Family:Whitney, William Henry (1779-1853)

William Henry⁷ Whitney (Henry⁶, Benjamin⁵, Daniel⁴, Benjamin³, John², John¹), son of Henry⁶ and Hannah (Tombs) Whitney, was born 18 Jan 1779, Watertown, MA, died 8 Aug 1853, Aurora, Erie County, NY.

He married, 23 Jun 1800, Dummerston, VT, Fanny Miller, daughter of William and Hannah (Worden) Miller. She was born 31 Mar 1783, and died 24 Sep 1861, Aurora, NY.

They resided Dummerston, VT.

Children of William Henry⁷ and Fanny (Miller) Whitney:

i.	Betsey8 Whitney, b. 6 Oct 1801, Dummerston, VT; m. 24 Jan 1821, Noble Holton.
ii.	Fanny Whitney, b. 9 Jan 1803, Dummerston, VT; d. 8 Aug 1893, Brattleboro, VT; m. 15 Jun 1829, Worden Babcock.
iii.	William Miller Whitney, b. 18 Oct 1804, Dummerston, VT; d. 24 Jun 1886, Aurora, NY; m. 26 Nov 1824, Dummerston, VT, Delilah Williams.
iv.	Lydia Whitney, b. 14 Feb 1807, Dummerston, VT; d. 18 Jul 1838, Hingham, MA; m. 23 Oct 1828, Jeremiah "Jerry" Perry.
v.	Mary Whitney, b. 15 Oct 1810, Dummerston, VT; d. 12 Jan 1898, Springville, NY; m.(1) 20 May 1835, East Ashford, NY, Charles M. Sherman; m.(2) William Rice.
vi.	Hannah Whitney, b. 20 Oct 1812, Dummerston, VT; d. 21 Sep 1879; m. 4 Apr 1833, Gardner Plympton.
vii.	Henry Whitney, b. 5 Dec 1814, Dummerston, VT; d. 25 Aug 1902, North Adams, MA; m. 27 Nov 1836, North Adams, MA, Lucy E. Sprague.
viii.	Maria Whitney, b. 5 Jan 1817, Dummerston, VT; m.(1) 8 Jan 1839, Putney, VT, Marcus A. Howard; m.(2) 7 Jun 1877, Elma, NY, Joshua D. Nichols.
ix.	Charles Miller Whitney, b. Jul 1819, Dummerston, VT; d. 1904, Erie Co., NY; m. bef. 1846, Caroline Ranney.
x.	Catherine Whitney, b. 14 Jan 1822, Dummerston, VT; m. 17 Apr 1850, Putney, VT, Samuel A. Leland.
xi.	Freedom Whitney, b. 20 Oct 1824, Dummerston, VT; d. 29 Oct 1895; m. 1879, James Stoddard
xii.	Lucy Whitney, b. 18 Nov 1826, Dummerston, VT; d. 1889; m. Alfred S. Bates.

Census

• 1800: not found.
• 1810: not found.
• 1820, Dummerston, Windham Co., VT: Henry Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 10-15, 2 males under 10, 1 female 26-45, 3 females 16-25, 2 females 10-15, 3 females under 10,
• 1830, Putney, Windham Co., VT: Henry Whitney, 1 male 50-59, 1 male 15-29, 1 male 10-14, 1 female 40-49, 1 female 10-14, 2 females 5-9, and 1 female 0-4. Putney and Dummerston are adjacent towns in Windham County, VT.
• 1840: not found. He could be the "William Whiting" listed in Aurora
• 1850, Aurora, Erie Co., NY:

1209 1226 Henry Whitney 71 M - Farmer Mass. Anna 76 F - Vt.

• Note - His children are listed nearby
• 1850, Aurora, Erie Co., MA:

1176 1189 William N. Whitney 45 M - Wagonmaker $1000 Vt. Delila 47 F - " Riley 19 M - Painter " Attended school Henry 15 M - N.Y. Attended school George 13 M - " Attended school Mary 9 F - " Attended school Charles 11 M - " Attended school Horatio 6 M - " Attended school Marion 4 F - " Attended school Delila 2 F - "

• 1850, Aurora, Erie Co., MA:

982 993 Charles Whitney 31 M - Farmer $380 Vermont Caroline 24 F - New York Cathorene 4 F - " "

• 1870, Adams, Berkshire Co., MA:
• 1870, Adams, Berkshire Co., MA:

945 987 Whitney, George 28 M W Carpenter $1000 -- Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Mary 29 F W Keeping House Vermont -----, Charles 5 M W At Home Mass. -----, George 3 M W At Home " -----, Willie 2 M W At Home " 946 988 Whitney, Henry 33 M W Clerk Store $2500 $300 " -----, Jennie 32 F W Keeping House Scotland -----, Franklin 11 M W At School Mass. -----, Peter 7 M W At School " -----, Jennie 1 F W At Home " McCarthy, Jane 60 F W No Occupation Scotland 947 989 Whitney, Henry 56 M W Carpenter $3000 $1000 Vermont -----, Lucy 54 F W Keeping House " -----, Ada 21 F W No Occupation Mass. -----, Anne 19 F W Teaching School " -----, Gilbert 13 M W At School " -----, Seaver 11 M W At School "

This was son Henry and grandsons George and Henry, Jr.

582 606 Whitney, Martin 24 M W Work Print Works Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Martha 22 F W Keeping House " -----, Fred 2 M W At Home " -----, Martha 4/12 F W At Home " Born Feb Sprague, Frank 12 M W At School Conn. Attended school -----, Charles 10 M W At School " Attended school

This was Martin M. Whitney, son of Henry and Lucy E. (Sprague) Whitney, b. Adams, MA.

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. 160.

• Exact birth dates of children supplied by Deb Whitney from Archive:Bible Record of Henry and Fanny (Miller) Whitney.

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