Family:Whitney, Levi (1792-1852)

Levi Whitney (Lemuel), son of Lemuel and Mary (-----) Whitney, was born 5 Feb 1792, Orange, MA,^[1] and died 23 May 1852, Adams, MA, aged 60 years 3 months 18 days, of consumption, laborer, son of Lemuel and ----- Whitney.^[2]

He married, 30 Oct 1816, Royalston, MA, Sally Metcalf,^[3] daughter of Michael and Mary (Whittemore) Metcalf.^[4] She was born 22 Mar 1791, Royalston, MA,^[5] and died after 1850.

They resided 1850 Adams, Berkshire Co., MA.

Children of Levi and Sally (Metcalf) Whitney:

i.	Lucretia Whitney, b. 19 Oct 1817, Royalston, MA.[6]
ii.	Lorana Whitney, b. 28 Dec 1818, Warwick, MA.[7]
iii.	Lysander Whitney, b. 13 Nov 1820, Warwick, MA.[8]
iv.	Louisa Whitney, b. 20 Mar 1822, Warwick, MA.[9]
v.	Lorenzo H. Whitney, b. 20 Feb 1824, Warwick, MA.[10]
vi.	Lorana C. Whitney, b. 11 Aug 1826, Warwick, MA.[11]
vii.	Erastus L. Whitney, b. 6 Jan 1829, Warwick, MA.[12]
viii.	Amory Whitney, b. 19 Aug 1831, Warwick, MA;[13] d. 14 Feb 1832, Warwick, MA.[14]

Census

• 1820, Warwick, Franklin Co., MA: Levi Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 10-15, and 2 females 0-9; 1 engaged in agriculture.
• 1830, Warwick, Franklin Co., MA: Levi Whitney
• 1840: not found.
• 1850, Adams, Berkshire Co., MA

References

1.^  "Levi [Whitney], s. Lemuel and Mary, [born] Feb. 5, 1792. In Orange," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Royalston, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1850 (1906)

2.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910"

3.^  "Levi [Whitney] and Sally Metcalf, [married] Oct. 30, 1816," according to Royalston Vital Records.

4.^  Ibid.

5.^  Ibid.

6.^  "Lucretia [Whitney], d. Levi and Sally, [born] Oct. 19, 1817," according to Royalston Vital Records. Also, "Lucretia [Whitney], d. Levi and wife, [born] 19 Oct 1817," according to Jay Mack Holbrook, microfiches of the original Warwick vital record books (Holbrook Research Institute, Oxford, MA), vol. 2, p. 243.

7.^  "Lorana [Whitney], d. Levi and wife, [born] 28 Dec 1818," according to Warwick Vital Records, vol. 2, p. 243.

8.^  "Lysander [Whitney], d. Levi and wife, [born] 13 Nov 1820," according to Warwick Vital Records, vol. 2, p. 243.

9.^  "Louisa [Whitney], d. Levi and wife, [born] 20 Mar 1822," according to Warwick Vital Records, vol. 2, p. 243.

10.^  "Lorenzo H. [Whitney], s. Levi and wife, [born] 20 Feb 1824," according to Warwick Vital Records, vol. 2, p. 243.

11.^  "Lorana C. [Whitney], d. Levi and wife, [born] 11 Aug 1826," according to Warwick Vital Records, vol. 2, p. 243.

12.^  "Erastus L. [Whitney], s. Levi and wife, [born] 6 Jan 1829," according to Warwick Vital Records, vol. 2, p. 243.

13.^  "Amory [Whitney], s. Levi and wife, [born] 19 Aug 1831," according to Warwick Vital Records, vol. 2, p. 243.

14.^  "Amory [Whitney], s. Levi and wife, [died] 14 Feb 1832," according to Warwick Vital Records, vol. 2, p. 243.

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