Family:Whitney, Timothy (1766-1841)

Timothy⁶ Whitney (Timothy⁵, Jonas⁴, Moses³, Richard², John¹), son of Timothy⁵ and Alice (Whitney) Whitney,^[1] was born 22 Apr 1766, Petersham, MA,^[2] and died 14 Feb 1841, Lanesborough, MA.

He married firstly, Lois Baker. She was born 30 May 1770, and died 2 Mar 1826.

He married secondly, Mrs. Smith.

Timothy Whitney was born in Petersham, MA, but moved to Lanesborough early in life. He had all his children by his first wife, Lois Baker. He was a medium sized man, rather stocky in his old age, bald-headed, blue-eyed, very amiable, and fond of children, jolly, popular, and respected. He was the chief merchant in Lanesborough and postmaster for many years; also Register of Deeds for Berkshire County. He was a fine penman, accurate, and methodical. Was a prominent member of the Congregational Church. He resided Petersham, Otis, and Lanesborough, MA.

Children of Timothy⁶ and Lois (Baker) Whitney:

i.	Sophia7 Whitney, b. 18 Feb 1796; d. 9 Sep 1863; m. Henry Hubbard. He was born 22 May 1783, Sheffield, MA; d. 25 Dec 1863. He was a leading lawyer there. Ch.: Henry, b. 21 Jan 1816; d. unknown; Douglas S., b. 21 Jan 1817; d. 19 Sep 1885; John W., b. 9 Jan 1819; resided Waterville, NY; Sophia, b. 2 Apr 1820; d. 21 Mar 1826; Elizabeth A., b. 1 May 1822; m. Jun 1864, Albany, NY, Joseph E. A. Smith, b. 4 Feb 1822. He is the well known historian; resided Pittsfield; Frances, b. 9 Sep 1825; d. 1825; Fred, b. 1 Nov 1826; d. Jan 1890. Agnes, child of Douglas, resided Brooklyn, NY; Harry T., child of Fred, resided New York City.
ii.	Richard Whitney, b. 2 Aug 1800; m. Clarissa Tower.
iii.	Silas Whitney, b. -----; d. young; unmarried
iv.	Eliza Whitney, b. -----; d. 1826; m. 1823, Socrates Squier. Ch.: George L., only child, b. 1824. He resides in Buffalo, NY; is president of the George L. Squier Mfg. Company, manufacturers of sugar, rice, and coffee machinery, agricultural implements, and mill engines.
v.	Frances Adelia Whitney, b. 13 Oct. 1806, Lanesborough, Mass; d. 1874, Toledo, Ohio; m.(1) _______, m. (2) Obed Marshall. He was born 30 Oct. 1808, Nantucket, Mass., the son of Thomas Marshall and Sally (Gardner) Marshall; d. c. May 1838, alleged to have drowned in the Mississippi River. He was a doctor who moved west and established a homestead at Lake Lansing, Michigan with his brother Thomas, leaving Frances (who was pregnant at the time) and daughter Sarah behind with Frances' sister Sophia (Whitney) Hubbard and her husband in Pitsfield, Mass. Obed died before he could come back for Frances and their children. Ch.: Sarah Frances, b. 30 May 1836, Charlestown, MA; d. 16 May 1923, Glen Ridge, NJ; m.(1) 24 Nov. 1862, Pittsfield, MA, Nehemiah Waterman (1839-1872), m.(2) 14 Dec 1874, John Hyde Peck (1838-1911), residing in New Britain, CT; Helen Elizabeth, b. 1837, Pittsfield, MA.

Census

• 1790, Lanesborough, Berkshire Co., MA: Timothy Whitney, 1 male over 16 and 1 female.
• 1800, Lanesborough, Berkshire Co., MA: Timothy Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 3 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 16-25, and 1 female 0-9.
• 1810, Lanesborough, Berkshire Co., MA: Whitney, Timothy, 1 male over 45, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 0-9, 1 female 10-15, and 2 females 0-9.
• 1820, Lanesborough, Berkshire Co., MA: Timothy Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 18-25, 1 male 0-9, 1 female over 45, 1 female 16-25, and 1 female 10-15.
• 1830, Lanesborough, Berkshire Co., MA: Timothy Whitney, 1 male 60-69, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 60-69, 1 female 30-39, and 3 females 20-29; 1 free colored female 10-23.
• 1840, Lanesborough, Berkshire Co., MA: Timothy Whitney, 1 male 70-79, 1 female 50-59, 1 female 20-29, and 1 female 5-9.

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. 170.

1.^  His parentage is proven by his birth record.

2.^  "Timothy [Whitney], s. Timothy and Alice, [born] Apr. 22, 1766," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Petersham, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Worcester: The Systematic History Fund, 1904), p. 55]]

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