Family:Whitney, Zabad (1797-1830)

Zabad⁷ Whitney (Jonathan⁶, Peter⁵, Josiah⁴, Josiah³, [prob.] Benjamin², John¹), son of Jonathan⁶ and Eunice (Story) Whitney, was born 9 or 10 Dec 1797, Tunbridge, VT,^[1] and died 18 or 19 Apr 1830, Tunbridge, VT. He was buried in East Bethel Cemetery, East Bethel, VT.^[2]

He married, 22 Dec 1820, Royalton, VT, Sophia Dewey,^[3] daughter of Ebenezer and Jerusha (Kimball) Dewey. She was born 25 Apr 1796, Royalton, VT, and died 19 Nov 1870. She was buried in East Bethel Cemetery, East Bethel, Vermont.^[4]

He was a farmer; is buried at Bethel, VT. He resided Royalton and Tunbridge, VT.

Children of Zabad⁷ and Sophia (Dewey) Whitney:

i.	Eunice Story8 Whitney, b. 20 Jan 1822, Tunbridge, VT;[5] d. 6 Aug 1894; bur. Elmwood Cemtery, Northfield, VT;[6] m. 6 Jul 1843, Northfield, VT, Luther H. Cady;[7] resided Quechee, VT. He was b. 1 Mar 1821; is a wool sorter, s. p.
ii.	Don Alonzo Whitney, b. 27 Mar 1824; m. Adeline G. Bailey.
iii.	Ellen S. Whitney, b. 8 Feb 1826, Royalton, VT;[8] d. 3 May 1834.
iv.	Ansel Dewey Whitney, b. 2 Aug 1827, Royalton, VT;[9] m. Jerusha F. Crandall.
v.	Ophelia Louisa Whitney, b. 20 Apr 1829; d. aft. 1900; "O. L." m. 5 Dec 1850, Northfield, VT, Lyman E. Roys, both of Northfield;[10] resided Rutland, VT.
vi.	Nancy Maria Whitney, b. 17 Oct 1830, Royalton, VT; m. 8 Nov 1848, Tunbridge, VT, Reuben Smith M. Griffith;[11] resided Sharon, VT. He was b. 30 May 1825. Children: a. Carrie Griffith, b. 13 Jun 1861; m. 26 Nov 1878, Fred Manley; 2 ch.; resided Sharon, and is proprietor of Manley's Hotel.

Census

• 1830, Royalton, Windsor Co., VT: Wid. Sophia Whitney, 1 female 30-39 and 1 female 0-4.
• 1840, Windsor, Windsor Co., VT: Sophia Whitney, 1 male 20-29, 1 female 50-59, and 1 female 20-29; 1 engaged in agriculture.
• 1850, Northfield, Washington Co., VT:

399 399 Luther Cady 30 M - Miller $800 Vt. Eunice " 27 F - " Sophia Whitney 53 F - " Lyman Brayer 23 M - Carpenter " Edwin Janes 22 M - Carpenter " Zenos Glaisure 35 M - Labourer " Martha Dewey 9 F - " Attended school Loiza Whitney 21 F - "

Widow Sophia is living with her daughter Eunice (Whitney) Cady, and Loiza is another daughter Ophelia Louisa.

• 1860, Northfield, Washington Co., VT:

2046 2074 Luther Cady 39 M - Butcher $1200 $200 Vermont Eunice " 38 F - do Charles Stearns 28 M - Clerk do Roswell Dewey 28 M - Clerk do Sophia Whitney 64 F - do

Widow Sophia is living with her daughter Eunice (Whitney) Cady.

• 1870, Royalton, Windsor Co., VT:

468 501 Cady, Luther H. 49 M W Wool sorter Vermont Male citizen over 21 -----, Eunice 48 F W Keeping house Vermont Whitney, Sophia 73 F W Vermont

Widow Sophia is living with her daughter Eunice (Whitney) Cady.

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), p. 371.

1.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.

2.^  FindAGrave Memorial #9693631, Zabad Whitney.

3.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.

4.^  FindAGrave Memorial #9693623, Sophia Dewey Whitney.

5.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.

6.^  FindAGrave Memorial #93419451, Eunice Story Whitney Cady.

7.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.

8.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.

9.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.

10.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.

11.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.

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