Family:Whitney, Joseph (1755-1820)

Joseph⁵ Whitney (Joseph⁴, Joseph³, Jonathan², John¹), son of Joseph⁴ and Abigail (Nutting) Whitney, was born 20 or 23 Oct 1755, Pepperell, MA,^[1], baptized 26 Oct 1755, Pepperell, MA, and died 1820, Acworth, NH.

He "Jr." married, 14 Jun 1780, Pepperell, MA, Mary Woods, daughter of Isaac and Mary (Woods) Woods. She was born 1 Dec 1764, and died 1841, Acworth, NH.

Pierce says the following:^[2]

He was from Pepperell, Mass., served in the Revolutionary army, and was at the battle of Bunker Hill. Later he removed to Acworth, N.H., in 1807. Apr. 25, 1818, he was granted a pension, but it was suspended in 1820.

From the History of Francestown, N. H.:

JOSEPH WHITNEY, doubtless came here with James, and perhaps lived with him. In the records of Pepperell, we find: Joseph, son of Joseph and Abigail Whitney, born Oct. 23, 1755, James, son of Joseph and Abigail Whitney, born Dec. 6, 1757. In a record of deaths in this town, we learn that James Whitney died here Feb. 16, 1831, aged seventy-three years, which leads us to conclude that Joseph and James were brothers, and natives of Pepperell, Mass. A child of Joseph was buried hiere in 1790.^[3]

Children of Joseph⁵ and Mary (Woods) Whitney:

i.	Polly6 Whitney, b. 5 Sep 1781, Pepperell, MA; d. 24 Jan 1873; m. 18 Sep 1804, Pepperell, MA, Phinehas Parker.
ii.	Emma Whitney, b. 16 Aug 1785, Brookfield, VT, or 16 Aug 1785, Pepperell, MA; d. 28 Aug 1834; m. 25 Mar 1806, Elijah Dickerman.
iii.	Joseph Whitney, b. circa 1787, Pepperell, MA; d. circa 1790.
iv.	Joseph Dix Whitney, b. 4 Apr 1791, Francestown, NH; m. Susanna Drury.
v.	Isaac W. Whitney, b. 31 Mar 1793, Francestown, NH; m. Polly Blood.
vi.	John Whitney, b. 4 May 1795, Francestown, NH; m. Polly Lewis.
vii.	Leonard Whitney, b. 4 Jul 1797, Francestown, NH; m. Philanda Blood.
viii.	Rebecca Whitney, b. 3 Apr 1799, Acworth, NH; d. 21 Jan 1892; m. 23 Feb 1826, Theron Thayer.
ix.	David Whitney, b. circa 1800, Acworth, NH, or circa 1802, MA; d. after 1880; m. Lydia C. Chase. He and Lydia C. Chase appeared on the census of 1880, Langdon, NH 1. David WHITNEY Self M Male W 78 MA Farmer MA MA 2. Lydia O. WHITNEY Wife M Female W 62 NH Keeping House NH NH 3. Charles COLBURN Other S Male W 20 NH Works On Farm VT NH 4. Charles PRATT Other S Male W 18 NH Works On Farm NH NH.
x.	Edmund Whitney, b. circa 1802, Acworth, NH.
xi.	Alvah Whitney, b. circa 1804, Acworth, NH.

Census

• 1790, Francestown, Hillsborough Co., NH: Joseph Whitney, 1 males over 16, 1 males 0-15, and 3 females.
• 1800, Francestown, Hillsborough Co., NH: Joseph Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 16-25, 2 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44, 2 females 10-15, and 1 female 0-9.

References

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3.^  Frederick C. Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635 (Chicago, IL: The Author, 1895), p. 108.

4.^  History of Francestown, N. H., by Rev. W. R. Cocherane and George K. Wood (Nashua, NH: Town of Francestown, 1895), p. 979.

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