Family:Whitney, Aaron (1786-1860)

Aaron⁶ Whitney (Benjamin⁵, Joseph⁴, Joseph³, Jonathan², John¹), son of Benjamin⁵ and Rebecca (Fitch) Whitney, was born 22 Feb 1786, Pepperell, MA,^[1] and died 22 Feb 1860, Tunbridge, VT.

He married, 6 Jun 1815, Pepperell, MA, Betsey Parker.^[2] She was born 13 Jan 1796, and died 18 Jan 1867.

He was born in Pepperell, MA, and soon after his marriage moved to Tunbridge, VT. There he erected a temporary log cabin until he could make the brick and build a house in which he ever afterwards resided. The place is known to this day as Whitney Hill. Aaron was a farmer. He resided Pepperell, MA, and Tunbridge, VT.

Children of Aaron⁶ and Betsey (Parker) Whitney:

i.	Aaron P.7 Whitney, b. 2 Oct 1815, m. Phyrilla Durkee.
ii.	Sibbel E. Whitney, b. 28 Sep 1817; d. 4 Mar 1893; m. 5 Nov 1837, Nathaniel Hall. Ch.: S. Norman, resided Chicago; is on Board of Trade.
iii.	Rebecca F. Whitney, b. 7 Oct 1820; m. 15 Nov 1847, Nathaniel King resided Tunbridge, VT.
iv.	Henrietta V. Whitney, b. 11 Dec 1822; m. 24 Jun 1844, Charles W. Blis; resided Bethel, VT. He is a farmer; was b. 16 Sep 1814. Ch.: Willis Whitney, b. 28 Jul 1845; m. 18 Oct 1867; d. 22 Mar 1888; William Henry, b. 5 Oct 1847; m. 9 Sep 1873, Middlebury, Addison County, VT; Daniel Webster, b. 18 Feb 1852; m. 17 Jun 1891, -----, Bethel, Windsor County, VT.
v.	William F. Whitney, b. 8 May 1825; m. Jane Sprague.
vi.	Abijah Whitney, b. 6 Feb 1829; d. 13 Oct 1837.
vii.	Carlos Whitney, b. 5 May 1831; m. Helen M. Corwin.
viii.	Sarah A. Whitney, b. 14 May 1833; d. 9 Jun 1859, Chelsea, VT; m. 25 Oct 1854, James Lewis. Mr. Lewis now resides in Worcester, MA. Ch.: Flora E., b. 6 Oct 1855; d. 21 Mar 1859; Harriett Ellen, d. 18 Jun 1859.
ix.	Ellen Whitney, b. 14 Dec 1837; m. 13 Mar 1865, Elizur F. Howe, b. July 17, 1837; resided Tunbridge, VT. Ch.: Anne R., b. 10 Dec 1867; William Whitney, b. 19 Aug 1872; Sadie A., b. 15 Dec 1875; Elmer E., b. 22 Oct 1882.

Census

• 1820, Tunbridge, Orange Co., VT: Aaron Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 0-9, 2 females 16-25, 1 female 10-15, and 2 females 0-9; 1 engaged in agriculture.
• 1830, Tunbridge, Orange Co., VT: Aaron Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 10-14, 2 males 0-4, 1 female 20-29, 1 female 5-9, and 2 females 0-4.
• 1840, Tunbridge, Orange Co., VT: Aaron Whitney, 1 male 50-59, 2 males 15-19, 1 male 5-9, 1 female 40-49, 2 females 15-19, 1 female 5-9, and 1 female 0-4; 3 in agriculture.
• 1850, Tunbridge, Orange Co., VT:

41 44 Aaron Whitney 64 M - Farmer $2500 Mass. Betsey " 54 F - " William F. " 25 M - Vt. Carlos " 19 M - " Attended school Sarah Anne " 17 F - " Attended school Ellen " 12 F - " Attended school Joseph W. Smith 25 M - Shoemaker N.H.

• 1860, Tunbridge, Orange Co., VT:

2334 2502 Carlos Whitney 29 M - Farmer $3500 $1000 Vermont Helen M. " 23 F - " Harvey A. " 1 M - " Betsey " 64 F - Mass. Ellen " 23 F - Vermont Horace L. " 15 M - " Attended school

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), pp. 208-209.

1.^  "Aaron [Whitney], s. Benjamin & w. [Rebecca], b. Feb. 22, 1786," according to George A. Rice, comp. and ed., Vital Records of Pepperell, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1985).

2.^  "Aaron [Whitney], and Betsy Parker, [married] June 6, 1815," according to Pepperell Vital Records.

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