Family:Whitney, Joseph (1755-1820)

Joseph⁵ Whitney (Joseph⁴, Joseph³, Jonathan², John¹), son of Joseph⁴ and Abigail (Nutting) Whitney, was born 20 or 23 Oct 1755, Pepperell, MA,^[1], baptized 26 Oct 1755, Pepperell, MA, and died 1820, Acworth, NH.

He "Jr." married, 14 Jun 1780, Pepperell, MA, Mary Woods,^[2] daughter of Isaac and Mary (Woods) Woods. She was born 1 Dec 1764, and died 1841, Acworth, NH.

Pierce says the following:^[3]

He was from Pepperell, Mass., served in the Revolutionary army, and was at the battle of Bunker Hill. Later he removed to Acworth, N.H., in 1807. Apr. 25, 1818, he was granted a pension, but it was suspended in 1820.

From the History of Francestown, N. H.:

JOSEPH WHITNEY, doubtless came here with James, and perhaps lived with him. In the records of Pepperell, we find: Joseph, son of Joseph and Abigail Whitney, born Oct. 23, 1755, James, son of Joseph and Abigail Whitney, born Dec. 6, 1757. In a record of deaths in this town, we learn that James Whitney died here Feb. 16, 1831, aged seventy-three years, which leads us to conclude that Joseph and James were brothers, and natives of Pepperell, Mass. A child of Joseph was buried hiere in 1790.^[4]

Children of Joseph⁵ and Mary (Woods) Whitney:

i.	Polly6 Whitney, b. 5 Sep 1781, Pepperell, MA; d. 24 Jan 1873; m. 18 Sep 1804, Pepperell, MA, Phinehas Parker.[5]
ii.	Emma Whitney, b. 16 Aug 1785, Brookfield, VT, or 16 Aug 1785, Pepperell, MA; d. 28 Aug 1834; m. 25 Mar 1806, Elijah Dickerman.
iii.	Joseph Whitney, b. circa 1787, Pepperell, MA; d. circa 1790.
iv.	Joseph Dix Whitney, b. 4 Apr 1791, Francestown, NH; m. Susanna Drury.
v.	Isaac W. Whitney, b. 31 Mar 1793, Francestown, NH; m. Polly Blood.
vi.	John Whitney, b. 4 May 1795, Francestown, NH; m. Polly Lewis.
vii.	Leonard Whitney, b. 4 Jul 1797, Francestown, NH; m. Philanda Blood.
viii.	Rebecca Whitney, b. 3 Apr 1799, Acworth, NH; d. 21 Jan 1892; m. 23 Feb 1826, Theron Thayer.
ix.	David Whitney, b. circa 1800, Acworth, NH, or circa 1802, MA; d. after 1880; m. Lydia C. Chase; resided Alstead, Acworth, and Langdon, NH.
x.	Edmund Whitney, b. circa 1802, Acworth, NH. No further record found.
xi.	Alvah Whitney, b. circa 1804, Acworth, NH. No further record found.

Census

• 1790, Francestown, Hillsborough Co., NH: Joseph Whitney, 1 males over 16, 1 males 0-15, and 3 females.
• 1800, Francestown, Hillsborough Co., NH: Joseph Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 16-25, 2 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44, 2 females 10-15, and 1 female 0-9.
• 1810, Acworth, Cheshire Co., NH: Whitney, Joseph, 1 male over 45, 2 males 10-15, 3 males 0-9, 1 female over 45, and 1 female 10-15.
• 1820, Acworth, Cheshire Co., NH: Whitney, Joseph, 1 male over 45, 1 male 18-25, 2 males 10-15, 1 female over 45, and 2 females 10-15; 2 engaged in agriculture.
• 1830, sons David, Alvah, and Edmund not found.
• 1840, Acworth, Sullivan Co., NH: David Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 female 20-29, 1 female 15-19, and 1 female 0-4; 1 engaged in agriculture.
• 1840, sons Alvah and Edmund not found.
• 1850, Alstead, Cheshire Co., NH:

145 161 David Whitney 47 M - Farmer N.H. Lydia C. " 33 F - " Mary Ann " 11 F - " Attended school

• 1850, sons Alvah and Edmund not found.
• 1860, Acworth, Sullivan Co., NH:

84 105 David Whitney 57 M - Farmer $800 $400 N.H. Lydia C. " 43 F - Housewife " Mary A. " 20 F - " Edgar H. M. Nash 2 M - "

• 1870, Langdon, Sullivan Co., NH:

86 85 Whitney, David 60 M W Farmer $300 $100 N.H. Male citizen over 21 -----, Lydia 48 F W Keeping house N.H. Coburn, Charles 10 M W N.H. Attended school

• 1880, Langdon, Sullivan Co., NH:

David WHITNEY 78 Self M M W MA Farmer MA MA Lydia O. WHITNEY 62 Wife F M W NH Keeping House NH NH Charles COLBURN 20 Oth M S W NH Works On Farm VT NH Charles PRATT 18 Oth M S W NH Works On Farm NH NH

References

1.^  "Joseph [Whitney], s. Joseph & Abigail, b. Oct. 23, 1755," according to George A. Rice, comp. and ed., Vital Records of Pepperell, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1985).

2.^  "Joseph [Whitney], Jr., and Mary Woods, [married] June 14, 1780," according to Pepperell Vital Records.

3.^  Frederick C. Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635 (Chicago, IL: The Author, 1895), p. 108.

4.^  History of Francestown, N. H., by Rev. W. R. Cocherane and George K. Wood (Nashua, NH: Town of Francestown, 1895), p. 979.

5.^  "Polly [Whitney], and Phinehas Parker, [married] Sept. 18, 1804," according to Pepperell Vital Records.

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