Family:Whitney, Joel Barnard (1823-1889)

Joel Barnard⁹ Whitney (Torrey⁸, Moses⁷, Samuel⁶, Samuel⁵, Nathaniel⁴, Nathaniel³, John², John¹), son of Torrey⁸ and Betsey (Lamb) Whitney, was born 5 Jan 1823, Jackson, PA, and died 9 May 1889, Thompson, PA.

He married, 6 May 1842, Thompson, PA, Lucy Ann Babcock, daughter of Oren and Eliza Ann (Nash) Babcock. She was born 17 Aug 1822, Guilford, NY, and died 13 May 1892.

He was born in Jackson, PA, 5 Jan 1823, enlisted in the war 29 Feb 1864, and served until discharged 13 Jun 1865, in Company F, 50th New York Engineers. He resided Thompson, PA.

Children of Joel Barnard⁹ and Lucy Ann (Babcock) Whitney:

i.	Amorette E.10 Whitney, b. 2 May 1844; d. 1 Oct 1873; m. 24 Mar 1861, William Henry Truax; resided Thompson. Children: a. Lovell Truax, b. 21 Feb 1863. b. Lillian I. Truax, b. 6 Nov 1864. c. Adelbert H. Truax, b. 11 Feb 1867; d. 16 Mar 1869. d. Myron C. Truax, b. 27 Oct 1871; d. 1 Feb 1875.
ii.	Leander B. Whitney, b. 21 Oct 1846; m. Jennie M. Rogers.
iii.	Alonzo E. Whitney, b. 27 May 1850; m. Della F. Simpson.
iv.	Emma C. Whitney, b. 15 Aug 1856; m. 3 Jul 1881, Charles Brink, b. 11 Dec 1856; resided New Milford, PA. Children: a. Edna M. K. Brink, b. 12 Aug 1882. b. Archie Brink, b. 23 Nov 1885. c. Clyde Brink, b. 25 Jul 1887. d. Cora E. Brink, b. 17 Aug 1889.
v.	Evelyn E. Whitney, b. 15 Aug 1856; m. 18 Nov 1877, Henry Stafford, b. 8 Apr 1852; resided West Lawrence, NY. Children: a. May S. Stafford, b. 12 Dec 1878. b. John L. Stafford, b. 19 Apr 1882. c. Clayton Stafford, b. b. 25 May 1888.

Census

• 1850, Thompson, Susquehanna Co., PA:

33 34 Barret Whitney 27 M - Farmer $800 Pa. Lucy Ann " 27 F - N. York Amorett " 6 F - Pa. Attended school Leander B. " 3 M - Do Alonzo E. " 1/12 M - Do

• 1860, Thompson, Susquehanna Co., PA:

1591 1550 J. B. Whitney 37 M - Farmer $3000 $800 Pa. L. A. Whitney 37 F - N.Y. E. M. " 16 F - Pa. Attended school Leander " 13 M - Pa. Attended school Alonzo " 10 M - " Attended school Emma " 3 F - " Eva " 3 F - "

• 1870, Thompson, Susquehanna Co., PA:

45 42 Whitney, J. B. 46 M W Farmer $3000 $1000 Pa. Male citizen over 21 Lucy 46 F " Keeping house N.Y. Emma 13 " " Pa. Attended school Eva 13 " " " Attended school Babcock, Eliza 69 " " N.Y.

• 1880, Thompson, Susquehanna Co., PA:

Barns WHITNEY 57 Self M M W PA Farmer VT VT Lucy WHITNEY 57 Wife F M W NY Keeping House PA PA

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. 599-600.

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