Family:Whitney, Zimri (1775-1862)

Zimri⁷ Whitney (John⁶, Zachariah⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, John², John¹), son of John⁶ and Priscilla (Battles) Whitney, was born 14 May 1775, Lunenburg, MA, and died 24 Aug 1826, Peru, VT.

He married, 28 May 1801, Susanna Sanderson. She was born 15 May 1782, and died 1865. He resided Rindge, 1812, Jaffrey, NH, 1814, and Peru, VT, 1826.

Children of Zimri⁷ and Susanna (Sanderson) Whitney:

i.	Isaac S.8 Whitney, b. 7 Apr 1802; m.(1) Maria Orrington; m.(2) Hannah Crandall.
ii.	Abraham Whitney, b. 19 Jan 1804; m. Adaline Sawyer.
iii.	Charles Whitney, b. 2 Mar 1805; m. Adaline Strong. He d. 26 Feb 1851. Had 10 ch.; resided Charlestown, MA.
iv.	Alvah Whitney, b. 27 Jun 1808; m. Caroline Geyer.
v.	Susannah P. Whitney, b. 22 Aug 1810; m. 16 Apr 1833, Benjamin Penfield; resided Gibsonburg, OH. He was b. 16 Apr 1811; d. 27 Sep 1855; was a farmer. She resided at 414 Parker St., East Toledo, OH. Ch.: Annie M., b. 29 Jan 1836; m. 1865, ----- Williams; resided Peru, VT; Mary E., b. 14 Sep 1837; m. 2 Dec 1859, ----- Phillips; resided Peru, VT; Benjamin F., b. 14 Nov 1839; d. 18 Nov 1851; Nathan C., b. 18 Feb 1842; m. 12 Aug 1871; resided Manchester, VT; William A., b. 3 Jun 1844; m. 1 Jan 1871; resided East Toledo, OH; John W., b. 26 Sep 1845; m. May 1871; resided Belleville, KS; Charles F., b. 11 Jun 1852; resided 71 Lawrence St., Cleveland, OH.
vi.	Hosea Whitney, b. 17 Mar 1813; m. Charlotte Sawyer.
vii.	Thomas P. Whitney, b. 29 Aug 1816; m. Harriett A. Benjamin.
viii.	George S. Whitney, b. 17 Apr 1819; m. Eveline Bernard.
ix.	John S. Whitney, b. 21 May 1822; d. 24 Oct 1881; m. Valissa P. Johnson; resided Jaffrey, NH; had 5 ch.
x.	Richard Baxter Whitney, b. 18 Jun 1825; d. unmarried

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. 281.

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