Family:Whitney, Whitford (1796-1874)
Whitford6 Whitney (Asa5, Matthias4, Cornelius3, Joshua2, John1), son of Asa5 and Alithea (-----) Whitney, was born 6 May 1796, Killingly, CT, and died after 1870.
He married firstly, 10 Nov 1817, Patience Slafter, daughter of Silas and Beulah (Adams) Slafter. She was born 3 Nov 1791, Foster, RI, and died 18 Oct 1820.
He married secondly, 16 Nov 1823, Foster, RI, Mehitabel Hopkins, daughter of Peleg and Elizabeth (Place) Hopkins. She was born about 1801, Foster, RI, and died after 1860, and apparently before 1870.
Children of Whitford6 and Patience (Slafter) Whitney:
i. Calista7 Whitney, b. 12 Jan 1819, CT; m. 7 May 1838, Horace Cornell.
Children of Whitford6 and Mehitabel (Hopkins) Whitney:
ii. Patience7 Whitney, b. ca. 1824, Killingly, CT. iii. John Olney Whitney, b. ca. 1826, Killingly, CT; m. before 1850, Frances Bowen. iv. Malora Whitney, b. ca. 1829, Killingly, CT. She is supposedly the Catherine Whitney who m. 13 Apr 1851, Thompson, CT, George Morse. v. Delilah Whitney, b. ca. 1831, Killingly, CT. vi. Harriet J. Whitney, b. ca. 1833, Killingly, CT. vii. Mary Ann Whitney, b. ca. 1835, Killingly, CT. viii. Alfred C. Whitney, b. ca. 1836, Killingly, CT. ix. George H. Whitney, b. ca. 1838, Plainfield, CT. x. Clarissa Augusta Whitney, b. ca. 1843, Pomfret, CT; m. ca. 1862, Frederick William Lovering.
Census
He resided with his parents' family in 1800 and 1810.
- 1820, Killingly, Windham Co., CT: Whitford Whitney, 1 male 16-25, 1 female 26-44, and 1 female 0-9; 1 engaged in agriculture. This was his son.
- 1830: not found.
- 1840, Thompson, Windham Co., MA: Whitford Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 10-14, 2 males 0-4, 1 female 30-39, 1 female 20-29, 1 female 15-19, 2 females 10-14, and 3 females 5-9; 3 engaged in manufacture or trades.
- 1850, Thompson, Windham Co., MA:
101 110 Whitford Whitney 54 M - Farmer Killingly, Ct. Mahitable " 49 F - Foster, R.I. Eliza Angell 29 F - " " Insane Patience Whitney 26 F - Killingly, Ct. Malora " 21 F - " " Delilah " 19 F - " " Harriet J. " 17 F - Killingly, Ct. Mary Ann " 15 F - " " Alfred C. " 14 M - " " George H. " 12 M - Plainfield, " Attended school Clarissa A. " 1 F - Pomfret, " Attended school
Clarissa was probably 7, not 1.
351 394 Joseph Seaver 55 M - Farmer Worcester, Mass. Mary " 45 F - Sturbridge, " George S. " 21 M - Woodstock, Ct. Margaret M. " 12 F - Thompson, " John Whitney 24 M - Unknown Frances " 22 F - "
1112 1220 Whitford Whitney 64 M - Laborer $1000 $300 Conn. Mahitable " 60 F - " Patience " 35 F - " Harriet " 29 F - " Augusta " 18 F - " Alfred " 22 M - " Eliza Angel 33 F - "
95 112 Whitney, Whitford 72 M W Farmer $1200 $500 Rhode Island Male citizen over 21 Newton, Lydia 19 F W Domestic Servant Conn.
References
- For son Whitford Whitney, see Ancestry World Tree and another Ancestry World Tree.
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