Family:Whitney, Nathan (1784-1843)

Nathan⁷ Whitney (Timothy⁶, Thomas⁵, Thomas⁴, Eleazer³, Thomas², John¹), son of Timothy⁶ and Phebe (Reed) Whitney, was born 15 Aug 1784, Marlborough, MA,^[1] and died before 1843, Pittsfield, Lorain Co., OH.

He married, 16 May 1805, Athol, MA, Sina Wheeler,^[2] daughter of Zaccheus and Silence (Leland) Wheeler. She was born 9 Apr 1786, Sutton, MA,^[3] and died after 1843.

On 19 Sep 1843, Pittsfield Township, Lorain Co., OH, will proved; names wife Sina; sons Alva, Ira, William W., Nathan H., and George F.; and four daughters Lusina and Lusinda Whitney, Mrs. Lincoln, and Mrs. Wilden.^[4]

Children of Nathan⁷ and Sina (Wheeler) Whitney:

i.	Alva8 Whitney, b. 6 Mar 1806, Athol, MA;[5] d. 1886, Granville, Putnam Co., IL; m. Lydia Heald.
ii.	Ira Whitney, b. 30 Jul 1807, Athol, MA;[6] d. after 1850; m. Susannah -----.
iii.	Anna Whitney, b. 30 Mar 1809, Athol, MA;[7] living 1843; m. about 1835, Stillman W. Lincoln.
iv.	William Wheeler Whitney, b. 12 Mar 1811, Athol, MA;[8] living 1843.
v.	George F. Whitney, b. 16 Aug 1814, Orange, MA;[9] living 1843.
vi.	Loisa Whitney, b. 27 Sep 1816, Orange, MA;[10] d. 1846; m. 4 Jul 1838, Lorain Co., OH, Joel Wilder.
vii.	Lusina Whitney, b. say 1818;[11] living 1843; m. 9 Aug 1836, Lorain Co., OH, Joseph Stilloway or David Sillaway.
viii.	Almira Whitney, b. ca. 1823, VT; m. 23 May 1842, Lorain Co., OH, Joel Wilder.
ix.	Lucinda Whitney, b. ca. 1825, VT;[12] d. after 1850; m. 1 May 1846, Lorain Co., OH, Jesse West.
x.	Nathan H. Whitney, b. ca. 1827, VT;[13] d. after 1850; m. Almira -----.

Census

• 1810, Orange, Hampshire Co., MA: Nathan Whitney, 1 male 16-25, 2 males 0-9, 1 female 16-25, 1 female 0-9.
• 1820, Peru, Bennington Co., VT: Nathan Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 2 males 10-15, 1 male 0-9, 1 female over 45, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 10-15, and 2 females 0-9; 2 engaged in agriculture.
• 1830, Peru, Bennington Co., VT: Nathan Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 2 males 20-29, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 40-49, 1 female 15-19, 2 females 10-14, and 2 females 0-4.
• 1840, Pittsfield, Lorain Co., OH: Nathan Whitney, 1 male 50-60, 1 male 20-30, 1 male 10-14, 2 males under 5, 1 female 40-50, 1 female 20-29, 1 female 15-19, 1 female under 5, 9 total, 2 in agriculture.
• 1840, Pittsfield, Lorain Co., OH: Alvin Whitney, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 20-29, and 1 female 0-4; 1 engaged in agriculture.
• 1840, Pittsfield, Lorain Co., OH: Ira Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 2 males 5-9, 2 males 0-4, and 1 female 30-39; 1 engaged in agriculture.
• 1850, Pittsfield, Lorain Co., OH:

342 345 Lina Whitney 64 F - Mass. George 14 M - Vermont Lucina West 25 F - Do Subia " 2 F - Ohio

• 1850, Pittsfield, Lorain Co., OH:

397 401 Alvah Whitney 44 M - Carpenter & Joiner $600 Mass. Lydia 42 F - Vermont Lydia 17 F - " Attended school Ann 15 F - Ohio Attended school Mary 5 F - " Attended school

• 1850, Pittsfield, Lorain Co., OH:

460 464 Ira Whitney 43 M - Farmer Mass. Susannah 42 F - " George 17 M - Labor Vermont Attended school Nathan 17 M - do " Attended school Levi 13 M - Mass. Attended school Hugh 11 M - Ohio Attended school Almira 8 F - " Attended school Susan 6 F - " Attended school Lydia 4 F - " Ira 1 M - "

• 1850, Pittsfield, Lorain Co., OH:

341 344 Nathan Whitney 23 M - Farmer $1200 Vermont Married in year Amelia 20 F - N.Y. Married in year

References

1.^  "Nathan [Whitney], s. Timothy and Phebe, [born] Aug. 15, 1784," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Marlborough, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1908), pp. 194-196.

2.^  "Nathan [Whitney] of Royalston and Sina Wheeler, [married] May 16, 1805," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Athol, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1910), p. 176.

3.^  "Sina [Wheeler], d. Zaccheus and Silance, [born] April 9, 1786," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Sutton, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1907).

4.^  E-mail message, 29 Mar 2002, from Laurie Skillern ([email protected]).

5.^  "Alva [Whitney], d. Nathan and Sina, [born] March 6, 1806," according to Athol Vital Records, pp. 96-97.

6.^  "Ira [Whitney], s. Nathan and Sina, [born] July 30, 1807," according to Athol Vital Records, pp. 96-97.

7.^  "Anna [Whitney], d. Nathan and Sina, [born] March 30, 1809," according to Athol Vital Records, pp. 96-97.

8.^  "William Wheeler [Whitney], s. Nathan and Sina, [born] March 12, 1811," according to Athol Vital Records, pp. 96-97.

9.^  E-mail message, 29 Mar 2002, from Laurie Skillern ([email protected]).

10.^  "George [Whitney], ch. Nathan & Sina (name unclear), [born] Aug. 16, 1814," according to Jay Mack Holbrook, Vital Records of Orange, Massachusetts, to 1891 (Oxford, MA: Holbrook Research Institute, Oxford, MA, 1983).

11.^  "Loisa, dau. Nathan and Sina, Sep. 27, 1816," according to Orange Vital Records.

12.^  E-mail message, 29 Mar 2002, from Laurie Skillern ([email protected]).

13.^  Ibid.

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