Family:Whitney, Joseph (1760-1840)

Joseph Whitney's Locations

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Joseph⁶ Whitney (Caleb⁵, Jonathan⁴, Richard³, Richard², John¹), son of Caleb⁵ and Annis (Church) Whitney,^[1] was born 9 Jul 1760, Harvard, MA,^[2] and died 24 Sep 1840, Hubbardston, MA, aged 81 years.^[3]

He married Esther Crittenden.

Children of Joseph⁶ and Esther (Crittenden) Whitney (birth order uncertain):

i.	George Washington7 Whitney, b. ca. 1806, Utica, Oneida Co., NY, bp. 8 Jul 1813, 1st Presbyterian Church of Utica, Utica, Oneida Co., NY.
ii.	Martha Washington Whitney, bp. 8 Jul 1813, 1st Presbyterian Church of Utica, Utica, Oneida Co., NY. She probably m. 21 Oct 1828, Hubbardston, MA, Harvey Lacey (or Lacy) of Jaffrey, NH.
iii.	Frances Hunt Whitney, b. Utica, Oneida Co., NY, bp. Jul 1815, 1st Presbyterian Church of Utica, Utica, Oneida Co., NY, d. 1842, Templeton, MA. She m. 7 Oct 1841, Templeton, MA, Windsor White of Templeton.
iv.	Elizabeth Pierce Whitney, b. ca. 1 Apr 1821, Utica, Oneida Co., NY, m. Windsor White, widower of her sister Frances.
v.	Artemesia Whitney.
vi.	Mary Robbins Whitney, bp. 8 Jul 1813, 1st Presbyterian Church of Utica, Utica, Oneida Co., NY.
vii.	Barah Beckett Whitney, bp. 8 Jul 1813, 1st Presbyterian Church of Utica, Utica, Oneida Co., NY, perhaps the 'Baruch Whitney', b. ca. 1812, NY, found later in Hubbardston, MA.

Census

• 1790, Templeton, Worcester Co., MA: Joseph Whitney, 1 male over 16.
• 1800: not found.
• 1810: not found. He is perhaps one of the three "J Whitneys" listed in Oneida Co., NY (Utica is in Oneida Co.)
• (perhaps) 1820, Templeton, Worcester Co., MA: Joshua W. Whiting: 1 male 26-45, 1 male under 10, 1 female over 45, 1 female 16-26, 1 female under 10. This enumeration is alphabetized, an indication that it was transcribed. It is possible that in that transcription process, "Whitney" was misread and written as "Whiting".
• 1830, Hubbardston, Worcester Co., MA: Joseph Whitney, 1 male 60-70, 1 female 40-50, 1 female 20-30, 2 females 10-15, 1 female 5-10, 1 person engaged in agriculture. Resided next door to Horace Greenwood.
• 1840, Hubbardston, Worcester Co., MA: J.W. Whitney, 1 male 80-90, 1 male 30-40, 1 female 60-70, 1 female 30-40, 1 female 15-20.

Notes

According to Martin R. Field, "Joseph Whitney married a lady named Esther (Esther Crittenden according to my Grandfather Charles Whitney's chart). They had a son named George Washington Whitney, who was born c. 1806 in Utica, NY."

According to the book "Descendants of Thomas White of Sudbury, Massachusetts - 1638" by Ella White Ford, published 1952, Frances Hunt Whitney, born in Utica, Oneida, NY, was a daughter of Joseph and Esther Whitney (Crittenden). She married Windsor White of Templeton in that town on 10/7/1841, passing away in 1842, according to MA Town Death record for Templeton. Windsor remarried, second, to Frances' younger sister, Elizabeth Pierce Whitney, born 4/1/1821 in Utica, NY (census records suggest MA, though) Artemesia Whitney, younger than Frances, is also mentioned as a daughter of Joseph and Esther.

The 1850 Census for Templeton, Worcester, MA, and the 1860 Census for Orange, Franklin, MA, both show an Esther Whitney, b. abt. 1780, and an Artemesia, b. abt. 1819.

Records for christenings at the 1st Presbyterian Church of Utica indicate the following Whitneys baptized on 7/8/1813:

George Washington Whitney Martha Washington Whitney -- probably m. Harvey Lacey (alt. Lacy) of Jaffrey, NH on 10/21/1828 in Hubbardston, MA (according to MA VR) Mary Robbins Whitney Barah Beckett Whitney (A Baruch Whitney, c. 1812 in NY, is found later in Hubbardston, MA)

And in 7/1815, Frances Hunt Whitney

Additionally, the 1817 Utica City Directory shows a Joseph Whitney.

References

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

2. ^  "Joseph, s. of Caleb and Annes, July 9, 1760.", Baldwin, Thomas W., ed., Vital Records of Harvard, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850, Boston, MA: Wright & Potter Printing Co., 1917.

3. ^  "Joseph Whitney, Sept. 24, 1840, a. 81y. Cancer. C.R.", Rice, Franklin P., ed., Vital Records of Hubbardston, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849, 1907.

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