Family:Whitney, Joseph (1776-1836)

Joseph⁶ Whitney (Elijah⁵, John⁴, William³, Joshua², John¹), son of Elijah⁵ and Chloe (Beckley) Whitney, was born 21 Jul 1776, Canaan, CT, and died 1836, Scriba, NY.

He married, Mary P. Persons. She was born 1776, Bristol, CT, and died 5 Jun 1824.

He resided Scriba, NY.

Children of Joseph⁶ and Mary P. (Persons) Whitney:

i.	Salome7 Whitney, b. ca. 1805, NY; m. James Adams. Ch.: Walton Adams, b. ca. 1835; Edalade Adams, b. ca. 1838; Charles Adams, b. ca. 1840; Orla Adams, b. ca. 1842; resided, 1850, Scriba, NY; resided Bundy's Crossing, NY.
ii.	Wolcott Whitney, b. 20 Dec 1814; m. Almeda Snow.
iii.	Joseph Whitney, b. Scriba, NY, widow and 1 son, J. S., resided Dewatto, Mason County, WA.
iv.	Beckey Whitney, b. Scriba, NY; m., a son Joseph, resided Brooklyn, MI.
v.	Polly Whitney, b. -----; m. William Burt; resided Scriba, NY. Has old family Bible.
vi.	Irene Whitney, b. -----; m. ----- Cyrenius. Ch.: L. H., resided Los Angeles, CA.
vii.	Charles L. Whitney, b. Scriba, NY; m. Julia Broadwell; resided Fulton, NY; d. s. p. She resided Oswego Falls, NY.
viii.	Norman Knox Whitney, b. 2 Dec 1816; m. Mary Harman.

Census

• 1800: not found.
• 1820, Scriba, Oswego Co., NY: Joseph Whitney, 1 male over 45, 2 males 10-16, 3 males under 10, 1 female 26-45, 1 female 16-26, 2 females under 10; 3 engaged in agriculture.
• 1830, Scriba, Oswego Co., NY: Joseph Whitney, 1 male 50-50, 1 male 15-19, 2 males 10-14, 1 female 20-29, and 2 females 15-19.

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. 214-215.

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