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The Whitney Family of Connecticut

by S. Whitney Phoenix
(New York: 1878)

Transcribed by Robert L. Ward.

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Whitney Family.
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Chil. of James and Jerusha (McCausey) Osborn. 836

2920 I. Mandana Osborn, b. at Starr's Plain, Danbury, Conn., 25 March 1793; married at Danbury, 22 March 1815, Joseph Piatt, a hatter, who was born on Dingle Ridge, in Southeast, N. Y., 20 Sept. 1791, son of Joseph and Lydia (Wilson) Piatt. They settled in Danbury, where she died 27 May 1873, and was buried in Wooster Cemetery. He still lived, in 1874, at Danbury. 8219
2921 II. Hannah Osborn, b. at Starr's Plain, Danbury, Conn., 25 March 1795; died there, 11 Oct. 1817. Her gravestone at Starr's Plain makes her age "21 years, 6 months, and 17 days", which is one year too low.
2922 III. David Osborn, b. at Starr's Plain, Danbury, Conn., 17 March 1799; a farmer; married, 1 Ap. 1820, Hannah Griffin, who was born at Reading, Conn., 13 Aug. 1797, dau. of Uriah and Lucy (Pratt) Griffin. She died at Reading, 5 June 1853, "aged 55 years, 2 months, and 18 days", according to her gravestone at Starr's Plain ; yet the true age would seem to be 54 years, 2 months, and 19 days. He married (2d), 11 Nov. 1857) Betsey Elizabeth Payne, who was born at Danbury, 16 Feb. 1803, dau. of Benjamin and Lucy (Knapp) Payne, and widow of Matthew Lindley Barber. They lived, in 1874, on Long Ridge, Danbury. 8222
2923 IV. Richard Osborn, b. at Starr's Plain, Danbury, Conn., 29 July 1801; a farmer; married, 20 Nov. 1823, Ann Bronson, who was born at Starrs Plam, 18 Dec. 1800, dau. of Levi and Abigail (Knapp) Bronson. He lived, in 1874, on the homestead of his father and grandfather, at Starr's Plain. 8231
2924 V. Betty Marshall Osborn, b. at Starr's Plain, Danbury, Conn., 15 May 1807; married there, 4 Jan. 1829, Leander Dikeman, a farmer, son of Hiram and Catharine (Beatty) Dikeman, of Long Ridge, in Danbury, where he was born 21 May 1805. They settled in Danbury, where he died, 2 Feb. 1857, and was buried in Wooster Cemetery. She married (2d), 7 Ap. 1863, Sturgis Selleck, a farmer, born at Danbury, 15 May 1787, son of Nathaniel and Catharine (Dikeman) Selleck. They settled in Danbury, where he died, 4 Aug. 1871, and was buried in Wooster Cemetery. She was living at Danbury in Nov. 1873. 8234



Chil. of Israel and Mercy (Kellogg) Osborn. 845

2925 I. Mercy Osborn, b. at Brookfield, Conn.; married Eliud Benedict, who was born at Danbury, Conn., 8 May 1790, son of Eleazer and Jerusha 8237
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