Family:Whitney, Ebenezer (c1745-1810)
Ebenezer Whitney, ([perhaps]Samuel4, John3, Benjamin2, John1), parentage unproven, perhaps son of Samuel4 and Lydia (Spooner) Whitney, was born circa 1745 and died 15 Aug 1810 in North Esk, Northumberland Co., NB, Canada; bur. 15 Aug 1810 in Wilson's Point, Newcastle, NB, Canada.
He married Huldah Mooers, daughter of Peter Mooers and Mary Howes, 17 Jan 1769 in Sheffield, NB, Canada. She was born 24 Jun 1751 in Rowley, Essex Co., MA, USA. She died on 6 Jul 1815 in North Esk, Northumberland Co., NB, Canada, at age 64.
Ebenezer Whitney lived at NB, Canada. He and Huldah Mooers were married 17 January 1769 at Sheffield, on the Saint John river near Fredericton. The first reference located to Ebenezer after his marriage is to his employment in the masting industry near Maugerville in 1782. They moved to the Miramichi about 1786-87. Ebenezer petitioned the new Province of N.B. from Burton concerning a minor land matter on 25 May 1785, at which time he was recognized as an 'Old Settler' (pre-Loyalist). In the same year, according to a statement of his, in a petition filed in 1805, Ebenezer and his son-in-law Jeremiah Travis bought Lots 5 and 6, respectively, (later became Whitney) from the Wiliam Davidson Estate on 1 October 1796. These lots are just east of the Curtis Rd. in Whitney, N.B., Canada.
Children of Ebenezer and Huldah (Mooers) Whitney:
i. Peter Whitney, b. 12 Aug 1769 in Sheffield, NB, Canada; m. Margaret Haynes. ii. Susannah Whitney, m. Ichabod Beckwith; b. circa 1770 in NB, Canada. iii. Moses Whitney, b. circa 1772 in Whitney, Northumberland Co., NB, Canada; m. Esther Sherwood. iv. Ebenezer Whitney, b. circa 1774 in Whitney, Northumberland Co., NB, Canada; m. Charlotte Parker. v. Huldah Whitney, b. 7 Jul 1777 in Maugerville, Sunbury Co., NB, Canada; m. Jeremiah Travis. vi. Jane Whitney, b. circa 1780 in Whitney, Northumberland Co., NB, Canada; m. Edward Rogers. vii. Daniel Whitney, m. Mary Ann Forsyth; b. 1781 in Miramichi, NB, Canada. viii. Samuel Whitney, b. 18 Sep 1784 in Sheffield, Northumberland Co., NB, Canada; m. Sarah Young. ix. Mary Whitney, b. circa 1786 in Whitney, Northumberland Co., NB, Canada; m. George McKay. x. Oliver Whitney; b. circa 1789 in Whitney, Northumberland Co., NB, Canada; d. 24 Oct 1882. Oliver Whitney lived at Whitney, NB, Canada. Oliver died at the home of his nephew Edward R. Whitney. He was on the first board of Deacons appointed 1 January 1821, Miramichi Baptist Church. xi. Sarah Whitney, b. circa 1791 in Whitney, Northumberland Co., NB, Canada; m. David L. Tozier. xii. Edward Whitney; b. circa 1794 in Whitney, Northumberland Co., NB, Canada; d. Apr 1820.
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