Jonah Whitney (1771 - 1810)

Born 25 Aug 1771 in Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Anna (Rider) Warren — married 21 May 1797 in Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 3 Oct 1810 at age 39 in Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Birth

Jonah Whitney, son of Thomas and Ann (Gould) Whitney, was born 25 Aug 1771, Shrewsbury, MA, ^[1] Aug 25 1771 Shrewsbury, Massachusetts ^[2]

Baptism

was baptized 8 Sep 1771, Westborough, MA, ^[3]

Death

and died 3 Oct 1810, Westborough, MA, "Killed by moving a building." ^[4] He was killed while moving a building. His widow requested the Probate Court to grant her an assignment of her dower, according to the law 13 Apr 1813. He resided Shrewsbury and Westborough, MA.

Marriage

He "of Westborough" married, 21 May 1797, Westborough, MA, Anna Rider, ^[5] daughter of Samuel and Margaret (Gibson) Rider. She was born 5 or 15 Mar 1778, Hopkinton, MA, and died 19 Jul 1846, Westborough, MA. She "Mrs." married secondly, 30 Mar 1814, Westborough, MA, Asaph Warren. ^[6]

Children

Children of Jonah and Anna (Rider) Whitney:

1. Phila Whitney, b. 12 Apr 1798, Westborough, MA; m. (int. 20 Dec 1820, Winslow, ME) 31 Dec 1820, Clinton, ME, Stephen Getchell of Clinton, ME.
2. Patty Whitney, b. 17 May 1800, Westborough, MA; m. ("of Grafton" int. 22 Nov 1818, Winslow, ME) 25 Oct 1818, Grafton, MA, Warren Heald.
3. Seraph Whitney, b. 4 Apr 1802, Westborough, MA; d. 16 Oct 1803, Westborough, MA.
4. Orlando Whitney, b. 23 Jul 1804, Westborough, MA; m. Susan M. Wood.
5. Polly Whitney, b. 9 Oct 1806, Westborough, MA; d. 7 Mar 1861, Grafton, MA, aged 54 years 4 months 29 days, of diabetic arnonia and paronychia, and dropsy of the heart; m. 1 Jan 1829, Grafton, MA, Solomon L. Prentice, b. 1802; resided Grafton, MA. Children: a. Ann M. Prentice, b. 18 Mar 1830. b. Sarah R. Prentice, b. 2 Feb 1833. c. Mary E. Prentice, b. 10 Jul 1835; d. 9 Aug 1837.
6. Margaret Ann Whitney, b. 1 Feb 1809, Westborough, MA; d. 25 May 1883, Worceser, MA, aged 73 years 3 months 25 days, of acute mania; m. ca. 1826, Jesse Springer Norcross, b. 16 Jun 1805, d. 18 Nov 1850, son of Jonathan and June (Atkinson) Norcross.
7. Jonah Whitney, b. 29 Mar 1811, Westborough, MA; m. Mary Ann Wadsworth.

Sources

1. ↑ "Jonah [Whitney], s. Thomas and Ann, [born] Aug. 25, 1771," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1904).
2. ↑ https://www.myheritage.com/
3. ↑ "Jonah [Whitney], s. Thomas and Ann, [baptized] Sept. 8. 1771. C.R.," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Westborough, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1903).
4. ↑ "Jonah [Whitney], s. Thomas and Ann, [died] Oct. 13, 1810. 'Killed by moving a building.'," according to Westborough Vital Records.
5. ↑ "Jonah [Whitney] and Anna Rider of Shrewsbury, [married] May 21, 1797," according to Westborough Vital Records. Also, "Jonah [Whitney] of Westborough and Anna Rider, [married] May 21, 1797. In Westborough," according to Shrewsbury Vital Records.
6. ↑ "Mrs. Anna [Whitney] and Asaph Warren, [married] March 30, 1814," according to Westborough Vital Records.

• http://whitneygen.org/wrg/index.php?title=Family:Whitney,_Jonah_(1771-1810)
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH56-BZ1), Jonah Whitney, 13 Oct 1810; citing Death, Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009543.