Family:Whitney, Joel (1792-1851)
Joel7 Whitney (Elijah6, Thomas5, Thomas4, Eleazer3, Thomas2, John1), son of Elijah6 and Mindwell (Hardy) Whitney, was born 12 May 1792, Westborough, MA,[1] and died 4 Aug 1851, Holden, MA, aged 59 years 2 months 22 days, of disorder on the heart, married, carpenter.[2]
Marriage intentions were published 12 Aug 1813, Westborough, MA, for him and Abial Nason "of Grafton".[3] He "of Westborough" married 5 Sep 1813, Grafton, MA, Abial/Ebial Nason,[4] probably a daughter of Oliver and Mary/Polly (Powers) Nason. She was born about 1791, Westborough, MA, and died 9 Jan 1880, Westborough, MA, aged 88 years, of paralysis.[5]
Children of Joel7 and Abial (Nason) Whitney, probably incomplete:
i. Leavitt N.8 Whitney, b. ca. 1814, Westborough, MA; m. Mary Dorell. ii. Levi S. Whitney, b. ca. 19 Aug 1816, Westborough, MA; m. Sarah E. Knapp. iii. Lewis Whitney, b. 17 Apr 1818, Sutton, MA;[6] m. Lucy Goddard. iv. Lorenzo Andrew Whitney, b. 15 Mar 1820, Sutton, MA;[7] m.(1) Eliza Mason Chadwick; m.(2) Anna Y. Chadwick; m.(3) Charlotte Ann (Peck) Fitzpatrick; m.(4) Hannah Marks; m.(5) Elimira Knight; m.(6) Ann Elizabeth Adams. v. James Whitney, b. 1 May 1824, Sutton, MA;[8] m. Mary Chadwick. vi. Joel Whitney, b. say 1827; m. Dorinda Rogers. vii. Malvina Leona Whitney, b. 10 Jun 1830, Sutton, MA.[9] viii. Leonard Francis Whitney, b. 5 Dec 1832, Sutton, MA;[10] d. after 1855.
Census
- 1820, Sutton, Worcester Co., MA: Joel Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 4 males 0-9, and 1 female 26-44; 1 engaged in agriculture.
- 1830, Sutton, Worcester Co., MA: Joel Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 2 males 10-14, 2 males 5-9, and 1 female 30-39.
- 1840: not found.
- 1850, Holden, Worcester Co., MA:
244 313 Joel Whitney 58 M - Carpenter Mass. Dorinda " 31 F - " Emmer Ann " 4 F - "
186 231 Jabes Newton 44 M - Farmer $4500 Massachusetts Margaret A. B. Newton 40 F - do George W. Newton 14 M - do Attended school Abba M. Newton 10 F - do Attended school John Carney 18 M - Laborer Ireland Margaret Wood 25 F - do Mary Taylor 68 F - Massachusetts Pauper Aail Whitney 55 F - do do [and 12 more paupers]
158 198 Charles Church 49 M - Farmer $1300 Rhodeisland Emily Church 39 F - Massachusetts Charles G. Church 13 M - do Attended school Francis L. Whitney 17 M - do do
90 100 Milton Scollay 33 M - Farmer Mass. Mary Scollay 25 F - Do Charles A. Scollay 5 M - Do Clara Scollay 1 F - Do Patrick Brown 25 M - Farmer Ireland Mary E. Fassitt 43 F - Mass. Barney Broaders 73 M - Do Pauper Ebial Whitney 60 M - Do Pauper Mary Taylor 73 F - Do Pauper Rhoda Forbush 64 F - Do Pauper Sally Hardy 57 F - Do Pauper Deborah Brown 59 F - Do Pauper Henry E. Forbes 19 M - Do Pauper Mary Forbes 15 F - Do Pauper Albert P. Bathrick 13 M - Do Pauper
348 434 Clark R. Griggs 31 M - Shoe Manfr. Mass. Livona Griggs 33 F - Do Ellen M. Griggs 9 F - Do Ada L. Griggs 6 F - Do George Oulton 23 M - Trader Nova Scotia William Thornton 18 M - Clerk Mass. Charles W. Chandler 27 M - Boot Trees Conn. Charles G. Bowman 22 M - Carpenter Mass. Mary J. Kimball 33 F - Mass. Francis L. Whitney 22 M - Shoemaker Do
This is son Leonard Francis Whitney.
444 528 [Poor House] ... Ebiah Whitney 66 F - Massachusetts ...
- 1860, daughter-in-law Dorinda not found. Granddaughter Emma might be the one living in a boarding house in Shirley, MA. Son Leonard not found.
- 1865 State, Westborough, Worcester Co., MA:
102 152 Cyrus Pickering 52 M - So. Mendon, Mass. M Farmer T.Fm. - - 1 1 - Cinthia S. Pickering 52 F - Dover, Mass. M - - - - - Hanah Pickering 21 F - Medfield, Mass. S - - - - - Albert S. Pickering 17 M - Blackstone, Mass. S Farmer - - - - - Martha Pickering 12 F - Westborough, Mass. S - - - - - Nahann Twitchell 72 M - Westborough, Mass. S - Idiot - - - Nathan Ward 36 M - Hopkinton, Mass. S - Id. - - - Henry E. Forbes 30 M - Westborough, Mass. S - Id. - - - Charles N. Forbes 24 M - Westborough, Mass. S - Id. - - - Albert P. Brackett 22 M - Westborough, Mass. S - Id. - - - Charles M. Blake 15 M - North Adams, Mass. S - Id. - - - Joseph H. Blake 8 M W Marlborough, Mass. S - - - - - Abial Whitney 70 F - Westborough, Mass. W - - - - - Phaebe Pratt 78 F - Fitzwilliam, N.H. S - - - - - Sally Hardy 66 F - Westborough, Mass. S - - - - - Mary M. Forbes 28 F - Westborough, Mass. S - Idiot - - -
Alms House 32 35 Pickering, Cyrus 57 M W Farmer $6450 $3827 Mass. Male citizen over 21 ... Whitney, Evial 77 M W Pauper Mass. Male citizen over 21 ...
- 1870, son Leonard not found.
References
1.^ "Joel [Whitney], s. Elijah and Mindwell, [born] May 12, 1792," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Westborough, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1903).
2.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 59, page 137.
3.^ "Joel [Whitney] and Abiel Nason of Grafton, int. Aug. 12, 1813," according to Westborough Vital Records.
4.^ "Joel [Whitney] of Westborough and Ebial Nason, [married] Sept. 5, 1813. C.R.," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Grafton, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Worcester, MA: The Systematic History Fund, 1906).
5.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 321, page 448. Also, 1880 Mortality Schedule.
6.^ "Lewis [Whitney], s. Joel and Abial, [born] April 17, 1818," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Sutton, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1907).
7.^ "Lorenzo [Whitney], s. Joel and Abial, [born] March 15, 1820," according to Sutton Vital Records.
8.^ "James [Whitney], s. Joel and Abial, [born] May 1, 1824," according to Sutton Vital Records.
9.^ "Malvina Leona [Whitney], d. Joel and Abial, [born] June 10, 1830," according to Sutton Vital Records.
10.^ "Leonard [Whitney], s. Joel and Abial, [born] Dec. 5, 1832," according to Sutton Vital Records.
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