Family:Whitney, John Flint (1808-1877)

John Flint⁷ Whitney (John Smith⁶, Thomas⁵, Thomas⁴, Eleazer³, Thomas², John¹), son of John Smith⁶ and Susanna (Knowlton) Whitney, was born 12 May 1808, Dana, MA, and died 9 Nov 1877, Milton, NY.

He married, 1831, Colchester, CT, Sophia Bulkley. She was born 24 Jan 1808, Colchester, CT, and died 9 Dec 1875.

He resided Dana, MA, and Milton, NY.

Children of John Flint⁷ and Sophia (Bulkley) Whitney:

i.	Maria Lois8 Whitney, b. 17 Jan 1832, Dana, MA; m. 23 Sep 1850, Palmer, MA, Ephraim T. Sabin, b. ca. 1829, Amherst, MA, son of Chandler Sabin;page 245a resided Amherst, MA. He was b. 23 Jan 1829. Children: a. Herbert Sabin, b. 38 Jan 1855; m. 18 Mar 1886, Carrie Carpenter; resided Amherst, MA. b. Ruby Sophia Sabin, b. 27 Dec 1866; d. 25 May 1872.
ii.	Joseph Hastings Whitney, b. 2 Apr 1833; d. 2 Aug 1852, Willimantic, CT.
iii.	Cynthia Ann Whitney, b. 3 Feb 1834, Dana, MA; m.(1) 21 May 1850, Palmer, MA, James Johnson, b. 4 Oct 1827, Dana, MA, son of Apollos Johnson;[1] d. 6 Dec 1853; m.(2) 24 Apr 1861, Jacob H. Jenkins; resided Milton, NY. Milton, Ulster County, NY is the address of all. Children: a. Ida S. Johnson, b. 20 Feb 1853, m. 18 Jul 1880, G. H. Taber. b. Alfred C. Jenkins, b. 16 Apr 1863. c. Rispah S. Jenkins, b. 10 Aug 1865.
iv.	William Flint Whitney, b. 10 Dec 1836, MA; m. Helen A. Deyo.
v.	Rispah Rogers Whitney, b. 12 May 1839; m.(1) 30 Apr 1861, John Young, b. 16 Apr 1829, MA; d. 30 Mar 1881; m.(2) -- Mar 1882, Daniel P. Dubois; resided Milton, NY.
vi.	Lucy Sophia Whitney, b. 12 Jul 1840; m. 31 Mar 1858, Charles Hawley; b. 29 Mar 1840, MA; resided Osage, IA; is a retired farmer. Children: a. Charles W. Hawley, b. 20 Feb 1859; m. Lucy B. Cope; resided Osage, IA. b. A. S. Hawley, b. 31 Jan 1861; m. Selma Lawrence; resided Osage, IA. c. M. L. Hawley, b. 2 Feb 1864; m. George E. Marsh; resided Osage, IA.
vii.	Linda Jane Whitney, b. 15 Jan 1843, MA; m. 31 Dec 1863, Charles G. G. Paine, b. 30 Sep 1833; d. 12 Sep 1892. Teacher; resided 50 Charlotte Ave., Detroit, MI. Children: a. Lillie Whitney Paine, b. 10 Aug 1865; resided Detroit, MI. b. Walter Nelson Paine, b. 2 Feb 1870; d. 28 Aug 1870. c. Bessie Conant Paine, b. 23 Mar 1871; d. 10 Aug 1889. d. Charles Theodore Paine, b. 14 Jan 1882; d. 30 Sep 1882.
viii.	Oliver Bulkley Whitney, b. 19 Mar 1844, Dana, MA;[2] m. 28 Feb 1867, NY, Julia Ferris Dubois; resided Marlboro, NY.
ix.	Lora Ella Whitney, b. 19 Sep 1847, Dana, MA;[3] d. 17 Oct 1886; m. 19 Sep 1871, Rev. George S. Bascom; resided Minneapolis, MN. Children: a. Harry Bascom, b. -----; resided Dwight, ND.

Census

• 1830, Dana, Worcester Co., MA: John F. Whitney, 2 males 20-29.
• 1840, Dana, Worcester Co., MA: Flint Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 10-14, 1 male 5-9, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 30-39, 2 females 5-9, and 2 females 0-4; 1 engaged in agriculture.
• 1850, Palmer, Hampden Co., MA:

289 300 John Whiting 43 M - Carpenter Mass. Sophia " 42 F - " Maria " 18 F - " Joseph " 17 M - Operative " Wm. " 14 M - " Attended school Rispah " 13 F - " Attended school Lucy " 11 F - " Attended school Linda " 7 F - Mass. Attended school Buckly " 5 M - " Attended school Ella " 1 F - "

• 1855 State, Marlborough, Ulster Co., NY:

50 John F. Whitney 48 M - Fath Mass. 1 - 2 Sash & Blind 1 - - - - - - Sopiah Whitney 47 F - Wife Conn. " - " - - - - - - - - Cynthia Johnson 21 " - Dau Mass. - 1 " - - - - - - - - William Whitney 19 M - Son Mass. - - " " " - - - - - - - Anissa R. Whitney 18 F - Dau " - - - - - - - - - - - Lucy Whitney 16 " - Dau " - - - - - - - - - - - Lyndia Whitney 13 " - Dau " - - - - - - - - - - - Bulkley Whitney 11 M - Son " - - - - - - - - - - - Ella Whitney 6 F - Dau " - - - - - - - - - - - Ida Johnson 2 " - - " - - - - - - - - - - -

• 1860, Marlborough, Ulster Co., NY:

1598 1708 John F. Whitney 52 M - Carpenter $1000 Massachusetts Sophia " 51 F - Connecticut Ella " 11 F - Massachusetts Attended school Ida Johnson 7 F - " Attended school

• 1860, children Rispah and Linda not found.
• 1860, Fishkill, Dutchess Co., NY:

1624 1736 Saml. G. Dorland 29 M - Merchant $4000 $4000 N.Y. Mary O. do 28 F - " Ervin V. M. do 1 M - " Joseph Oatwell 60 M - Scotland Jane do 58 F - " Jane do jun 17 F - N.Y. John Lee 29 M B Laborer " Bridget Maher 25 F - Domestic Ireland Oliver Whitney 16 M - Clerk N.Y. Catherine Baily 37 F - "

• 1870, Marlborough, Ulster Co., NY:

136 148 Whitney, John T. 61 M W Manufact. $16000 -- Massachusetts Sophia 60 F W Keeping House Connecticut Oliver B. 25 M W At Home Massachusetts Julia 21 F W New York Johnson, Ida 17 F W New York Buckley, Nely 2 F W New York

Was "Nely Buckley" actually the same as "Nellie Whitney"?

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. 344-345.

1.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 45, page 245a.

2.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 45, page 244.

3.^  "Oliver [Whitney], s. of Flint and Sophia, [born] Mar. 15, 1844," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Dana, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: 1925). Also, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 5, page 188.

4.^  "Ella Frances [Whitney], d. of John F. and Sophia, [born] Sept. 19, 1847," according to Dana Vital Records.

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