Family:Whitney, Solomon (1795-1840)
Solomon8 Whitney (David7, Silas6, David5, Benjamin4, Thomas3, Thomas2, John1), son of David7 and Sarah (Wilson) Whitney, was born 3 Jan 1795, Clarendon, VT, and died 21 Mar 1840, Highgate Springs, VT.
He "Mr." "of St. Armand, Lower Canada" married, 15 Jan 1822, or 5 or 15 Jun 1824, Highgate, VT, "Miss" Barsheba Clow, of Highgate, VT.[1] She was born 1 Sep 1793, and died 26 Jun 1854, Highgate Springs, VT.
He resided Highgate Springs, VT.
Children of Solomon8 and Barsheba (Clow) Whitney:
i. Roderick B.9 Whitney, b. 28 Sep 1825, Canada; m. Cleora Shelters. ii. Stephen S. Whitney, b. 23 Oct 1827; d. 8 May 1866. iii. James D. Whitney, b. 25 Nov 1829; d. 24 Oct 1844. iv. Sarah A. Whitney, b. 19 Apr 1831; d. 12 May 1869. v. Andrew Clow Whitney, b. 11 Aug 1833; m. Mary G. Todd. vi. Giles E. Whitney, b. 4 Mar 1836, VT; m. Adaline P. Davis. vii. Melvin Russell Whitney, b. 10 Feb 1839, VT; m.(1) Josephine Thomas; m.(2) Anna Nelson.
Census
- 1820, Shrewsbury, Rutland Co., VT: Solomon Whitney, 2 males over 45, 1 male 18-25, and 1 female 18-25; 1 engaged in agriculture.
- 1830: not found.
- 1840, Highgate, Franklin Co., VT: Baska Whitney, 1 male 15-19, 2 males 10-14, 1 male 5-9, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 40-49, and 1 female 10-14.
- 1850, Highgate, Franklin Co., VT:
394 398 Barsheba Whitney 52 F - $256 Vermont Giles E. " 14 M - Vt. Attended school Melvin B. " 11 M - " Attended school
120 125 Philo Marsh 41 M - Farmer $2160 Vt. Lucinda 45 F - " Anne 16 F - " Attended school George 9 M - " Attended school Mary Foster 17 F - " Attended school Andrew Whitney 18 M - Labourer "
389 393 Chester Davis 37 M - Farmer Canada Jenbinda " 30 F - " Cyntha " 4 F - " Attended scool Levi " 3 M - Vt. Sally Whitney 22 F - Canada Benjiman Davis 1 M - Vt.
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. 529-530.
1.^ Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.
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