Family:Whitney, Joshua (1758-1850)

Joshua⁶ Whitney (Joshua⁵, Nathaniel⁴, Nathaniel³, John², John¹), son of Joshua⁵ and Mehitable (Wilson) Whitney,^[1] was born 11 Nov 1758, Spencer, MA,^[2], and died 18 Nov 1850, Pike, Allegany County, NY.

He married firstly, 7 Jun 1781, Spencer, MA, Esther Prouty.^[3] She was born 11 Jun 1764, Spencer, MA, and died in Langdon, NH.

He married secondly, 30 Oct 1794, Langdon, Sullivan County, NH, Electa Sawtell, daughter of Obadiah and Elizabeth (Adams) Sawtell. She was born 17 Apr 1776, Charlestown, NH.

Joshua Whitney settled in Langdon, NH, where he buried his first wife; then moved to Cavendish, VT, where he married Miss Sawtell. From there he went to the Genesee river in New York, and located at Pike in 1815. Served in the war of the Revolution two years from Spencer, MA, in the company from that town; was in two battles previous to the capture of Burgoyne, and was present at his surrender.

Washington Whitney, of East Middletown, Dane County, WI, and Dr. Joshua Whitney, of Emmettsburg, IA, are descendants of Joshua and Electa. He resided Spencer, MA, Langdon and Dalton, NH, Cavendish, VT, and Pike, NY.

Children of Joshua⁶ and Esther (Prouty) Whitney:

i.	Charles7 Whitney, b. about 1782, Langdon, NH; m. Catherine -----.
ii.	Asahel Whitney, b. about 1784, Langdon, NH.
iii.	Abigail Whitney, b. 15 Jul 1788, Dalton, NH.
iv.	John Whitney, b. 12 Sep 1792, Dalton, NH.

Children of Joshua⁶ and Electa (Sawtell) Whitney:

v.	Joshua7 Whitney, b. 11 Nov 1795, Dalton, NH.
vi.	Obadiah Whitney, b. 6 Apr 1798, Dalton, NH; m. Seba Streeter.
vii.	George Whitney, b. 13 Feb 1800, Dalton, NH.
viii.	Sally Whitney, b. 30 Mar 1803, Dalton, NH.
ix.	Washington Whitney, b. 2 Feb 1807, Dalton, NH; d. after 1880; m. Adelaide B. Post. He lived in Pike, NY, in 1850, and Madison, WI, from 1860-1880.

Census

• 1790, Langdon, Cheshire Co., NH: Joshua Whitney, 2 males over 16, 3 males 0-15, and 3 females.
• 1800: not found.
• 1810, Dalton, Coos Co., NH: Joshua Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 2 males 16-25, 2 males 10-15, 1 male 0-9, 1 female over 45, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 10-15, and 1 female 0-9.
• 1820, Pike, Allegany Co., NY: Joshua Whitney, 1 male over 45, 2 males 18-25, 1 male 10-15, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 16-25, and 2 females 0-9; 3 engaged in agriculture.
• 1830, Pike, Allegany Co., NY: Joshua Whitney, 1 male 70-79, 1 male 20-29, 1 female 50-59, 1 female 20-29, and 1 female 10-14.
• 1840, Pike, Allegany Co., NY: J. Whitney, 1 male 80-89, 1 male 30-39, 1 female 60-69, 2 females 20-29, and 1 female 0-4; 1 engaged in agriculture; pensioner Joshua Whitney aged 80.
• 1850: not found.

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), p. 139.

1.^  His parentage is proven by his birth record.

2.^  "Joshua [Whitney], s. Joshua and Mehitable, [born] Nov. 11, 1758," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Spencer, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Worcester, Massachusetts: The Systematic History Fund, 1909), pp. 115-116.

3.^  "Joshua [Whitney] and Esther Prouty, [married] June 7, 1781," according to Spencer Vital Records.

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