Family:Whitney, Philo (1792-1830)
Philo7 Whitney (James6, Samuel5, Samuel4, Nathaniel3, John2, John1), son of James6 and Eunice (Johnson) Whitney, was born 27 Aug 1792, Newtown, CT, and died 6 Apr 1830, Newtown, CT, aged 38 years,[1] of an accidental skull fracture.
He married firstly, 1 Oct 1815, Newtown, CT, Jerusha Wheeler, daughter of Abram and Marcia (Botsford) Wheeler. She was born 16 Oct 1796, Newtown, CT, and died 21 Sep 1829.
He married secondly, 14 Dec 1829, Aurelia Wheeler, daughter of Abram and Marcia (Botsford) Wheeler. She was born 23 Jul 1792, Newtown, CT, and died after Sep 1874. She married secondly, 11 Jun 1837, Benjamin Curtis Glover. She married thirdly, 15 Jan 1845, Zachariah Clark.
He was a blacksmith. He resided Newtown, CT.
Phoenix says the following:
- "Philo Whitney, b. in Newtown, Conn., 27 Ap. 1792; a blacksmith and farmer; married, 1 Oct. 1815, in Newtown, by Rev. Daniel Burhans, Episcopal, to Jerusha Wheeler, who was born in Newtown, 16 Oct. 1796, dau. of Abram and Marcia (Botsford) Wheeler. They settled in Newtown, where she died of fever, 21 Sept. 1829, and was buried in the Newtown Cemetery. He was married (2d), 14 Dec. 1829, at Newtown, by Rev. Daniel Burhans, Rector of Trinity Church at Newtown, to Aurelia Wheeler, who was born in Newtown, 23 July 1792, sister of his first wife. He was accidentally and instantly killed, 6 Ap. 1830, by a fracture of the skull, and was buried in the Newtown Cemetery. His widow was still living, in September 1874, with her step-daughter, Mrs. Emily (Whitney) Fairchild, in Newtown; having married (2d), 11 June 1837, Benjamin Curtis Glover, and (3d), 15 Jan. 1845, Zachariah Clark."
Children of Philo7 and Jerusha (Wheeler) Whitney:
i. Harriett8 Whitney, b. 14 Jul 1816, Newtown, CT; d. 14 May 1849, Newtown, CT; m. 9 Dec 1835, Newtown, CT, Edmond Fairchild,[2] b. 3 Jan 1814, Newtown, CT; resided Newtown, CT. ii. Joseph Botsford Whitney, b. 4 Mar 1818, Newtown, CT; drowned in Croton river, 8 May or Jun 1834.[3] iii. James Wheeler Whitney, b. 27 Nov 1819, Newtown, CT; m. Ann Maria Lewis. iv. Emily Whitney, b. 11 Oct 1821, Newtown, CT; m. 26 Dec 1841, Newtown, CT, Le Grand Fairchild,[4] b. 1 Feb 1820, Roxbury, CT; resided Newtown, CT. v. Aurelia Whitney, b. 26 Oct 1823, Newtown, CT; m. 24 Oct 1849, Le Roy, NY, Oliver Warner Moore; b. 26 Oct 1820, Phelps, NY; resided Le Roy, NY. He was for some time a resident of Washington, DC, and head of the Indian bureau. vi. Ruth Ann Whitney, b. 27 May 1826, Newtown, CT; "of Newtown" m.(1) 28 Oct 1847, Newtown, CT, Truman Hubbell "of Monroe",[5] d. 1849, Newtown, CT; m.(2) 10 Jun 1850, Monroe, CT, Mark Leavenworth Hubbell; b. 13 Apr 1830; resided Bethel, CT. They settled in Monroe; moved to North Orange, NJ, 25 Sept 1851; to Hattertown, 15 July 1852; to North Orange again, 10 Aug. 1855; to Newtown again, 20 July 1856; to 5 Sanford Street, Brooklyn, NY, 1 Oct 1863; to Newtown once more, 6 Sept. 1864; and finally, 7 Oct 1866, to Bethel, CT, where they were living in 1874. He served four months in the 24th Reg., N. Y. S. Cavalry. vii. Abraham Johnson Whitney, b. 3 Oct 1828, Newtown, CT; m. Marietta Parmelee.
Census
- 1820, Newtown, Fairfield Co., CT: Philo Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 2 males 18-25, 1 male 0-9, and 2 females 16-25; 3 engaged in agriculture.
- 1830, Newtown, Fairfield Co., CT: Philo Whitney, 1 male 70-79, 2 males 10-14, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 60-69, 1 female 20-29, 1 female 15-19, 1 female 10-14, 1 female 5-9, and 1 female 0-4.
- 1840, Newtown, Fairfield Co., CT: Benj. C. Glover, 1 male 60-69, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 20-29, 1 female 40-49, 1 female 10-14, and 1 male free black 10-23; 1 engaged in agriculture.
- 1850: not found.
- 1860: not found.
- 1870: not found.
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), pp. 279-280.
- Stephen Whitney Phoenix, The Whitney family of Connecticut, and its affiliations; being an attempt to trace the descendants, as well in the female as the male lines, of Henry Whitney, from 1649 to 1878; to which is prefixed some account of the Whitneys of England. (New York : Priv. Print. [Bradford Press] 1878), p. 280; and pp. 739-740.
1.^ "Philo [Whitney], s. [James & Eunice], b. 27 Apr 1792; d. 6 Apr 1830, ae 38, Newtown 1:52, 2:141," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Newtown 1:52, 2:141.
2.^ "Harriet [Whitney], m. Edmond FAIRCHILD, b. of Newtown, 9 Dec 1825, by Rev. S. C. STRATTON," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Newtown 3:75.
3.^ "Botsford [Whitney], d. 8 Jun 1834, ae 16," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Newtown 2:133.
4.^ "Emily [Whitney], m. Legrand FAIRCHILD, b. of Newtown, 26 Dec 1841, by Rev. S. S. STOCKING," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Newtown 3:109.
5.^ "Ruth Ann [Whitney], of Newtown, m. Truman HUBBELL, of Monroe, 28 Oct 1847, by Rev. S. S. STOCKING," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Newtown 3:139.
Copyright © 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, Robert L. Ward and the Whitney Research Group
- Missing from 1850 Census
- Missing from 1860 Census
- Missing from 1870 Census
- Connecticut
- Bethel, Fairfield County, Connecticut
- Fairfield County, Connecticut
- Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut
- Litchfield County, Connecticut
- Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut
- District of Columbia
- Washington County, District of Columbia
- Washington, Washington County, District of Columbia
- New York
- Ontario County, New York
- Phelps, Ontario County, New York
- Jefferson County, New York
- Le Roy, Jefferson County, New York
