Family:Whitney, Ebenezer (1795-1838)
Ebenezer7 Whitney (Elisha6, Joshua5, Nathaniel4, Nathaniel3, John2, John1), son of Elisha6 and Esther (Clark) Whitney, was born 15 Dec 1795, Stockbridge, MA, and died 16 Apr 1838, Wysox, PA. He was buried in the Wysox Cemetery, Wysox, PA.
He married, 25 Nov 1818, Betsey H. Woodburn. She was born 1798, and died 5 Jul 1853.
- "Ebenezer, b. Dec. 15, 1795, married Nov. 25, 1818 Betsey Woodburn, died April 16, 1838 in Wysox. Their children and marriages: Rebecca died at 20 unmarried; John to Helen Stowe; Bertrand to Mary Brown; Frances to Burke Bennett; Septimus died unmarried; Alvin to Hattie Furman; Amelia and Nancy died unmarried; Lucius E. to Mary Cooley."[1]
- "Ebenezer Whitney, born Dec. 15, 1795, married Betsey Woodburn, Nov. 25, 1818, had 9 children, died April 16, 1838."[2]
Children of Ebenezer7 and Betsey H. (Woodburn) Whitney:
i. Rebecca8 Whitney; d. aged 20 years; unmarried. ii. John Whitney; m. Helen Stowe. iv. Bertrand Whitney; m. Mary Brown. iii. Frances Whitney; m. Burke Bennett. v. Septimus Whitney; d. unmarried. vi. Alvin Whitney; m. Hattie Furman. vii. Amelia Whitney; d. unmarried. viii. Nancy Whitney; d. unmarried. ix. Lucius E. Whitney; m. Mary Cooley.
Census
- 1820: not found.
- 1830, Wysox, Bradford Co., PA: Ebenezer Whitney
- 1840, Wysox, Bradford Co., PA: Betsey Whitney
- 1850: not found. Widow Betsey not found.
References
1.^ Heverly, Clement F., Pioneer & Patriot Families of Bradford County PA 1800-1825, vol. II, pages 211-212 (extracted from Tri-Counties Genealogy & History, by Joyce M. Tice).
2.^ Rev. David Craft, History of Bradford County, Pennsylvania with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of its Prominient Men and Pioneers (Philadelphia: L. H. Everts & Co., 1878).
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