Family:Whitney, Timothy (1766-1841)

Timothy⁶ Whitney (Timothy⁵, Jonas⁴, Moses³, Richard², John¹), son of Timothy⁵ and Alice (Whitney) Whitney;^[1] born 22 Apr 1766, Petersham, Massachusetts;^[2] married Lois Baker; born 30 May 1770; died 2 Mar 1826; married 2d Mrs. Smith.

Timothy Whitney was born in Petersham, Massachusetts, but moved to Lanesborough early in life. He had all his children by his first wife, Lois Baker. He was a medium sized man, rather stocky in his old age, bald-headed, blue-eyed, very amiable, and fond of children, jolly, popular, and respected. He was the chief merchant in Lanesborough and postmaster for many years; also Register of Deeds for Berkshire County. He was a fine penman, accurate, and methodical. Was a prominent member of the Congregational Church. He died 14 Feb 1841; resided Petersham, Otis, and Lanesborough, Massachusetts.

Children of Timothy⁶ and Lois (Baker) Whitney:

iii.	Richard7 Whitney, born 2 Aug 1800; married Clarissa Tower.
i.	Silas Whitney, born -----; died young; unmarried
ii.	Sophia Whitney, born 18 Feb 1796; married Henry Hubbard. She died Sept. 9, 1863. He was born in Sheffield, Massachusetts, 22 May 1783; died Dec. 25, 1863. He was a leading lawyer there. Ch.: Henry, born Jan. 21, 1816; died unknown; Douglas S., born 21 Jan 1817; died Sept. 19, 1885; John W., born 9 Jan 1819; resided Waterville, New York; Sophia, born 2 Apr 1820; died 21 Mar 1826; Elizabeth A., born 1 May 1822; married at Albany, New York, in June, 1864, Joseph E. A. Smith, born Feb. 4, 1822. He is the well known historian; resided Pittsfield; Frances, born 9 Sep 1825; died 1825; Fred, born 1 Nov 1826; died Jan., 1890. Agnes, child of Douglas, resided Brooklyn, New York; Harry T., child of Fred, resided New York City.
iv.	Eliza Whitney, born -----; married 1823, Socrates Squier; she died 1826. Ch.: George L., only child, born 1824. He resides in Buffalo, New York; is president of the George L. Squier Mfg. County, manufacturers of sugar, rice, and coffee machinery, agricultural implements, and mill engines.
v.	Adeline Whitney, born -----; m.; a dau. is Mrs. J. W. Peck; resided New Britain, Connecticut.

Census

• 1790, Lanesborough, Berkshire Co., MA: Timothy Whitney, 1 male over 16 and 1 female.
• 1800, Lanesborough, Berkshire Co., MA: Timothy Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 3 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 16-25, and 1 female 0-9.
• 1810, Lanesborough, Berkshire Co., MA: Whitney, Timothy, 1 male over 45, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 0-9, 1 female 10-15, and 2 females 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. 170.

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

2.^  "Timothy [Whitney], s. Timothy and Alice, [born] Apr. 22, 1766," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Petersham, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Worcester: The Systematic History Fund, 1904), p. 55]]

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