Family:Whitney, Joel (1766-1825)

Joel⁶ Whitney (Jonathan⁵, Jonathan⁴, Jonathan³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Jonathan⁵ and Esther (Parkhurst) Whitney, was born 13 Nov 1766, Conway, MA,^[1] and died 31 Jan 1825, Seneca Castle, NY.

He "of Township No. 10 of Ontario Co., N.Y." married 4 Dec 1790 or 6 Jan 1791, Conway, MA, Sybil Wetmore/Whitmore "of Conway",^[2] daughter of Oliver and Abigail (Hayden) Wetmore. She was born 21 Jun 1768, Torringford, CT, and died 11 May 1851, Seneca Castle, NY.

He was a well-to-do and respectable farmer and highly esteemed for his sterling integrity. He resided Conway, MA, and Seneca Castle, NY.

Children of Joel⁶ Whitney and Sybil (Wetmore/Whitmore) Whitney:

i.	Ezra7 Whitney, b. 14 Oct 1791; apparently d. before 1850; m. Temperance -----, b. ca. 1789, d. 16 Feb 1840, Seneca, NY, aged 50 years; buried Whitney Cemetery, Seneca Castle, NY. Child: a. Esther Eugenia8 Whitney, b. ca. 20 Oct 1811; d. 18 Jun 1882, Seneca, NY, aged 70 years 7 months 28 days; buried Whitney Cemetery, Seneca Castle, NY; unmarried.
ii.	Phila Whitney, b. 23 Feb 1794; m. 8 Mar 1810, Selah Hart, b. July 7, 1783; d. 4 Jun 1870. He was a farmer. Ch: Caroline, b. 24 Apr 1811; Calista, b. 20 Aug 1813; Matilda, b. 20 Jul 1815; Luther, b. 24 Mar 1818; Electa, b. 8 Dec 1821; Mary Ann, b. 10 Feb 1826; Henry L., b. 14 Apr 1828; resided 40 Park Place, Geneva, NY: Sheron, b. 14 Apr 1831.
iii.	Joel Whitney, b. 1 Mar 1796; married Esther Belding.
iv.	Esther Parkhurst Whitney, b. 18 Jan 1798; m. 5 Feb 1816, Benjamin Howes, b. 6 Apr 1787; d. 27 Apr 1863. Ch: Helen, b. 22 Jan 1817; Joel Whitney, b. 5 Apr 1819; Clarissa Hayden, b. May 20, 1821; Jane Howes Bailey, b. 5 May 1826; Henry, b. 25 Apr 1831; Almus, b. 23 Jan 1835; Guernsey, b. 23 Apr 1839; Helen Howes Moorehouse, Port Byron, NY; Whitney Howes, Eagle Harbor, NY.
v.	Clarissa Whitney, b. 28 Feb 1800; m. before 1835, William Leeson.
vi.	Sibyl Whitney, b. 24 Dec 1801; d. 8 Jul 8 1820, aged 18 years 6 months 14 days, unmarried; buried Crittenden Cemetery, Geneva, NY.

Census

• 1800, Seneca, Ontario Co., NY: Joel Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 2 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 16-25, and 3 females 0-9.
• 1810, Seneca, Ontario Co., NY: Joel Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 2 males 16-25, 1 male 10-15, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 16-25, 1 female 10-15, and 1 female 0-9.
• 1820, Seneca, Ontario Co., NY: Joel Whitney Jr, 1 male over 45, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 18-25, 2 males 0-9, 1 female over 45, and 2 females 16-25.; 2 engaged in agriculture. Apparently Joel, Sr., aged 54, was living with his son Joel, Jr., aged 24.
• 1850, Seneca, Ontario Co., NY:

6 6 Joel Whitney 54 M - Farmer $9600 N.Y. Esther do 65 F - Mass. Joel B. do 20 M - do N.Y. Attended school Amelia do 15 F - " Attended school William N. do 13 M - " Attended school Mary F. do 9 F - " Attended school Alexander Taylor 23 M - do Ireland Sybel Whitney 82 F - Ct. Abigal Wetmore 71 F - Mass. E. Carol Whitney 17 " - N.Y. Attended school

• 1850, Seneca, Ontario Co., NY, p. 434/867:

16 16 William Leason 44 M - Farmer $3195 Ct. Clarisa do 50 F - N.Y. Mary C. do 15 " - " Attended school Joel B. do 12 M - " Attended school Esther E. do 38 F - " Illiterate, Blind

Esther was Clarissa's niece, and her surname should be Whitney.

• 1860, Seneca, Ontario Co., NY:

1109 1113 William Leeson 54 M - Farmer $4260 $800 New York Charissa " 60 F - " Lucy " 80 F - Connecticut Esther E. Whitney 48 F - $5800 New York Blind

Esther was Clarissa's niece.

• 1870, Seneca, Ontario Co., NY:

164 168 Leeson, William 64 M W Farmer $7000 $600 New York Male citizen over 21 -----, Clarissa 70 F W Keeping house " -----, Lucy 90 F W None Connecticut Blind Whitney, Esther E. 58 F W " $5000 New York Strong, Dewitt C. 19 M W Farm laborer " Alcock, Betsey E. 36 F W Domestic Servt. England Parents foreign born

Esther was Clarissa's niece.

• 1880, Seneca, Ontario Co., NY:

Byron WHITNEY 49 Self M M W NY Farmer NY NY Mary WHITNEY 45 Wife F M W NY Keeping House NY NY Esther E. WHITNEY 69 Cous F S W NY NY NY

Byron was Esther's first cousin, son of her uncle Cheeney Whitney.

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), pp. 234-235.

1.^  "Joel [Whitney], s. Jonathan and Esther, [born] Nov. 13, 1766," according to Vital Records of Conway, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1943).

2.^  "Joel [Whitney] [of] Township No. 10 of Ontario [int. adds Co., N.Y.], and Sybil Wetmore [int. of C.], [married] Jan. 6, 1791," according to Conway Vital Records.

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