Family:Whitney, Joseph (1760-1840)

Joseph Whitney's Locations

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Joseph⁶ Whitney (Caleb⁵, Jonathan⁴, Richard³, Richard², John¹), son of Caleb⁵ and Annis (Church) Whitney,^[1] was born 9 Jul 1760, Harvard, MA,^[2] and died 24 Sep 1840, Hubbardston, MA, aged 81 years.^[3]

He married Esther Crittenden, daughter of Gideon and Esther (Cone) Crittenden. She was born about 1780, CT, and died 25 Jun 1862, Orange, MA, aged 81 years, of old age.^[4]

Children of Joseph⁶ and Esther (Crittenden) Whitney (birth order uncertain):

i.	George Washington7 Whitney, b. ca. 1803, Utica, Oneida Co., NY, bp. 8 Jul 1813, 1st Presbyterian Church of Utica, Utica, NY; m.(1) Abigail Sawyer; m.(2) Elmira Alvira Tenney.
ii.	Martha Washington Whitney, b. bef. 1810, bp. 8 Jul 1813, 1st Presbyterian Church of Utica, Utica, Oneida Co., NY. She probably m. 21 Oct 1828, Hubbardston, MA, Harvey Lacey (or Lacy) of Jaffrey, NH.[5]
iii.	Mary Robbins Whitney, b. bef. 1810, bp. 8 Jul 1813, 1st Presbyterian Church of Utica, Utica, Oneida Co., NY. Possibly d. 16 May 1837, Hubbardston, MA.[6]
iv.	Baruch Beckett Whitney (or Barah), b. ca. 1811, NY; m.(1) Orilla Vaud; m.(2) Mary A. Tenney; m.(3) Elmira/Almira E. Greenwood.
v.	Frances Hunt Whitney, b. after 16 Feb 1815, Utica, Oneida Co., NY, bp. Jul 1815, 1st Presbyterian Church of Utica, Utica, Oneida Co., NY, d. 16 Feb 1842, Templeton, MA, aged 26 years. She m. (int. 11 Sep 1841, Templeton, MA[7]) 7 Oct 1841, Hubbardston, MA, Windsor White of Templeton.[8]
vi.	Artemesia Whitney, b. ca. 1818, NY. d. aft. 1870
vii.	Elizabeth Pierce Whitney, b. ca. 1 Apr 1821, Utica, Oneida Co., NY, m. 7 Dec 1842, Templeton, MA, Windsor White,[9] widower of her sister Frances.

Census

• 1790, Templeton, Worcester Co., MA: Joseph Whitney, 1 male over 16.
• 1800: not found.
• 1810, Oneida Co., NY: J. Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male under 10, 1 female 26-45, 2 females under 10. Although there were 3 "J. Whitneys" in Oneida Co., NY in 1810, only one of them matches this family, with the husband being 50, the wife being 30, a son aged 4, and up to 2 daughters.
• (perhaps) 1820, Templeton, Worcester Co., MA: Joshua W. Whiting: 1 male 26-45, 1 male under 10, 1 female over 45, 1 female 16-26, 1 female under 10. This enumeration is alphabetized, an indication that it was transcribed. It is possible that in that transcription process, "Whitney" was misread and written as "Whiting".
• 1830, Hubbardston, Worcester Co., MA: Joseph Whitney, 1 male 60-70, 1 female 40-50, 1 female 20-30, 2 females 10-15, 1 female 5-10, 1 person engaged in agriculture. Resided next door to Horace Greenwood.
• 1840, Hubbardston, Worcester Co., MA: J.W. Whitney, 1 male 80-90, 1 male 30-40, 1 female 60-70, 1 female 30-40, 1 female 15-20.
• 1850, Templeton, Worcester Co., MA:

97 115 Windsor White 42 M - Chair Manufacturer $800 Massachusetts Elizabeth P. " 30 F - " Thomas K. " 14 M - " Attended school Harriet P. " 12 F - " Attended school Elizabeth F. " 7 F - " Attended school Henry W. " 1 M - " Esther Whitney 70 F - Connecticut Artemisia H. Whitney 39 F - New York Jeremiah Whitam 24 M - Chair Maker Massachusetts James Whitney 19 M - " " George Wood 17 M - " " Elijah Williams 21 M - " "

• 1855, Templeton, Worcester Co., MA:

2 2 Windsor White 46 M - Chair Maker Mass. Elizabeth P. White 34 F - " Harriet P. White 17 F - " Elizabeth F. White 12 F - " Henry W. White 7 M - " Howard W. White 4 M - " Herbert W. White 1 M - " Esther Whitney 74 F - Conn. Artnicee H. Whitney 36 - - N. York

• 1860, Orange, Franklin Co., MA:

103 127 Windsor White 51 M - Chair maker $500 Massachusetts Elisabeth P. " 39 F - " Elisabeth F. " 17 F - " Attended school Henry W. " 11 M - " Attended school Howard W. " 9 M - " Attended school Herbert W. " 5 M - " Attended school Charles A. " 3 M - " 128 Esther Whitney 79 F - Connecticut Artemicia " 41 F - New York

• 1865 State, Orange, Franklin Co., MA:

163 183 Winsor White 56 M - Massachusetts M Manufacturer - - 1 1 - Elizabeth P. White 44 F - " M Housekeeper - - - - - Lizzie F. White 22 F - " S Domestic - - - - - Henry W. White 16 M - " S Scholar - - - - - Howard White 14 M - " S - - - - - Herbert W. White 10 M - " S - - - - - Charles A. White 8 M - " S - - - - - Edward L. White 2 M - " S - - - - - Artemicia Whitney 46 F - New York S Domestic - - - - -

• 1870, Orange, Franklin Co., MA:

118 167 White, Elizabeth 49 F W Keeping House $1500 $300 Mass. White, Lizzie F. 20 F W No occupation Mass. -----, Herbert N. 15 M W At Home " Attended school -----, Charles B. 13 M W At Home " Attended school -----, Eddie L. 6 M W At Home " Whitney, Artemesia 50 F W No occupation New York

Notes

According to Martin R. Field, "Joseph Whitney married a lady named Esther (Esther Crittenden according to my Grandfather Charles Whitney's chart). They had a son named George Washington Whitney, who was born c. 1806 in Utica, NY."

According to the book "Descendants of Thomas White of Sudbury, Massachusetts - 1638" by Ella White Ford, published 1952, Frances Hunt Whitney, born in Utica, Oneida, NY, was a daughter of Joseph and Esther Whitney (Crittenden). She married Windsor White of Templeton in that town on 10/7/1841, passing away in 1842, according to MA Town Death record for Templeton. Windsor remarried, second, to Frances' younger sister, Elizabeth Pierce Whitney, born 4/1/1821 in Utica, NY (census records suggest MA, though) Artemesia Whitney, younger than Frances, is also mentioned as a daughter of Joseph and Esther.

The 1850 Census for Templeton, Worcester, MA, and the 1860 Census for Orange, Franklin, MA, both show an Esther Whitney, b. abt. 1780, and an Artemesia, b. abt. 1819.

Records for christenings at the 1st Presbyterian Church of Utica indicate the following Whitneys baptized on 7/8/1813:

George Washington Whitney

Martha Washington Whitney -- probably m. Harvey Lacey (alt. Lacy) of Jaffrey, NH on 10/21/1828 in Hubbardston, MA (according to MA VR)

Mary Robbins Whitney

Barah Beckett Whitney (A Baruch Whitney, c. 1812 in NY, is found later in Hubbardston, MA)

And in 7/1815, Frances Hunt Whitney

Additionally, the 1817 Utica City Directory shows a Joseph Whitney.

References

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

2. ^  "Joseph, s. of Caleb and Annes, July 9, 1760", Baldwin, Thomas W., ed., Vital Records of Harvard, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: Wright & Potter Printing Co., 1917).

3. ^  "Joseph [Whitney], [died] Sept. 24, 1840, a. 81y. Cancer. C.R.," Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Hubbardston, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1907).

4.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 165, page 301.

5.^  "Martha W. [Whitney] and Harvey Lacey of Jeffrey, N.H., [married] Oct. 21, 1828," according to Hubbardston Vital Records.

6.^  "Mary [Whitney], [died] May 16, 1837. C.R.," according to Hubbardston Vital Records. The Mary Whitney in this death record is otherwise unidentified, and Mary Robbins Whitney's history after her baptism is unknown. I suggest they were the same, but have no proof.

7.^  "Frances H. [Whitney] of Hubbardston and Windsor White, int. Sept. 11, 1841," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Templeton, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1907).

8.^  "Frances H. [Whitney] and Windsor White of Templeton, [married] Oct. 7, 1841," according to Hubbardston Vital Records.

9.^  "Elizabeth B. [Whitney] and Winsor White, [married] Dec. 7, 1842," according to Templeton Vital Records. Also, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 3, page 280.

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