Family:Whitney, Luther (1780-a1820)

Luther⁶ Whitney (Joshua⁵, Eleazer⁴, Eleazer³, Thomas², John¹), son of Joshua⁵ and Betty (Wood) Whitney, was born 25 Jul 1780, Henniker, NH,^[1] and died after 1820.

He married firstly, 13 Jan 1803, Henniker, NH, Hannah Gordon.^[2] She was born 24 Jun 1778, and died 13 Dec 1804.

He married secondly, 26 Jun 1806, Washington, NH, Lydia "Nabby" Wood.^[3] She was born 9 May 1777, and died 16 Jan 1816.

He resided Henniker, Canaan, and Washington, NH, and Saratoga, NY.

Children of Luther⁶ and Hannah (Gordon) Whitney:

i.	Hannah7 Whitney, b. 1804; d. 10 Oct 1804.

Children of Luther⁶ and Nabby (Wood) Whitney:

ii.	Hannah Whitney, b. 7 Nov 1807, Henniker, NH.[4]
iii.	Livonia Whitney, b. 13 Jun 1809, Henniker, NH.[5]
iv.	Orpha Whitney, b. -----; m. William Wood of New York.
v.	Martin Whitney, b. -----; resided Michigan.

Census

• 1810, Washington, Cheshire Co., NH: Luther Whitney, 1 male 26-45, 1 female 26-45, 2 females under 10.
• 1820, Wilton, Saratoga Co., NY: Luther Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 10-15, and 4 females 0-9; 1 engaged in agriculture.
• 1830: not found.
• 1840: not found.

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. 194.

1.^  New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.

2.^  "Luther Whitney & Hannah Gordon, m. 13 Jan 1803, Henniker, Merrimack Co., NH," according to New Hampshire, Vital Records, Marriage Index.

3.^  "Luther Whitny & Lydia Wood, m. 26 Jun 1806, Washington, Sullivan Co., NH," according to New Hampshire, Vital Records, Marriage Index.

4.^  New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.

5.^  New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.

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