Family:Whitney, Joseph (1785-1877)

Joseph⁷ Whitney (Elisha⁶, Samuel⁵, William⁴, Nathaniel³, John², John¹), son of Elisha⁶ and Eunice (Seaver) Whitney, was born 22 Feb 1785, Westminster, MA,^[1] and died 2 May 1877, Pittsfield, OH.

He married, 27 Apr 1811, Andover, VT, Abigail Townes, daughter of Aaron and Abigail (Johnson) Towne [sic]. She was born 22 Jan 1791, Andover, VT, and died 2 Apr 1872, Pittsfield, OH.

Children of Joseph⁷ and Abigail (Townes) Whitney:

i.	Hannah T.8 Whitney, b. 5 Jul 1812 (twin), Peru, VT; d. 1873, Oberlin, OH; m. 1834, Peru, VT, Reuben Stone.
ii.	Abigail Whitney, b. 5 Jul 1812 (twin), Peru, VT.
iii.	Joseph Sever Whitney, b. 10 Jul 1814, Peru, VT; m. 19 Sep 1839, Lucy A. Ward.
iv.	Aaron Whitney, b. 5 Jul 1816, Peru, VT; m.(1) 18 Oct 1843, Lorain Co., OH, Hannah Wheeler; m.(2) 27 Nov 1845, Lorain Co., OH, Philistine Wheeler.
v.	Mark Whitney, b. 17 Dec 1818, Peru, VT; m. Cordelia Gifford.
vi.	Augustine Whitney, b. 27 Dec 1820, Peru, VT; d. 9 Aug 1903; m. 1851, OH, Nancy Lois West.
vii.	Richard Whitney, b. 16 Feb 1823, Peru, VT; d. 28 Sep 1907, Poweshiek, IA; m. 30 Mar 1857, Oberline, OH, Mary E. Paige.
viii.	Susan Almira Whitney, b. 20 Jul 1825, Peru, VT; m. John Mills.
ix.	Norman Whitney, b. 20 Jul 1827, Peru, VT.
x.	Ira Edwin Whitney, b. 13 Sep 1829, Peru, VT; d. 12 Dec 1896, Anthony, Harper Co., KS; m. 28 Feb 1865, Pittsfield, OH, Delia Ann Kelley.
xi.	Loren Whitney, b. 26 Feb 1833, Peru, VT; m. Emma -----.

Census

• 1820, Peru, Bennington Co., VT: Joseph Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 10-15, 3 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 16-25, and 1 female 0-9; 2 engaged in agriculture.
• 1830, Peru, Bennington Co., VT: Joseph Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 15-19, 2 males 10-14, 1 male 5-9, 2 males 0-4, 1 female 40-49, 1 female 15-19, and 1 male 0-4.
• (prob.) 1840, Pittsfield, Lorain Co., OH: Josiah Whitney, 1 male 50-59, 2 males 15-19, 3 males 10-14, 1 male 5-9, 1 female 40-49, and 1 female 10-14; 3 engaged in agriculture.
• 1850, Pittsfield, Lorain Co., OH:

339 342 Joseph Whitney 55 M - Farmer $3000 Mass. Abigail 59 F - Vermont Augustine 29 M - Do Do Era 20 M - Do Do

• 1850, Pittsfield, Lorain Co., MA:

340 343 Lorin [Whitney] 17 M - Farmer Vermont Mark Whitney 30 M - Do Cordelia 24 F - N.Y.

• 1850, Pittsfield, Lorain Co., MA:

361 365 Norman Whitney 24 M - Blacksmith $600 Vermont Susan 26 F - " William West 21 M - Do Ohio

• 1850, Pittsfield, Lorain Co., MA:

384 388 Richard Whitney 28 M - Farmer $600 Vermont Married in year Amanda 19 F - Ohio Married in year Amarilla Hosford 16 F - " Attended school

• 1850, Pittsfield, Lorain Co., MA:

496 500 Aaron Whitney 32 M - Farmer $600 Vermont Filista 21 F - N. York Clement 8/12 M - Ohio Adaline Rockwood 10 F - N. York

• 1850, Pittsfield, Lorain Co., MA:

529 533 Joseph Whitney 35 M - Farmer $1000 Vermont Lucy Whitney 31 F - Do Melissa 10 F - Ohio Agnes 7 F - Do Aurelia 4 F - Do Melvina 1 F - Do

• 1860, Pittsfield, Lorain Co., OH:

226 231 Joseph Whitney 75 M - $7000 Mass. Abigal 65 F - Vt. 232 Loring Whitney 27 M - $3800 $1000 " Emma 21 F - England

• 1860, Pittsfield, Lorain Co., OH:

220 225 Mark Whitney 42 M - Farmer $4000 $1856 Vt. Cordelia 34 F - N.Y. Alice 8 F - O. Attended school Otis 3 M - " Herbert 1/2 M - " William Mills 18 M - Labourer England Mary Gordon 16 F - Servant " 221 226 Augustus Whitney 39 M - Farmer $6545 $3013 Vt. Nancy 27 F - O. Eda 7 F - " Attended school Charles Store 22 M - Laborer $150 " 222 227 Ira Whitney 30 M - Farmer $4200 $1150 Vt.

• 1860, Pittsfield, Lorain Co., OH:

222 227 Ira Whitney 30 M - Farmer $4200 $1150 Vt.

• 1860, Pittsfield, Lorain Co., OH:

330 338 Joseph Whitney 45 M - Farmer $2000 $840 Vt. Lucy 41 F - " Agnes 17 F - School Teacher O. Loretta 14 F - " Attended school Mary 11 F - " Attended school

• 1860, Pittsfield, Lorain Co., OH:

335 343 Aaron Whitney 43 M - Farmer $3210 $2660 Vt. Philista 34 F - " Mellville 10 M - O. Attended school Homer Whitney 8 M - " Attended school Geo. 5 M - "

• 1870, Pittsfield, Lorain Co., OH:

181 183 Whitney, Joseph 85 M W $4000 Massachusetts Male citizen over 21 -----, Abagail 79 F W Keeping House Vermont

• 1870, Pittsfield, Lorain Co., OH:

9 9 Whitney, Ira E. 40 M W Farmer $10000 $2600 Vermont Male citizen over 21 -----, Delia A. 40 F W Keeping House Vermont -----, Cassius K. 4 M W Ohio -----, Mary A. 1 F W Ohio Stocker, Polly 72 F W Vermont Mason, Ephraim 17 M W Farm laborer Ohio Mother foreign born

• 1880, Oberlin, Lorain Co., MA:

Aaron WHITNEY 65 Self M M W VERMONT Farmer --- --- Phylista WHITNEY 50 Wife F M W NEW YORK Keeping House VT VT Mikaill C. WHITNEY 29 Son M S W OHIO Student VT N.Y. Geordie Z. WHITNEY 23 Son M S W OHIO Student VT N.Y.

• 1880, Oberlin, Lorain Co., MA:

Loren A. WHITNEY 42 Self M D W VERMONT ... VERMONT VERMONT

• 1880, Pittsfield, Lorain Co., MA:

Augstine WHITNEY 59 Self M M W VT Farmer MASS VT Nancy WHITNEY 46 Wife F M W OHIO Housekeeper MASS OHIO Terry WHITNEY 15 Son M S W OHIO At Home VT OHIO Luna WHITNEY 13 Dau F S W OHIO At Home VT OHIO Ella ROGERS 18 Oth F S W ENGLAND Servant ENGLAND ENGLAND Harry GILLETT 19 Oth M S W OHIO Farm Laborer ENGLAND ENGLAND

• 1880, Pittsfield, Lorain Co., MA:

Ira C. WHITNEY 50 Self M M W VT Farmer MASS MASS Delia WHITNEY 50 Wife F M W VT VT ... Carrius WHITNEY 14 Son M W OHIO VT MASS Mary WHITNEY 11 Dau F S W OHIO VT VT Joseph WHITNEY 9 Son M S W OHIO At Home VT VT Harry WHITNEY 8 Son M S W OHIO At Home VT VT

References

1.^  "Joseph [Whitney], s. Elisha and Eunice, [born] Feb. 22, 1784," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Westminster, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1915). This birth date is too close to an older sibling, but Heywood's History of Westminster puts it in 1785, which seems more reasonable. The 1860 and 1870 censuses give an age consistent with a birth in early 1785.

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