Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1752-a1810)

Benjamin⁶ Whitney (Benjamin⁵, Daniel⁴, Benjamin³, John², John¹), son of Benjamin⁵ and Deliverance (-----) Whitney, was born 2 Feb 1751/2, Watertown, MA, and died after 1810.

He married, say 1778, ----- -----. She was born between 1756 and 1774, and died after 1810.

Children of Benjamin⁶ and ----- (-----) Whitney, possibly incomplete.

i.	Esther7 Whitney, b. say 1779, Dummerston, VT; m. 21 Apr 1799, Dummerston, VT, Washington Burnham.[1]
ii.	Sally Whitney, b. ca. 1783, Dummerston, VT; d. 1 Apr 1863, Claremont, NH, aged 80 years, of lung difficulty; m.(1) 14 Feb 1802, Dummerston, VT,[2] William Kelly; m.(2) 9 Feb 1818, Dummerston, VT, William Crosby.
iii.	Polly Whitney, b. ca. 1787, Dummerston, VT; m.(1) 1 May 1807, Dummerston, VT, Elijah Warfield Stearns;[3] m.(2) 18 Nov 1827, Dummerston, VT, Nathan Adams.
iv.	(son) Whitney, b. 1795-1800, Dummerston, VT, deduced from 1800 and 1810 census records. He may be the same as Franklin Whitney, b. ca. 1797, Dummerston, VT.

Census

• 1791, Dummerston, Windham Co., VT: Benj^a Whitney, 1 male over 16 and 6 females. Some of the females were probably sisters.
• 1800, Dummerston, Windham Co., VT: Benjamin Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 0-9, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 16-25, and 1 female 10-15.
• 1810, Dummerston, Windham Co., VT: Benjamin Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 10-15, 1 female over 45, 1 female 16-25, and 1 female 0-9.

References

1.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.

2.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.

3.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.

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