Family:Whitney, Charles (1742-a1783)

Charles⁶ Whitney (Aaron⁵, Moses⁴, Moses³, Richard², John¹), son of Aaron⁵ and Alice (Baker) Whitney, was born 14 May 1742, Petersham or Littleton, MA.

He "of Petersham" married, 31 Oct 1765, Petersham, MA, Elisabeth Kimball "of Fitchburg", daughter of Amos and Dorothy (Hazeltine) Kimball, born 20 Apr 1745, Lunenburg, MA, and died 4 Sep 1784, Royalston, MA, aged 40 years.

He resided Phillipston, VT, but birth of children also indicates that he lived for at least a time in Templeton, Worcester, MA. He lived at Phillipston, VT.

Children of Charles⁶ and Elisabeth (Kimball) Whitney:

i.	Bezaleel7 Whitney, b. 29 Sep 1766, Templeton, MA; d. between 1820 and 1830; "of New Salem" m. 13 Oct 1795, Pelham, MA, Lucy Shays "of Greenwich", daughter of Daniel and Abigail (Gilbert) Shays. Resided New Salem, MA, and Ogden, Genesee Co., NY.
ii.	Charles Whitney, b. 13 Jul 1768, Templeton, MA.
iii.	Betty Whitney, b. 12 Aug 1770, Templeton, MA.
iv.	Dolly Whitney, b. 14 Feb 1773, Templeton, MA.
v.	Amos Kimball Whitney, b. 15 Apr 1775, Templeton, MA.
vi.	Arathusea Whitney, b. 29 Apr 1777, Templeton, MA; d. 8 Jun 1833, Winchester, NH; m. about 1794, Capt. Oliver Doolittle of Northfield, MA. Resided Lyndon, VT.
vii.	Abel Whitney, b. 26 Mar 1780, Royalston, MA.
viii.	Lucy Kendall Whitney, b. 9 Sep 1783, Royalston, MA.

Census

• 1771, Templeton, MA (tax list): Charles Whitney.
• 1790: not found.
• 1800: not found.
• (perhaps) 1810, Phelps, Ontario Co., NY: Bezaleel Whitney 11010-21020. This was perhaps a son.
• 1820, Ogden, Genesee Co., NY: Bezelel Whitney (incorrectly indexed as Beyelet), 110101-31001-03. This is a son.

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