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[[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John<sup>1</sup>]]),
 
[[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John<sup>1</sup>]]),
 
son of [[Family:Whitney, Joshua (1713-1786)|Joshua<sup>5</sup> and Mehitable (Wilson) Whitney]],{{ref|1}}
 
son of [[Family:Whitney, Joshua (1713-1786)|Joshua<sup>5</sup> and Mehitable (Wilson) Whitney]],{{ref|1}}
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was born 11 Nov 1758, Spencer, Massachusetts,{{ref|2}}, and died 18 Nov 1850, Pike, Allegany County, New York.
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was born 11 Nov 1758, Spencer, MA,{{ref|2}}, and died 18 Nov 1850, Pike, Allegany County, NY.
  
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He married 7 Jun 1781, Spencer, Massachusetts, '''Esther Prouty'''.  She was born 11 Jun 1764, Spencer, Massachusetts, and died in Langdon, New Hampshire.
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He married 7 Jun 1781, Spencer, MA, '''Esther Prouty'''.  She was born 11 Jun 1764, Spencer, MA, and died in Langdon, NH.
  
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He married secondly, 30 Oct 1794, Langdon, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, '''Electa Sawtell''', daughter of Obadiah and Elizabeth (Adams) Sawtell.  She was born 17 Apr 1776, Charlestown, New Hampshire.
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He married secondly, 30 Oct 1794, Langdon, Sullivan County, NH, '''Electa Sawtell''', daughter of Obadiah and Elizabeth (Adams) Sawtell.  She was born 17 Apr 1776, Charlestown, NH.
  
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Joshua Whitney settled in Langdon, New Hampshire, where he buried his first wife; then moved to Cavendish, Vermont, where he married Miss Sawtell. From there he went to the Genesee river in New York, and located at Pike in 1815. Served in the war of the Revolution two years from Spencer, Massachusetts, in the company from that town; was in two battles previous to the capture of Burgoyne, and was present at his surrender.  
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Joshua Whitney settled in Langdon, NH, where he buried his first wife; then moved to Cavendish, VT, where he married Miss Sawtell. From there he went to the Genesee river in New York, and located at Pike in 1815. Served in the war of the Revolution two years from Spencer, MA, in the company from that town; was in two battles previous to the capture of Burgoyne, and was present at his surrender.  
  
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Washington Whitney, of East Middletown, Dane County, Wisconsin, and Dr. Joshua Whitney, of Emmettsburg, Iowa, are descendants of Joshua and Electa. He resided Spencer, Massachusetts, Langdon and Dalton, New Hampshire, Cavendish, Vermont, and Pike, New York.  
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Washington Whitney, of East Middletown, Dane County, WI, and Dr. Joshua Whitney, of Emmettsburg, IA, are descendants of Joshua and Electa. He resided Spencer, MA, Langdon and Dalton, NH, Cavendish, VT, and Pike, NY.  
  
 
Children of Joshua<sup>6</sup> and Esther (Prouty) Whitney:
 
Children of Joshua<sup>6</sup> and Esther (Prouty) Whitney:
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| '''Charles<sup>7</sup> Whitney''', born about 1782, Spencer, Massachusetts.  
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| '''Charles<sup>7</sup> Whitney''', b. about 1782, Spencer, MA.  
 
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| '''Asahel Whitney''', born about 1784, Spencer, Massachusetts.
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| '''Asahel Whitney''', b. about 1784, Spencer, MA.
 
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| '''Abigail Whitney''', born 15 Jul 1788, Dalton, New Hampshire.
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| '''Abigail Whitney''', b. 15 Jul 1788, Dalton, NH.
 
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| '''John Whitney''', born 12 Sep 1792, Dalton, New Hampshire.
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| '''John Whitney''', b. 12 Sep 1792, Dalton, NH.
 
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| '''Joshua<sup>7</sup> Whitney''', born 11 Nov 1795, Dalton, New Hampshire
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| '''Joshua<sup>7</sup> Whitney''', b. 11 Nov 1795, Dalton, NH.
 
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| [[Family:Whitney, Obadiah (1798-1870)|'''Obadiah Whitney''']], b. 6 Apr 1798, Dalton, New Hampshire; m. Seba Streeter.
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| [[Family:Whitney, Obadiah (1798-1870)|'''Obadiah Whitney''']], b. 6 Apr 1798, Dalton, NH; m. Seba Streeter.
 
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| '''George Whitney''', born 13 Feb 1800, Dalton, New Hampshire.
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| '''George Whitney''', b. 13 Feb 1800, Dalton, NH.
 
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| '''Sally Whitney''', born 30 Mar 1803, Dalton, New Hampshire.
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| '''Sally Whitney''', b. 30 Mar 1803, Dalton, NH.
 
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| '''Washington Whitney''', born 2 Feb 1807, Dalton, New Hampshire; d. after 1880; m. Adelaide Post.
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| '''Washington Whitney''', b. 2 Feb 1807, Dalton, NH; d. after 1880; m. Adelaide Post.
 
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==References==
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== Census ==
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All data imported from [[Archive:The Descendants of John Whitney, page 139|Frederick Clifton Pierce, ''The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635'', (Chicago: 1895), p. 139]].
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* [[Archive:1790 Census Extracts, New Hampshire#14|1790, Langdon, Cheshire Co., NH]]: Joshua Whitney, 2 males over 16, 3 males 0-15, and 3 females.
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== References ==
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* All data imported from [[Archive:The Descendants of John Whitney, page 139|Frederick Clifton Pierce, ''The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635'', (Chicago: 1895), p. 139]].
  
 
1.{{note|1}} His parentage is proven by his birth record.
 
1.{{note|1}} His parentage is proven by his birth record.

Revision as of 01:58, 2 August 2007

Joshua6 Whitney (Joshua5, Nathaniel4, Nathaniel3, John2, John1), son of Joshua5 and Mehitable (Wilson) Whitney,[1] was born 11 Nov 1758, Spencer, MA,[2], and died 18 Nov 1850, Pike, Allegany County, NY.

He married 7 Jun 1781, Spencer, MA, Esther Prouty. She was born 11 Jun 1764, Spencer, MA, and died in Langdon, NH.

He married secondly, 30 Oct 1794, Langdon, Sullivan County, NH, Electa Sawtell, daughter of Obadiah and Elizabeth (Adams) Sawtell. She was born 17 Apr 1776, Charlestown, NH.

Joshua Whitney settled in Langdon, NH, where he buried his first wife; then moved to Cavendish, VT, where he married Miss Sawtell. From there he went to the Genesee river in New York, and located at Pike in 1815. Served in the war of the Revolution two years from Spencer, MA, in the company from that town; was in two battles previous to the capture of Burgoyne, and was present at his surrender.

Washington Whitney, of East Middletown, Dane County, WI, and Dr. Joshua Whitney, of Emmettsburg, IA, are descendants of Joshua and Electa. He resided Spencer, MA, Langdon and Dalton, NH, Cavendish, VT, and Pike, NY.

Children of Joshua6 and Esther (Prouty) Whitney:

i. Charles7 Whitney, b. about 1782, Spencer, MA.
ii. Asahel Whitney, b. about 1784, Spencer, MA.
iii. Abigail Whitney, b. 15 Jul 1788, Dalton, NH.
iv. John Whitney, b. 12 Sep 1792, Dalton, NH.

Children of Joshua6 and Electa (Sawtell) Whitney:

v. Joshua7 Whitney, b. 11 Nov 1795, Dalton, NH.
vi. Obadiah Whitney, b. 6 Apr 1798, Dalton, NH; m. Seba Streeter.
vii. George Whitney, b. 13 Feb 1800, Dalton, NH.
viii. Sally Whitney, b. 30 Mar 1803, Dalton, NH.
ix. Washington Whitney, b. 2 Feb 1807, Dalton, NH; d. after 1880; m. Adelaide Post.

Census

References

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

2.^  "Joshua [Whitney], s. Joshua and Mehitable, [born] Nov. 11, 1758," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Spencer, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Worcester, Massachusetts: The Systematic History Fund, 1909), pp. 115-116.

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