Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1777-1843)

Benjamin⁷ Whitney (Silas⁶, David⁵, Benjamin⁴, Thomas³, Thomas², John¹), son of Silas⁶ and Jane (Pearson) Whitney, was born 16 Dec 1777.

He married, 1 Feb 1801, Clarendon, VT, Mary -----. She was born 17 Nov 1780.

He was born in Clarendon, VT, where he resided for many years. Was a farmer, and was noted for jollity and good humor. One who knew him writes, "He was one of the finest gentlemen I ever knew." Resided Clarendon, VT.

Children of Benjamin⁷ and Mary (-----) Whitney:

i.	Abigail8 Whitney, b. 14 Nov 1801.
ii.	Mary Whitney, b. 13 Dec 1802.
iii.	Laura Whitney, b. 29 Feb 1804.
iv.	Sarah Whitney, b. 22 Aug 1805.
v.	Solomon Eli Whitney, b. 23 Nov 1807.
vi.	Samuel P. Whitney, b. 22 Jul 1809.
vii.	Julia E. Whitney, b. 7 Oct 1814.
viii.	Harriett C. Whitney, b. 4 Apr 1816.
ix.	Benjamin H. Whitney, b. 17 Dec 1817.
x.	Jeddediah S. Whitney, b. 21 Sep 1819.
xi.	Sabra Whitney, b. 6 Jun 1822.
xii.	George F. Whitney, b. 25 Jun 1815.

Census

• 1810, Clarendon, Rutland Co., VT: Benj^a Whitney

References

• All data imported from Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), pp. 337-338.

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