Clarissa (Gould) Whitney (1783 - 1852)

Born 31 Oct 1783 in Douglas, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Wife of James Whitney — married 24 Feb 1805 in Woodstock, Connecticut

Died 13 Oct 1852 at age 68 in Craftsbury, Vermont

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Biography

Clarissa Gould was born on the 31st of October 1783 in Douglas, Massachusetts.^[1] She was the daughter of Bezaleel Gould (1756-1818) and Bathsheba (Robinson) Gould (1761-1803).

She was the third wife of James Whitney (1764-1822). They married on the 24th of February 1805 in Woodstock, Connecticut. She became step-mother to his eight children when they married. They then went on to have twelve more children in this union.

1. Schuyler Whitney (1806-abt.1879).^[2][3]
2. Bezaleel Whitney (1808-1876).^[2]
3. Ruth Knapp (Whitney) Howard Town (1809-1894) (twin)^[2]
4. Elizabeth H Whitney (1809-1809) (twin) ^[2]
5. William G Whitney (1811-1871).^[2]
6. Daniel Whitney (1812-1872).^[2]
7. Samuel Barker Whitney (1814-1882).^[2]
8. Clarissa Whitney (1816-1837)^[2]
9. Elizabeth (Whitney) Hoyt (1818-1886).^[2]
10. Pliny C Whitney (1819-1895)^[2]
11. Otis Whitney (1821-1907)^[2][4]
12. Fidia Whitney (1823-1824)^[2]

Clarissa passed away on the 13th of October 1852 in Craftsbury, Vermont.^[5][6]

Sources

1. ↑ Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915, database, FamilySearch (FamilySearch link: 10 February 2018), Clarrisy Gould, 31 Oct 1783; citing DOUGLAS,WORCESTER,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873751 IT 1.
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11} Pierce, Frederick Clifton. The Descendants of John Whitney, who came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635. Published by the author, Chicago, Illinois, 1895. Descendants of John Whitney link p203
3. ↑ Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910, database, FamilySearch (FamilySearch link: 10 February 2018), Clarissa Gould Whitney in entry for Schuyler Whitney, 01 Apr 1879; citing , reference 49; FHL microfilm 2,047,599.
4. ↑ Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910, database, FamilySearch (FamilySearch link: 11 March 2018), Clarrissa Gould in entry for Otis Whitney, 27 Feb 1907; citing , reference 660; FHL microfilm 2,257,556.
5. ↑ Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954, database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch link: 4 November 2017), Clarissa Whitney, 13 Oct 1852, Death; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,729.
6. ↑ Find A Grave Index, database, FamilySearch (FamilySearch link: 13 December 2015), Clarissa Whitney, 1852; Burial, Craftsbury, Orleans, Vermont, United States of America, Craftsbury Common Cemetery; citing record ID 82547511, Find a Grave, link.