Family:Whitney, Charles (1742-a1783)

Charles⁶ Whitney (Aaron⁵, Moses⁴, Moses³, Richard², John¹), son of Aaron⁵ and Alice (Baker) Whitney, was born 14 May 1742, Petersham or Littleton, MA.^[1]

He "of Petersham" married, 31 Oct 1765, Petersham, MA, Elisabeth Kimball "of Fitchburg",^[2] daughter of Amos and Dorothy (Hazeltine) Kimball, born 20 Apr 1745, Lunenburg, MA, and died 4 Sep 1784, Royalston, MA, aged 40 years.^[3]

He resided Phillipston, VT, but birth of children also indicates that he lived for at least a time in Templeton, Worcester, MA. He lived at Phillipston, VT.

Children of Charles⁶ and Elisabeth (Kimball) Whitney:

i.	Bezaleel7 Whitney, b. 29 Sep 1766, Templeton, MA;[4] m. Lucy Shays.
ii.	Charles Whitney, b. 13 Jul 1768, Templeton, MA.[5]
iii.	Betty Whitney, b. 12 Aug 1770, Templeton, MA.[6]
iv.	Dolly Whitney, b. 14 Feb 1773, Templeton, MA.[7]
v.	Amos Kimball Whitney, b. 15 Apr 1775, Templeton, MA;[8] m. Ann Leonard.
vi.	Arathusea Whitney, b. 29 Apr 1777, Templeton, MA;[9] d. 8 Jun 1833, Winchester, NH; m. about 1794, Capt. Oliver Doolittle of Northfield, MA. Resided Lyndon, VT.
vii.	Abel Whitney, bapt. 26 Mar 1780, Royalston, MA.[10]
viii.	Lucy Kendall Whitney, bapt. 9 Sep 1783, Royalston, MA.[11]

Census

• 1771, Templeton, MA (tax list): Charles Whitney.
• 1790: not found.
• 1800: not found.
• 1810: not found.

References

1.^  "Charles [Whitney], s. Rev. Mr. Aaron and Mrs. Allice, [born] May 14, 1742," according to Records of Littleton, Massachusetts, Printed by Order of the Town. First Installment: Births and Deaths from the Earliest Records in the Town Books, Begun in 1715 (Littleton, MA: Town of Littleton, 1900), p. 48. Also, "Charles [Whitney], s. Rev. Aaron and Alice, [born] May 14, 1742," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Petersham, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1904).

2.^  "Charles [Whitney] and Elisabeth Kimball of Fitchburg, [married] Oct. 31, 1765," according to Petersham Vital Records.

3.^  "Elizabeth [Whitney], w. Charles, [died] Sept. 4, 1784, a. 40 C.R.," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Royalston, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1850 (1906).

4.^  "Barzeliel [Whitney], s. Charles and Elizabeth, [born] Sept. 29, 176[6?]," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Templeton, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1907).

5.^  "Charles [Whitney], s. Charles and Elizabeth, [born] July 13, 1768," according to Templeton Vital Records.

6.^  "Betty [Whitney], d. Charles and Elizabeth, bap. Aug. 12, 1770. C.R.," according to Templeton Vital Records.

7.^  "Dolly [Whitney], d. Charles and Elizabeth, bap. Feb. 14, 1773. C.R.," according to Templeton Vital Records.

8.^  "Amos Kimball [Whitney], s. Charles and Elizabeth, bap. April 15, 1775. C.R.," according to Templeton Vital Records.

9.^  "Arathusea [Whitney], d. Charles and Elizabeth, [born] April 29, 1777," according to Templeton Vital Records.

10.^  "Abel [Whitney], s. Charles and Elizabeth, bap. Mar 26, 1780. C.R.," according to Royalston Vital Records.

11.^  "Lucy Kendall [Whitney], d. Charles and Elizabeth, bap. Sept. 9, 1783. C.R.," according to Royalston Vital Records.

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