Family:Whitney, Jabez (1767-1849)

Jabez⁶ Whitney (Jacob⁵, Jonas⁴, Eleazar³, Thomas², John¹), son of Jacob⁵ and Rachel (Whiting) Whitney, was born 30 Nov 1767, Roxbury, MA, baptized 20 Dec 1767, Roxbury, MA, and died 20 Apr 1849, Phillipston, MA, aged 81 years,^[1] and was buried in the Jones Cemetery, Orange, MA.^[2]

Jabez married firstly, sometime before 1790, Elizabeth -----. She was born about 1762, Warwick, MA, and died 5 Nov 1808, Orange, MA, aged 46 years, and was buried in the Jones Cemetery, Orange, MA.^[3]

Jabez married secondly, sometime before 1810, Sarah Savoy. She was born about 1783, died 27 Oct 1847, Orange, MA, aged 64 years, of dysentery.^[4][5]

In 1820, the family was enumerated in Orange, MA as follows: 1 male over 45 (Jabez, age 53), 2 males under 10 (Abner, Moses. Philbrook was not yet born), 1 female 26-45 (Sarah, age 37), 1 female 10-16 (Cylanda), and 2 females under 10 (Clancy, Sally). It doesn't appear as if any of the children from Jabez's previous marriage were residing with the family.

Children of Jabez⁶ and Elizabeth (-----) Whitney:

i.	Abel7 Whitney, b. 21 May 1790, Orange, MA;[6] m. Sylvia Twichel.
ii.	(child) Whitney, b. 9 Feb 1793, Orange, MA,[7] name not listed in town record extract, probably died at birth.
iii.	Sally Whitney, b. 16 Sep 1794, Orange, MA;[8] d. 25 Mar 1815, Orange, MA.[9]
iv.	Irena Whitney, b. 3 June 1796, Orange, MA;[10] d. 4 Nov 1869, Edinboro, PA; "of Petersham" m. (int. 12 Dec 1816, Petersham, MA[11]) 1 Jan 1817, Athol, MA, Evi Twitchell.[12]
v.	Polly Whitney, b. 4 Apr 1798, Orange, MA.[13]
vi.	Eliza Whitney, b. 16 May 1799, Orange, MA.[14]
vii.	Lewis Jones Whitney, b. 3 Jan 1802, Orange, MA;[15] m. Ruth Howard.
viii.	Jacob Whitney, b. 4 Nov 1804, Orange, MA.[16] He was probably the same person as Jacob Whitney (1804-a1860).

Children of Jabez⁶ and Sarah (Savoy) Whitney:

ix.	Cylanda7 Whitney, b. 17 Mar 1810, Orange, MA.[17]
x.	Clancy Whitney, b. 8 Feb 1811, Orange, MA.[18]
xi.	Abner Whitney, b. 9 Jan 1813, Orange, MA.[19]
xii.	Moses Whitney, b. 6 May 1816, Orange, MA.[20]
xiii.	Sally Whitney, b. 13 Sep 1818, Orange, MA.[21]
xiv.	Philbrook Whitney, b. 26 Nov 1820, Orange, MA;[22] m. Sarah A. -----.
xv.	William Whitney, b. 8 Aug 1822, Orange, MA;[23] m. Sarah Angelina Peabody.
xvi.	Daniel Whitney, b. 29 May 1824, Orange, MA.[24]
xvii.	Howard Whitney, b. 29 May 1827, Orange, MA.[25]

Census

• 1790: not found.
• 1800, Orange, Hampshire (now Franklin) Co., MA: Jabez Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 2 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44, and 3 females 0-9.
• 1810, Orange, Hampshire (now Franklin) Co., MA: Jabez Whitney, 2 male 26-44, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 0-9, 1 female 16-25, 4 females 10-15, and 1 female 0-9.
• 1820, Orange, Franklin Co., MA: Jabez Whitney, 1 male over 45, 2 males under 10, 1 female 26-45, 1 female 10-16, 2 females under 10, 1 in agriculture
• 1830, Orange, Franklin Co., MA: Jabez Whitney, 1 male 80-90, 1 male 60-70, 2 males 10-15, 2 males 5-10, 1 male under 5, 1 female 40-50, 1 female 20-30, 1 female 15-20, 1 female 10-15.
• 1840, Orange, Franklin Co., MA: Jabez Whitney, 1 male 60-70, 2 males 15-20, 1 female 50-60.

References

1.^  "Jabez [Whitney], [died] April 20, 1849, a. 81. Church Record," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Phillipston, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1906).

2.^  "Jabez [Whitney], ae 80, Jones Cem., Orange, [died] Apr. 20, 1849," according to Central and Jones Cemeteries, Orange, MA.

3.^  "Elizabeth [Whitney], sp. Jabez, ae 46, Jones Cem., Orange, [died] Nov. 5, 1808," according to Central and Jones Cemeteries, Orange, MA.

4.^  "Sally [Whitney], sp Jabez, ae 64, of dysentary, [died] Oct. 27, 1847," according to Jay Mack Holbrook, "Vital Records of Orange, Massachusetts, to 1891" (Oxford, MA: Holbrook Research Institute, Oxford, MA, 1983).

5.^  Probably the same person was this: "Ly [Whitney], sp. Jabez, ae 59, Jones Cem., Orange, [died] Oct. 26, 1846," according to Central and Jones Cemeteries, Orange, MA. The "Ly" could be Sally, with part of the stone broken.

6.^  "Abel [Whitney], ch. Jabez and Elizabeth, [born] May 21, 1790 ," according to Orange Vital Records.

7.^  "----- [Whitney], ch. Jabez and Elizabeth, [born] Feb. 9, 1793 ," according to Orange Vital Records.

8.^  "Sally [Whitney], ch. Jabez and Elizabeth, [born] Sep. 16, 1794 ," according to Orange Vital Records.

9.^  "Sally [Whitney], dau. Jabez and Elizabeth, [died] Mar. 25, 1815 ," according to Orange Vital Records.

10.^  "Irena [Whitney], ch. Jabez and Elizabeth, [born] June 3, 1796 ," according to Orange Vital Records.

11.^  "Irene [Whitney] and Evi Twitchell of Athol, int. Dec. 12, 1816," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Petersham, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1904).

12.^  "Irene [Whitney] of Petersham and Evi [Eri?] Twichel, [married] Jan. 1, 1817," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Athol, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1910).

13.^  "Polly [Whitney], ch. Jabez and Elizabeth, [born] Apr. 4, 1798 ," according to Orange Vital Records.

14.^  "Eliza [Whitney], ch. Jabez and Elizabeth, [born] May 16, 1799 ," according to Orange Vital Records.

15.^  "Lewis [Whitney], ch. Jabez and Elizabeth, [born] Jan. 3, 1802 ," according to Orange Vital Records.

16.^  "Jacob [Whitney], ch. Jabez and Elizabeth, [born] Nov. 4, 1804 ," according to Orange Vital Records.

17.^  "Cylanda [Whitney], ch. Jabez and Sarah, [born] Mar. 17, 1810 ," according to Orange Vital Records.

18.^  "Clancy [Whitney], ch. Jabez and Sarah, [born] Feb. 8, 1811 ," according to Orange Vital Records.

19.^  "Abner [Whitney], ch. Jabez and Sarah, [born] Jan. 9, 1813 ," according to Orange Vital Records.

20.^  "Moses [Whitney], ch. Jabez and Sarah, [born] May 6, 1816 ," according to Orange Vital Records.

21.^  "Sally [Whitney], ch. Jabez and Sarah, [born] 13 Sep 1818 ," according to Orange Vital Records.

22.^  "Philbrook [Whitney], ch. Jabez and Sarah, [born] Nov. 26, 1820 ," according to Orange Vital Records.

23.^  "William [Whitney], ch. Jabez and Sarah, [born] Aug. --, 1822 ," according to Orange Vital Records.

24.^  "Daniel [Whitney], ch. Jabez and Sarah, [born] May 29, 1824 ," according to Orange Vital Records.

25.^  "Howard [Whitney], ch. Jabez and Sarah, [born] May 29, 1827 ," according to Orange Vital Records.

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