Family:Whitney, Silas (1762-a1791)

Silas⁷ Whitney, Jr. (Silas⁶, David⁵, Benjamin⁴, Thomas³, Thomas², John¹), son of Silas⁶ and Jane (Pearson) Whitney, was born 12 Jun 1762, Princeton, MA,^[1] baptized 15 Aug 1762, Rutland, MA, and died Saint Armand, Quebec.

He married, before 1789, Esther Weeks. She may be the Esther Weeks born 25 August 1771, Woodbury, CT, daughter of John and Thankful (Slade) Weeks.

He may have been the Silas Whitney, Jr., who was a petitioner in 1788, Chittenden Co., VT.

He bought of Col. Thomas Sawyer the mill rights at the village in Salisbury, VT.

He resided Saint Armand, Quebec.

Children of Silas⁷ and Esther (Weeks) Whitney, born Salisbury, VT:^[2]

i.	Nancy Whitney, b. 22 Feb 1789; d. 29 Sep 1789, Salisbury, VT.
ii.	Jerusah Whitney, b. 3 Aug 1790.
iii.	Silas P. Whitney, b. 22 May 1792. He may be the Silas Whitney "of Bridgewater" who m. 25 Feb 1818, Sharon, VT, Sharon, VT.
iv.	John C. Whitney, b. 18 March 1794.
iv.	Esther Whitney, b. 25 Dec 1796.

Census

• 1791, Clarendon, Rutland Co., VT: Silas Whitney Jr, 1 male over 16 and 2 females.
• 1800: not found.
• 1810: not found.
• 1820, son Silas not found.
• 1830, Sharon, Windsor Co., VT: Silas Whitney, a male 40-49, 1 male 10-14, 1 female 40-49, and 1 female 0-4. This was apparently his son Silas P.

References

1.^  "Silas [Whitney], s. Silas and Jane, [born] June 12, 1762," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Princeton, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1902). Also, "Silas [Whitney], s. Silas and Jane, born at Princetown, June 12, 1762," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Winchendon, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1909).

2.^  Vital records of Salisbury, Addison County, Vermont, book 1, page 31.

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