Family:Whitney, Abel (1770-1845)

Abel⁶ Whitney (Benjamin⁵, Joseph⁴, Joseph³, Jonathan², John¹), son of Benjamin⁵, was born 15 Mar 1770, Pepperell, MA,^[1] and died 29 Jul 1845, Tunbridge, VT.

He married, 21 Mar 1793, Pepperell, MA, Phebe Scott.^[2] She died 23 Mar 1839.

Abel Whitney was born on a farm in Pepperell, MA. Soon after his marriage, in 1794, he moved to a farm in Tunbridge, VT, where he ever after resided.

Children of Abel⁶ and Phebe (Scott) Whitney:

i.	John7 Whitney, b. 28 Sep 1793; m. -----.
ii.	William Whitney, b. 29 Oct 1795; m. and d. s. p.
iii.	Harriett Whitney, b. 6 Aug 1797; m. 12 Aug 1828, Moses Ordway. Ch.: George, resided East Granville, VT; -----, resided CA; John, b. -----; d. 1864 in Govt. Hospital, Louisville, KY; was in First Wisconsin Cavalry; Henrietta, b. -----; m. Daniel Hunt; resided North Tunbridge; Harriett, b. -----.
iv.	Lewis Whitney, b. 6 Jan 1800; m. Emeline Nutting.
v.	Sally Whitney, b. 27 Dec 1801; d. 1883; married 28 Mar 1832, Darius S. Durkee; resided North Tunbridge. Ch.: Simeon P., resided North Tunbridge; Caroline.
vi.	Abel Whitney, b. 9 Feb 1804; m. Mary Hall.
vii.	Joseph Whitney, b. 27 Jan 1806; m. Caroline Pierce.
viii.	Henry Whitney, b. 3 Apr 1808; d. Sep 1892; m. ca. 1834, Fanny Bannister, and his widow resided South Royalton, VT. His son, Horace L., resided 9 Pelham St., Boston, MA.
ix.	Nancy Whitney, b. 24 Mar 1810; m. 24 Jan 1833, Roswell Durkee, b. 20 Oct 1808; d. 18 Nov 1890; resided North Tunbridge. Ch.: John, b. 2 Jan 1834 (physician); m. Mary J. Belknap; resided Tunbridge; Horace, b. 17 Jan 1837; m. Luttera P. Smith; resided Tunbridge; Abby C., b. 27 Aug 1840; m. Ezekiel Drew; resided Barre, VT; George W., b. 5 Oct 1843; m. Alice E. Noyes; resided Tunbridge; Charles, b. 7 Oct 1845; resided Tunbridge.
x.	George Whitney, b. 1 Sep 1812; m. Arathusa Gates; had five boys Albert, Milo F., John, Lewis, and Orlando.

Census

• 1800, Tunbridge, Orange Co., VT: Abel Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 2 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44, and 1 female 0-9.
• 1810, Tunbridge, Orange Co., VT: Abel Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 10-15, 3 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 10-15, and 2 females 0-9.
• 1820, Tunbridge, Orange Co., VT: Abel Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 18-25, 1 male 16-17, 2 males 10-15, 1 male 0-9, 1 female over 45, 2 females 16-25, and 1 female 10-15; 5 engaged in agriculture.
• 1820, sons William and John not found.
• 1830, Tunbridge, Orange Co., VT: Abel Whitney, 1 male 60-69, 3 males 20-29, 1 male 15-19, 1 female 60-69, and 3 females 20-29.
• 1830, sons William and John not found.
• 1840, Tunbridge, Orange Co., VT: Abel Whitney, 1 male 70-79, 3 males 20-29, 1 male 10-14, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 20-29, 1 female 15-19, and 1 female 5-9; 5 engaged in agriculture.
• 1840, sons William and John not found.
• 1840, Tunbridge, Orange Co., VT: Henry Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 2 males 0-4, 1 female 20-29, and 1 female 0-4; 1 engaged in manufacture or trades. This was his son Henry.
• 1850, Tunbridge, Orange Co., VT:

43 46 Henry Whitney 42 M - Carpenter & Joiner Vt. Fanny " 35 F - " George H. " 14 M - " Attended school Eli B. " 12 M - " Attended school Phebe E. " 11 F - " Attended school Lucina R. " 9 F - " Attended school Emma Jane " 7 F - " Attended school Horace L. " 4 M - " Attended school Sidney H. " 2 M - " Ada M. " 10/12 F - "

This was his son Henry.

• 1860, Tunbridge, Orange Co., MA:

2311 2478 Henry Whitney 53 M - Farmer Vermont Ida " 10 F - " Fannie " 45 F - " Mary " 8 F - " Charles " 5 M - "

This was his son Henry.

• 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

This was grandson Horace, son of son Henry Whitney. Carlos was son of Aaron, Abel's brother. Betsey was Aaron's widow.

• 1870, Randolph, Orange Co., VT, p. 31/370:

244 266 Whitny, Henry 62 M W Carpenter & Joiner Vermont Male citizen over 21 -----, Fannie 55 F W Keeping House " -----, Mary 17 F W At Home " Attended school

This was his son Henry.

• 1880, Royalton, Windsor Co., MA:

Lewis TALBURT 25 Self M M W VT Farmer VT VT Mary TALBURT 26 Wife F M W VT Keeping House VT VT Henry WHITNEY 72 Oth M M W VT Retired Farmer MA MA Fannie WHITNEY 66 Oth F M W VT MA MA

This was his son Henry.

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. 207-208.

1.^  "Abel [Whitney], s. Benjamin & w. [Mary], b. Mar. 15, 1770," 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.^  "Abel [Whitney], and Phebe Scott, [married] Mar. 21, 1793," according to Pepperell Vital Records.

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