Difference between revisions of "Family:Whitney, Lemuel (1764-1847)"
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was born 18 Oct 1764, Petersham, MA, and died 17 Apr 1847, Brattleboro, VT. | was born 18 Oct 1764, Petersham, MA, and died 17 Apr 1847, Brattleboro, VT. | ||
| − | He married, 6 Sep 1787, Petersham, MA, '''Lydia Bryant'''. She was born 1767, and died 27 May 1800, Springfield, MA. | + | He married firstly, 6 Sep 1787, Petersham, MA, '''Lydia Bryant'''. She was born 1767, and died 27 May 1800, Springfield, MA. |
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| + | Marriage intentions were published 19 Feb 1802, Conway, MA, for him "Esq." "of Brattleborough, Vt." and Ruth Banister "of Conway",{{ref|1}} daughter of John and Sarah (Adams) Banister. She was born 4 Feb 1779, Brookfield, MA. | ||
Hon. Lemuel Whitney was born in Petersham, MA. He moved to Vermont in 1785, and first resided in Newfane, where he was sheriff of the county and one of the prominent men in that part of the state. By trade he was a silversmith. In 1790 he moved to Brattleboro, and at once took a leading part in the affairs of that place. For ten years he was representative; from 1801 to 1824 clerk of the Supreme Court; 1801 to 1820 clerk of the county; 1817 to 1828 judge of probate; 1790 to 1847 justice of the peace. He was retentive in memory, frank, free and fearless in the expression of his sentiments. He resided Petersham, MA, and Brattleboro, VT. | Hon. Lemuel Whitney was born in Petersham, MA. He moved to Vermont in 1785, and first resided in Newfane, where he was sheriff of the county and one of the prominent men in that part of the state. By trade he was a silversmith. In 1790 he moved to Brattleboro, and at once took a leading part in the affairs of that place. For ten years he was representative; from 1801 to 1824 clerk of the Supreme Court; 1801 to 1820 clerk of the county; 1817 to 1828 judge of probate; 1790 to 1847 justice of the peace. He was retentive in memory, frank, free and fearless in the expression of his sentiments. He resided Petersham, MA, and Brattleboro, VT. | ||
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| '''George Whitney''', b. -----. | | '''George Whitney''', b. -----. | ||
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| + | Children of Lemuel<sup>6</sup> and Ruth (Banister) Whitney, if any, unknown. | ||
== Census == | == Census == | ||
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* All data imported from [[Archive:The Descendants of John Whitney, page 168|Frederick Clifton Pierce, ''The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635'', (Chicago: 1895), p. 168]]. | * All data imported from [[Archive:The Descendants of John Whitney, page 168|Frederick Clifton Pierce, ''The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635'', (Chicago: 1895), p. 168]]. | ||
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| + | 1.{{note|1}} "Lemuel [Whitney] Esq. of Brattleborough, Vt., and Ruth Banister of C., int. Feb. 19, 1802," according to [[Archive:Conway, Massachusetts, Vital Records|''Vital Records of Conway, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850'' (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1943)]]. | ||
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| − | Copyright © 2006 | + | Copyright © 2006-2008, [[User:Rlward|Robert L. Ward]] and the [[Whitney Research Group]] |
[[Category: Massachusetts]] | [[Category: Massachusetts]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Franklin County, Massachusetts]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Conway, Franklin County, Massachusetts]] | ||
[[Category: Hampden County, Massachusetts]] | [[Category: Hampden County, Massachusetts]] | ||
[[Category: Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts]] | [[Category: Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts]] | ||
Revision as of 20:01, 15 February 2008
Judge Lemuel6 Whitney (Ephraim5, Jonas4, Moses3, Richard2, John1), son of Ephraim5 and Marcy (Winslow) Whitney, was born 18 Oct 1764, Petersham, MA, and died 17 Apr 1847, Brattleboro, VT.
He married firstly, 6 Sep 1787, Petersham, MA, Lydia Bryant. She was born 1767, and died 27 May 1800, Springfield, MA.
Marriage intentions were published 19 Feb 1802, Conway, MA, for him "Esq." "of Brattleborough, Vt." and Ruth Banister "of Conway",[1] daughter of John and Sarah (Adams) Banister. She was born 4 Feb 1779, Brookfield, MA.
Hon. Lemuel Whitney was born in Petersham, MA. He moved to Vermont in 1785, and first resided in Newfane, where he was sheriff of the county and one of the prominent men in that part of the state. By trade he was a silversmith. In 1790 he moved to Brattleboro, and at once took a leading part in the affairs of that place. For ten years he was representative; from 1801 to 1824 clerk of the Supreme Court; 1801 to 1820 clerk of the county; 1817 to 1828 judge of probate; 1790 to 1847 justice of the peace. He was retentive in memory, frank, free and fearless in the expression of his sentiments. He resided Petersham, MA, and Brattleboro, VT.
Children of Lemuel6 and Lydia (Bryant) Whitney:
i. Susan7 Whitney, b. 22 Nov 1787, Petersham, MA; m. ----- Ellis, and left 3 children. ii. Harry Whitney, b. 2 Sep 1789, Petersham, MA. iii. Samuel Whitney, b. 23 May 1791; m. Amelia Hyde. iv. Lemuel Whitney, b. -----. v. Laura Whitney, b. 1796; d. 1875, Woodstock, VT, unmarried. She was blind. vi. George Whitney, b. -----.
Children of Lemuel6 and Ruth (Banister) Whitney, if any, unknown.
Census
- 1791, Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT: Leml Whitney, 1 male over 16, 3 males 0-15, and 3 females.
- 1800, Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT: Lemuel Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 10-15, 2 males 0-9, 1 female over 45, 1 female 10-15, and 1 female 0-9.
- 1810, Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT: Lemuel Whitney, 1 male over 45, 2 males 16-26, 1 male under 10, 2 females 16-26, 1 female 10-16, 1 female under 10.
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. 168.
1.^ "Lemuel [Whitney] Esq. of Brattleborough, Vt., and Ruth Banister of C., int. Feb. 19, 1802," according to Vital Records of Conway, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1943).
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