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He married 7 Jun 1781, Spencer, Massachusetts, '''Esther Prouty'''.  She was born 11 Jun 1764, Spencer, Massachusetts, and died in Langdon, New Hampshire.
 
He married 7 Jun 1781, Spencer, Massachusetts, '''Esther Prouty'''.  She was born 11 Jun 1764, Spencer, Massachusetts, and died in Langdon, New Hampshire.
  
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He married secondly, 30 Oct 1794, Langdon, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, '''Electa Sawtell'''.  
  
 
Joshua Whitney settled in Langdon, New Hampshire, where he buried his first wife; then moved to Cavendish, Vermont, where he married Miss Sawtell. From there he went to the Genesee river in New York, and located at Pike in 1815. Served in the war of the Revolution two years from Spencer, Massachusetts, in the company from that town; was in two battles previous to the capture of Burgoyne, and was present at his surrender.  
 
Joshua Whitney settled in Langdon, New Hampshire, where he buried his first wife; then moved to Cavendish, Vermont, where he married Miss Sawtell. From there he went to the Genesee river in New York, and located at Pike in 1815. Served in the war of the Revolution two years from Spencer, Massachusetts, in the company from that town; was in two battles previous to the capture of Burgoyne, and was present at his surrender.  
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| [[Family:Whitney, Obadiah (1798-1870)|'''Obadiah<sup>7</sup> Whitney''']], b. 6 Apr 1798, Dalton, Coos County, New Hampshire; m. Seba Streeter.
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| [[Family:Whitney, Obadiah (1798-1870)|'''Obadiah Whitney''']], b. 6 Apr 1798, Dalton, New Hampshire; m. Seba Streeter.
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| '''Washington Whitney''', born 2 Feb 1807, Dalton, New Hampshire; d. after 1880; m. Adelaide Post.
 
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Revision as of 21:31, 6 November 2006

Joshua6 Whitney (Joshua5, Nathaniel4, Nathaniel3, John2, John1), son of Joshua5 and Mehitable (Wilson) Whitney,[1] was born 11 Nov 1758, Spencer, Massachusetts,[2], and died 18 Nov 1850, Pike, Allegany County, New York.

He married 7 Jun 1781, Spencer, Massachusetts, Esther Prouty. She was born 11 Jun 1764, Spencer, Massachusetts, and died in Langdon, New Hampshire.

He married secondly, 30 Oct 1794, Langdon, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, Electa Sawtell.

Joshua Whitney settled in Langdon, New Hampshire, where he buried his first wife; then moved to Cavendish, Vermont, where he married Miss Sawtell. From there he went to the Genesee river in New York, and located at Pike in 1815. Served in the war of the Revolution two years from Spencer, Massachusetts, in the company from that town; was in two battles previous to the capture of Burgoyne, and was present at his surrender.

Washington Whitney, of East Middletown, Dane County, Wisconsin, and Dr. Joshua Whitney, of Emmettsburg, Iowa, are descendants of Joshua and Electa. He resided Spencer, Massachusetts, Langdon and Dalton, New Hampshire, Cavendish, Vermont, and Pike, New York.

Children of Joshua6 and Esther (Prouty) Whitney:

i. Charles7 Whitney, born about 1782, Spencer, Massachusetts.
ii. Asahel Whitney, born about 1784, Spencer, Massachusetts.
iii. Abigail Whitney, born 15 Jul 1788, Dalton, New Hampshire.
iv. John Whitney, born 12 Sep 1792, Dalton, New Hampshire.

Children of Joshua6 and Electa (Sawtell) Whitney:

v. Joshua7 Whitney, born 11 Nov 1795, Dalton, New Hampshire
vi. Obadiah Whitney, b. 6 Apr 1798, Dalton, New Hampshire; m. Seba Streeter.
vii. George Whitney, born 13 Feb 1800, Dalton, New Hampshire.
viii. Sally Whitney, born 30 Mar 1803, Dalton, New Hampshire.
ix. Washington Whitney, born 2 Feb 1807, Dalton, New Hampshire; d. after 1880; m. Adelaide Post.

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. 139.

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

2.^  "Joshua [Whitney], s. Joshua and Mehitable, [born] Nov. 11, 1758," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Spencer, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Worcester, Massachusetts: The Systematic History Fund, 1909), pp. 115-116.

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