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Amasa Whitney

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Death: October 17, 1824 (50)
Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Ezekiel Whitney and Katherine Whitney
Husband of Abigail Whitney
Brother of Ezekiel Whitney; Francis Whitney; Catherine Whitney and Aaron Whitney

Managed by: Erica Howton
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About Amasa Whitney

Amasa6 Whitney (Ezekiel5, (John4, Benjamin3, John2, John1), son of Ezekiel5 and Katherine (Draper) Whitney, was born 4 May 1774, Watertown, MA, and died 17 Oct 1824, Newton, MA.[1]

Married

  1. 5 Oct 1794, Newton, MA, Abigail Blanden,[2] daughter of Francis and Abigail (Tozer) Blanden. She was born 19 Dec 1764, Newton, MA, and died 10 Feb 1852, Newton, MA, aged 86, of old age.[3]

Children of Amasa6 and Abigail (Blanden) Whitney, all born Newton, MA:

  1. i. Relief7 Whitney, b. 4 Nov 1794;[4] "Miss" m. (int. 16 Oct 1813, Dedham, MA) "Mr." Willard Richards.[5]
  2. ii. Nancy Whitney, b. 6 May 1796;[6] d. 14 Oct 1858, West Roxbury, MA, aged 59, of consumption; unmarried.[7]
  3. iii. Mary Whitney, b. 3 Apr 1798.[8] She was probably the Mary May Whitney, b. 4 Apr 1798, who was baptized privately 6 Dec 1838, Hollis Streeet Church, Boston, MA.[9]
  4. iv. Catherine Whitney, b. 5 May 1800.[10]
  5. v. Amasa Whitney, b. 6 May 1802;[11] m. Sarah Evans.
  6. vi. Caroline J. Whitney, b. 31 May 1804;[12] m. 13 Jul 1823, Dedham, MA, Edward Glover,[13] b. 10 Oct 1785, Needham, MA, son of Henry and Rebecca (Colburn) Glover.
  7. vii. Loring Whitney, b. 11 May 1806;[14] m. Susanna -----.
  8. viii. Leonard Whitney, b. 20 Mar 1808.[15]
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Amasa Whitney's Timeline

1774
May 4, 1774
Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
1824
October 17, 1824
Age 50
Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States