Family:Whitney, Joseph (1793-1841)

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Capt. Joseph Whitney (Ebenezer), son of Ebenezer and Nancy (Bliss) Whitney, was born 9 Mar 1793, Belchertown, MA,[1] and died 11 Oct 1841 aged 49 years. He was buried in the First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Lewiston, NY.[2]

He married, about 1819, Mary Cooley, daughter of James and Amy (Dean) Cooley. She was born 18 Dec 1796, Rhinebeck Flats, NY, and died 1 Sep 1879, aged 82 years. She was buried in the First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Lewiston, NY.[3]

Widow Mary Whitney applied for a pension based on the War of 1812 service of her husband, Joseph Whitney, in the U.S. Navy. Widow's Original, # 23,394; Widow's Cert. # 16,959.

"The following named individuals and firms were directly or indirectly connected with the portage between Lewiston and Lake Erie: ... John T. Trowbridge and Captain Joseph Whitney were owners of the schooner 'Mary Ann.'"[4] This was between 1820 and 1840, and the portage was to carry goods around Niagara Falls and the rapids of the Niagara River.

Children of Joseph and Mary (Cooley) Whitney:

i. Nancy Bliss Whitney, b. 24 Apr 1820, Clyde, NY; d. 26 Dec 1839; m. Fitz James Hotchkiss.
ii. Mary Cooley Whitney, b. 18 Oct 1822, Clyde, NY; d. 14 Feb 1886, Lewiston, NY; m. 20 Jun 1841, NY, Peter Porter Barton.
iii. Julia Whitney, b. 24 Jul 1824, Clyde, NY; d. 5 Sep 1825, Clyde, NY.
iv. Joseph Warren Whitney, b. 3 Aug 1826, Clyde, NY; d. 10 May 1879, Arcadia, WI; m. Martha Russell.
v. Robert Whitney, b. 3 Aug 1828, Clyde, NY; d. 15 Aug 1829, Queenstown, ON.
vi. Cornelia Ann Whitney, b. Dec 1829, Canada; d. 26 Apr 1864, Murray, NY; m. Ezra Northrup Hill.
vii. John Hamilton Whitney, b. 11 Jan 1832; d. 8 Dec 1893, San Francisco, CA; m. 12 Sep 1862, Morris, IL, Sarah M. North.
viii. Robert Britton Whitney, b. 27 Apr 1834, Prescott, ON; m. Charlotte Caroline Camp.
ix. Henry Lyman Whitney, b. 1 Mar 1836, Prescott, ON; d. 22 Jan 1879, Lewiston, NY.
x Eleanor Frances "Ella" Whitney, b. 28 Dec 1838, Canada; d. 2 Nov 1914, Chicago, IL; m. 12 Jul 1865, Lewiston, NY, Ezra Northrup Hill.

Census

383 389 Mary Whitney 51 F - N.Y. Henry 14 M - Canada Attended school Francis E. 11 F - N.Y. Attended school

417 407 Mary Whitney Wid. 62 F - Gentlewoman $800 $200 New York Malinda Dean " 34 F - Domestic " Henry Whitney 23 M - Clerk Canada West Mary Dean 8 F - New York Attended school James Butler 15 M - Laborer Ireland Attended school

[76] Framed $1500 78 Mary Whitney 64 F - ---- Dutchess 10 1 - 1 - - - - - 1 - - - - - - Joseph W. Whitney 35 M - Chld Monroe - 1 1 - - Hotel keeper, Buffalo 1 - - - - - - - - - - Martha Whitney 34 F - do St. Lawrence 4 1 1 - - Joseph Whitney 9 M - GChd Niagara - - - - 1 Jane Whitney 6 F - GChd Minn. - - - - 1 John C. Whitney 3-10m M - do do - - - - 1 James H. Whitney 7m M - do Niagara - - - - 1 Catharine Welch 19 F - Srvt Ireland - - - - 1

12 10 Whitney, Mary 72 F W Keeping House $1000 $500 N. York Father foreign born Dean, Malinda 42 F W Sewing N. York -----, Mary A. 18 F W At Home N. York

39 Framed $100 39 R. B. Whitney 41 M W ---- Canada 1 - - Traveling Agent -- - 1 - - - -- Carrie C. Whitney 31 F W Wife Michigan 1 - - Mary Whitney 76 F W Moth Dutchess - 1 - Edward C. Whitney 9 M W Son Orleans - - - Charles C. Whitney 6 M W Do Livingston - - - Emmitt Whitney 3 M W Do Niagara - - - Franklin D. Whitney 5m M W Do Do - - - Elizabeth Fisher 16 F W Srvt England - - -

References

1.^  Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, from Ancestry.com.

2.^  Find A Grave Memorial #192278503, Joseph Whitney.

3.^  Find A Grave Memorial #192278476, Mary Cooley Whitney.

4.^  [https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/12465/images/dvm_LocHist003111-00062-1 History of Niagara County, N.Y. : with illustrations descriptive of its scenery, private residences, public buildings, fine blocks, and important manufactories, and portraits of old pioneers and prominent residents. (New York: Sanford & Co., 1878), p. 198], from Ancestry.com.

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