Family:Whitney, Joel (1792-a1850)

Joel⁷ Whitney (Joel⁶, Jonas⁵, Jonas⁴, Moses³, Richard², John¹), son of Joel⁶ and Lydia (Willard) Whitney, was born 29 Feb 1792, Fitzwilliam, NH, and died between 1850 and 1860, OH.

He married, OH, Elizabeth -----. She was born about 1787, PA, and died between 1850 and 1860, OH.

He served in the war of 1812, was captured by the British and taken to England; he finally returned and settled in Ohio, where he married and afterwards resided. He was a farmer, and resided OH.

Children of Joel⁷ and Elizabeth (-----) Whitney:

i.	(daughter)8 Whitney, b. 1820-1825; living 1830, not in family in 1840. Possibly she was married by that time.
ii.	Lemuel Whitney, b. ca. 1823, OH; d. after 1860.
iii.	Lydia Whitney, b. ca. 1827, OH; m. before 1860, John Jounell.

Census

• 1820, Johnson, Champaign Co., OH: Joel Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 16-25, and 1 female 26-44.
• 1830, Salem, Shelby Co., OH: Joel Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 5-9, 1 female 40-49, 1 female 5-9, and 1 female 0-4.
• 1840, Perry, Shelby Co., OH: Joel Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 15-19, 1 female 50-59, and 1 female 10-14; 2 engaged in agriculture.
• 1850, Perry, Shelby Co., OH:

50 50 Joel Whitney 59 M - Farmer $650 New Hampshire Elizabeth Whitney 63 F - Pa. Lemuel Whitney 27 M - Deacon Ohio Lidia A. Whitney 23 F - "

• 1860, Adams, Champaign Co., OH:

721 721 John Jounell 26 M - Day Laborer $800 $180 O. Lydia Jounell 34 F - " Illiterate Lemuel Whitney 36 M - Day Laborer "

• 1870, Lemuel and Lydia not found.
• 1880, Lemuel and Lydia not found.

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. 305.

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