Family:Whitney, Josiah (1782-1857)
Josiah7 Whitney (Josiah6, Josiah5, Richard4, Richard3, Richard2, John1), son of Josiah6 and Anna (Scollay) Whitney, was born 24 Feb 1782, Nelson, NH, and died 17 Jun 1857, Nelson, NH.
He married, 22 Nov 1808, Packersfield, NH, Sarah Emes.[1] She was born 4 Jan 1784, and died 23 Feb 1858, Sullivan, NH.
He resided Nelson, NH.
Children of Josiah7 and Sarah (Emes) Whitney:
i. George8 Whitney, b. 6 or 10 Oct 1809, Packersfield, NH;[2] m. Nancy Nims. ii. Joseph Whitney, b. 25 Mar 1811, Packersfield, NH;[3] m. Mary A. Newcomb. iii. Mary Ann Whitney, b. 6 Mar 1813 or 13 Mar 1816, Packersfield, NH;[4] d. 28 Dec 1884; m. 25 Oct 1838, Nelson, NH, David W. Buckminster;[5] resided Keene, NH. He d. 9 May 1874; was a farmer. Children: a. Sarah Eliza Buckminster, b. -----; m. Almon Davis; P. O. address, Roxbury, NH. b. Joseph A. Buckminster, b. -----; P. O. address, Winchendon, MA. c. Martha Buckminster, b. -----; m. ----- Whitman; d. leaving two children; one since d. d. Josiah Whitney Buckminster, b. P. O. address, Keene, NH; m. Ella Ainger; is not living now; left no children. e. Maria Buckminster, b. -----; m. Jarvis Adams; d. leaving no children. f. Milton E. Buckminster, b. 4 Jul -----; P. O. address, N. 86, Roxbury, NH. g. Millard F. Buckminster, b. 4 Jul -----; ; P. O. address, N. 86, Gilsum, NH.
iv. Charles H. Whitney, b. 18 Nov 1819, Nelson, NH;[6] m. Lucy C. Nims.
Census
- 1810: not found. Possibly living in his parents' household.
- 1820, Nelson, Cheshire Co., NH: Josiah Whitney Jr, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 10-15, 2 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 0-9; 1 engaged in agriculture.
- 1830, Nelson, Cheshire Co., NH: Josiah Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 10-14, 1 female 40-49, and 1 female 15-19.
- 1840, Nelson, Cheshire Co., NH: Josiah Whitney, 1 male 50-59, 1 male 20-29, 1 female 50-59, and 1 female 20-29; 2 engaged in agriculture.
- 1850, Nelson, Cheshire Co., NH:
823 891 Josiah Whitney 68 M - Farmer $2100 N.H. Sarah " 66 F - Mass. 892 Joseph " 39 M - " N.H. Mary A. " 30 F - " Ransel N. " 8 M - " Attended school Luraetta A. " 2 F - " Huldah Abbot 56 F - "
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. 327.
1.^ "Josiah Whitney & Sally Emes, m. 22 Nov 1808, Packersfield, Cheshire Co., NH," according to New Hampshire, Vital Records, Marriage Index.
2.^ New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.
3.^ New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.
4.^ New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.
5.^ "Mary Ann Whitney & David Buckminister, m. 25 Oct 1838, NH," according to New Hampshire, Vital Records, Marriage Index.
6.^ New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.
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