Family:Whitney, Jonathan (1768-1847)

Jonathan⁶ Whitney (Caleb⁵, Jonathan⁴, Richard³, Richard², John¹), son of Caleb⁵ and Annes (Church) Whitney,^[1] was born 2 Sep 1768, Shutesbury, MA,^[2] and died 18 Feb 1847, Sterling, MA.

He married, 7 Nov 1793, Westminster, MA, Lucy Wheeler. She was born 6 Jun 1771, and died 2 Jan 1856, Sterling, MA.

He made his will Apr 13, 1835, and it was probated 1 may 1847. He resided Sterling, MA.

Children of Jonathan⁶ and Lucy (Wheeler) Whitney:

i.	Lucy7 Whitney, b. 11 May 1794; d. 11 Apr 1871; m. 2 Sept 1813, Calvin Wheeler, b. 4 Aug 1788; d. 2 Jan 1869. Ch.: Mary Hapgood, b. 22 Apr 1814; d. 14 Aug 1842; Jonathan Whitney, b. 7 Nov 1816; m. 15 Aug 1850; d. 22 Jul 1889; Levi, b. 22 May 1819; m. Apr 1844; d. 12 Nov 1883; Betsey, b. 4 Nov 1821; d. 31 Aug 1825: Lucy, b. 30 Oct 1826; d. 18 May 1837; Elizabeth, b. 3 Jan 1830; m. 5 Feb 1851, D. F. Messinger; resided 29 Myrtle St., Worcester, MA: Lydia Ann, b. 31 Oct 1831; d. 10 May 1837; George Gay, b. 7 Oct 1835; d. 14 Oct 1844; Charles, b. 1 Jul 1838; resided Lake Forest, IL.
ii.	Priscilla Whitney, b. 9 Jan 1797; m. 1816, Leonard Mason, b. 25 Jan 1789; d. 7 Feb 1853. She d. 5 Apr 1879. Ch.: Mary, b. 28 Dec 1817; m. 17 May 1837, Amos E. Kendall; resided E. Princeton, MA; Betsey M., b. 26 Jan 1820; married May 1843, Lysander B. Barnes. She d. 31 Oct 1853; Joel W., b. 30 Oct 1821; m. 5 May 1847, Mary E. Thomas. He d. 5 Jul 1894. He was b. East Princeton. At his death he was senior member of the firm of J. W. Mason & Company, chair and furniture manufacturers in New York City and at Hunter. His character was firm and commanding, but with a keen sense of the humorous - at all times ready to see and appreciate a joke, and always ready with a pleasantry. He looked on the bright side of life, was never discouraged, but bravely met and overcame all obstacles. Meanness of any description excited his contempt, and honesty and integrity were his constant precept and practice. He was born to command, and was only satisfied when command was devolved upon him. It may be recollected by some that while Hon. Chester A. Arthur was President of the United States he visited Hunter as the guest of Colonel Mason. He held many positions of honor at various times; Fanny, b. 30 Sep 1823; m. 23 Nov 1842, Peter M. Keyes; resided E. Princeton; Silas, b. 6 Apr 1826; married Clementina Ballou and Maria Wheeler; resided Heartwellville, VT; Jonathan W., b. 20 Jul 1827; d. 26 Aug 1827; Jonas B., b. 15 Jul 1828; d. 30 Jul 1832; Marshall, b. 25 May 1830; m.(1) 15 Mar 1854, Lucena M. Janes; m.(2) 8 Apr 1863, Elizabeth P. Safford; resided Saint Albans, VT; Louisa E., b. 31 Jan 1832; d. 23 Mar 1832; Hezekiah W., b. 12 Jun 1833; m. 7 May 1854, Phoebe A. Hunt; resided Baldwinsville, MA.
iii.	Betsey Whitney, b. -----; m. ----- Church; resided Templeton, MA.
iv.	Caleb Whitney, b. -----.
v.	Jonathan Whitney, b. Jul 1802: m.(1) Lucy Spaulding; m.(2) Lorena French.
vi.	Joel Whitney, b. 2 Jun 1806; m. Seraph W. Sawyer.
vii.	Hezekiah Whitney, b. -----; m. Eliza I. -----. He d.s.p. 3 Feb 1876, Fitchburg, MA.
viii.	Joseph Whitney, b. 22 Nov 1810, Sterling, MA; m. -----.

Census

• 1800: not found.
• 1810, Sterling, Worcester Co., MA: Jon^a Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 26-44, 4 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 16-25, and 2 females 10-15.

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), pp. 186-187.

1.^  His parentage is proven by his birth record.

2.^  "Jonathan [Whitney], s. Caleb and Annis, b. 2 Sep 1768," according to Jay Mack Holbrook, "Massachusetts Vital Records, Shutesbury" (Oxford, MA, Holbrook Research Institute, 1987).

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