Family:Whitney, Zimri (1775-1862)

Zimri⁷ Whitney (John⁶, Zachariah⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, John², John¹), son of John⁶ and Priscilla (Battles) Whitney, was born 14 May 1775, Lunenburg, MA, and died 24 Aug 1862, Peru, VT.

Marriage intentions were published 8 May 1801, Lunenburg, MA, for him and Sukey Sanderson, "both of Lunenburg".^[1] He married, 28 May 1801, Lunenburg, MA, Susanna Sanderson "both of Lunenburg".^[2] She was born 15 May 1782, and died 1865. He resided Rindge, 1812, Jaffrey, NH, 1814, and Peru, VT, 1826.

Children of Zimri⁷ and Susanna (Sanderson) Whitney:

i.	Isaac Sanderson8 Whitney, b. 7 Apr 1802; m.(1) Maria Orrington; m.(2) Hannah Crandall.
ii.	Abraham Whitney, b. 19 Jan 1804; m. Adaline Sawyer.
iii.	Charles Whitney, b. 2 Mar 1805; m. Adaline Strong.
iv.	Alvah Whitney, b. 27 Jun 1808; m. Caroline Geyer.
v.	Susannah P. Whitney, b. 22 Aug 1810; m. 16 Apr 1833, Benjamin Penfield; resided Gibsonburg, OH. He was b. 16 Apr 1811; d. 27 Sep 1855; was a farmer. She resided at 414 Parker St., East Toledo, OH. Ch.: Annie M., b. 29 Jan 1836; m. 1865, ----- Williams; resided Peru, VT; Mary E., b. 14 Sep 1837; m. 2 Dec 1859, ----- Phillips; resided Peru, VT; Benjamin F., b. 14 Nov 1839; d. 18 Nov 1851; Nathan C., b. 18 Feb 1842; m. 12 Aug 1871; resided Manchester, VT; William A., b. 3 Jun 1844; m. 1 Jan 1871; resided East Toledo, OH; John W., b. 26 Sep 1845; m. May 1871; resided Belleville, KS; Charles F., b. 11 Jun 1852; resided 71 Lawrence St., Cleveland, OH.
vi.	Hosea Whitney, b. 17 Mar 1813; m. Charlotte Sawyer.
vii.	Thomas Peabody Whitney, b. 29 Aug 1816; m. Harriett A. Benjamin.
viii.	George S. Whitney, b. 17 Apr 1819; m. Eveline Bernard.
ix.	John Stanley Whitney, b. 21 May 1822; d. 24 Oct 1881; m. (int. 13 Nov 1847, Charlestown, MA), Veleria P. Johnson;[3] resided Jaffrey, NH; had 5 ch.
x.	Richard Baxter Whitney, b. 18 Jun 1825; living 1860; d. unmarried

Census

• 1800: not found.
• 1810, Lunenburg, Worcester Co., MA: Zimri Whitney, 1 male 26-45, 4 males under 10, 1 female 16-26.
• 1820, Jaffrey, Cheshire Co., NH: Zimri Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 16-17, 2 males 10-15, 3 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44, and 1 female 10-15; 1 engaged in agriculture.
• 1830: not found.
• 1840, New Bennington, Bennington Co., VT: Zimri Whitney, 1 male 60-69, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 10-14, 1 female 50-59, and 1 female 10-14; 2 engaged in agriculture.
• 1850, Peru, Bennington Co., VT:

513 528 Zimry Whitney 73 M - Farmer $600 Mass. Sally 61 F - " Baxter 25 M - Vt. Illiterate, Idiot

• 1850, Peru, Bennington Co., VT:

538 553 John Whitney 28 M - Labourer Vt. Valery 26 F - " Elisabeth 2 F - "

• 1860, Peru, Bennington Co., VT:

1634 1669 Susan Pennfield 49 M - Widow $600 $130 Mass. Nathan 18 M - Maine Charles 9 M - Mass. Attended school Zimri Whitney 86 M - Farmer " Susannah 78 F - Wife " Richard B. Whitney 36 M - N.H. Idiot

• 1860, John not found.
• 1860, Weathersfield, Windsor Co., VT:

1735 1747 John Barnard 30 M - Laborer $100 Vermont Calista S. " 28 F - Housewife " Lucius W. " 8 M - " Attended school Martha A. " 5 F - " Attended school John A. Barnard 3 M - Vermont " 1748 Betsey Bishop 32 F - Housekeeper $100 N. Hampshire Arabell " 12 F - Cotton Mill " Alphonzo " 10 M - " " Vermont Charles " 8 M - " " " Isaac F. " 5 M - " Attended school George " 1 M - " Caroline M. Page 21 F - Cotton Mill $100 " Valeria P. Whitney 31 F - " " " Elizabeth A. " 11 F - " " "

• 1870, John S. and family not found.
• 1880, Jaffrey, Cheshire Co., NH:

John S. WHITNEY 58 Self M M W NH Day Laborer MA MA Eliza S. WHITNEY 54 Wife F M W NH Keeping House NH NH

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), p. 281.

1.^  "Zimri [Whitney], and Sukey Sanderson, b. of Lunenburg, int. May 8, 1801. (3:95)," according to Walter A. Davis, comp., Early Records of the Town of Lunenburg, Massachusetts, Including That Part Which is Now Fitchburg, 1719-1764 (Fitchburg, MA: Fitchburg City Council, 1896).

2.^  "Zimri [Whitney], and Sukey Saunderson, b. of Lunenburg, [married] May 28, 1801, by Daniel Putnam, Esqr.," according to Lunenburg Vital Records.

3.^  "Mr. John S. Whitney & Veleria [altered from Valiria] P. Johnson, both of the City of Charlestown, entered Nov. 13, 1847," according to Roger D. Joslyn, F.A.S.G., comp. and ed., Vital Records of Charlestown, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1984). Pierce calls her "Valissa".

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