Family:Whitney, Joel (1765-1857)

Joel⁶ Whitney (Jonas⁵, David⁴, Benjamin³, John², John¹), son of Jonas⁵ and Sarah (Whittemore) Whitney, was born 13 Sep 1765, Westminster, MA, and died 15 Apr 1857, Gardner, MA.

He married firstly, 4 Dec 1790, Lucy Holden. She was born 25 Feb 1770, and died 15 Dec 1791.

He married secondly, 16 Aug 1796, Westminster, MA, Mrs. Abigail (Holden) Merriam. She was born 25 Aug 1767, and died 18 Nov 1848.

He was a man of vigorous intellect, good practical judgment, and great force of character. His positive convictions and love of argument won for him in certain circles the expressive title of "Old Reason." He lived for a few years with his brother Jonas on the paternal estate, but at length sold to him, and purchased the place now owned by J. C. Goodridge, on the No. Common, where his remaining life was spent. His services were much in demand as an arbitrator for the settlement of personal differences and questions of controversy, requiring for their proper adjustment, good sense, an impartial judgment, freedom from prejudice, and the disposition to deal fairly and honorably with all parties concerned. he married 1st, Lucy, dau. of Abner and Elizabeth (Darby) Holden. She bore him 1 child and he married 2d, her sister, Abigail (Holden) Merriam, wid. of Nathan, by whom he had 6 ch. He resided Westminster, Massachusetts.

Child of Joel⁶ and Lucy (Holden) Whitney:

i.

Lucy Whitney, born 25 Nov 1791; married Oct 28, 1813, Joseph Brown, of Westminister. Ch.; Lucy, born 14 Jul 1814; married Rev. Robert Stuart: George, born 12 Dec 1816; married Mary Perkins; Huldah, born Sept. 8, 1818; married Calvin Whitney, 7 Sep 1837; Joseph, born 23 Sep 1820; married Mary Everett. The mother died 18 Oct 1821.

Children of Joel⁶ and Abigail (Holden)(Merriam) Whitney:

ii.	Cynthia7 Whitney, born 12 Oct 1797; married 21 Sep 1826, Ebenezer Jones, of Westminster. She died 7 Apr 1891. Ch.: J. Walter, born Aug. 8, 1829. In 1830 they went to Troy, New York. She died 1892. His wid. resided 47 Grand Division St., Troy.
iii.	Joseph H. Whitney, born 27 Dec 1799; married Betsey Pratt.
iv.	Horace Whitney, born 26 Apr 1802; married Mary Sawin.
v.	Elizabeth Barnard Whitney, born 27 May 1804; married 6 Oct 1825, Timothy Weeks. She died 17 Apr 1887. He was born in Bridgewater, New Hampshire, 13 Nov 1801; died 1 Jul 1854. Ch.: Adeline Elizabeth, born Oct. 2, 1826; married 24 Jan 1860, to Nathan W. Frye; P. O. address, Mrs. Nathan W. Frye, 616 Main St., Woburn, Massachusetts; Mary A., born July 28, 1828: married 1 Feb 1849, Henry A. Fielding; P. O. address, Mrs.. Henry A. Fielding, Bozeman, Montana; Harriet G., born Sept. 25, 1830; married 1 Jul 1849; Jeremiah S. Hall; P. O. address, Mrs. H. G. Hall, 46 Tyler St., Lowell, Massachusetts; Augustus Whitney, born Feb. 5, 1833; married 25 Mar 1867; Lauretta Frye; died in Lowell, Feb. 21, 1892: Cynthia Jones, born 25 Mar 1836; died 15 May 1842: Ellen born 2 Oct 1838; married Dec. 8. 1862; Rev. E. P. Tenney; P. O. address, Mrs. E. P. Tenney, Pembroke, New Hampshire; Emma D., born Mar 13, 1841; married Lester Willson, 2 Mar 1869: P. O. address, Mrs. Lester S. Willson, Bozeman, Montana.
vi.	Theodore Whitney, born Apr.2, 1807; married Betsey Wheeler.
vii.	Relief Farnsworth Whitney, born 22 Feb 1810; married at Troy, New York, Oct. 21, 1835, Willet G. Tripp. She died 26 Apr 1875; resided Troy and Brooklyn, New York. He was born 8 Feb 1810; died 17 Apr 1869. Ch.: Caroline A., born 27 Sep 1859; married Ansen Adams; she died Apr. 10, 1880; Sarah A., born 19 Mar 1842; resided 723 Federal St., Troy, N. Y.; John W., born 7 Sep 1844; married Mary Higgins; P. O. address, 372 Pacific St., Brooklyn, New York; Harriet E., born 18 May 1847; married Henry Parker; P. O. address, 285 Clifton Pl., Brooklyn, New York; Franklyn M., born May18, 1850; married June 1879, Alma Morris; P. O. address, 233 Fulton St., Brooklyn, New York: four other children, who died in infancy.

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. 155-156.

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