Family:Whitney, Joseph (1753-1832)

Joseph⁵ Whitney ([prob.] Joshua⁴, Cornelius³, Joshua², John¹), probably son of Joshua⁴ and [?Joanna?] (-----) Whitney, was born 1753, Killingly, CT, and died 24 Jan 1837, Ontario, NY.

He married, 16 Dec 1784, Putnam, CT, Anna Ames, daughter of Mark and Anna (Grice) Ames. She was born 4 Nov 1760, Voluntown, CT, and died 29 Oct 1838, Ontario, NY.

Joseph Whitney, son of Joshua Whitney, born 24 Oct 1753, was a soldier in the war of the Revolution, married Anna Eames, the daughter of Mark Eames, of Killingly, CT, about 1784, moved to Granville, Washington County, NY, soon after, followed the occupation of farming, rearing a large family, and in 1827 moved with his son William to Ontario, Wayne County, NY, with whom he lived until his death, 24 Jan 1837, which event was hastened by an injury caused by a colt running against him while driving a number of them to water. In religion a Baptist, as were nearly all his descendants. He resided Granville and Ontario, NY.

Children of Joseph⁵ and Anna (Ames) Whitney:

i.	Parley/Perley6 Whitney, b. about 1786; d. 14 Jun 1818, Granville, NY; m. ca. 1813, Zeruiah Gould, daughter of Ebenezer and Rhoda (Robbins) Gould, d. 5 Jun 1841.
ii.	Adah Whitney, b. May 1787; d. 14 Feb 1865, Granville, NY; m. Robert Crittenden, b. 15 Dec 1785, CT, d. 15 Mar 1866, Granville, NY.
iii.	Anne Whitney, b. ca. 1788.
iv.	Lydia Whitney, b. ca. 1792.
v.	Joseph Whitney, b. ca. 1793; d. 15 Sep 1840; m. ca. 1816, NY, Appana Gould.
vi.	Reba Whitney, b. ca. 1796.
vii.	William Whitney, b. 7 Dec 1798; m. Deborah M. Duel.
viii.	Betsey Whitney, b. 7 Dec 1798, Granville, NY.
ix.	Matilda Whitney, b. 20 Jul 1804, Granville, NY; d. 5 Oct 1883; m. Ezra Dewell, b. 10 Apr 1804, Granville, NY; d. 8 Aug 1883; resided Ontario Centre, NY.

Census

• 1790, Granville, Washington Co., NY: Joseph Whitney, 1 males over 16, 2 males 0-15, and 3 females.
• 1800, Granville, Washington Co., NY: Joseph Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 10-15, 2 males 0-9, 1 female 16-25, and 2 females 0-9.
• 1810, Granville, Washington County, NY: Joseph Whitney, 1 male over 45, 2 males 10-15, 1 female over 45, 2 females 16-25, 2 females 10-15, and 1 female 0-9.
• 1810, Granville, Washington County, NY: Parley Whitney, 1 male 26-45, 1 female 26-45, 2 females under 10, 1 other free person. This was his son Perley.
• 1820, Granville, Washington County, NY: Joseph Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 18-25, 1 male 0-9, 1 female over 45, and 4 females 16-25; 2 engaged in agriculture.
• 1820, Granville, Washington County, NY: Joseph Whitney Jun., 1 male 26-44, 1 male 0-9, 1 female 26-44, and 1 female 0-9; 1 engaged in agriculture. This was his son Joseph.
• 1820, Granville, Washington County, NY: Zeruah Whitney, 1 male 0-9, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 10-15, and 2 females 0-9. This is his widowed daughter-in-law Zeruiah.
• 1830: not found.
• 1830, Granville, Washington County, NY: Joseph Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 10-14, 1 male 5-9, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 30-39, 2 females 15-19, 1 female 10-14, 1 female 5-9. This was his son Joseph.
• 1830, widowed daughter-in-law Zeruiah not found.
• 1840, widowed daughter-in-law Zeruiah not found.
• 1840, Granville, Washington Co., MA: Joseph Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 2 males 20-29, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 10-14, 1 male 5-9, 1 female 40-49, 1 female 20-29, 1 female 15-19, 1 female 10-14, 1 female 5-9, 1 female 0-4; 5 engaged in agriculture.

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. 113.

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