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| '''Lydia<sup>7</sup> Whitney''', born 21 Oct 1787; married 23 May 1817, Abial Foster. He was born in Tewksbury, and enlisted in the Continental army when but sixteen years of age and remained in active service until its close. He was wounded in the leg by a bullet which he carried through life. During the Revolutionary war he was captured by the British and taken as a prisoner of war to England. He was subsequently exchanged and returned to this country. He drew a pension from the government, and Amos A. Parker, aged 101 years (now 1893), the oldest living college graduate, has a receipt signed by Abial Foster. She died Sept. 1846, in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. He resided in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, and was born June 25, 1763; died 25 Jan 1832. | | '''Lydia<sup>7</sup> Whitney''', born 21 Oct 1787; married 23 May 1817, Abial Foster. He was born in Tewksbury, and enlisted in the Continental army when but sixteen years of age and remained in active service until its close. He was wounded in the leg by a bullet which he carried through life. During the Revolutionary war he was captured by the British and taken as a prisoner of war to England. He was subsequently exchanged and returned to this country. He drew a pension from the government, and Amos A. Parker, aged 101 years (now 1893), the oldest living college graduate, has a receipt signed by Abial Foster. She died Sept. 1846, in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. He resided in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, and was born June 25, 1763; died 25 Jan 1832. | ||
| − | :Ch.: Daniel Whitney, born 16 Jun 1818; died | + | :Ch.: Daniel Whitney, born 16 Jun 1818; died unmarried, 17 May 1844; Julia, born 5 Sep 1820; married 12 Oct 1840, Jonas Brooks of Dublin, New Hampshire; had 7 ch., and died 10 Feb 1890; Zebuda, born 12 Dec 1822; married Samuel Whitney (see); Willard, born 18 Dec 1825, n. f. k. |
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| − | | '''Lemuel Whitney''', born 7 Jul 1789; died | + | | '''Lemuel Whitney''', born 7 Jul 1789; died unmarried in 1862, Deerfield, Massachusetts. |
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Revision as of 16:13, 7 July 2006
Joel6 Whitney (Jonas5, Jonas4, Moses3, Richard2, John1), born Harvard, Massachusetts, 15 Oct 1762; married in Rindge, New Hampshire, 1786, Lydia Willard; born Harvard, 6 Mar 1786; died 8 Jan 1856, in Sublette, Illinois.
While in the employ of Rev. Seth Payson at Rindge, New Hampshire, he met his future wife, who was a member of the minister's family. She wa smart, active, intelligent, and unusually neat. She was a devout Christian, and the marriage was a happy one. Mr. Whitney served in the army during the Revolutionary war in the Massachusetts Continental line, and during the latter part of his life drew a pension from 24 Nov 1832. He also served in the war of 1812. Those who knew him say his word was as good as his bond. He died 1 Feb 1842; resided Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire.
Children of Joel6 Whitney:
i. Lydia7 Whitney, born 21 Oct 1787; married 23 May 1817, Abial Foster. He was born in Tewksbury, and enlisted in the Continental army when but sixteen years of age and remained in active service until its close. He was wounded in the leg by a bullet which he carried through life. During the Revolutionary war he was captured by the British and taken as a prisoner of war to England. He was subsequently exchanged and returned to this country. He drew a pension from the government, and Amos A. Parker, aged 101 years (now 1893), the oldest living college graduate, has a receipt signed by Abial Foster. She died Sept. 1846, in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. He resided in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, and was born June 25, 1763; died 25 Jan 1832. - Ch.: Daniel Whitney, born 16 Jun 1818; died unmarried, 17 May 1844; Julia, born 5 Sep 1820; married 12 Oct 1840, Jonas Brooks of Dublin, New Hampshire; had 7 ch., and died 10 Feb 1890; Zebuda, born 12 Dec 1822; married Samuel Whitney (see); Willard, born 18 Dec 1825, n. f. k.
ii. Lemuel Whitney, born 7 Jul 1789; died unmarried in 1862, Deerfield, Massachusetts. iii. Joel Whitney, born 29 Feb 1792; married ----- -----. iv. Jesse Whitney, born 8 Nov 1794; married ----- -----. v. Daniel Whitney, born 9 May 1797; died in Boston, Massachusetts, 1817. vi. Grata Whitney, born 25 Mar 1801; married Benjamin B. Morse. vii. Willard Whitney, born 13 Feb 1804; died 7 Apr 1825.
References
1. 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. 167.
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