Family:Whitney, Elijah (1788-1855)

Dea. Elijah⁷ Whitney (Lemuel⁶, Joshua⁵, Nathaniel⁴, Nathaniel³, John², John¹), born Springfield, Vermont, 3 Jul 1788; married 1 Jan 1812, there, Susannah Oaks; born Cohasset, Massachusetts, 14 Jan 1793; died 29 Jul 1854; married 2d, Jan., 1855, Susan James.

Elijah Whitney, youngest son of Dea. Lemuel and Thankful Griffith Whitney, was born in Springfield, Vermont, He was a man of large frame and powerful muscular development. In his youth and early manhood he was very fond of athletic sports, in which he excelled. He was also very fond of gunning and trapping, and in early life added not a little to his income by sales of peltry. He was a farmer most of his life, but at tone time owned a saw mill, in which he was very seriously hurt, after which he returned to farming. He inherited his father's aptitude in the use of tools, which in turn was inherited by his son James. He studied the veterinary science so far as it was then understood, and successfully practiced the art for many years. In 1822 he joined the Congregationalist church in Springfield and in 1832 was elected to the office of deacon. He was a man of earnest faith, and one of his wealthiest townsmen said, while looking into his open grave, "I would give all I am worth if I could die with Dea. Whitney's trust." Dea. Whitney died from the effects of a fall on the staircase of his own home. He died 24 Apr 1855; resided Springfield, Vermont.

Children of Elijah⁷ Whitney:

i.	Lucretia O.8 Whitney, born 3 Nov 1815; married 6 Mar 1840, James Lovell; one dau., Mary O., born 1841, resided Rogers Park, Illinois. The mother died July 29, 1853.
ii.	Thedotia H. Whitney, born 20 Mar 1819; died 12 Feb 1826.
iii.	James Whitney, born 1 Jul 1823; married Martha Damon.
iv.	Thedotia M. Whitney, born 1 Jan 1826; died 12 Feb 1826.
v.	Mary Jane Whitney, born 13 Jun 1830; died 18 Oct 1832.
vi.	Julia Ann. Whitney, born 8 Jun 1833; died 22 Jun 1835.

References

1. 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. 262.

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