Family:Whitney, Joseph (1748-1813)

Joseph⁶ Whitney (Joseph⁵, Thomas⁴, Thomas³, Thomas², John¹), son of Joseph⁵ and Hannah (Chandler) Whitney, was born 28 Oct 1748, Roadstown (now Shutesbury), MA, and died 29 Dec 1813

He married, 15 Dec 1771, Abigail Barnard. She was born 5 Jan 1751 and died 27 Dec 1813.

He was probably born in Shelburne, where he was married and was a farmer. During the Revolutionary war he served in one of the companies from Shelburne, and his name is found on the Revolutionary records in the State House of Boston. His farm was located one mile north of the old center. He and his wife were both interred in one grave. They were admitted to the church by letter in 1778, probably from Shutesbury. He resided Shelburne, MA.

Children of Joseph⁶ and Abigail (Barnard) Whitney:

i.	Moses7 Whitney, b. 24 Sep 1772; m. Lydia Allen.
ii.	Elizabeth Whitney, b. 23 Feb 1774; d. 23 Oct 1775, Shutesbury.
iii.	Lucinda Whitney, b. 18 Jan 1776; m. 3 Jul 1794, Joseph Merrill; resided Shelburne. He was a cutlery manufacturer and kept a store in S. in 1801. She d. 24 Jan 1858. He d. 29 Sep 1844.
iv.	Lidia Whitney, b. 21 Feb 1778; d. 31 Aug 1852.
v.	Joseph Whitney, b. 4 Apr 1781; d. 11 Jun 1787.
vi.	Abigail Whitney, b. 19 May 1783; d. 3 Aug 1786.
vii.	Abigail Whitney, b. 13 Feb 1786; m. 2 Oct 1808, Rev. Amariah Chandler. He was married three times, this being his first wife. Rev. Dr. Amariah Chandler was b. 27 Oct 1782, in Deerfield, MA. He graduated at college in Burlington, VT; was ordained at Waitsfield, VT, in 1810, and preached later at Hardwick, VT, and Greenfield, MA. His wife d. at the latter place 19 Jan 1833; ae. 47. He d. 20 Oct 1864. Ch.: Henry Satterlee Lewis, b. 20 Aug 1809; m. Merietta Joslyn; Clarissa Naomi, b. 25 Jan 1811; ma. George F. Kidder; Moses Eliphalet, b. 15 May 1813; dau. resided Allegan, MI, d. 26 Nov 1857; Joseph Whitney, b. 20 Jun 1815; m. Adaline Goodnow; Abigail Barnard, b. 1 May 1818; m. William Lyman: Lydia Cerentha, b. 23 Jan 1822; m. Joseph C. Prentiss: Amariah, b. 4 Apr 1824; d. 10 Aug 1834; Susan Barron Jubilee, b. 4 Jul 1826; m. Elisha G. Arms.
viii.	Hannah Whitney, b. 20 Jul 1788; m. 14 Jul 1793, Igal Fellows. He d. 28 May 1849. Was b. 14 Jul 1783; resided Shelburne. She d. 11 Apr 1859.
ix.	Clarissa Whitney, b. 13 Feb 1792; m. 24 Dec 1812, Philetus Childs; b. 1785; d. 13 Sep 1858. She d. 17 Sep 1860; resided Shelburne.
x.	Betsey Whitney, b. 21 Mar 1794; d. 5 Jan 1814.

Census

• 1771, Shutesbury, MA (tax list): Joseph Whitney Jr.
• 1790, Shelburne, Hampshire Co., MA: Joseph Whitney, 4 males over 16 and 4 females.
• 1800, Shelburne, Hampshire Co., MA: Joseph Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 0-9, 1 female over 45, 1 female 16-25, 2 females 10-15, and 2 females 0-9.
• 1810, Shelburne, Hampshire Co., MA: Whitney, Joseph, 1 male over 45, 1 female over 45, 1 female 26-44, and 2 females 16-25.

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. 189.

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