Family:Whitney, Israel (1774-1846)

Israel⁶ Whitney (Israel⁵, Daniel⁴, Benjamin³, John², John¹), son of Israel⁵ and Jemima (Robbins) Whitney,^[1] was born 7 Mar 1775, Watertown, MA,^[2] and died 16 Jul 1846, Needham, MA, aged 72 years.^[3]

He married, 1 Jan 1799, Needham, MA, Mary Fuller.^[4] She was born 16 Oct 1780 and died 18 Jan 1859.

He was postmaster for years. He resided Needham, MA.

Children of Israel⁶ and Mary (Fuller) Whitney:

i.	Parmelia7 Whitney, b. 14 Oct 1799, Needham, MA; bapt. 19 Jul 1801, Needham, MA;[5] d. 25 Apr 1836, Needham, MA, aged 37 years;[6] m. 24 Jan 1819, Needham, MA, Ira Allen,[7] b. 11 Jul 1797. He was proprietor of a line of teams running between Pawtucket and Providence, RI. Ch.: Emily, b. 23 Feb 1820; Emily, 2d, b. 14 Mar 1822; m. William White; Fanny, b. 8 May 1823; William Pitt, b. 19 Jan 1832; m. 3 Nov 1851, Elizabeth J. Pratt, at Pawtucket, RI. Present address, 194 Cottage St., Pawtucket, RI; his dau. is Emily F.; resided Boston, MA, P. O. Box 2177; Mary Frances, b. 18 Mar 1834; Frances Whitney, b. 26 Mar 1836.
ii.	Mary Richards Whitney, b. 11 Jun 1802, Needham, MA; bapt. 4 Jul 1802, Needham, MA;[8] m. 1 Jan 1866, Henry C. Snell; resided Medway, MA. She d. s. p. 31 May 1886.
iii.	Levina Whitney, b. 11 Feb 1804, Needham, MA;[9] d. 21 Apr 1888; m.(1) 26 Mar 1844, Needham, MA, Stephen Utley "of Wilbraham";[10] m.(2) 26 Sep 1849, Jonathan S. Fuller; m.(3) 12 Nov 1851, Elisha Converse, of Palmer, MA.
iv.	Ann Frances Whitney, b. 13 Apr 1808, Needham, MA;[11] d. 9 Apr 1842, Needham, MA; m. 20 Apr 1826, Lemuel Lyon. He was b. 2 Feb 1806; d. 6 Apr 1871, Yokohama, Japan; was a merchant. Ch.: Israel Whitney, b. 27 Apr 1827, 88 Maiden Lane, New York; Sarah Brown, b. 23 Oct 1828; Ellen Frances, b. 23 May 1831; E. Mary Maria, b. 22 May 1832; Levina Ann, b. 12 Dec 1835; Lemual Elisha, b. 11 Oct 1837; Henry and Harriet, twins, b. Sep 1840.

Census

• 1800: not found.
• 1810, Needham, Norfolk Co., MA: Whitney, Israel, 1 male 26-45, 1 female 26-45, 2 females 10-16, 3 females 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. 160.

1.^  His parentage is proven by his birth record.

2.^  "Israel Whitney, s. Israel & Jemima Whitney, b. 7 Mar 1774," according to Watertown Records, Comprising the Fourth Book of Town Proceedings and the Second Book of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, from 1738 to 1822 (Watertown, MA: Historical Society, c1903), p. 160.

3.^  "Israel [Whitney], [died] July 16, 1846, a. 72y. [Gst]," according to Town of Needham, "Vital Records of Needham, Massachusetts," unpublished.

4.^  "Israel [Whitney], and Mary Fuller, [married] Jan. 1, 1799," according to Needham Vital Records.

5.^  "Permelia [Whitney], d. Israel and Mary, [born] Oct. 14, 1799, bap. July 19, 1801," according to Needham Vital Records.

6.^  "Permelia [Whitney], w. Ira [Allen], [died] Apr. 25, 1836, a. 37y. [GSt]," according to Needham Vital Records.

7.^  "Permelia [Whitney], and Ira Allen, [married] Jan. 24, 1819," according to Needham Vital Records.

8.^  "Mary Richards [Whitney], d. Israel and Mary, [born] June 11, 1802, bap. July 4, 1802," according to Needham Vital Records.

9.^  "Lavina [Whitney], d. Israel and Mary, [born] Feb. 11, 1804," according to Needham Vital Records.

10.^  "Lavina [Whitney], and Stephen Utley of Wilbraham, [married] Mar. 20, 1844," according to Needham Vital Records.

11.^  "Ann Frances [Whitney], d. Israel and Mary, [born] Apr 13, 1808," according to Needham Vital Records.

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