Family:Whitney, Jesse (1794-1849)

Jesse⁷ Whitney (Joel⁶, Jonas⁵, Jonas⁴, Moses³, Richard², John¹), son of Joel⁶ and Lydia (Willard) Whitney, was born 8 Nov 1794, Fitzwilliam, NH, and died 4 Jul 1849, OH, of typhoid fever.

He married 12 May 1825, Butler Co., OH, Martha Flowers.^[1] She died before 5 Sep 1849, Hancock Co., OH [sic: she was living at the 1850 and 1860 censuses].

With his brother Joel he went to Ohio, where he married and followed agricultural pursuits. He amassed quite a fortune. Resided in Ohio.

Children of Jesse⁷ and Martha (Flowers) Whitney:

i.	Willard8 Whitney, b. ca. 1826, OH; poss. m. 29 Mar 1855, Wood Co., OH, Nancy Wickham.
ii.	(daughter) Whitney, b. say 1828; deduced from 1830 and 1840 censuses; possibly the same as Lydia Whitney who m. 16 Sep 1847, Hancock Co., OH, Ira Fuller
iii.	Jesse Whitney, b. ca. 1830, OH.
iv.	(son) Whitney, b. say 1832; deduced from 1840 census; not in family in 1850; possibly the same as Ephraim Whitney, farmer, aged 18, born in OH, who died 1849-1850 in Hancock Co., OH, of typhoid fever.
v.	Martha Whitney, b. ca. 1834, OH.
vi.	Elizabeth Whitney, b. ca. 1836, OH.
vii.	Joel Whitney, b. ca. 1839, OH.
viii.	Amanda Whitney, b. ca. 1841, OH; d. after 1860.
ix.	Harriet E. Whitney, b. ca. 1843, OH; not in family in 1860.
x.	Hannah Whitney, b. ca. 1847, OH; d. after 1860.
xi.	John Whitney, b. ca. 1849, OH; not in family in 1860.

Census

• 1820: not found.
• 1830, Johnson Twp., Champaign Co., OH: Jese Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 2 males 0-4, 1 female 20-29, and 1 female 0-4.
• 1840, Findley, Hancock Co., OH: Jesse Whiteney, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 10-14, 2 males 5-9, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 30-39, 1 female 15-19, 1 female 10-14, 1 female 5-9, and 1 female 0-4; 3 engaged in agriculture.
• 1850 Mortality Schedule, Hancock Co., OH:

Name County, State Year Sex Birth Age Month Cause Occupation Whitney, Ephraim Hancock Co., OH 1850 M OH 18 NG Typhoid Fvr Farmer Whitney, Jesse Hancock Co., OH 1850 M NH 54 NG Typhoid Fvr Farmer

• 1850, Findlay, Hancock Co., OH:

2 2 Martha Whitney 43 F - $4500 Ohio Illiterate Willard 24 M - Farmer Ohio Jesse 20 M - Ohio Martha 16 F - Ohio Attended school Elizabeth 14 F - Ohio Attended school Joel 11 M - Ohio Attended school Amanda 9 F - Ohio Attended school Harriet E. 7 F - Ohio Attended school Hannah 3 F - Ohio John 1 M - Ohio

• 1860, Findlay, Hancock Co., OH:

1174 1140 Martha Whitney 53 F - Weaver $1000 $75 O. Illiterate Amanda 19 F - " Hannah 14 F - " Attended school

• 1870, Martha not found.
• 1880, Martha not found.

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. 305.

1.^  Ohio Marriage Records, 1789-1850.

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