Family:Whitney, Paul (1777-1859)
Paul6 Whitney (Aaron5, Jonas4, Moses3, Richard2, John1), born Petersham, Massachusetts, 13 Apr 1777; married at Hinesburg, Vermont, Dollie Darwin; married 2d, St. Albans, Vermont, 1807, Lucinda Marsh, born 13 Dec 1786; died 3 Feb 1863.
Paul Whitney, born in Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts, was known from early manhood as a teacher by profession. During the first years of the century while teaching in Northern Vermont he met and married Miss Dollie Darwin, of Hinesburg, Vermont, daughter of Samuel Darwin, of Rutland, Vermont, who was so loyal to King George, over the sea, and the Tories, his lands were confiscated and he removed to Hinesburg. She was a person of acknowledged beauty, and to them was born one son, Samuel D., named for her father. Paul was a twin brother of Barnabas Whitney, also a teacher, and so alike in personal appearance they could exchange places in the schoolroom without being generally observed by the pupils. Both had fine faces, blond in complexion, tall and erect in form, with a dignified and graceful bearing. Paul possessed a poetic nature and gentle disposition, and was in Ma., verse and rhyme, in writing epitaphs, and ever ready with some anecdote or pun, making him a genial companion even in declining years. And though esthetic in taste, he had an admiring eye for fine horses and was very fond of animals and pets, and this characteristic is especially marked in this branch of the family. He spent the greater portion of his life in Dunham Canada, near the Vermont line, where he removed while still young, and married a second wife. To them were born ten children, all of whom have died but one daughter, Harriet, Mrs. Leavitt, who still resides in the Dominion. The names of the sons were Caius, Marcus, Wm. Wallace, Paul and Barnabas, the youngest. Here he was civil magistrate for more than thirty years, continuing his profession, teaching in the government schools. He was a member of the Church of England. He lived to a good age, his mind clear and active, his body elastic, until prostrated with dropsy of the heart, which continued for some time and of which he died at 82 years. He was one to make friends everywhere and was always a welcome guest. To know him was to love him. He died Oct.] 30, 1859; resided Bolton Centre, Canada.
Children of Paul6 Whitney:
i. Caroline7 Whitney, born 28 May 1809; married Simon Blake; resided Tamworth, N. H.; had ch., Ira, Cyrus and Lucinda. ii. Caius Cassius Whitney, born 2 Dec 1810; married Mary Ann Austin and Abigail H. Leach. iv. Marcus T. C. Whitney, born 25 Oct 1812; married Hannah Maria Lewis and Betsey W. Hall. v. Phebe Porter Whitney, born 3 Feb 1815; married John Cushing and Joseph Bailey and d.s.p. 16 Mar 1865, in Dover, New Hampshire. vi. William Wallace Whitney, born 29 Apr 1817; married Betsey Winter, Mrs. Perry, and Sarah Maria Eaton. vii. Samuel D. Whitney, born 18 Oct 1804; married Clarissa Read. viii. Lucinda Whitney, born 5 May 1819; died 15 May 1833. ix. Louisa Whitney, born 17 Oct 1821; married David Powell, of Bolton, P.Q. - Ch.: Oscar F. A., Parker P., resided East Bolton, P.Q., and Delia A.; died 27 Oct 1865.
x. Paul Whitney, born 28 Mar 1824; married Josephine Stow. They died about same time. He died 27 Dec 1861, and left one dau., Alice. xi. Harriett Heileman Whitney, born 7 Jul 1826; married 17 Aug 1858, Joel Leavitt; resided Bolton Centre, P.Q. - Ch.: Cynthia Perkins, born July 5, 1859; died 30 Aug 1869; Charles Joel, born 9 Jul 1860; married in 1883, and resided Newport, Vermont; Hiram Paul, born 29 Jan 1862; married July, 1885; resided Bolton Centre; Lucinda Marsh, born 11 Aug 1864; James Lincoln, born and died 21 Jun 1867; Elijah, born 7 Apr 1869; died 1876.
xii. Barnabas Whitney, born 27 Aug 1828; married Emily Bracey.
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), pp. 173-174.
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