Nahum Whitney (1788 - 1843)

Born 7 Jan 1788 in Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Susanna (Adams) Whitney — married 22 Oct 1809 in Northbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 22 Dec 1843 at age 55 in Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Naham was born in 1788. He was the son of Elijah Whitney and Mindwell Hardy. He passed away in 1843.

Birth

Nahum Whitney, b. 7 Jan 1788, Westborough, MA; ^{[1] [2]}

Death

died 22 Dec 1843, Shrewsbury, MA, aged 57 years, of suicide by hanging. ^[3]

Marriage

Marriage intentions were published 26 Sep 1809, Westborough, MA, Sukey Adams "of Northbridge".^[4] He "of Westborough" married, 22 Oct 1809, Northbridge, MA, Susanna Adams,^[5] daughter of John and Elizabeth (Newton) Adams. She was born 26 Aug 1785, Northbridge, MA, and died after 1850, New Haven, CT.

Children

Children of Naham and Susanna (Adams) Whitney:

1. Adaline Adams Whitney, b. 22 Apr 1810, Westborough, MA; m. 3 Sep 1829, Grafton, MA, Jeremiah Goodnough; resided New Haven, CT.
2. Eliza Jane Whitney, b. 18 Oct 1811, Westborough, MA; m. 27 May 1832, Grafton, MA, Horace P. Brown; resided Grafton, MA.
3. Sophia Dorinda Whitney, b. 28 May 1813, Westborough, MA; m. 28 Sep 1831, Grafton, MA, Alvah S. Davis; resided Springfield, MA.
4. Susanna Loiza Whitney, b. 13 Oct 1815, Westborough, MA; d. 6 Mar 1867; m. ("of Springfield" int. 2 Mar 1839, Leominster, MA) 26 Mar 1840, Springfield, MA, William Moore Brewer, b. Boylston, MA; d. Aug 1888, Nashua, NH; was a merchant.
5. Charles Whitney, b. 16 Apr 1817, Westborough, MA; d. 25 Sep 1818, Westborough, MA.
6. Charles Whitney, b. 13 Dec 1820, Westborough, MA; d. 23 Jan 1841, Shrewsbury, MA, aged 20 years; unmarried.

Residence

He resided Westborough, MA.

Sources

1. ↑ "Nahum [Whitney], s. Elijah and Mindwell, [born] Jan. 7, 1788," according to Westborough Vital Records.
2. ↑ "Nahum [Whitney], s. Elijah and Mindwell, [born] Jan 7, 1788," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Westborough, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1903).
3. ↑ "Nahum [Whitney], [died] Dec. 22, 1843, a. 57. Suicide by hanging. Native of Westboro," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1904). Also, "Nahum [Whitney], s. Elijah and Mindwell, [died] Dec. 22, 1843, a. 56," according to Westborough Vital Records. Also, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 9, page 152.
4. ↑ "Nahum [Whitney] and Sukey Adams of Northbridge, int. Sept. 26, 1809," according to Westborough Vital Records.
5. ↑ "Nahum [Whitney] of Westborough, and Susanna Adams, [married] Oct. 22, 1809," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Northbridge, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: 1916).

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