Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1777-1843)

Benjamin⁷ Whitney (Silas⁶, David⁵, Benjamin⁴, Thomas³, Thomas², John¹), born 16 Dec 1777; married in Clarendon, Vermont, 1 Feb 1801. Mary -----, born 17 Nov 1780.

He was born in Clarendon, Vermont, where he resided for many years. Was a farmer, and was noted for jollity and good humor. One who knew him writes, "He was one of the finest gentlemen I ever knew." Resided Clarendon, Vermont.

Children of Benjamin⁷ Whitney:

i.	Abigail8 Whitney, born 14 Nov 1801.
ii.	Mary Whitney, born 13 Dec 1802.
iii.	Laura Whitney, born 29 Feb 1804.
iv.	Sarah Whitney, born 22 Aug 1805.
v.	Solomon E. Whitney, born 23 Nov 1807.
vi.	Samuel P. Whitney, born 22 Jul 1809.
vii.	Julia E. Whitney, born 7 Oct 1814.
viii.	Harriett C. Whitney, born 4 Apr 1816.
ix.	Benjamin H. Whitney, born 17 Dec 1817.
x.	Jeddediah S. Whitney, born 21 Sep 1819.
xi.	Sabra Whitney, born 6 Jun 1822.
xii.	George F. Whitney, born 25 Jun 1815.

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), pp. 337-338.

---

Copyright © 2006, the Whitney Research Group