Family:Whitney, Daniel (1742-1821)
Daniel6 Whitney (Elijah5, Daniel4, John3, John2, John1), son of Elijah5 and Hannah (Coffin) Whitney, was born Roxbury, MA, baptized 24 Jan 1741/2, Brookline, MA,[1] and died 3 May 1821, Warwick, MA, aged 79 years.[2]
Marriage intentions were published 21 Jan 1769, Brookline, MA, for him and Sarah Gay "both of Brookline".[3] He married, 7 Mar 1769, Roxbury, MA, Sarah Gay.[4] She died 20 Sep 1824, Warwick, MA.
He resided Boston and Warwick, MA.
Children of Daniel6 and Sarah (Gay) Whitney:
i. Sarah7 Whitney, b. 5 Sep 1769; bapt. 8 Oct 1769, Brookline, MA;[5] m. 15 Oct 1796, David Adams, of Warwick. ii. Elijah Whitney, b. 15 Jan 1771; m. Margaret Whitney. iii. Susannah Whitney, b. 31 Jan 1773. iv. Daniel Whitney, b. 5 Dec 1774; m. -----. He could be the same as Daniel Whitney of Roxbury, who m. 1802, Elizabeth Champney. v. Seneca Whitney, b. 27 Jul 1776; m. 1803, Hannah Moore; b. 1781; d. 16 May 1848. He d. 25 Apr 1810; resided Warwick. vi. Sophia Whitney, b. 12 Jul 1778; d. unmarried 15 Mar 1861. vii. Betty. Whitney, b. 11 Aug 1781. viii. Joseph Gay Whitney, b. 7 Sept 1784; m. and d. 7 Aug 1834, Warwick, MA. ix. Elisha Whitney, b. 24 Jun 1786; m. Abigail Baker Gay. x. Henry Whitney, b. 30 Aug 1788; m. ----- -----.
Census
- 1790, Warwick, Hampshire Co., MA: Danl Whitney, 2 males over 16 and 5 males 0-15.
- 1800, Warwick, Hampshire Co., MA: Daniel Whitney, 1 male over 45, 2 males 16-25, 1 male 10-15, 1 female over 45, and 2 females 16-25.
- 1810, Warwick, Hampshire Co., MA: Danl Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 16-25, 2 males 0-9, 1 female over 45, 3 females 26-44, 1 female 16-25, 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. 129.
1.^ "Daniel [Whitney], s. Elijah, bp. Jan. 24, 1741-2. C.R.1," according to Vital Records of Brookline, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1929).
2.^ "Daniel [Whitney] [s. Elijah. dup.], at Warwick, [died] May 3, 1821, a. 79y. C.R.1," according to Brookline Vital Records.
3.^ "Daniel [Whitney], and Sarah Gay, both of B., int. Jan. 21, 1769," according to Brookline Vital Records.
4.^ "Daniel [Whitney], and Sarah Gay, [married] Mar. 7, 1769," according to Vital Records of Roxbury, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1925-1926).
5.^ "Sarah [Whitney], d. Daniel, bp. Oct. 8, 1769. C.R.1," according to Brookline Vital Records.
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