Family:Whitney, Abner (1748-1811)

Abner⁶ Whitney (Samuel⁵, William⁴, Nathaniel³, John², John¹), son of Samuel⁵ and Abigail (Fletcher)Whitney, was born 18 May 1748, Westminster, MA, and died Sep 1811, Westminster.

He married firstly, 14 May 1770, Elizabeth Glazier, of Shrewsbury, MA. She died 3 Apr 1778.

He married secondly, 22 Apr 1779, Lavina (Glazier) Ward. She was born 9 May 1752, and died 23 Jul 1838. He resided Westminster and Ashburnham, Massachusetts.

Children of Abner⁶ and Elizabeth (Glazier) Whitney:

i.	Oliver7 Whitney, b. 8 Dec 1770, d. 24 Jun 1794.
ii.	John Whitney, b. 28 Jul 1772; m. Susanna Smith.
iii.	Levi Whitney, b. 1 Jan 1777; m. Phebe Warren.

Children of Abner⁶ and Levina (Glazier)(Ward) Whitney:

iv.	Jonas W. Whitney, b. 22 Apr 1780; m. Phebe Rand.
v.	Joseph G. Whitney, b. 22 Jun 1783; m. Lavina Dunn.
vi.	Elizabeth Whitney, b. 2 Aug 1785; m. Lorey Barnes.
vii.	Dolly Whitney, b. 26 Oct 1791; m. Vinal Dunn.
viii.	Abel Whitney, b. 14 May 1793; d. 28 Apr 1852, unmarried.

Census

• 1790, Westminster, Worcester Co., MA: Abner Whitney, 3 males over 16, 3 males 0-15, and 3 females.
• 1800, Westminster, Worcester Co., MA: Abner Whitney, 1 male over 45 and 1 female over 45.

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. 147.

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