Family:Whitney, Milton (1786-1839)

Milton⁶ Whitney (Asa⁵, Joshua⁴, William³, Joshua², John¹), son of Asa⁵ and Hepsibath (Watrous) Whitney, was born 7 Apr 1786, Pittsfield, MA, or Salisbury, CT,{[ref|1}} and died 4 Sep 1839, Pittsfield, OH.

He married 8 Jan 1809, Pittsfield, MA, Lydia Cleveland, daughter of Zabdiel and Abigail (Luce) Cleveland. She was born 18 Sep 1786, Tisbury, MA, and died 23 Aug 1869, Pittsfield, OH.

Milton Whitney was born in Pittsfield, MA, where his children were all born. In 1830 he moved to Ohio, became a large land owner and prominent business man. He resided Pittsfield, MA, and Pittsfield, OH.

Children of Milton⁶ and Lydia (Cleveland) Whitney:

i.	Asa Watrous7 Whitney, b. 11 Jan 1810; m. Mary A. Wightman.
ii.	Chauncy Whitney, b. 29 Apr 1811; d. 21 Mar 1812.
iii.	Clarissa Weller Whitney, b. 2 Mar 1813; d. 28 Dec 1879; m. Hiram Humphrey. Had 7 ch.
iv.	Welthy Ann Whitney, b. 12 May 1815; d. 8 Apr 1851; m. 6 Jul 1835, Lorenzo Wadsworth. He was b. 27 Aug 1813, Becket, MA; d. 26 Sep 1869. Was a prominent citizen. Children: a. Frank Wadsworth, b. 14 Oct 1838; m. Ella Leonard; res. Wellington, OH. b. Frances Mary Wadsworth, b. 3 Sep 1843; m. William Babcock; resided Marshall, TX.
v.	Oliver W. Whitney, b. 23 Feb 1817; m. Esther Rising.
vi.	Silas D. Whitney, b. 3 Mar 1820; m. Electa N. Parsons.
vii.	Charles Henry Whitney, b. 6 Apr 1824; m. Elvira Sheldon.
viii.	Frederick Centre Whitney, b. 15 Jun 1828; d. after 1880; unmarried; resided Pittsfield, OH.

Census

• 1810, Pittsfield, Berkshire Co., MA: Milton Whitney, 3 males 16-25, 1 male 0-9, 1 female over 45, and 1 female 16-25.
• 1820, Pittsfield, Berkshire Co., MA: Milton Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 2 males 18-25, 2 males 10-15, 2 males 0-9, 2 females 26-44, and 2 females 0-9; 4 engaged in manufacture or trades.
• 1830, Pittsfield, Berkshire Co., MA: Milton Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 2 males 20-29, 2 males 15-19, 1 male 10-14, 2 males 5-9, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 40-49, 1 female 15-19, and 1 female 10-14; 1 free colored male, 10-23.
• 1840, Pittsfield, Lorain Co., OH: Lydia Whitney, 2 males 20-29, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 10-14, and 1 female 50-59; 3 engaged in agriculture, 1 in manufacture or trades.
• 1850, Pittsfield, Lorain Co., OH:

365 369 Lydia Whitney 61 F - Ohio Frederick 21 M - Farmer Mass.

• 1860, Pittsfield, Lorain Co., OH:

302 310 Frederick Whitney 31 M - Farmer $4445 $1050 Mass. Lydia 70 F - Nantucket

• 1870, Pittsfield, Lorain Co., OH:

176 178 West, Carlos A. 26 M W Farmer Ohio Male citizen over 21 -----, Lydia 28 F W Keeping House Ohio -----, Eva W. 2 F W Ohio -----, Ettie 5/12 F W Ohio Born in Dec McCully, John 15 M W Works on farm Ohio Whitney, F. C. 42 M W Farmer $2500 $150 Massachusetts Male citizen over 21 Beam, Nora 19 F W Domestic Servant Ohio

• 1880, Pittsfield, Lorain Co., OH:

Frederick WHITNEY 51 Self M S W MASS Waggon Maker CONN MASS

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. 224.

1.^  "Milton [Whitney], s. Asa & Hephzabah, b. 7 Apr 1786," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Salisbury 2:18.

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