Family:Whitney, Joseph (1760-1840)
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Joseph6 Whitney (Caleb5, Jonathan4, Richard3, Richard2, John1), son of Caleb5 and Annis (Church) Whitney,[1] was born 9 Jul 1760, Harvard, MA,[2] and died 24 Sep 1840, Hubbardston, MA, aged 81 years.[3]
Census
- 1790, Templeton, Worcester Co., MA: Joseph Whitney, 1 male over 16.
- 1800: not found.
- 1810: not found. He is perhaps one of the three "J Whitneys" listed in Oneida Co., NY (Utica is in Oneida Co.)
- (perhaps) 1820, Templeton, Worcester Co., MA: Joshua W. Whiting: 1 male 26-45, 1 male under 10, 1 female over 45, 1 female 16-26, 1 female under 10. This enumeration is alphabetized, an indication that it was transcribed. It is possible that in that transcription process, "Whitney" was misread and written as "Whiting".
- 1830, Hubbardston, Worcester Co., MA: Joseph Whitney, 1 male 60-70, 1 female 40-50, 1 female 20-30, 2 females 10-15, 1 female 5-10, 1 person engaged in agriculture. Resided next door to Horace Greenwood.
- 1840, Hubbardston, Worcester Co., MA: J.W. Whitney, 1 male 80-90, 1 male 30-40, 1 female 60-70, 1 female 30-40, 1 female 15-20.
Notes
According to Martin R. Field, "Joseph Whitney married a lady named Esther (Esther Crittenden according to my Grandfather Charles Whitney's chart). They had a son named George Washington Whitney, who was born c. 1806 in Utica, NY."
According to the book "Descendants of Thomas White of Sudbury - 1638" by Ella White Ford, published 1952, Frances Hunt Whitney, born in Utica, Oneida, NY, was a daughter of Joseph and Esther Whitney (Crittenden). She married Windsor White of Templeton in that town on 10/7/1841, passing away in 1842, according to MA Town Death Records. Windsor remarried to Frances' younger sister, Elizabeth Pierce Whitney, born 4/1/1821 in Utica, NY. Artemesia Whitney is also mentioned as a daughter of Joseph and Esther, younger than Frances.
The 1850 Census for Templeton, Worcester, MA, and the 1860 Census for Orange, Franklin, MA, both show an Esther Whitney, b. abt. 1780, and an Artemesia, b. abt. 1819.
Records for christianings at the 1st Presbyterian Church of Utica indicate the following Whitneys baptized on 7/8/1813:
George Washington Whitney Martha Washington Whitney -- probably m. Harvey Lacey of Jaffrey, NH on 10/21/1828
in Hubbardston, MA (according to MA VR)
Mary Robbins Whitney Barah Beckett Whitney
And in 7/1815, Frances Hunt Whitney
Additionally, the 1817 Utica City Directory shows a Joseph Whitney.
References
1. ^ His parentage is proven by his birth record.
2. ^ "Joseph, s. of Caleb and Annes, July 9, 1760.", Baldwin, Thomas W., ed., Vital Records of Harvard, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850, Boston, MA: Wright & Potter Printing Co., 1917.
3. ^ "Joseph Whitney, Sept. 24, 1840, a. 81y. Cancer. C.R.", Rice, Franklin P., ed., Vital Records of Hubbardston, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849, 1907.
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