Family:Whitney, Joshua (1795-1869)

Joshua⁷ Whitney (Joshua⁶, Joshua⁵, Nathaniel⁴, Nathaniel³, John², John¹), son of Joshua⁶ and Electa (Sawtell) Whitney, was born 11 Nov 1795, Dalton, NH,^[1] and died 1869, probably Eagle, NY.

He married about 1823, probably Allegany Co., NY, Almira [?Fuller?]. She was born about 1799, NY, and died after 1860.

Joshua Whitney, a Revolutionary soldier and a native of Massachusetts, grandfather of Washington W. Whitney, and Joshua Whitney, Jr., a native of New Hampshire, son of Joshua Whitney, and father of Washington W. Whitney, located in this section in 1812. In 1834 Joshua Whitney, Jr. moved on to the farm where Washington W. Whitney now lives, and died there in 1869. He was a man of prominence in town affairs, and served as assessor and overseer of the poor.^[2]

Children of Joshua⁷ and Almira (?Fuller?) Whitney, possibly incomplete (the 1830 census indicates two young females who may be daughters):

i.	Carlton8 Whitney, b. ca. 1825, NY; m. Elizabeth C. Towne.
ii.	Washington W. Whitney, b. 18 Nov 1827, Eagle, NY; m. Susan A. Clement.
iii.	Joshua J. Whitney, b. 16 Jun 1830, Eagle, NY; m. Margaret Drake.
iv.	Charles Whitney, b. ca. 1833, NY; m. Elizabeth -----.
v.	Augustus Whitney, b. ca. 1835, NY; m. Ann -----.
vi.	Lucy Whitney, b. ca. 1837, New York.
vii.	Mary Whitney, b. ca. 1840, New York.

Census

• 1830, Eagle, Allegany Co., NY: Joshua Whitney Jr., 1 male 30-39, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 5-9, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 30-39, 1 female 10-14, and 1 female 5-9.
• 1840, Eagle, Allegany Co., NY: J. Whitney Jr., 1 male 40-49, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 10-14, 1 male 5-9, 1 female 40-49, and 1 female 0-4; 2 engaged in agriculture.
• 1850, Eagle, Wyoming Co., NY:

160 164 Joshua Whitney 54 M - Farmer $1816 N.H. Attended school Almira " 51 F - N.Y. Washington " 21 M - " " Joshua " 20 M - " " Attended school Charles " 17 M - " " Attended school Augustus " 15 M - " " Attended school Lucy " 13 F - " Attended school Mary " 10 F - " Attended school

• 1860, Eagle, Wyoming Co., NY:

103 103 Joshua Whitney 65 M - Farmer $3780 $1000 N.H. Almira " 61 F - N.Y. Augustus " 25 M - Farmer N.Y. Ann " 23 F - " Jenny " 1 F - " Elisabeth " 28 F - " Ella " 3 F - " Chas. " 1 M - "

References

• Klink-Graves Family 2010 at Ancestry.com

1.^  New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.

2.^  HISTORY OF WYOMING CO., NY, F. W. BEERS, 1880, as found on GenForum.

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