Family:Whitney, Joseph (1762-1846)
Joseph6 Whitney (Benjamin5, James4, John3, Jonathan2, John1), son of Benjamin5 and Esther (Leland) Whitney, was born 15 Dec 1762, Sherborn, MA, and died 5 Apr 1846, Gardner, MA, aged 83 years 3 months 20 days, of palsy.
He married, 3 Oct 1792, Framingham, MA, Sarah Park,[1] daughter of Gideon and Hannah (Fuller) Park. She was born 22 Dec 1773, Newton, MA, and died 4 May 1846, Gardner, MA, aged 73 years 4 months 12 days, of mortification of the bowels.
He resided Gardner, MA.
Children of Joseph6 and Sally (Parks) Whitney:
i. Henry7 Whitney, b. 5 Aug 1793, Sherborn, MA; m. Mary Ann Bassett. ii. Sally Whitney, b. 4 Dec 1794, Sherborn, MA; m. 15 Jun 1819, Gardner, MA, Luther Alden. iii. Esther Whitney, b. 29 Sep 1796, Sherborn, MA; m. 25 Dec 1813, Gardner, MA, Jonas Brick, b. 10 Oct 1796. - Ch.: Mary Ann and Esther.
iv. Joseph Park Whitney, b. 9 Jul 1798, Sherborn, MA; m. Roena Bickford. v. George Whitney, b. 3 Jan 1801, Sherborn, MA; m. Sophia Greenwood. vi. Charles Whitney, b. 1804; m.; d. 1824. vii. Samuel Whitney, b. 26 Jun 1806, Sherborn, MA; d. 4 Apr 1826, Gardner, MA. viii. Anna Park Whitney, b. 6 Nov 1808; m. 10 Dec 1833, Gardner, MA, Luther Reed.
Census
- 1790: not found.
- 1800, Sherborn, Middlesex Co., MA: Joseph Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 10-15, 2 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 10-15, and 2 females 0-9.
- 1810, Sherborn, Middlesex Co., MA: Joseph Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 10-15, 3 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44, 2 females 10-15, and 1 female 0-9.
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. 203.
1.^ "Joseph [Whitney] of Sherborn, and Sarah Park, [married] Oct. 3, 1792," according to Vital Records of Framingham, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: 1911).
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