Family:Whitney, Chester (1783-1852)
Chester7 Whitney (Aaron6, Nathan5, Nathan4, Thomas3, Thomas2, John1), son of Aaron6, was born -- Dec 1783, Conway, MA, and died -- Jul 1852, Waterbury, VT.
He married, 20 Aug 1809, Waterbury, VT, Polly Waite Green.[1] She was born 18 Apr 1784, and died 24 Apr 1854, Waterbury, VT.
He was a farmer. He resided Waterbury, Vermont.
Children of Chester7 and Polly Waite (Green) Whitney:
i. Solon8 Whitney, born 1810; married Lucy B. Noble and Emeline Butler. ii. Baxter Whitney, born 27 May 1812; married Mary A. Kneeland.
Additional information: Chester was a Deacon in the Congregationalist Church. He is buried in the Old Waterbury Centre Cemetery with his wife. A photo of the headstone can be seen on the Cemeteries page.
Census
- 1810, Waterbury, Chittenden Co., VT: Chester Whitney, 1 male 26-45, 1 male under 10, 1 female 26-45.
- 1820, Waterbury, Washington Co., VT: Chester Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 18-25, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 0-9, 1 female 26-44, and 1 female 16-25; 1 engaged in manufacture or trades.
- 1830, Waterbury, Washington Co., VT: Chester Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 20-29, 2 males 15-19, 1 female 50-59, 1 female 40-49, 1 female 20-29, and 1 female 15-19.
- 1840, Waterbury, Washington Co., VT: Chester Whitney, 1 male 50-59, 1 male 15-19, and 1 female 50-59; 2 engaged in agriculture.
- 1850, Waterbury, Washington Co., VT:
1952 1962 Chester Whitney 66 M - Farmer $2500 Mass. Polly 66 F - [Mass.] Baxter Willy 38 M - Farmer Vt. Mary 36 F - [Vt.] George 13 M - [Vt.] Attended school Amelia 12 F - [Vt.] Attended school Walace 9 M - [Vt.] Attended school Emeline 6 F - [Vt.] Attended school Arthur 4 M - [Vt.] Attended school Martha Parker 11 F - [Vt.] Attended school
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. 341.
- Additional information provided by Hugh Gordon Whitney, 2007.
1.^ Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.
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