Family:Whitney, Luther (1791-1869)

Luther⁷ Whitney (Samuel⁶, Joseph⁵, Timothy⁴, John³, John², John¹), son of Samuel⁶ and Mary (Whitney) Whitney, was born 15 Apr 1791, and died 30 Jul 1869, Lawrenceville, NY.

He married, 20 Sep 1814, Betsey Dart. She was born 8 Jun 1791, and died 13 Nov 1881.

Luther Whitney, in 1813, while residing in Gilsum, NH, had a tailoring establishment on the brook south of his father's house. It was burned by the fire in 1817; a new shop was erected on the spot occupied by the old one. Later he conducted a woolen factory which he erected, and which he afterward sold in 1829 to David Brigham. It was destroyed by fire in 1830. He was often chosen on important committees of the town, was selectman 1817-21-22-23-25-26, representative 1825 and 1827, justice of the peace from 1827 to 1832, was one of the organizers of the Congregational church in 1815. In 1830 he moved to New York state and died at Lawrenceville. He resided Lawrenceville, New York.

Children of Luther⁷ and Betsey (Dart) Whitney:

i.	Luther8 Whitney, b. 26 Jul 1815; m. Rebecca J. Irwin.
ii.	Edgar Whitney, b. 25 Jun 1818; m.(1) Maria R. Shepard; m.(2) Sarah Church.
iii.	Joshua Whitney, b. 25 Jan 1820; d. unmarried, Mobile, AL.
iv.	Pascal Whitney, b. 4 Nov 1823; m.(1) Pema Shepard; m.(2) Amanda Rockwell. He died dec. 3, 1883; resided Osage, IA.

Census

• 1820, Gilsum, Cheshire Co., NH: Whitney, Luther, 1 male 26-44, 2 males 18-25, 3 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44, and 1 female 10-15; 3 engaged in manufacture or trade.

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. 247-249.

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