Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1796-1866)
Benjamin7 Whitney (David6, Benjamin5, Joseph4, Joseph3, Jonathan2, John1), son of David6 and Susanna (Huntington) Whitney, was born 18 Feb 1796, Tunbridge, VT,[1] and died 1 Oct 1866, Tunbridge, VT.
He "of Tunbridge, Vt." married firstly, 10 Feb 1825, Pepperell, MA, Sibbel Parker.[2] See notes below for her identity.
He married secondly, 15 Oct 1837, Tunbridge, VT, Eliza (Hall) Whitney,[3] daughter of Nathaniel and Olive (Wallis) Hall. She was born 8 Sep 1806, Tunbridge, VT, and died 28 May 1888. She had married firstly, his brother William7 Whitney, q.v.
He resided Tunbridge, VT.
Children of Benjamin7 and Sibbel (Parker) Whitney, if any, unknown.
Children of Benjamin7 and Eliza (Hall)(Whitney) Whitney:
i. William8 Whitney, b. 3 Sep 1837 or 1838, Tunbridge, VT;[4] m. Marietta Curtis. ii. Azro B. Whitney, b. 11 Mar 1840, Tunbridge, VT;[5] m. Emma A. Hackett. iii. Wealthy L. Whitney, b. 9 Oct 1842, Tunbridge, VT;[6] d. 2 Jul 1888; m. 6 Feb 1867, Tunbridge, Albert A. Northrup, son of Isaac.[7] He resided South Tunbridge. Son Fred resided Tunbridge. iv. Clara A. Whitney, b. 30 Aug 1844, Tunbridge, VT;[8] m. 27 Feb 1866, Tunbridge, VT, William B. Porter,[9] son George; resided West Hartford, VT. v. Benjamin F. Whitney, b. 1 Oct 1846, Tunbridge, VT;[10] d. 27 Feb 1850. vi. Edgar E. Whitney, b. 26 Aug 1848, Tunbridge, VT;[11] d. 22 Apr 1850. vii. Mark C. Whitney, b. 23 Apr 1850 or 1851, Tunbridge, VT;[12] m. Rachel P. Carrigan.
Notes
His first wife Sibbel Parker may be the Sibbel Parker, daughter of Silas and Meriah (Farnsworth), born 7 Nov 1799, Groton, MA, or the Sybil Parker, daughter of Asa and Sybil (White), born 23 Sep 1793, Pepperell, MA. The former is more age-appropriate, the latter more geographically convenient.
Census
- 1830: not found.
- 1840, Tunbridge, Orange Co., VT: Benjn. Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 2 males 0-4, 1 female 30-39, and 2 females 5-9; 1 engaged in agriculture.
- 1850, Tunbridge, Orange Co., VT:
39 42 Benjamin Whitney 52 M - Farmer $1300 Vt. Eliza " 43 F - " Susannah " 16 F - " Attended school William " 11 M - " Attended school Azro " 10 M - " Attended school Wealthy D. " 7 F - " Attended school Clara A. " 5 F - "
Susannah was his niece and step-daughter, daughter of his brother William.
2330 2498 Benj. Whitney 63 M - Farmer $3000 $800 Vermont Eliza " 54 F - " William " 22 M - " Wealthy " 17 F - " Clara " 16 F - " Mark " 9 M - "
214 232 Porter, Wm. B. 32 M W Farmer $4000 $1300 Vermont Male citizen over 21 Whitney, Elisa 64 F W House Keeper Vermont Porter, George E. 3 M W Vermont Gile, Charles H. 16 M W Farm Laborer Vermont
Albert A NORTHROP 37 Self M M W VT Farmer VT VT Wealtha NORTHROP 37 Wife F M W VT Keeping House VT VT Fred E NORTHROP 12 Son M S W VT Works On Farm VT VT Frank R NORTHROP 8 Son M S W VT At School VT VT Gordin W NORTHROP 6 Son M S W VT VT VT Charles H NORTHROP 3 Son M S W VT VT VT Eliza WHITNEY 73 Moth F W W VT Boarder VT VT
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. 372.
1.^ Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.
2.^ "Benjamin [Whitney] of Tunbridge, Vt., and Sibbel Parker, [married] Feb. 10, 1825," according to George A. Rice, comp. and ed., Vital Records of Pepperell, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1985).
3.^ Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.
4.^ Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.
5.^ Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.
6.^ Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.
7.^ Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.
8.^ Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.
9.^ Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.
10.^ Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.
11.^ Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.
12.^ Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.
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