Family:Whitney, Joseph (1753-a1837)
Joseph5 Whitney (Enoch4, Ebenezer3, Richard2, John1), son of Enoch4 and Thankful (Parke) Whitney, was born 18 Jun 1753, Kent, CT,[1] and died after 1837.
He "of New Preston" married, 2 Sep 1773, Washington, CT, Sarah Weeks "of Cornwall".[2] She was born before 1755, and died after 1800.
He lived in 1837 at Warren, CT.
Children of Joseph5 and Sarah (Weeks) Whitney, possibly incomplete:
i. (daughter)6 Whitney, b. 1773-1774. ii. (son) Whitney, b. 1785-1790. This was probably the Joseph Whitney, Jr., who married, 28 Mar 1822, Warren, CT, Esther Kidney, both of Warren.[3]
Census
- 1790, Warren, Litchfield Co., CT: Joseph Whitney, 1 male over 16, 1 male 0-15, and 2 females.
- 1800, Warren, Litchfield Co., CT: Joseph Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 10-15, 1 female over 45, and 1 female 26-44.
- 1810, Warren, Litchfield Co., CT: Joseph Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 10-15, 1 female over 45, 2 females 10-15, and 1 female 0-9.
- 1820: not found.
- 1830, not found.
- 1840, not found.
References
1.^ "Joseph [Whitney], s. Enoch & Thankfull, b. 18 Jun 1753," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Kent 1:75.
2.^ "Joseph Whitney of New Preston & Sarah Weeks of Cornwall, 2 [married] Sep. 1773," according to Bailey, Frederick W., ed., Early Connecticut Marriages, as Found on Ancient Church Records Prior to 1800 (1896-1906), Washington, 5:71.
3.^ "Joseph [Whitney], Jr., m. Esther KIDNEY, b. of Warren, 28 Mar 1822, by Rev. Annanias DEARTHICK," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Warren 1:89.
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