Family:Whitney, Joshua (1813-1888)

Joshua⁸ Whitney (Oliver⁷, Joshua⁶, Caleb⁵, Jonathan⁴, Richard³, Richard², John¹), son of Oliver⁷ and Rebecca (Nichols) Whitney, was born 25 Feb 1813, Rochester, VT, died 11 Sep 1888, Rochester, VT, and was buried West Hill Cemetery Rochester VT.

He married, 25 Nov 1837, Sarah Ann Kinsman. She was born 3 Oct 1816, Clarendon, VT, died after 1880, and was buried West Hill Cemetery Rochester VT.

He resided Rochester, VT.

Children of Joshua⁸ and Sarah Ann (Kinsman) Whitney:

i.	Erastus A.9 Whitney, b. 21 Jul 1839; d. 23 Mar 1841.
ii.	Robert B. Whitney, b. 15 Aug 1841, Clarendon, VT; m. Alice L. Johnson.
iii.	John O. Whitney, b. 14 Aug 1844; d. 13 Jun 1862, New Orleans, LA.
iv.	Ida J. Whitney, b. 18 Dec 1846; m.(1) 24 Nov 1864, E. A. Whitmore; d. 24 Jun 1881; m.(2) 4 Oct 1884, Amasa Lovewell; resided Gardner, MA. Children: a. Oscar E. Whitmore, b. 24 Aug 1868. b. Cliffe A. Whitmore, b. 13 Dec 1870; d. 2 Jul 1882. c. Earnest A. Lovewell, b. 15 Apr 1886.
v.	Sidney C. Whitney, b. 9 Mar 1849; farmer; unmarried; resided Rochester, VT.
vi.	Julia Whitney, b. ca. 1852, VT; d. after 1860; no further record found.
vi.	Celestia Ann Whitney, b. 26 Mar 1854; "Anna C." m. 25 Dec 1878, Rochester, VT, Henry W. Kinsman, son of Dura and Zilpha (-----) Kinsman;[1] resided Rochester, VT.
vii.	Mary Elizabeth Whitney, b. 22 Aug 1857, Rochester, VT; m. 4 or 11 Nov 1878, Rochester, VT, Charles E. Jones, son of Jared L. and Arvilla (-----) Jones; resided Rochester, VT.

Census

• 1840, Goshen, Addison Co., VT: Joshua Whitney, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 0-4, and 1 female 15-19; 1 engaged in agriculture.
• 1850, Rochester, Windsor Co., VT:

111 121 Joshua Whitney 38 M - Farmer $500 Vt. Sarah A. " 33 F - " Robert B. " 8 M - " Attended school John O. " 6 M - " Attended school Ida J. " 3 M - " Sydney " 1 M - "

• 1860, Rochester, Windsor Co., VT:

211 198 Joshua Whitney 48 M - Farmer $900 $300 Vt. Sarah " 40 F - " Robt. " 18 M - " Attended school John " 16 M - " Attended school Idia " 14 F - " Attended school Sidney " 12 F - " Attended school Julia " 8 F - " Attended school Cyrus " 5 M - "

• 1870, Rochester, Windsor Co., VT:

187 187 Whitney, Joshua 57 M W Farmer Vermont Male citizen over 21 -----, Sarah 53 F W Keeping House " -----, Sidney 21 M W " Male citizen over 21 -----, Ann 16 F W Teacher " Attended school -----, Elizabeth 12 F W " Attended school

• 1880, Rochester, Windsor Co., VT:

Sidney WHITNEY 31 Self M S W VT Farmer VT VT Joshua WHITNEY 67 Fath M M W VT Farm Laborer VT VT Sarah A. WHITNEY 63 Moth F M W VT Housekeeper NH NH Oscar G. WHITMORE 11 Neph M S W VT VT VT

• 1900, Rochester, Windsor Co., VT:

279 285 Kinsman, Henry Head W M Mar 1845 55 mar 21 Vermont New Hampshire Vermont Farmer, Owns free farm -----, Anna Wife W F Mar 1854 46 mar 21 1ch 1liv Vermont Vermont New Hampshire -----, Julia Dau W F Dec 1881 18 sgl Vermont Vermont Vermont At school 286 Worcester, Ellen Head W F Feb 1841 59 wid 0ch 0liv Vermont New Hampshire Vermont House Whitney, Sidney Brdr W M Mar 1850 50 mar -- Vermont Vermont New Hampshire Farmer, Owns free farm

References

• Census records.

• 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. 523.

1.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.

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