Family:Whitney, Joseph (1776-1836)

Joseph⁶ Whitney (Elijah⁵, John⁴, William³, Joshua², John¹), son of Elijah⁵ and Chloe (Beckley) Whitney, was born 21 Jul 1776, Canaan, CT,^[1] and died 1836, Scriba, NY.

He married, say 1802, Mary P. Persons. She was born 1776, Bristol, CT, and died 5 Jun 1824.

He resided Scriba, NY.

Children of Joseph⁶ and Mary P. (Persons) Whitney:

i.	Wolcott7 Whitney, b. 20 Dec 1804; m. Almeda Snow.
ii.	Salome Whitney, b. ca. 1805, NY; m. James Adams. Children: a. Walton Adams, b. ca. 1835. b. Edalade Adams, b. ca. 1838. c. Charles Adams, b. ca. 1840. d. Orla Adams, b. ca. 1842; resided, 1850, Scriba, NY; resided Bundy's Crossing, NY.
iii.	Joseph Parsons Whitney, b. 1 Dec 1807, Scriba, NY; m. Frances Maria Lawrence.
iv.	Beckley Whitney, b. 1809, Scriba, NY; Betsey Green.
v.	Polly Whitney, b. 9 Jan 1811, Scriba, NY; d. 1901, Scriba, NY; m. 6 Dec 1832, William Burt; resided Scriba, NY. Has old family Bible.
vi.	Irene Whitney, b. ca. 1814, Scriba, NY; m. Apr 1832, Scriba, NY, John Cyrenius. Children: a. L. H. Cyrenius, b. -----; resided Los Angeles, CA.
vii.	Norman Knox Whitney, b. 2 Dec 1816; m. Mary Harman.
viii.	Charles L. Whitney, b. 4 Jun 1819, Scriba, NY; d. May 1848, Fulton, NY, s.p.; m. Feb 1844, Oswego Co., NY, Julia Phillips (Julia Broadwell, according to Pierce), daughter of Asa and Polly (Barnes) Phillips, b. ca. 1816, Onondaga Co., NY. She resided Oswego Falls, NY.

Census

• 1800: not found.
• 1810, no town listed, Oneida Co., NY: J. Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 4 males 0-9, 1 female over 45, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 10-15, and 1 female 0-9.
• 1820, Scriba, Oswego Co., NY: Joseph Whitney, 1 male over 45, 2 males 10-16, 3 males under 10, 1 female 26-45, 1 female 16-26, 2 females under 10; 3 engaged in agriculture.
• 1830, Scriba, Oswego Co., NY: Joseph Whitney, 1 male 50-59, 1 male 15-19, 2 males 10-14, 1 female 20-29, and 2 females 15-19.
• (poss.) 1830, Constantia, Oswego Co., NY: Joseph Whitney, 2 males 20-29, 1 female 50-59, and 2 females 15-19. This nay be the son Joseph.
• 1850, Granby, Oswego Co., MA:

Hotel 453 478 Ann Philips 58 M - Inn Keeper $10000 Conn. Polly " 58 F - N.Y. Julia Whitney 24 " - N.Y. ...

This is his daughter-in-law, widow of son Charles.

• 1855 State, Granby, Oswego Co., NY:

83 Framed $7500 83 Asa Phillips 62 M - - Conn. 1 - 28 Gentleman 1 - - - - 1 - Polly Phillips 61 F - - Montgomery 1 - 24 - - - - - - - - Julia A. Whitney 37 F - Chld Onondaga - W 24 - - - - - - - - Norman P. Hubbard 13 M - - Oswego - - 13 - - - - - - - - Michael Casey 22 M - Srvt Ireland - - 6 - - 1 - - - 1 - Mary Scander 25 F - Srvt Ireland - - 8m - - - - - - - - James Wakefield 52 M - - Eng. - - - Laborer - 1 - - - - -

This is his daughter-in-law, widow of son Charles.

• 1860, Granby, Oswego Co., MA:

144 156 Asa Phillips 66 M - Gentleman $15000 $500 Ct. Polly " 66 F - Domestic N.Y. Julia A. Whitney 44 F - " N.Y. James Wakefield 57 M - Laborer England Phoebe Hyatt 25 F - Domestic U.C.

This is his daughter-in-law, widow of son Charles.

References

• All data imported from Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), pp. 214-215.

1.^  Canaan, Connecticut, Town Records, Volume A, 1744 – 1898, microfilm 1,503,196, Item 1, page 25. Also "Joseph [Whitney], s. Elijah & Cloe, b. 21 Jul 1776, Canaan A:25," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Canaan A:30.

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