Family:Whitney, Israel (1751-1826)

Dea. Israel⁵ Whitney (Elijah⁴, Isaiah³, Thomas², John¹, Thomas^A), son of Elijah⁴ and Mercy (Heald) Whitney was born 22 Jun 1751 at Harvard, MA^[1] and died 20 Dec 1826 at Harvard, MA, at age 75^[2], aged 75 years 5 months 15 days; d. Feb 1827 at age 75.

Israel married Hannah Mead 14 May 1772 at Harvard, MA.

Israel married Abigail Puffer 22 Apr 1789 at Bolton, MA; both "of Harvard;" d.

Hannah Mead was born circa 1754; calculated from age at death. She died on 14 Aug 1788 at Harvard, MA; aged 34 years. She Could this Hannah Mead possibly be a sister to the Mary Mead, b. 1 May 1753 in Watertown who married Abraham Whitney? Birth year calculated from her age at death in 1788, being 34 years. She BIR-MARR-DEA: 'Whitney Genealogy.'

Children of Dea. Israel⁵ and Hannah (Mead) Whitney all b. at Harvard, MA:

i.	Hannah6 Whitney, b. 23 Apr 1773; m. Phinehas Sawyer 17 May 1791 at Bolton, MA; both "of Harvard;" m. Phinehas Sawyer 19 May 1791 at Harvard, MA. She BIR-MARR-DEA: 'Whitney Genealogy.'
ii.	Israel Whitney, b. 18 Apr 1775. He The gravestone says 18 Apr 1776.
iii.	Rebecca Whitney, b. 13 Apr 1777; m. Amose Fairbank 26 Apr 1795 at Harvard, MA.
iv.	Lydia Whitney, b. 25 May 1779; m. Samuel Sprague 18 Jan 1798 at Harvard, MA. She A Lydia Whitney married Samuel Sprague 18 Jan 1798 in Harvard. Very probably this woman, but need some kind of further confirmation. Robert Ward shows the same marriage in his 6-Gen.
v.	Betsey Whitney, b. 24 May 1782; m. Joseph Fairbank 7 Jun 1803 at Harvard, MA. She was also known as Betsy Whitney in marriage record. She A Betsy Whitney is shown in the Harvard VR's as marrying a Joseph Fairbank on 7 Jun 1803. There are too many possibilities for this Betsy to be sure that this particular Betsey is the one in that marriage, but this one has the best combination of date of birth and place. I consider it the most probable.
vi.	Arathusa Whitney, b. 12 Dec 1783; m. John Farwell Jr. 22 Jun 1802 at Harvard, MA. She was also known as Arathena Whitney.
vii.	Oliver Whitney, b. 16 May 1786; m. Mercy Whitcomb 16 Mar 1809 at Harvard, MA.

Abigail Puffer was born circa 1756; calculated from age at death. She died on 13 Sep 1841 at Harvard, MA; aged 85 years. She MARR: 'Whitney Genealogy' 'Mrs. Abigail Puffer.'

Children of Dea. Israel⁵ and Abigail (Puffer) Whitney all b. at Harvard, MA:

i.	Luther6 Whitney, b. 5 Feb 1790; m. Melinda Wetherbee 3 Jan 1814 at Harvard, MA.
ii.	Luke Whitney, b. 8 Feb 1793; d. 2 May 1795 at Harvard, MA, at age 2; aged 2 years 2 months 24 days.
iii.	Naomi Whitney, b. 28 Apr 1797; m. James Sawyer 17 Jun 1817 at Harvard, MA. She was also known as Neoma Whitney.

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