Family:Whitney, William Henry (1779-1853)

William Henry⁷ Whitney (Henry⁶, Benjamin⁵, Daniel⁴, Benjamin³, John², John¹), son of Henry⁶ and Hannah (Tombs) Whitney, was born 18 Jan 1779, Watertown, Massachusetts, died 8 Aug 1853, Aurora, Erie County, New York.

He married at Dummerston, Vermont, Fanny Miller.

They resided Dummerston, Vermont.

Children of William Henry⁷ and Fanny (Miller) Whitney:

i.	Betsey8 Whitney, b. 6 Oct 1800; m. 24 Jan 1821, Noble Holton.
ii.	Fanny Whitney, b. 9 Jan 1803; m. 15 Jun 1829, Worden Babcock.
iii.	William Whitney, b. 18 Oct 1804, VT.
iv.	Lydia Whitney, b. 14 Feb 1807, VT; m. 23 Oct 1828, Jeremiah 'Jerry' Perry.
v.	Mary Whitney, b. 15 Oct 1810; m. William Rice.
vi.	Hannah Whitney, b. 20 Oct 1812; m. ----- Plympton.
vii.	Henry Whitney, b. 5 Dec 1814.
viii.	Maria Whitney, b. 5 Jan 1817.
ix.	Charles Whitney, b. Jul 1819, VT.
x.	Catherine Whitney, b. Jan 1822.
xi.	Freedom Whitney, b. -----.
xii.	Lucy Whitney, b. -----.

Census

• 1800: not found.
• 1810: not found.
• 1820, Dummerston, Windham Co., VT: Henry Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 10-15, 2 males under 10, 1 female 26-45, 3 females 16-25, 2 females 10-15, 3 females under 10,
• 1830: not found.
• 1840: not found.
• 1850, Aurora, Erie Co., NY:

1209 1226 Henry Whitney 71 M - Farmer Mass. Anna 76 F - Vt.

• Note - His children are listed nearby

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. 160.

• Exact birth dates of children supplied by Deb Whitney from Archive:Bible Record of Henry and Fanny (Miller) Whitney.

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