Family:Whitney, Joseph (1774-a1810)
Joseph7 Whitney (Jonathan6, Joseph5, Benjamin4, Joseph3, John2, John1), son of Jonathan6 and Susanna (Norcross) Whitney, was born 16 Jun 1774, Watertown, MA, [1] was baptized 21 Jun 1774, Watertown, MA,[2] and died after 1810.
Marriage intentions were published 25 Jun 1798, Watertown, MA, for him "Jr." and Rebecca Priest "of Groton".[3] She was probably the Rebecca Priest born 24 Mar 1772, Bolton, MA, daughter of Jeremiah and Rebecca (Houghton) Priest.
Children of Joseph7 and Rebecca (Priest) Whitney (probably incomplete):
i. George8 Whitney, b. ca. 1810, d. 7 Apr 1860, Watertown, MA, aged 50 years, of asthma, widower.[4]
Census
He has not been found in any census record.
References
1.^ "Joseph Whitney, s. Jonathan & Sufanna Whitney, b. 16 Jun 1774," according to Watertown Vital Records, volume 3, page 170.
2.^ "21 Jun 1774, Joseph, s. of Jonathan Whitney, bapt.," according to Watertown Vital Records, volume 4, page 108.
3.^ "Joseph Whitney, Jr., of Watertown & Rebecca Priest of Groton, int. 25 Jun 1798," according to Watertown Vital Records, volume 4, page 228.
4.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 139, page 190. See also 1860 Mortality Schedule, Massachusetts, where his age was given as 48 years, not 50.
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