Family:Whitney, Jabez (1767-1849)

Jabez⁶ Whitney (Jacob⁵, Jonas⁴, Eleazar³, Thomas², John¹), son of Jacob⁵ and Rachel (Whiting) Whitney, was born 30 Nov 1767, Roxbury, MA, baptized 20 Dec 1767, Roxbury, MA, and died 20 Apr 1849, either Phillipston or Orange, MA, aged 81 years.

Jabez married firstly, sometime before 1790, Elizabeth -----. She was born about 1762, Warwick, MA, and died 5 Nov 1808, Orange, MA, aged 46 years, and was buried in the Jones Cemetery, Orange, MA.

Jabez married secondly, sometime before 1810, Sarah Savoy. She was born about 1783, died 27 Oct 1847, Orange, MA, aged 64 years, of dysentery.

In 1820, the family was enumerated in Orange, MA as follows: 1 male over 45 (Jabez, age 53), 2 males under 10 (Abner, Moses. Philbrook was not yet born), 1 female 26-45 (Sarah, age 37), 1 female 10-16 (Cylanda), and 2 females under 10 (Clancy, Sally). It doesn't appear as if any of the children from Jabez's previous marriage were residing with the family.

Children of Jabez⁶ and Elizabeth (-----) Whitney:

i.	Abel7 Whitney, b. 21 May 1790, Orange, MA; "of Orange" m. 15 Jul 1810, Athol, MA, Sylvia Twichel.
ii.	(child) Whitney, b. 9 Feb 1793, Orange, MA, name not listed in town record extract, probably died at birth.
iii.	Sally Whitney, b. 16 Sep 1794, Orange, MA; d. 25 Mar 1815
iv.	Tina Whitney, b. 3 June 1796, Orange, MA.
v.	Polly Whitney, b. 4 Apr 1798, Orange, MA.
vi.	Eliza Whitney, b. 16 May 1799, Orange, MA.
vii.	Lewis Jones Whitney, b. 3 Jan 1802, Orange, MA; d. 10 Nov 1881, Athol, MA, aged 79 years 10 months 7 days, of old age.
viii.	Jacob Whitney, b. 4 Nov 1804, Orange, MA. He was probably the same person as Jacob Whitney (1804-a1860).

Children of Jabez⁶ and Sarah (Savoy) Whitney:

ix.	Cylanda7 Whitney, b. 17 Mar 1810, Orange, MA.
x.	Clancy Whitney, b. 8 Feb 1811, Orange, MA.
xi.	Abner Whitney, b. 9 Jan 1813, Orange, MA.
xii.	Moses Whitney, b. 6 May 1816, Orange, MA.
xiii.	Sally Whitney, b. 13 Sep 1818, Orange, MA.
xiv.	Philbrook Whitney, b. 26 Nov 1820, Orange, MA; d. 11 Apr 1862, Charlestown, MA, aged 42 years, of consumption, laborer; m. Sarah A. -----. She was born in Prescott, MA. Children: Freeman C., b. 14 Jun 1843, New Salem, MA, d. 10 Nov 1844, New Salem, MA, aged 1 year 6 months 12 days; John Densmore, b. 6 Dec 1844, New Salem, MA; Sarah J., b. ca. 1846; Freeman Collins, b. 5 Aug 1848, New Salem, MA. In 1850 they resided New Salem, Franklin Co., MA.
xv.	William Whitney, b. 8 Aug 1822, Orange, MA; d. 25 Feb 1895, Athol, MA, aged 72 years 6 months 17 days, of heart disease; blacksmith; m. Sarah Angelina Peabody.
xvi.	Daniel Whitney, b. 29 May 1824, Orange, MA.
xvii.	Howard Whitney, b. 29 May 1827, Orange, MA.

Census

• 1790: not found.
• 1800, Orange, Hampshire (now Franklin) Co., MA: Jabez Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 2 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44, and 3 females 0-9.
• 1810, Orange, Hampshire (now Franklin) Co., MA: Jabez Whitney, 2 male 26-44, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 0-9, 1 female 16-25, 4 females 10-15, and 1 female 0-9.
• 1820, Orange, Franklin Co., MA: Jabez Whitney, 1 male over 45, 2 males under 10, 1 female 26-45, 1 female 10-16, 2 females under 10, 1 in agriculture
• 1830, Orange, Franklin Co., MA: Jabez Whitney, 1 male 80-90, 1 male 60-70, 2 males 10-15, 2 males 5-10, 1 male under 5, 1 female 40-50, 1 female 20-30, 1 female 15-20, 1 female 10-15.
• 1840, Orange, Franklin Co., MA: Jabez Whitney, 1 male 60-70, 2 males 15-20, 1 female 50-60

References

1.^  Archive:Orange, Massachusetts, Vital Records

2.^  "Lewis I. [Whitney] and Ruth Howard, [married] July 18, 1824," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Athol, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1910).

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