Family:Whitney, Eleazer (c1758-1840)
Eleazer6 Whitney (Nathan5, Thomas4, Eleazar3, Thomas2, John1), son of Nathan5 and Abigail (Marstass) Whitney, was born circa 1758, and died 10 Jun 1840, Whitneyville, VT.
He married, 3 Aug 1784, Halifax, VT, Martha Crozer,[1] daughter of John and Thanks (-----) Crozer. She was born about 1770 [sic] or 1767, or 7 Mar 1768, Halifax, VT, and died 29 Nov 1865, Halifax, VT.
"Eleazer Whitney ... was born 1756-1760. He served seven years in the revolutionary war, probably in a Massachusetts regiment. He died 1840, about eighty-five years of age. His children: Molly, Asa, Sally, Alpheus, see forward; Thankful, Philip, Peggy, Eleazer Jr., Abigail, Bartlett, born June 13, 1814, probably named for his mother; Jonathan, Betsey, Pattie, Jotham."[2]
Children of Eleazer6 and Martha (Crozer) Whitney:
i. Molly7 Whitney, b. 5 Jan 1785, Halifax, VT;[3] m. 27 Dec 1812, Halifax, VT, Royal Dodge.[4] ii. Asa Whitney, b. 25 Sep 1786, Halifax, VT;[5] m. Martha Cook. iii. Salley Whitney, b. 7 Jul 1788, Halifax, VT;[6] m. 14 Apr 1816, Brattleboro, VT, Martin Sortwell, both of Brattleboro.[7] iv. Alpheus Whitney, b. 29 Jan 1791, Halifax, VT;[8] m. Sally Stone. v. Thankful Whitney, b. say 1793, Halifax, VT; m. 2 Nov 1819, VT, or 26 Mar 1820, Halifax, VT, Michael Crosier.[9] vi. Philip Whitney, b. 12 Oct 1795, Halifax, VT; m. Sarah Cook. vii. Margarette Whitney, b. 18 Feb 1796, Halifax, VT; also called "Peggy"; d. 11 Aug 1864, Halifax, VT; unmarried. viii. Jotham Whitney, b. ca. 1801, Halifax, VT; m.(1) Chloe Jones; m.(2) Angeline Jones. ix. Eleazer Whitney, b. ca. 1802, Halifax, VT; m. Fanny N. Hook. x. Abigail Whitney, b. 1 Apr 1803, Halifax, VT; d. 4 Nov 1901; unmarried. xi. Bartlett Whitney, b. 12 Jun 1804, Halifax, VT; d. 3 May 1893. xii. Jonathan Whitney, b. 12 Jun 1806, Halifax, VT; m. Betsey E. Button. xiii. Betty Whitney, b. ca. 1809, Halifax, VT; d. 1846. xiv. Patty Whitney.
Notes
Some sources include a son Vespasian Ward Whitney, or just Ward Whitney, but he was not a child. Instead, he was a son of Abel6 Whitney (1752-1807), as proved by the probate records of Abel's son Timothy, in 1873. Others include a son Charles, b. ca. 1811, who does not belong in this family.
Census
- 1791, "Hallifax", Windham Co., VT: Ebenr [error for Eleazer] Whitney, 1 male over 16, 3 males 0-15, and 1 female.
- 1800, Halifax, Windham Co., VT: Eleazer Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 2 males 10-15, 2 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 10-15, and 3 females 0-9.
- 1810, Halifax, Windham Co., VT: Eleazer Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 16-25, 2 males 10-15, 3 males 0-9, 1 females 26-44, 4 females 16-25, 1 female 10-15, and 2 females 0-9.
- 1820, Halifax, Windham Co., VT: Eleazer Whitney, 1 male over 45, 2 males 18-25, 1 male 16-17, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 0-9, 1 female over 45, 2 females 16-26, and 1 female 10-15; 5 engaged in agriculture.
- 1830, Halifax, Windham Co., VT: Eleazer Whitney, 1 male 70-79, 2 males 20-29, 1 female 60-69 2 females 15-19, 1 female 10-14, and 1 female 5-9.
- 1840, Halifax, Windham Co., VT: Eleazer Whitney, aged 85, Revolutionary War pensioner, and wife aged 70-79, were living with his son Jonathan Whitney.
- 1850, Halifax, Windham Co., VT:
174 183 Martha Whitney 80 F - $400 Vt. Margaret 55 F - " Sophia 16 F - "
432 457 Lemuel Whitney 39 M - Farmer $425 $198 Vermont Clarissa " 34 F - " Lorla " 13 F - " Attended school Lucius " 12 M - " Attended school Ada " 5 F - " Attended school Willis " 5/12 M - " Martha Whitney 93 F - Vermont Margaret " 66 F - $500 $75 "
References
1.^ Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.
2.^ Crane, Ellery Bicknell, ed., Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts: With a History of Worcester Society of Antiquity (New York: Lewis Publishing Co., 1907), vol. 1, p. 60.
3.^ Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.
4.^ Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.
5.^ Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.
6.^ Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.
7.^ Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.
8.^ Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.
9.^ Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.
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