Family:Whitney, Milton (1786-1839)

Milton⁶ Whitney (Asa⁵, Joshua⁴, William³, Joshua², John¹), son of Asa⁵ and Hepsibath (Watrous) Whitney; born Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Apr 7, 1786; married there Jan 8, 1809, Lydia Cleveland, born Sep 18, 1786; died Pittsfield, Ohio, Aug 23, 1869.

Milton Whitney was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, where his children were all born. In 1830 he moved to Ohio, became a large land owner and prominent business man. He died Sep 4, 1839; resided Pittsfield, Massachusetts, and Pittsfield, Ohio.

Children of Milton⁶ and Lydia (Cleveland) Whitney:

i.	Asa Watrous7 Whitney, born Jan 11, 1810; married Mary A. Wightman.
ii.	Clarissa Weller Whitney, born Mar 2, 1813; married Hiram Humphrey. She died Dec 28, 1879. Had 7 ch.
iii.	Welthy Ann Whitney, born 12 May 1815; married 6 Jul 1835, Lorenzo Wadsworth. He was born Becket, Massachusetts, Aug 27, 1813; died Sep 26, 1869. Was a prominent citizen. She died Apr 8, 1851. Ch.: Frank, born Oct 14, 1838; married Ella Leonard; resided Wellington, Ohio. Frances Mary, born Sep 3, 1843; married William Babcock; resided Marshall, Texas.
iv.	Oliver W. Whitney, born Feb 23, 1817; married Esther Rising.
v.	Silas D. Whitney, born Mar 3, 1820; married Electa N. Parsons.
vi.	Charles Henry Whitney, born Apr 6, 1824; married Elvira Sheldon.
vii.	Frederick Centre Whitney, born 15 Jun 1828; unmarried; resided Pittsfield, Ohio.
viii.	Chauncy Whitney, born Apr 29, 1811; died Mar 21, 1812.

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. 224.

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