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Vol. 4, No. 1 Census, 1900 Whitneys of New York Soundex D.D. Whitney Nov 1834 65 NY Orange Cornwell Mary A Jul 1833 66 NY Dan J Whitney Feb 1848 52 NY St Lawrence Gouvennour August D w Apr 1842 58 Ill DeWitt C s Oct 1867 32 NY Everett A s Jun 1880 19 NY Mildred E d Aug 1882 17 NY Maud Seeley sis Feb 1879 21 NY Daniel Whitney Apr 1831 69 NY Dutchess Wappinger Falls May J w Jul 1833 66 NY Marion Comstock gd Apr 1894 6 NY Daniel D. Whitney Jun 1854 45 NY Brooklyn Cambridge Place Annie G w Sep 1856 43 NY Katherine E d Mar 1881 19 NY Marion S d Mar 1883 17 NY Lavinia d Sep 1886 13 NY Daniel D 3rd s Feb 1889 11 NY Anna G d Dec 1895 4 NY Mary C Simpson s-l Aug 1849 50 NY Daniel D. Whitney Jan 1819 81 NY Kings 10 Poplar St Henrietta w May 1841 59 NY Emma Haase si Apr 1818 22 Germany Daniel H. Whitney Oct 1819 80 NY Ontario Seneca Town Sarah C w Jan 1832 68 NY Mabel A d Jun 1868 32 NY Daniel L. Whitney May 1861 39 NY Nassau Oyster Bay Emma w Jan 1866 34 NY Stephen G. s Oct 1887 12 NY Edna M d Jun 1890 9 NY Melville W s May 1899 1 NY Smith W Baker f-l Feb 1827 73 NJ Sarah A Baker m-l Oct 1845 54 NY Daniel S. Whitney Nov 1855 44 NY Nassau Oyster Bay Maria V w Apr 1865 35 NY Elizabeth T d Aug 1894 4 NY David Whitney Nov 1855 37 NY Niagara Falls 535 Second St David G. Whitney May 1868 32 NY Onandaga Dewitt Etta M w Aug 1868 31 NY Mabel E d Nov 1890 9 NY Fay D d Aug 1893 6 NY David K. Whitney Feb 1872 27 NY Rensselaer 227 Fourth St Jennie w Jan 1871 29 NY Geraldine Morey s-d Sep 1891 8 NY David M. Whitney Feb 1848 52 NY Onandaga Van Buren Loretta w Dec 1850 48 NY Homer Calland s-s Jun 1887 12 NY Dealton O. Whitney Nov 1862 37 NY Albion New York Minnie W. w Jan 1863 37 NY Lillian d May 1891 9 NY Deaston R. Whitney Dec 1861 38 NY Oswego Albion Fannie w 56 NY Aslen d Jun 1898 2 NY DeForest Whitney Apr 1843 51 NY St Lawrence Canton Clarinda w Nov 1843 56 NY Mark s Jun 1870 29 NY Delia Whitney Feb 1852 48 NY Jefferson Henderson Walter s Mar 1877 23 NY Delia Whitney Mar 1862 38 NY Delaware Davenport Andrew husb Jul 1856 43 NY Floyd s Nov 1883 14 NY Clark s Nov 1884 10 NY Susanna d Aug 1896 13 NY Wm. Roe Jul 1836 70 NY Lydia Sorck m-l Apr 1825 75 NY Dell Whitney 1892 8 NY Chautauqua Delmer B. Whitney Dec 1868 31 NY Tompkins Cornell Univ Ithaca Delos Whitney Aug 1847 52 NY Otsego Oneonta Hannah w Mar 1852 48 NY Dalton Whitney 1840 60 NY Lewis Diana Kate w Jun 1852 48 NY Robert s Aug 1886 13 NY Delware Whitney Mar 1862 38 NY Delaware Davenport Dennie Whitney Feb 1864 36 NY Erie Holland Nelly w May 1861 39 NY Williate s Oct 1899 7/12 NY Deuana Whitney Oct 1845 65 NY Oswego Haven Sarah m Jun 1824 75 Eng Dewitt Whitney Mar 1854 40 NY Middletown Delaware Hortence m Aug 1875 24 NY Henry f Mar 1824 76 NY Ernest s Aug 1871 28 NY Dolly Whitney Mar 1824 76 NY Saratoga Edinburg Mother of Frone J Knapp Deastus Whitney Jan 1843 57 NY Wayne Mary E w Mar 1853 48 NY Charlotte d Sep 1882 17 NY Dudley R. Whitney Nov 1850 49 Mass Kings Brooklyn Grace M w Sep 1862 37 Mass R Dudley Jr s Aug 1889 10 NY Dustin W. Whitney Jul 1844 55 NY Otsego Milford Ellen w Sep 1852 47 NY May d Jan 1883 17 NY Dwight Whitney May 1844 56 NY Lewis Denmark Nancy M w Jan 1851 49 NY Wayne D s Dec 1885 14 NY Lena P d Sep 1893 6 NY E.H. Whitney Jun 1854 45 NY Broome Stanford Sarah E w Nov 1865 34 NY Lyn. Crawford s May 1893 7 NY Maud d Dec 1899 7/12 NY Vein s May 1881 19 NY E.S. Whitney Jan 1848 42 NY Shandakin Jennie B w Jun 1857 43 NY Earl Whitney Dec 1844 55 NY Clinton Peru Mary E w Jun 1846 53 NY Nellie Eells d Oct 1871 28 NY Willis s Jan 1866 34 NY Wylla g-d Oct 1893 6 NY Earl L. Whitney Mar 1894 6 NY Tioga Candor grandson of Sarah Howard Earnest L. Whitney Nov 1869 30 NY Oswego Richland Leonia M. w Apr 1860 40 NY Ebenezer Whitney May 1818 82 Mass Kings Brooklyn Eliza w Sep 1821 78 Ire Matilda Robinson s-d- Jan 1849 51 Ire Sarah Robinson d Apr 1847 53 Ire Ebenezer Whitnev Feb 1833 67 NY 443 W 44th Manhattan m-l and f-l, The Joseph Earles Eddy R. Whitney Dec 1865 34 NY Broome Binghamton Edgar Whitney Mar 1866 34 Me Manhattan Nettle S w Jan 1870 30 NJ Edgar Jr s Apr 1890 10 NY Saxon H s Jun 1893 7 NY Edgar Whitney Jun 1818 81 NH Lawrence St Lawrence Sarah E w Apr 1830 70 NY Edgar A. Whitnev Feb 1851 49 NY Moira Franklin Mary M w Aug 1853 46 NY Sidney D s Mar 1869 31 NY Walter A s Nov 1876 23 NY Luther E s Dec 1878 21 NY Edgar C g-s May 1894 6 NY Edgar M. Whitney Apr 1868 32 Ill West Main Ostego Milford Nellie R w Jan 1870 30 NY Annie d Jan 1878 22 NY Edgar W. Whitney Nov 1827 72 NY 160 Stevens Av Westchester Edith Whitney Oct 1886 13 NY Java Wyoming Mrs. Edith Whitney Mar 1859 41 NY Plattsburgh Edithe C d Oct 1884 15 NY Hannah M d Jun 1888 11 NY Guy M s Mar 1891 9 NY Ruth L d Feb 1894 6 NY Edna Whitney Jun 1862 17 NY 193 Madison Av Manhattan Edna Whitney May 1876 24 NY N. Hempstead Nassau Edna M. Whitney Jan 1875 25 NY 35-37 W 61st Manhattan Edna S Whitney Sep 1874 25 Pa 121 Chemung Barton Waverly Ednia Whitney 81 Vt Lisbon St St Lawrence Edson H. Whitney Oct 1886 13 NY 45 Orange Port Jervis Edson L. Whitney Sep 1860 39 NY N Main Chenango Sherburne Clara E w Dec 1865 34 NY Helen d Dec 1893 6 NY Edward S Dec 1895 4 NY Experience m Dec 1823 77 NY Edward Whitney Dec 1879 20 Ire 964 Carroll Brooklyn Edward Whitney Jan 1876 24 NY 27 Front Deerpark Pt Jervis Edward Whitney Jan 1853 47 NY Flatbush Brooklyn Millie w Aug 1852 47 NY Edythe Boyd d Sep 1875 24 NY Joseph D Boyd s-l Mar 1873 27 MD Harry S Boyd s-l Jun 1888 11 MD Edward Whitney Aug 1853 46 NY 16 Platt Hornettsville Steuben Edward Whitney Nov 1856 43 NY Genesco Livingston Margaret w Feb 1860 40 NY Helen d Dec 1881 18 NY George S Mar 1884 40 NY Ira Cole Jan 1860 40 NY Edward Whitney Nov 1864 35 NY Wind Mill Lane Southampton Carrie w Jul 1866 33 NY Edward s May 1886 14 NY May d Mar 1888 12 NY Harry s Feb 1891 2 NY Amelia d Sep 1894 5 NY Edith d Mar 1891 9 NY Phillip Leek f-l Mar 1837 63 NY Ophelia m-l Oct 1840 59 NY Edward Whitney Aug 1878 22 Pa Lyndon Cattaraugus Edward B. Whitney Aug 1857 42 Ct 351 W 114th St NY Josepha w Sep 1871 28 DC William D s Aug 1899 9/12 NY Edward E. Whitney Feb 1870 30 Ct Fishkill Dutchess Harold s Nov 1893 6 Ct Charles C s Dec 1894 5 Ct Edward P. Whitney Feb 1873 27 Ct Manhattan Edward T. Whitney Apr 1857 49 Mass 121-126 Madison Av Manhattan Edward T. Whitney Sep 1844 45 NY Yorktown Livingston Jennie M w Apr 1851 49 NY George F s Sep 1879 20 NY John H. May 1881 19 NY Ralph H. s Jul 1884 15 NY Mary H. d May 1886 14 NY Edward T. s Jul 1888 11 NY Lennie McRean Jul 1845 54 NY Edwin Whitney Aug 1851 48 NY Augusta w Jul 1846 53 NY Clifford g-s Dec 1896 3 NY Edwin Whitney May 1862 38 Pa Herkimer Av Brooklyn Bertha w Apr 1872 28 Ger Helen d Dec 1894 5 Ca Edwin J. Whitney Mar 1847 53 NY Court St Wyoming Warsaw Mra C w Oct 1849 50 NY Almira M d Mar 1874 26 NY Alvin M s Nov 1879 20 NY Gale B d Jan 1884 16 NY C Ward s Aug 1890 9 NY Frank O. Bentley b-l Jun 1841 59 NY Edwin M.C. Whitney Apr 1867 33 NY Seneca Ontario Jessie R d Jun 1892 7 NY Beatrice L d May 1897 3 NY Lavina H m Nov 1840 59 NY Edwin P. Whitney Jan 1881 19 NY 250 Union Schenectady Edwin R. Whitney Feb 1843 57 NY 4 N. Main Hornellsville Edwin R. Whitney Jun 1845 55 NY Oyster Bay Nassau Effie Whitney May 1827 63 NY 37 Walnut Otsego Effie B. Whitney Dec 1883 17 NY Egbert Whitney Jun 1867 38 NY Alexander El Nathan Whitney Aug 1869 30 Pa Price street Jamestown Lottie A w Aug 1869 30 NY Willa M Dipple s-d Apr 1892 8 NY Ed S Whitney bro Aug 1860 39 Pa Elbert D. Whitney Oct 1865 34 NY 471 High Lockport Alletta B w Apr 1869 31 NY Douglas B s Jan 1893 7 NY DonnaA d Feb 1897 3 NY Julius S g-f Mar 1830 70 NY Electa Whitney Jun 1833 77 NY Salina Oandaga son-in-law of Holden C. Green Electa Whitney Feb 1896 4 NY Almod Allegany dau of Charles V Yeomans Elias Whitney Jun 1850 50 Mass 132 1/2 Noble Brooklyn Mary w Feb 1853 41 Mass Gladys d Sep 1885 12 NY Mary Gleason m-l Oct 1829 71 Me Elias J. Whitney Jan 1852 48 NY 85 Fourth Manhattan Martha w Aug 1857 42 NYC Hattie d May 1877 23 NYC Jennie d Sep 1879 20 NYC Martha d Oct 1880 19 NYC Henry F. s Nov 1887 12 NYC Charles N. s May 1891 9 NYC George N b Jan 1855 45 NYC Elinor B. Whitney Sep 1868 31 NY Niagara Christiana Eliphalite J. Whitney Feb 1814 86 NY Erie Brockport Eliza Whitney Oct 1804 94 NJ Catherine Schuyler m-in-law of Reuben Harvey Eliza Whitney Jan 1848 52 NY Peru Clinton Eliza A. Whitney 1822 78 NY 605 Dark Dunkirk Charlotte Selden c Oct 1831 68 NY Eliza M. Whitney Jun 1826 73 NY Main St Albion Elizabeth Whitney Aug 1814 85 Eng Hudson Av Haverstram g-mo William Cleary Elizabeth Whitney Mar 1818 82 Ire Troy Elizabeth Whitney Apr 1825 75 NY Shandaken Ulster Libby d Nov 1862 38 NY Angie D d Dec 1864 36 NY Elizabeth Whitney Oct 1815 84 NY 778 Broadway Albany m-in-law of Wm Yates Elizabeth Whitney May 1833 66 NY Holland Erie Elizabeth Whitney Jun 1853 46 NY Church St Hector Ella C. Whitney Sep 1875 24 NY 28 Le Count Pl Westchester Ellen Whitney Apr 1842 58 Pa 512 Swan Buffalo Elliott Whitney Mar 1878 22 NY University Hgts NY Elma J. Whitney May 1896 4 NY Harmony Chautauqua Elmar H. Whitney May 1858 42 NH 147 Lexington Buffalo Marion G w Sep 1862 37 NY Roland D s Dec 1889 10 NY King S Sep 1896 3 NY Elmira Whitney Apr 1846 54 Mi Main Otsego Elvin Whitney Dec 1861 38 NY Ostego Margrett m Jul 1827 72 NY Carrie L si Aug 1866 33 NY Elvira J. Whitney Nov 1844 56 NY Sauna Onandaga Emeline Whitney Dec 1822 78 NY Oyster Bay Emery L. Whitney Aug 1846 53 NY Schroon Essex Mary S w Jan 1852 48 NY Mabel M d Apr 1880 20 NY Jene M Cale s-i Aug 1876 23 NY Emila A. Whitney Jun 1839 60 NY W 14th Horseheads Elmira Charles Schefer Nov 1875 24 NY Emily Whitney Jan 1841 59 Eng 325 Main Niagara Falls Emily Whitney May 1857 43 NY Cavis Green Emily Whitney Oct 1853 46 Pa 39 Carroll Binghamton mo of RDC Canniff Emma Whitney Jun 1857 43 NY Richfield Otsego dau Annie Buell Emma Whitney Aug 1811 48 NY Seneca Ontario dau Jefferson Crosier �Emma Whitney Apr 1831 69 NY 6 17th Brooklyn Emma Whitney Jun 1849 50 NY Springport Cayuga Emma E Whitney Sep 1849 50 Vt 309 Greene Brooklyn Emma J. Whitney May 1834 65 Vt Phelps St Onandaga Emma N. Whitney Oct 1867 32 Ia 240 W 36th Manhattan Emmet Whitney Jun 1873 27 RI 313 W 119th Manhattan Jennie w Jul 1879 21 RI Tower s Aug 1896 4 RI Ephraim Whitney Aug 1827 72 NY Camel Putnam Susan w Feb 1827 73 NY Erastus Whitney Nov 1874 25 NY Cohacton Steuben Minnie w Mar 1871 29 NY Mabel D d Oct 1897 2 NY Ernest R. Whitney May 1875 25 NH 1263 Seagram Brooklyn Jane A w Mar 1880 20 NY Ervin E. Whitney Jun 1880 20 NY Scriba Oswego Anna w Apr 1840 60 Can Jessie E sis Jun 1872 28 NY Erving Whitney Feb 1873 27 NY Glen Montgomery Erwin Whitney Oct 1864 35 NY 709 E 135th Bronx Lillie w Sep 1869 30 NY Elinore d Oct 1889 10 NY Dorothy d Mar 1898 2 NY Clara S Jul 1834 65 NY Erwin Whitney Jul 1866 33 NY Barker Broome Louella M w Oct 1863 36 NY Harold A s Sep 1888 11 NY Lou A s Jul 1890 9 NY Dexter A s Feb 1894 6 NY Francis A aunt Nov 1844 54 NY sp of Francis is as is Ethel Whitney 11 Greenburg Student Eugene Whitney Mar 1839 61 Me Richmond Eugene A. Whitney Feb 1864 36 NY 165 W 136th Manhattan Eugene Whitney Sep 1845 54 NY Yorkshire Cattaraugus Susan w Jul 1852 47 NY Clarence s Sep 1877 22 NY Jennie d Feb 1883 16 NY Ethel d Aug 1889 10 NY Eveline D. Whitney Apr 1836 64 NY Canal St Onandaga Manlius Evelyn Whitney May 1892 8 NY 29 Fairmont Jamestown gr-dau of J. Harvey Jones Everett C. Whitney Jul 1859 NY S Broadway Saratoga Springs Ezra Whitney Oct 1842 57 NY 38 E Wash Hornellsville F. Waldo Whitney Aug 1857 42 Mass 105 W 40th Manhattan Marvin R L L is b-l Oct 1855 44 NY Emma L Lewis s Aug 1861 38 Pa Fannie A. Whitnev Apr 1869 31 NY Cattaraugus dau James Hollister Fannie Whitney Feb 1843 57 NY HENRY AUSTIN WHITNEY From Joseph7,, Joseph6, Samuel5 Benjamin4, Thomas3,Thomas2,John (QV). He was christened "Henry Augustus" born 6 Oct. 1826 in Boston. Samuel, his gr-grandfather, left Boston in 1767. He was a farmer, and the owner of a country store in Concord. He was a delegate to the Provincial Congress. On the morning that Paul Revere made his famous ride, Samuel Whitney emptied his cellar of its stores, and then aided the neighbors in removing all public supplies to a place of safety, where the Red Coats would not find them. Then he took his place as a Minute Man who repulsed the British regulars at the bridge in Concord. The first year of the country s independence, Samuel sold the farm and moved back to Boston. He was the only person named Whitney in the first Boston directory of 1789. In 1793 Samuel removed to Castine, Maine. His grandson Joseph, born in Newburyport 11 June, 1796, was a prominent merchant of Boston, who married 23 July, 1822, Elizabeth Pratt, who was born 29 August, 1800. She was the second daughter of John and Mary (Tewksbury) Pratt, descendant of Richard Pratt. Her father, Captain John Pratt was a sea captain, ship owner, and merchant. Henry, only son of Joseph Whitney, educated at private schools, then at Chauncey Hall, Boston, and Harvard College, 1842 1846, was kindly, genial, and gentle. He went into business with his father Joseph, and retired in 1873. On March 3, 1852 he married Fanny Lawrence, born 19 August, 1828, the daughter of William Lawrence of Boston. In 1857 he wrote "The Descendants of John and Elinor Whitney of Watertown, Mass." He numbered among his kin, Eli Whitney and Rev. Peter Whitney. Among the posts he held he numbered the membership in the Humane Society one of the most rewarding. Other appointments were, the bank, hospital, and trust company in the area. The great tragedy of his life was the accidental death of his son by a companion who killed him while hunting on the meadows near Milton. His wife died 28 January, 1883. Henry Austin built a beautiful home at Milton, and in Boston. He died 19 February, 1889. He was survived by his mother and five children; Joseph Cutler, Ellerton Pratt, Elizabeth, Constance, Hugh. DR. SAMUEL STILLMAN WHITNEY Born in Natick, Mass., to George and Esther (Morse) Whitney. His father George was also a native of Natick, farmer, land holder, who died aged 70. His mother Esther, bore 8 children and died aged 60. Samuel grew up in Natick, went to Leicester Academy, Amhurst College. Although in poor health, he studied medicine with Dr. John Fisher of Boston, and went to Harvard Medical School. His practice was in Newton, Upper Falls, and in Europe where he spent some time. Dr. Samuel moved to Dedham in 1844, and died there aged 40. His wife, Sarah Spaulding was born in Littleton, Mass., 6 Jan. 1816. Her father settled in Chelmsford. He was Dr. Spaulding of Boston Medical School. Her mother was Sally Whitney, daughter of Dr. Timothy Whitney Harrington of Chelmsford. At one time Samuel Stillman Whitney practised in Allston. FROM THE ESSEX INSTITUTE Physicians of Essex County. Mass. Dr. Elisha Whitney born 27 Feb. 1747, died 22 Feb 1807, the son of Daniel and Dorothy (Tainter) Whitney, who married Eunice Farley, the daughter of Gen. Michael and Elizabeth (Choate) Farley of Ipswich. Elisha attended Harvard College 1761, and settled in Hamilton, Mass. in 1772. He was the surgeon of Wade s Regiment, during Shays Rebellion. In 1793 he settled in Beverly, Mass. His granddaughter, Sarah Ellen married Dr. Charles Haddock. Sophia Whitney married Edward Miller, Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas of Mass., and lived in Wayland, Mass. Whitney Ship Captains (listed in the Essex Institute) Daniel Whitney of the "Columbia." Elisha Whitney of the "Elizabeth of Salem." James E. Whitney John C. Whitney of the "Flora." Josephine Whitney owner of the "La Grange." Michael Whitney of the "Dew Drop." Sumner Whitney of the "Gentile." George Evans Whitney married 6 June, 1883, Helen Gertrude Lewis, born 28 Sept. 1857 in Framingham. They resided in Cambridge. Isaiah Whitney of Bolton married 15 Nov 1797, Susannah Newhall of Lynn, born 12 August, 1769. In 1807 he and his wife Susannah, with other members of her family, conveyed to her brother Jacob their shares of real estate left by their deceased father. Peter Whitney married Joanna Newhall, born 7 Sept. 1775, died 2 May, 1841; place of burial unknown. Lottie L Whitney married 18 Jan. 1897, Lewis Bancroft Tarlton, born 1 August 1860 in Rye, New Hampshire. Mabel B. Whitney of Buffalo, New York, married 10 June, 1898, David Everett Wheeler, MD, born 23 Nov. 1872. OTHER WHITNEYS OF MASSACHUSETTS Tisbury, Mass. Mary Whitney, born 1 May, i666 Mary Whitney married Benjamin Manter 4 April, 1695 Mary Whitney, wife of Deacon Benjamin Manter died 13 August, 1750 THE WHITNEYS OF WATERTOWn, WESTON, SPENCER, STOCKBRIDGE, MASS. AND WYSOX, BRADFORD CO. PA. Bowing to the many requests of distant cousins and other interested individuals, we are including the line of Whitneys from whom we descend. In previous issues we have given bits and pieces of our ancestors, so bear with us as we repeat some of the genealogy. We are from the line of John and Elinor Whitney, who arrived in Watertown in 1635. The children of this union have been presented over and over again, so we will skim over the first generation of this genealogy. John was the first Whitney in America. John and Elinor barely made it to Watertown before their son Joshua was born. They arrived in June and Joshua was born in July. Soon John became a freeman, this being greatly desired. For this privilege a man had to belong to the Church, then obtain permission to become a freeman from the Quarterly Court. After this an oath was taken in front of a magistrate. An inventory of the goods of John Whitney shows the fact that he was not "poverty stricken," but rather, had sufficient worldly goods to live comfortably. His children were: 1. Mary bp 23 May 1619,, died young in England. 2. John bp 14 Sept 1621, married in Watertown, Ruth Reynolds. 3. Richard bp 6 Jan 1623/4, married Martha Coldham; he removed to Concord and then to Stow, Mass. 4. Nathaniel b 1627, 5. Thomas bp 10 Dec 1627, married Mary Kettle; resided in Watertown and then in Stow, Mass. 6. Jonathan b 1634, married Lydia Jones; resided in Watertown and in Sherborn, Mass. 7. Joshua b 5 July 1635, married Lydia[1], Mary[2], Abigail Tarball[3] 8. Caleb b July 12 1640. 9. Benjamin b 6 June 1643, married Jane[1], Mary Poor[2], and lived at York, Maine, although part of the time in Mass. John Whitney, Jr. married in 1642 Ruth Reynolds, daughter of Robert Reynolds of Watertown, Mass. John Whitney, Jr. became a freeman. The will of Robert Reynolds mentions his daughter Ruth Whitney. In 1675 John Whitney, Jr. is listed as one of the 20 soldiers in Capt. Hugh Mason s company, who participated in King Philip s War. This information may be used by interested descendants in their claim for membership in the "Society of Colonial Wars," and "Colonial Dames of the Seventeenth Century." In his will, John Whitney, Jr. admonished his children not to quarrel, else he would cut off their share in his estate, rather desiring them to live in peace and love of God. His children were: 1. John b 17 Sept 1643, married Elizabeth Harris, resided Roxbury, Mass. 2. Ruth b 15 April 1645, married John Shattuck and Enoch Laurence. They lived in Charlestown, Mass. 3. Nathaniel b 1 Feb 1646, married Sarah Hagar[1], Sarah____[2] 4. Samuel b 26 July 1648, married Mary Bemis, and resided in Watertown. 5. Mary b 29 April i65Q, died unmarried some time after 1693. 6. Joseph b 15 Jan 1651, married Martha Beach, and lived in Watertown. 7. Sarah b 17 March 1653, married Daniel Harrington. 8. Elizabeth b 9 June 1656, married Daniel Warren of Watertown. 9. Hannah b about 1658, was unmarried in 1693. 10. Benjamin b 13 June 1660, married Abigail Hagar[1], Elizabeth____[2]. They lived in Watertown. Nathaniel Whitney married Sarah Hagar, daughter of William and Mary (Bemis) Hagar 12 March, 1673. She was the mother of all his children. Upon her death he married another Sarah who died 7 May, 1746. Ultimately Nathaniel moved to Weston, Mass. but not until after the end of the King Philip s War. He lived on the road to Lexington, Mass. Two centuries later some of the foundation of the house was still visible (Honorable William Whitney Rice, 1895). Children, all by his first marriage: 1. Nathaniel b March 1675, married Mercy Robinson. They lived in Weston. 2. Sarah b 12 Feb 1678, married Jonathan Ball[1], Charles Chadwick[2]. 3. William b 6 May 1683, married Martha Pierce, and lived in Weston, Mass. 4. Samuel bp 17 July 1687, married Ann Laboree, moved to Stratford, Conn. 5. Hannah bp March 1688, married James Billings (?). 6. Elizabeth b 15 Dec 1692, married Joseph Harrington. 7. Grace b 1700, died 23 March 1719. 8. Mercy married _ Greaves. Nathaniel Whitney, son of Nathaniel and Sarah Hagar, married Mercy Robinson, daughter of William and Elizabeth (Culver) Robinson, 7 Nov 1695. They lived in Watertown and in Weston. He died 23 Sept 1730. Children of Nathaniel: 1. Nathaniel b 23 Jan 1696, married Mary Child. They lived in Westboro, Mass. From this line came Eli Whitney. 2. Sarah b 3 March 1698, married Ephraim Rice of Worcester, Mass. 3. Amos b 19 April 1701. 4. Elizabeth b 22 July 1702, married Daniel Bigelow of Worcester, and they lived there and in Ward, Mass. 5. Jonas b in Dec 1703. 6. James b 2 March 1704. 7. Israel b about 1710, married Hannah ____, resided in Groton and in Oxford, Mass (this Whitney is possibly not of this family). 8. Susanna bp 17 June 1711, married Abraham Gregory, (born 1708) 9. Solomon bp 17 June 1711, married Martha Fletcher, lived Rindge, NH. (He was born 1711). 10. Samuel bp 17 June 1711, married Elizabeth Hastings, and lived in Shrewsbury, Mass. A descendant is Newel Kimball Whitney, elder in the Mormon Church. 11. Joshua bp 25 April 1714 (born 17 March 1714), married Mehitable Wilson and lived in Spencer, Mass. 12. David b 1716, married Mehitable Parker, and lived Needham, Mass. (we also debate this child being one of this family). 13. The records of Watertown and Weston state that Ebenezer born or baptized 25 April 1714 was also a child of Nathaniel and Sarah, according to the baptisms. We do not think that Jas belongs with this family either. He is not recorded in the Watertown records. Joshua Whitney, son of Nathaniel and Mercy Whitney (Mary), married Mehitable Wilson, daughter of James and Mehitable (Leavens) Wilson on 21 May, 1739, in Spencer, Mass. In 1746 Joshua purchased his father-in-law s land in the area of Leicester that was incorporated into Spencer, Mass. Among property owners in Spencer Joshua rated 27th. All of the sons of Joshua Whitney were in the Revolution. Contrary to common theory, Joshua Whitney is buried in Spencer, Mass. He died 15 June 1786, and is in old Norwich Cemetary. His tombstone carries a very quaint inscription. Mehitable died in Spencer 1 May, 1785. All the children were born in Spencer. The children of Joshua and Mehitable Whitney: 1. Phinehas b 24 June 1740, married Sarah Harrington. They moved to Oswego, New York after the Revolution. 2. Lemuel b 1743, married Thankful Griffith. They lived in Springfield, Vermont, and in New Hampshire. During the Revolution Lemuel made ammunition for the army by using saltpeter. Also lived Tolland, Conn. 3. Beulah b 3 June 1745, married John Ball. 4. Elisha b 8 Jan 1747, married Esther Clark. Her father was a schoolteacher, but he was not active in Spencer, and Esther was not born in Spencer, contrary to printed data. We have not finished our research on Esther, but this we can tell you! This is the family from whom the Bradford Co Pa Whitneys descend. 5. John b 4 May 1751, married Rachel Hiscock. After the Revolution they removed to Rochester, NY. 6. Sibbilah b 26 Jan 1754. 2 7. Mehitable b July 1756, married Obadiah Newton,1 _______Williams,2 _______Hanks3 of Hopkinton, Ohio. 8. Joshua b 11 Nov 1758, married Esther Prouty,1 Electa Sawtell or Sartell2 as records vary. After the Revolution they removed to Pike, NY. 9. Susannah b 15 August 1762, married William Hiscock. They resided after the Revolution in eastern NY state. 10. Polly b 19 Oct 1766, married Jonathan Upham of Windham, Vermont. Elisha Whitney married Esther Clark daughter of Asa Clark, 20 Feb 1783. Sometime after 1786 they removed to Stockbridge, Mass. where their children were born. Their children were baptized in the new church there. Both parents were members of the Congregational Church. The first child may have been born in Spencer, but she was baptized in Stockbridge. Children of Elisha and Esther: 1. Rebecca b 1783 possibly in Spencer, bp 1 April 1789 Stockbridge, Mass. She died in Pa. and is buried at Forty Fort. 2. Asa Clark b 5 May 1785, bp 1 April 1789, Stockbridge Mass. married Elizabeth Dorrance. He became a physician at Kingston, Pa. After the death of his first wife, he married Susan Ellen Inman. He died 10 Dec 1824, aged 39 and is buried at Forty Fort. 3. Elizabeth b 10 Dec 1786, bp 1 April 1789, married Joseph Marie Piollet. He was the Frenchman who came to America to make a new home for himself after selling the lands of Talleyrand in Philadelphia. He had been honored by Napoleon as postmaster of the Army of the Alps. He built beautiful homes in Bradford Co Pa. Elizabeth died very young. 4. Sally b 12 Oct 1788, bp 1 April 1789, died 1821 unmarried. 5. Elliott b 18 May 1791, married Maria Goodwin. 6. Alvin b 31 Dec 1793, married Mary Woodburn. After her death he married Nancy Woodburn. He died 5 Nov 1872, and is buried in Rome, Pa cemetary. 7. Ebenezer b 15 Dec 1795, married Betsy Woodburn. 8. Elisha b 25 July 1797, married Sally Brown. 9. Esther b 23 Dec 1799, married Moses Woodburn. 10. Alanson b 1 July 1801, married Laura Towner. The pension file for Esther Clark Whitney, wife of Elisha, the Revolutionary soldier is #3746. It was not until she was deaf and blind that Esther was able to get her pension. The original pension petition by Elisha, before he died, had been denied. He was a Minute Man, and was at the battle on the bridge at Lexington and Concord. He told his family that he heard the battle of Bunker Hill when stationed at Cambridge. He marched to Bound Brook where the British threatened an attack on New Jersey. Our records of the children of Elisha and Esther have been taken from the ones at the Congregational Church in Stockbridge, Mass. Dr. Elisha Whitney, Jr. son of Elisha and Esther Whitney married Sally Brown daughter of Humphrey and Hannah (Dodge) Brown. Elisha was a graduate of Hamilton College Medical School, NY, located in Clinton, NY. All the Whitney children suffered ill health and died young. Elisha died 10 Jan 1847. His father died 4 July 1832, a fitting date for an old Revolutionary soldier. He outlived many of his children. Children of Elisha and Sally Whitney: 1. Ellen Theresa b 19 Feb 1820, married Daniel Coolbaugh. 2. James Monroe b 31 May 1822, married Edith Woodfield. 3. Erasmus Darwin (known as Darwin) b 1824, married Laura Bixby. 4. Elisha b 6 March 1826, married Cornelia Rugg. 5. Sally b 1828, married James Lyman Morgan. 6. Esther b 1830, married Harrison Lamb. 7. Mary Elizabeth b 19 March 1833, married Jesse Allen. 8. Ebenezer b 1836, married Adeline Blasdell. 9. Joseph Marie (named for Joseph Piollet) b 1844, married Priscilla Ann Straw. As you can see, the youngest child of Elisha and Esther was 3 years old, when Dr. Elisha died. Dr. Elisha Whitney had a reputation for having in his possession one of the most extensive libraries in the Wyoming Valley of Pa. Ebenezer Whitney, son of Dr. Elisha and Sally Whitney, married Adeline Blasdell (Addie), granddaughter of the old Revolutionary soldier of Hopkinton, NH and Susquehanna Co Pa., John Blasdell. On 21 Feb 1864 Addie and Ebenezer were married in Montrose, Pa. Both of them were schoolteachers. Like the rest of his family, Ebenezer was in poor health, and died in 1901. Addie survived him for many years. She was a wonderfully talented dressmaker, a superb cook and housekeeper. She died in 1927 and is buried in Wysox Cemetary, Wysox, Pa. Children of Ebenezer and Addie Whitney: 1. Lois Lavanche (Blanche) b 1865, married Orlie Cook. She was a schoolteacher. 2. Victor Emile b 1872, moved to New York State. 3. Gertrude b 1873, died in 1879. 4. Edith b 25 Nov 1876, married George Washington Franklin, of the Philadelphia Franklins. 5. Sarah birth unknown, death 21 Jan 1881. 6. Agnes Beatrice b 14 August 1882, died 1 Jan 1883. This is the last Whitney family in our present lineage. Edith Lillian Whitney was our grandmother. She was tall, like the Whitneys in our family, and slender. She was a handsome lady. I dimly remember her as a gracious, loving woman, gentle and kind to her family, and interested in community affairs. Her marriage to George Washington Franklin brought to our family the early Pa families who founded the area around Philadelphia and Camden, NJ. It is said that Edith s parents, Addie and Ebenezer wondered about this "upstart from Philadelphia," and George s parents, John and Julia Ann Franklin were not sure about this "country girl from northern Pa" who had captured their youngest son. Edith was from "all New England stock," and George from the sophisticated Philadelphia aristocracy. Opinions changed when parent met parent. Both of our grandparents were lovely people, and we are proud of the heritage they left us. WHITNEYS OF MAINE North Yarmouth Marriages Alexander and Barbara or Barbery Winslow of Falmouth 23 Dec 1817 Benjamin and Patience Bracket Lunt of Falmouth 15 May 1817 Benjamin B. and Persis Dollof of Gray 5 Sept 1846 Crosby and Mary Higgins of Standish 18 July 1795 Ephraim and Martha Dolloff of North Yarmouth 18 Nov 1846 Jabez and Abigail Wheeler of Chesterville 11 Feb 1804 Capt John and Polly Walker of Freeport 17 Nov 1804 Michael L and Betsey A Humphrey of North Yarmouth 4 Dec 1847 Phineas of Cumberland and Rebecca Haskell of North Yarmouth 21 Aug 1824 Uriel of North Yarmouth and Betsey Lothrop of Gorham 14 July 1819 Uriel Jr. of North Yarmouth and Mary Hoit of same 18 Dec 1826 North Yarmouth Births Charlotte of Uriel and Lydia 12 May 1800 Statira " " " 26 April 1802 Lewis " " " 27 Sept 1806 Emeline of Uriel Jr. and Mary 19 Oct 1827 Joel " " " 4 May 1829 Mary " " " 15 Sept 1831 Louese " " 21 Dec 1833 Sarah " " " 6 April 1836 Betsey of Henry and Abigail 3 Oct 1794 Cyrus " " " 29 Oct 1801 Hellen Frances of Lewes M & Mary A 1 April 1838 Charlotte " " " ? Feb 1842 Elizabeth Ella of Michael and Betsey A ? Jan 1848 Calvin H " " " 16 Sept 1850 North Yarmouth Deaths Betsey, widow of Uriel of North Yarmouth 4 Feb 1849 Elizabeth of North Yarmouth 10 Dec 1847 Lydia, wife of Uriel of North Yarmouth 6 March 1818 Sarah, widow, of North Yarmouth 9 Nov 1815 Uriel of North Yarmouth 10 Nov 1835 WHITNEYS OF MASSACHUSETTS Clarissa, of William and Sarah, 6 Sept 1785 Esther, of William and Sarah, 5 Oct 1797 John, of William and Sarah, 29 Jan 1788 Marah, of William and Sarah, 27 Sept 1791 Mary, of William and Sar.ah,. 26 June 1790 Nabby, of William and Sarah, 10 April 1774 Nancy, of Phinehas and Nan, 5 Jan 1816 Patty, of William and Sarah, 6 Nov 1778 Richard, of William and Sarah, 10 Feb 1795 Sarah, of William and Sarah, 23 April 1776 William, of William and Sarah, 9 Jan 1782 Taken from the records of LEE, MASS. BIRTHS Sally and Dr. Joel Dresser, 5 Sept 1802 Stephen W. of Albany NY and Eveline Platner, 7 Oct 1844 Mary B. of Cayuga Falls NY, and Cutler Laflin, mt 4 Feb 1827 Taken from the records of LEE, MASS. MARRIAGES Nary, child of William and Sarah died 27 July 1790 Richard, child of William and Sarah died 23 April 1796 Taken from the records of LEE, MASS. DEATHS QUERIES Need information on William Whitney bought. land in Binghamton, NY. Am trying to learn more about this family. Hannah Whitney died in Lorain County, Ohio in 1842. She married John Farmer. Their son, Thomas Farmer was born in Binghamton in 1820. The Farmer lands bordered the Whitney lands. The Whitneys are buried in the same cemetary as the Farmers mentioned, John and Hannah. Mrs. Gordon W. Harrison, 7936 East State Street, Sharon, Pa., 16146. Is anyone researching the Merritt Whitney line? Is anyone searching a Whitney family in Knox or Belmont Counties, Ohio? Or Michigan? Need to know the parents of Harry Garrison Whitney born in NY state. His parents were born in NY state also. He married Dora Snedeker. Their daughters were Mayme and Dorothy who disappeared to California about 1900-1915. Mary L Schachner 202 E Berkshire Lane, Mount Pleasant. Illinois, 60056. My Grandfather, Alexander Whitney, was born in Canada, then came to St. Lawrence County, NY where he settled and raised a family. My father, Harlow was one of the children. He was born in NY state in 1900. There were many children; Stanley, Roy, Harry, Eva, Mary Alice, Hazel, Harlow, John, Florence, Nellie, and Grace. Alexander Whitney married Alice Nary Daraway, born 1866 in Prescott, Ontario, Canada. If you have any information on this family, would like to hear from you. Celia J. Gariano, 14714 Dove Road, Grass Valley, CA 95945 Jerusha Whitney was born in 18o4. She married Anson Hopkins, son of Samuel Hopkins. Probably they lived in Cam illus or Amboy, Onondaga County, NY. Their daughter, Helen Hopkins married James Monroe Gere. Would like information about Jerusha Whitney s parents. Mrs Margaret Cass, 920 Andorra Road, Lafayette Hill Pa., 19444. Mrs. Gordon Harrison, above, states that she has found that Hannah Whitney Farmer, born 1802 was the daughter of John R. Whitney and his first wife, and she was the granddaughter of William and Ruth Whitney. Please send information if you have any. Editor. Need information on Samuel Platt Whitney born 1775, married Lois Buttles who died in Montvale Ohio, 1875. Please will you write to the Editor. Information needed on John Linus Whitney, lived in NY, was killed there in 1850. In the 1880 census of Darke County, Ohio John Linus Whitney, Jr was married to Margaret N. and they had 2 children, one of them was my grandfather, John Clifton Whitney. Would like information on this family. Mrs Mary Whitney Grumbling, P.O. Box 221, Forbestown, Ca 95941. Seeking Parents of Stillman F Whitney, born 1322 in Guilford, Maine, and died there 25 July, 1884. He was married to Anna S. Merrill, born 1833 and died in 1905. Mrs Norma Haney, 752 Glemar, Watsonville, CA 95076 Jonas Whitney, born in Marlbor, NH 4 July, 1805, son of Benjamin and Nancy Filler Whitney, moved to Ithaca, NY where he married Charlotte Forman, born Dec 1815 in Ithaca, NY. Jonas died in Hematite, Mo 21 March, 1869, and Charlotte died 16 Oct 1900 in St Louis, Mo. Their children were; Emilie, Charles, Mary Ellen, Ida Isabel, Hattie, Mary and William Henry, also Franklin. Need information on these families. Gerald H Forman 1508 West View Dr Berkeley, CA 94705 George Whitney Kennedy, born March 6, 1876, Washington, DC, married Laura Jane Blame, born 24 March, 1856, died Jan 12, 1930. He died 27 July, 1958. Father was George A. Kennedy, born 13 August, 1849, in Baltimore, MD. Married Sarah A. Whitney, born Baltimore, Md 12 Nov 1855, died 18 Dec, 1926. She married Richard Ince 21 April, 1911 after death of George A. Kennedy. Would like to contact other members of this family. Write Editor, please. Glasford Whitney, born in Mass? Possibly NY? Maybe Pa? Settled in Licking Co Ohio. Had son Milton Whitney. Married ? Black. Desire information. Have searched many years. Ben. Whitney, 2666 Lee St Simi Valley, Ca 93065. Need parents of Benjamin Whitney, born 17 Sept 1776, died 19 Jan 1873 in Mass. Possibly married Nehitable Whitcomb 23 Oct 1797. Shirley Whitney Pedigo, 22300 S W 147 Av., Goulds, Fla 33170 Henry Whitney, 1620 to ? Father of John Whitney, married Elizabeth Smith 1674/5. Need her mother s maiden name. Doris Moser. 476 SE 1st East Wenatchee, WA 98801 Phineas Whitney born 16 Jan 1761, Westminster, Mass married Elizabeth Rand in 1788. Lived in Westminster for several years and moved to Pittsford, Vt. where he died Children were; John, Thomas, Lydia, Betsey, and Nancy. Granted a Rev pension 3 March, 1831. Grant Whitney, 119 West Logan Street, Clarinda, Iowa, 51632. WESTBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS WHITNEYS BIRTHS Adaline Adams, of Nahum and Susannah 22 April, 1810 Albert Augustus of David and Semaria 6 June, 1827 Alexander of Eleazer and Nary 2 July, 1751 Amos of Nathaniel and Nary 17 March, 1732 Annah of Nathaniel and Mary 8 March, 1 30 Ann ER of Dexter O and Catherine 21 Feb, 1836 Asenath of Elijah and Nindwell 12 March, 1790 Azubah of Elijah and Mindwell 13 Oct, 1785 in Shrewsbury Benjamin of Eli and Elizabeth 13 Sept 1768 Benjamin Foster of Benjamin and Sybil 30 Sept 1816 Caroline N of Lambert and Nary N 27 Oct 1843 Caroline Susannah of Benjamin and Sybil 17 Dec 1806 Catherine AN of Dexter O and Catherine 15 Feb 1835 Charles of Nahum and Susanna 16 April 1817 Charles of Nahum and Susanna 13 Dec 1820 Charles Rufus of Lewis and Lucy 19 May 1843 Carnelia AO of Dexter O and Catherine 15 Sept 1838 in Worcester Daniel of Elijah and Mindwell 21 Feb 1807 Daniel A of Daniel and Nancy 20 April 1835 David of Elijah and Mindwell 6 June 1795 David of David and Levina 9 July 1800 Deborah of Eleazer and Mary 30 July 1749 Dexter of Elijah and Mindwell 17 Sept 1809 Eli of Nathaniel and Mary 3 May 1741 Eli of Eli and Elizabeth 8 Dec 1765 (inventor of the cotton gin) Eli of Benjamin and Sybil 10 July 1812 Elizabeth Warren of Hannah 27 Jan 1779 Elizabeth of Eli and Elizabeth 16 April 1767 Eliza Jane of Nahum and Susanna 18 Oct 1811 Ellen N of Dexter O and Catherine 12 Jan 1842 Ephram of Nathaniel and Mary 2 July 1722 Francis of George N and Elisabeth 28 March 1844 George David of David and Semaria 11 Sept 1828 George Harlow of Benjamin and Sybil 11 March 1805 Hannah of Eleazer and Nary 1 June 1757 Harriet Maranda of David and Semaria 9 Nov 1831 Henry A of Joseph and Lucy 4 June 1837 Henry A of Joseph H and Lucy 4 June 1838 Ireane Hardy of Lucy 5 April 1803 Joel of Elijah and Mindwell 12 May 1792 John Smith of Thomas and Anne 12 March 1769 Jonah of Jonah and Anna 29 March 1811 Jonah of Thomas and Anna 8 Sept 1771 Joshua of Eleazer and Mary 26 April 1754 Josiah of Eli and Elizabeth 31 March 1770 Levi of Elijah and Mindwell 26 March 1797 Lois of Nathaniel and Nary 9 Feb 1738-9 Love of Nathaniel and Nary 16 Sept 1736 Lucy of Nathaniel and Nary 9 June 1734 Lucy of Thomas and Anne 9 Oct 1774 Margeret Ann of Jonah and Anna 1 Feb 1809 Mary of Eleazer and Mary 18 Sept 1744 Mary Ann of David and Semaria 19 June 1823 Mary Asenath of David and Semaria 17 Nov 1824 Mary L of Dexter 0 and atherine 16 April 1840 Mindwell Clarinda of Elijah and Nindwell 11 Feb 1801 Oliver of Nathaniel and Mary 1 Dec 1724 Orested of Elijah and Mindwell 28 June 1803 Orlando of Jonah and Anna 23 July 1804 Nahum of Elijah and Mindwell 7 Jan 1788 Nancy Jane of Danieldand Nancy 15 Nay 1842 in Grafton Nathaniel of Nathaniel and Mary 22 July 1728 Patty of Jonah and Anna 17 May 1800 Phila of Jonah and Anna 12 April 1798 Polly of Jonah and Anna 9 Oct 1806 Rufus Hayden of David and Semaria 24 Jan 1826 Samuel of Eleazer and Nary 2 Dec 1746 Samuel Curtis of David and Semaria 10 Feb 1822 Sarah Adeline of Joseph H and Lucy 3 May 1843 Sarah Jemima of David and Semaria 9 Jan 1835 Sarah Rebecca of Levi T and Sarah 28 May 1834 Seraph of Jonah and Anna 4 April 1802 Sophia Dorinda of Nahum and Susanna 28 Nay 1813 Susan Clarinda of David and Semaria 25 July 1839 Susanna Loiza of Nahum and Susanna 13 Oct 1815 Sybil Blake of Benjamin and Sybil 7 Jan 1809 Child of Daniel dnad Sarah IF (2nd Wife) 19 March 1846 MARRIAGES Abigail and Elijah Bruse of Newfail int 6 Jan 1781 Abigail C of Shrewsbury and Elisha Gale int 3 Oct 1831 Alexander and Lois Carryl of Hopkinton 1 Aug 1776 in Hopkinton Anna and David Forbush of Upton 4 May 1748-9 Mrs Anna and Asaph Warren 30 March 1814 Asenath and Noyce Bryant 9 Nov 18Q6 Azubeth and Joel Adams of Northbridge int 5 March 1806 Benjamin and Esther Heggins 4 April 1_75 Benjamin and Sibbel Blake of Franklin int 20 March 1804 Catherine of Grafton and Ephraim Childs 6 Nov 1794 Dexter 0 and Catherine Newton 18 Oct 1832 Daniel of Sherburne and Levina Ball 3 April 1800 Daniel and Nanch B Newton 2 May 1833 Daniel and Sarah S Fiske of Shelburne int 5 April 1845 David and Samaria Wheeler 23 Oct 1821 Eleazer and Mary Grow 9 Nov 1743 Eli and Elizabeth Fay 7 Feb 1765 Eli and Judith Hazeltine of Sutton 15 July 1779 in Sutton Elijah and Nindwell Hardy 29 May 1785 Elizabeth and Elihu Blake int 6 Feb 1790 Elizabeth of Marlborough and Ithamar Goodenow int 24 July 1760 Ephraim of Upton and Thankfull Harrington 6 Dec 1749 Joel and Abiel Nason of Grafton int 12 August 1813 John and Sarah Twitchell int 24 May 1781 John Smith and Susanna Knowlton of Shrewsbury 25 Feb 1794 in Grafton Jonah and Anna Rider of Shrewsbury 21 May 1797 J7onah of. Graf ton and Mary Ann Wadsworth 24 Jan 1833 Joshua of Hanneker and Betty Wood int 12 Nov 1777 Julia and Capt Antipas Brigham, both of Northborough 7 April 1799 Lambert and Mary A Sealres 13 Dec 1842 Leavitt N and Mary Dorell int 17 Dec 1845 Levi T and Sarah Tarbell 29 Nov 1832 Lois (Lewis in int) and Abigail Chamberlain 4 Dec 1763 Lorenzo and Sarah A Hall of Grafton int 18 March 1848 Love and John Taft of Upton int 20 March 1772 Lucy and Samuel Harrington of Brookfield int 3 April 1756 Lucy and Benjamin Bowman 2 March 1806 Martha A and Samuel Hobbs of Shrewsbury int 20 Feb 1835 Martha N (d of Joseph H age 25) and William D Pierce of Shrewsbury 29 Nov 1849 Mary And James Baradish Jr 14 April 1748 Mary and John Harrington of Waltham int 20 Dec 1766 Nary of Shrewsbury and Edwards W Green int 2 Nov 1833 Mary A of Shrewsbury and Sullivan F Flagg of Southborough 30 May 1849 (dau Samuel and Lydia S age 24) Mindwell C and James Searl 6 Oct 1847 (dau Elijah and Mindwell age 45) Nahum and Sukey Adams of Northridge int 26 Sept 1809 Nathaniel and Abigail Josling 26 Dec 1753 Nathaniel of Grai~ton and Sarah Nurs int 18 Nov 1780 Oliver of Upton and Dorcas Forbush 18 Dec 1749 Samuel and Abigail Biglow 5 Nov 1776 Sarah F and Joshua Hall Jr 4 July 1839 Thomas of Shrewsbury and Ann Gould int 24 Feb 1753 We are including a letter written by Theodore Woodburn of Wysox, Pa. He wrote this letter to his mother, Esther WHITNEY Woodburn, the wife of Moses Woodburn. Esther was the daughter of old Elisha Whitney, Sr. the old Revolutionary soldier whose biography we have included in this issue. It was sent by Mrs. Melvin Lesher of Clarion, Iowa who is the great-great-granddaughter of Esther Whitney Woodburn. Wysox Pa 29 Jan 1860 Dear Mother, It is a long time since I have received a word from you. I hope we will commence a correspondence once more with a determination to keep it up until we meed again which I hope will not be long. We are all well; at present except Sarah she is quite sick with a cold but she is not very dangerous and it is getting better we have got four children their names are Willy and Lilly and Charles Lawrence and Ida Ella two boys and two girls. The youngest is 8 months old the 19th of this month (Jan). So you see we have got quite a family. What have I don dear Mother that you do not write to me there is not a day or an hour that I do not think of you I dream very often that we are together on the old hill and O how I wish we all were once more together on some little farm O how happy I should be if we could be able to call it our own. Jane Davis is with us as she is going to stay with us until Spring and I am going to try and keep her with us as long as I can she seems to have some disease in her head she is taking Wrights Indian vegetable pills which I think is helping her for she is a great deal better she seems to feel very bad about the disposition she has made with her money she talks about it all the time her brothers do not treat her very well. I am making a ark load of staves for J. Allen he gives me one half of them or the price of one half. Walace Johnson is helping me make them We have got most through with them that I am going to make some shingles for JP Spalding There is some talk of Ema and Nancy Whitney getting married before long Ema is going to marry Doctor Rices son and Nancy is going to marry a brother to Giles Seely. Tell Mariah that I have got her saddle hom and I am going to send it to her as soon as I can get it to the railroad I want her to write to me and let me know where to direct it and to whom to direct it. I have not got but two letters from any of you since Edwin was here one was from him which I answered as soon as I got it and one from Mariah and that I answered as soon as I received it I answered it I have two or three to Mariah and I have not got any in return I hope that I have not committed any very heineous crimes that you should neglect me so I have called on Mr York three times for a letter from the Church for you the last time he told me to go to Mr Morgans and get it for he had got it I saw him about two weeks ago he said he had not made it out yet but that he would soon When I get it I will send it to you I would like to know how the boys made out last summer with their crops we had a very cold summer here the corn was poor and did not get ripe the winter grain was good Oats was very good and potatoes pretty good We have had a very open winter yet so far and no sleighing yet Tell the boys to write to me and I will answer them Now dear Mother do write to me a good long letter as soon as you get this So good by for the present I am afraid you cannot read what I have written my pen and ink is so poor From your affectionate son T W Woodburn Post Script Tell the boys to send me a barrell of pork and I will send them its value in dried fruits this fall I wish you could come and stay with me Two or Three years if no longer Sarah sends her love to you all Will sends his love to grand Mother Woodburn He says if he could see her he would kiss her TWW Now do come and see us Esther Whitney Woodburn, in 1856 went to Iowa with her three sons; Edwin, Lawrence and Wilson. She lived with Edwin until after the Civil War, and then with all of her children. Theodore remained in Wysox, Pa. She died in 1884, aged 84, 11 months and 20 days. Names included here are: Sarah, wife of Theodore, was Sarah A. Hotchkiss, born 1833 "Emma" was Emily Victorina Whitney, born 1839, married Dr. William Rice. She was the dau of Alvin Whitney and Mary Woodburn, eldest dau of John and Nancy (Whitman) Woodburn. Alvin was a son of Esther and Elisha Whitney. "Nancy" was the dau of Ebenezer Whitney, another son of Esther and Elisha. Ebenezer married Betsey Woodburn, another dau of John and Nancy, Woodburn. However, Nancy never married. She was a schoolteacher. "Mariah" was Theodore s sister, Esther Mariah. She married NH Fogg All identifications made from "Twigs From Family Trees, by Edward Coolbaugh Hoagland, of Wysox, Pa., Fellow of the Institute of American Genealogy. SMITH PAPERS P.O. BOX 9576 Sacramento, Calif. 95823
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