their known children were:

  1. Joel Merriam (1786–1867)[3]
  2. Nathan Merriam (1787– 1853)[4]
  3. Reuben Merriam (1790–1808)[5]
  4. Asaph Merriam (1792– 1868)[6]
  5. Abigail (Merriam) Cowell (1795–1830)[7]

He husband Nathan died on 10 August 1794 in Westminster.[8][9]

Abigail (28) and Joel Whitney (30) were married on 16 August 1796 in Westminster.[10] Their known children were:

  1. Cynthia (Whitney) Jones (1797 - 1891)[11]
  2. Joseph Holden Whitney (1800 - 1872)[12]
  3. Horace Whitney (1802 - 1895)[13]
  4. Elizabeth Barnard (Whitney) Weeks (1804 - 1887)[14]
  5. Theodore Whitney (1807 - 1894)[15]
  6. Relief Farnsworth (Whitney) Tripp (1810 - 1875)[16]

Abigail died on 18 November 1848 in Westminster, Massachusetts, United States, aged 81. She was buried in Woodside Cemetery, Westminster.[17][18][19]

Sources

  1. ↑ Birth: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, citing Birth, , Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011588, FamilySearch Record: QG12-S381 (accessed 29 April 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-9979-X9FZ Image number 00279, Abagail Holden born on 25 Aug 1767 in Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
  2. ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, citing Marriage, , Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011588, FamilySearch Record: QG1V-56HF (accessed 29 April 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-8979-XYJ Image number 00407, Abigail Holden marriage to Nathan Meriam on 19 Sep 1785 in Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
  3. ↑ Birth of son Joel Meriam: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, citing FHL microfilm: 873751, FamilySearch Record: VQ6C-MV4 (accessed 29 April 2023), Joel Meriam born to Abigail on 21 Feb 1786 in Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
  4. ↑ Birth of son Nathan Meriam: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, citing FHL microfilm: 873751, FamilySearch Record: VQ6C-78K (accessed 29 April 2023), Nathan Meriam born to Abigail on 27 Nov 1787 in Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
  5. ↑ Birth of son Reuben Meriam: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, citing FHL microfilm: 873751, FamilySearch Record: VQ6C-3V8 (accessed 29 April 2023), Reuben Meriam born to Abigail on 15 May 1790 in Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
  6. ↑ Birth of son Asaph Merriam: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, citing FHL microfilm: 873751, FamilySearch Record: VQ6C-35R (accessed 29 April 2023), Asaph Merriam born to Abigail on 20 Mar 1792 in Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
  7. ↑ Birth of daughter Abigail Meriam: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, citing FHL microfilm: 873751, FamilySearch Record: VQ64-147 (accessed 29 April 2023), Abigail Meriam born to Abigail on 29 Jan 1795 in Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
  8. ↑ Death of husband Nathan Merriam: "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988," database with images, Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook), Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2495 #81678924 (accessed 29 April 2023), Nathan Meriam death 10 Aug 1794, child of Meriam, in Westminster, Massachusetts, USA.
  9. ↑ Family History: Pope, Merriam Genealogy, Page 152.
  10. ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920," database, citing FHL microfilm: 873751, FamilySearch Record: FCDN-5V4 (accessed 29 April 2023), Abigail Meriam marriage to Joel Whitney on 16 Aug 1796 in Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
  11. ↑ Birth of daughter Cynthia Whitney: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, citing FHL microfilm: 873751, FamilySearch Record: VQ6H-Q59 (accessed 29 April 2023), Cynthia Whitney born to Abigail on 12 Oct 1797 in Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
  12. ↑ Birth of son Joseph Holden Whitney: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, citing FHL microfilm: 873751, FamilySearch Record: VQ6C-Q8T (accessed 29 April 2023), Joseph Holden Whitney born to Abigail on 27 Dec 1799 in Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
  13. ↑ Birth of son Horace Whitney: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, citing FHL microfilm: 873751, FamilySearch Record: VQ6C-7VS (accessed 29 April 2023), Horace Whitney born to Abigail on 26 Apr 1802 in Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
  14. ↑ Birth of daughter Elizabeth Barnard Whitney: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, citing FHL microfilm: 873751, FamilySearch Record: VQ6H-MML (accessed 29 April 2023), Elizabeth Barnard Whitney born to Abigail on 27 May 1804 in Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
  15. ↑ Birth of son Theodore Whitney: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, citing FHL microfilm: 873751, FamilySearch Record: VQ6C-722 (accessed 29 April 2023), Theodore Whitney born to Abigail on 2 Apr 1807 in Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
  16. ↑ Birth of son Relief Farnesworth Whitney: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, citing FHL microfilm: 873751, FamilySearch Record: VQ6C-32W (accessed 29 April 2023), Relief Farnesworth Whitney born to Abigail on 22 Feb 1810 in Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
  17. ↑ Death: "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920," database with images, citing FHL microfilm: 959812; Record number: 9, FamilySearch Record: N7RZ-7H1 (accessed 29 April 2023) FamilySearch Image: S3HT-XXDW-SSY Image number 733, Abagail Whitney death 1848 (age 81), daughter of Abner Holden & Elisabeth, in Essex, Massachusetts, United States.
  18. ↑ Death: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, citing Death, , Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011588, FamilySearch Record: QG1K-17BQ (accessed 29 April 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G979-XKC Image number 00513, Abagail Whitney death 18 Nov 1848 (age 81), daughter of Abner Holden & Elisabeth Holden, wife of Joel Whitney, in Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
  19. ↑ Memorial: "Find a Grave," database with images, Find A Grave: Memorial #168814774 (accessed 29 April 2023), Memorial page for Abigail Holden Whitney (7 Aug 1767-18 Nov 1848), citing Woodside Cemetery, Westminster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by James Bianco (contributor 47745493).

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