Family:Whitney, Matthias (1794-1877)

Matthias⁶ Whitney (Matthias⁵, Joshua⁴, Cornelius³, Joshua², John¹), son of Matthias⁵ and Olive (Doty) Whitney; born Hancock, Massachusetts, 30 Oct 1794; married 23 Aug 1849, Rebecca B. Otis; born 3 Jun 1820. He was a farmer; was a soldier in the war of 1812. He died 19 Dec 1877; resided West Granville, New York.

Children of Matthias⁶ and Rebecca B. (Otis) Whitney:

i.	Sarah Davy7 Whitney, born 27 Feb 1852; married 18 Feb 1872, William Ward. She died 12 Oct 1891, leaving 4 ch.: Helen M., Willard, Otis Sardis, and Betsey Rebecca. Resided Fort Ann, New York.
ii.	Mary Lawrence Whitney, born 3 Dec 1854; married 7 Sep 1876, James Race; resided W.G. Ch.: Vernon Whitney, born 19 Sep 1877, Mary Lawrence, born 12 Sep 1880.

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. 220.

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