Family:Whitney, Mellen (1774-a1826)
Mellen6 Whitney (Elias5, Elias4, Jonathan3, Benjamin2, John1), born Milford, Massachusetts, 9 Dec 1774; married Jane Richardson. He first moved to Barton, Vermont, from Massachusetts, and was in that town in 1816, afterward resided in Barre, Vermont, previous to and after the time Lafayette visited this country. This fact is fixed by an incident connected with the French General's stay in Barre, in which Mellen played a part. His children were all born in Barre. In 1826 he moved to Peru, New York, where he and his wife died. Jane was listed as the head of household in 1830, so Mellen probably died before 1830. A woman of Jane's age is enumerated with their son John in 1840, but there is no sign of Jane by 1850, so she probably died between 1840 and 1850.
Children of Mellen6 Whitney:
i. Nora7 Whitney. ii. John Whitney, b. ca. 1806, VT. iii. Nancy Whitney, born -----; married ----- Howland; resided Barre. iv. Eliza Whitney, born -----; married and rev. to Virginia. v. Fidelia Whitney. vi. Anstrus Whitney. vii. Vinal Whitney.
Census
- 1830, Peru, Clinton Co., NY: Jane Whitney, 1 male 20-30, 1 male 10-15, 1 female 50-60, 2 females 20-30, 2 females 15-20.
- 1840, Peru, Clinton Co., NY: John Whitney, 1 male 30-40, 1 male 20-30, 1 male under 5, 1 female 60-70, 1 female 20-30, 2 females 5-10.
References
1. 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. 238.
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