Family:Whitney, Jesse (1794-1849)

Jesse⁷ Whitney (Joel⁶, Jonas⁵, Jonas⁴, Moses³, Richard², John¹), son of Joel⁶ and Lydia (Willard) Whitney, was born 8 Nov 1794, Fitzwilliam, NH, and died 4 Jul 1849, OH, of typhoid fever.

He married 12 May 1825, Butler Co., OH, Martha Flowers.^[1] She died before 5 Sep 1849, Hancock Co., OH [sic: she was living at the 1850 and 1860 censuses].

With his brother Joel he went to Ohio, where he married and followed agricultural pursuits. He amassed quite a fortune. Resided in Ohio.

Children of Jesse⁷ and Martha (Flowers) Whitney:

i.	Willard8 Whitney, b. ca. 1826, OH; poss. m. 29 Mar 1855, Wood Co., OH, Nancy Wickham.
ii.	(daughter) Whitney, b. say 1828; deduced from 1830 and 1840 censuses; possibly the same as Lydia Whitney who m. 16 Sep 1847, Hancock Co., OH, Ira Fuller
iii.	Jesse Whitney, b. ca. 1830, OH; living 1850; no further record found.
iv.	(son) Whitney, b. say 1832; deduced from 1840 census; not in family in 1850; possibly the same as Ephraim Whitney, farmer, aged 18, born in OH, who died 1849-1850 in Hancock Co., OH, of typhoid fever.
v.	Martha Whitney, b. 4 Sep 1833, OH; d. 20 Nov 1872; m. 20 Mar 1851, Hancock Co., OH, John Osenbaugh.
vi.	Elizabeth Whitney, b. ca. 1836, OH; living 1850; no further record found.
vii.	Joel Whitney, b. ca. 1839, OH; living 1860; no further record found.
viii.	Amanda Whitney, b. ca. 1841, OH; m. 1 Aug 1861, Hancock Co., OH, Henry Mohr.
ix.	Harriet E. Whitney, b. ca. 1843, OH; m. 12 May 1859, Hancock Co., OH, William Johns.
x.	Hannah Whitney, b. ca. 1847, OH; d. after 1860; m. ca. 1870, Hancock Co., OH, Daniel A. Richards.
xi.	John Whitney, b. ca. 1849, OH; not in family in 1860.

Census

• 1820: not found.
• 1830, Johnson Twp., Champaign Co., OH: Jese Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 2 males 0-4, 1 female 20-29, and 1 female 0-4.
• 1840, Findley, Hancock Co., OH: Jesse Whiteney, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 10-14, 2 males 5-9, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 30-39, 1 female 15-19, 1 female 10-14, 1 female 5-9, and 1 female 0-4; 3 engaged in agriculture.
• 1850 Mortality Schedule, Hancock Co., OH:

Name County, State Year Sex Birth Age Month Cause Occupation Whitney, Ephraim Hancock Co., OH 1850 M OH 18 NG Typhoid Fvr Farmer Whitney, Jesse Hancock Co., OH 1850 M NH 54 NG Typhoid Fvr Farmer

• 1850, Findlay, Hancock Co., OH:

2 2 Martha Whitney 43 F - $4500 Ohio Illiterate Willard 24 M - Farmer Ohio Jesse 20 M - Ohio Martha 16 F - Ohio Attended school Elizabeth 14 F - Ohio Attended school Joel 11 M - Ohio Attended school Amanda 9 F - Ohio Attended school Harriet E. 7 F - Ohio Attended school Hannah 3 F - Ohio John 1 M - Ohio

• 1860, Findlay, Hancock Co., OH:

1174 1140 Martha Whitney 53 F - Weaver $1000 $75 O. Illiterate Amanda 19 F - " Hannah 14 F - " Attended school

• 1860, Licking, Blackford Co., IN:

260 260 Wm. Whitney 34 M - Farmer $100 Ohio Nancy " 26 F - " George W. " 3 M - " Lydia A. " 1 F - Ind. Joel Whitney 21 M - Ohio

Apparently "Wm." was the same as "Willard".

• 1860, Jesse not found.
• 1870, Martha not found.
• 1870, Sylvania, Lucas Co., OH:

212 218 Whitney, Willard 45 M W Farmer $6000 $200 N.Y. Male citizen over 21 -----, Nancy 35 F W Keep'g House Ohio -----, George 13 M W At home Ohio Attended school -----, Lydia 10 F W Ohio Attended school -----, Jefferson 9 M W Ohio Attended school -----, Martin 7 M W Ohio -----, Mary 5 F W Ohio -----, Elizabeth 3 F W Ohio -----, Andrew 1 M W Ohio

• 1870, Jesse and Joel not found.
• 1880, Martha, Jesse, and Joel 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.

1.^  Ohio Marriage Records, 1789-1850.

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