Family:Whitney, Levi (1792-1852)

Levi Whitney (Lemuel), son of Lemuel and Mary (-----) Whitney, was born 5 Feb 1792, Orange, MA,^[1] and died 23 May 1852, Adams, MA, aged 60 years 3 months 18 days, of consumption, laborer, son of Lemuel and ----- Whitney.^[2]

He married, 30 Oct 1816, Royalston, MA, Sally Metcalf,^[3] daughter of Michael and Mary (Whittemore) Metcalf.^[4] She was born 22 Mar 1791, Royalston, MA,^[5] and died after 1860.

They resided 1850 Adams, Berkshire Co., MA.

Children of Levi and Sally (Metcalf) Whitney:

i.	Lucretia Whitney, b. 19 Oct 1817, Royalston, MA;[6] m. 3 Sep 1848, Adams, MA, Sumner Hemmingway, b. ca. 1805, son of Daniel and Hannah (-----) Hemmingway.[7]
ii.	Lorana Whitney, b. 28 Dec 1818, Warwick, MA;[8] apparently d. before 1826.
iii.	Lysander Whitney, b. 13 Nov 1820, Warwick, MA;[9] m. Roxanna -----.
iv.	Louisa Whitney, b. 20 Mar 1822, Warwick, MA;[10] d. after 1850.
v.	Lorenzo M. Whitney, b. 20 Feb 1824, Warwick, MA;[11] m.(1) Eliza Chadwick; m.(2) Mary S. -----.
vi.	Lorana C. Whitney, b. 11 Aug 1826, Warwick, MA;[12] m. 3 Jul 1847, Cheshire, MA,[13] or 4 Jul 1847, Adams, MA, Willard F. Leonard,[14] son of Ebenezer and Sally (-----) Leonard. In 1850, res. Hartwick, Otsego Co., NY.
vii.	Erastus L. Whitney, b. 6 Jan 1829, Warwick, MA;[15] m. Sarah Anna Sheldon.
viii.	Amory Whitney, b. 19 Aug 1831, Warwick, MA;[16] d. 14 Feb 1832, Warwick, MA.[17]

Census

• 1820, Warwick, Franklin Co., MA: Levi Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 10-15, and 2 females 0-9; 1 engaged in agriculture.
• 1830, Warwick, Franklin Co., MA: Levi Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 2 males 5-9, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 30-39, 1 female 10-14, 1 female 5-9, and 1 female 0-4.
• 1840: not found.
• 1850, Adams, Berkshire Co., MA:

564 564 Levi Whitney 58 M - Laborer Mass. Sally " 59 F - " Louisa " 28 F - " Erastus " 21 M - Laborer " Jane Hatheway 21 F - " Sarah Metcalf 29 F - " Louisa Lesure 32 F - Vt. Ellen " 17 F - " William Hurd 19 M - Laborer Canada

• 1860, Lamville, Bureau Co., IL:

1956 1999 Lisander Whitny 39 M - Farmer 1500 300 Vermont Roxana Whitny 41 F - Mass. Sarah " 16 F - do Mary " 12 F - do George " 2/12 M - Illinois George Vineas 72 M - Mass. Sally Whitney 68 F - Mass.

References

1.^  "Levi [Whitney], s. Lemuel and Mary, [born] Feb. 5, 1792. In Orange," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Royalston, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1850 (1906)

2.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910" from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 66, page 18.

3.^  "Levi [Whitney] and Sally Metcalf, [married] Oct. 30, 1816," according to Royalston Vital Records.

4.^  Ibid.

5.^  Ibid.

6.^  "Lucretia [Whitney], d. Levi and Sally, [born] Oct. 19, 1817," according to Royalston Vital Records. Also, "Lucretia [Whitney], d. Levi and wife, [born] 19 Oct 1817," according to Jay Mack Holbrook, microfiches of the original Warwick vital record books (Holbrook Research Institute, Oxford, MA), vol. 2, p. 243.

7.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 37, page 30.

8.^  "Lorana [Whitney], d. Levi and wife, [born] 28 Dec 1818," according to Warwick Vital Records, vol. 2, p. 243.

9.^  "Lysander [Whitney], d. Levi and wife, [born] 13 Nov 1820," according to Warwick Vital Records, vol. 2, p. 243.

10.^  "Louisa [Whitney], d. Levi and wife, [born] 20 Mar 1822," according to Warwick Vital Records, vol. 2, p. 243.

11.^  "Lorenzo H. [Whitney], s. Levi and wife, [born] 20 Feb 1824," according to Warwick Vital Records, vol. 2, p. 243.

12.^  "Lorana C. [Whitney], d. Levi and wife, [born] 11 Aug 1826," according to Warwick Vital Records, vol. 2, p. 243.

13.^  "Lurana [Whitney], 20, and Willard F. Leonard, 23, manufacturer, married 3 Jul 1847," acccording to Cheshire Vital Records.

14.^  "Erastus L. [Whitney], s. Levi and wife, [born] 6 Jan 1829," according to Warwick Vital Records, vol. 2, p. 243.

15.^  "Amory [Whitney], s. Levi and wife, [born] 19 Aug 1831," according to Warwick Vital Records, vol. 2, p. 243.

16.^  "Amory [Whitney], s. Levi and wife, [died] 14 Feb 1832," according to Warwick Vital Records, vol. 2, p. 243.

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