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Revision as of 14:55, 11 May 2009
Levi Whitney, parentage unknown, but perhaps the Levi Whitney, b. 28 Sep 1784, son of Levi6 and Hepsibeth (Fay) Whitney who, according to Pierce "m. and resided Plymouth, VT". According to census records, this Levi was born between 1784-1794, and died 20 Dec 1849.
The name of his first wife has not yet been ascertained.
He married, second, Betsey Gould. She had previously been married to Aaron Spencer by whom she had three children: William (b. ca. 1824); Nathan Gould (b. 8 Jan 1830); and Harriet E. (b. ca. 1832).
The estate file for Levi Whitney lists the following heirs: "Hepsibah Whitney of Hartland; Pluma Curtis, wife of Joel Curtis of Woodstock; Amos Whitney of Woodstock; Mary Caswell, wife of Ralph Caswell, of Springfield, Massachusetts; Edwin Whitney and Frances Whitney, both of Woodstock; and Adelaide Whitney of Bridgewater (daughter of his deceased son, Nathan Whitney)."
Children of Levi Whitney and his first wife (probably incomplete, see list of heirs & census):
i. (son) Whitney, b. 1800-1810, probably Woodstock, VT.
Children of Levi and Betsey (Gould) (Spencer) Whitney:
i. Frances B. Whitney, b. 26 October 1836. Her middle initial may also have been "E." She m. 25 Oct 1860, Bedford Township, Calhoun Co., MI, Matthew Miller.
Census
- 1800 - perhaps the Levi Whitney in Wilmington, Windham Co., VT
- 1810, Woodstock, Windsor Co., VT: Levi Whitney, 1 male 16-26, 1 male under 10, 1 female 16-26.
- 1820, Woodstock, Windsor Co., VT: Levi Whitney, 1 male 26-45, 1 male 10-16, 1 male under 10, 1 female 26-45, 3 females under 10.
- 1830, Woodstock, Windsor Co., VT: Levi Whitney, 1 male 40-50, 1 male 10-15, 1 male under 5, 1 female 40-50, 1 female 10-15, 3 females 5-10.
- 1840, Woodstock, Windsor Co., VT: Levi Whitney, 1 male 50-60, 1 male 20-30, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 5-10, 1 female 40-50, 2 females 15-20, 1 female 10-15, 1 female under 5, 3 people in agriculture.
- 1850, Woodstock, Windsor Co., VT:
410 410 Betsey Whitney 58 F - N.H. William Spenser 26 M - Mechanic Vt. Harriet E. " 18 F - " Francis " 13 F - " Attended school
References
- Census records
- Connie Lenzen, CG, Proving a Maternal Line: The Case of Frances B. Whitney
Copyright © 2009, Tim Doyle and the Whitney Research Group
