Family:Whitney, Josiah (1791-1869)
Josiah6 Whitney (Josiah5, Josiah4, Josiah3, [prob.] Benjamin2, John1), son of Josiah5 and Mary (Loomis) Whitney, was born 1 May 1791, East Granville, MA, was baptized 23 Jun 1791, Granville, MA,[1] and died 7 Oct 1869, Rootstown, OH.
He married, 28 May 1818, Almira Ellsworth. She was born 7 June 1803, East Windsor, CT, and died 14 Jan 1884, Rootstown, OH.
He spent 18 months in the army during the 1812 war. Went to Ohio 1815 in which state he remained until his death. He resided in Rootstown, OH.
Children of Josiah6 and Almira (Ellsworth) Whitney, all born Rootstown, OH:
i. Flavel J.7 Whitney, b. 31 May 1819; d. 8 Feb 1882, Buffalo Prairie, IL; m. 7 Jun 1847, Louisa Norton. ii. Albert R. Whitney, b. 26 Jan 1821; m.(1) Betsey Case; m.(2) Lydia Hogan. iii. Lucius E. Whitney, b. 21 Dec 1822; d. 4 Dec 1890; m. 31 Dec 1848, Lucretia R. Eatinger; res. Rootstown, OH. iv. Jonas E. Whitney, b. 28 Oct 1825; d. 20 Aug 1863, Helena, AR, of disease contracted while in the civil war in Co. B, 126th Illinois Volunteers. v. Artemitia A. Whitney, b. 14 Apr 1828; m. 17 Oct 1853, Edward L. Clark; res. Leeds, MA. vi. Charles W., b. 31 Dec 1835; m. 11 Oct 1866, Henrietta S. Deming; was in the civil war in Co. I, 104th Ohio Regiment. vii. Mary Dolly Whitney, b. 28 Oct 1840; teacher; res. Rootstown, OH.
Census Records
Josiah appears as Head of Household (HOH) in 1850 and 1860 census records. (Note: Spelling of names based on Ancestry.com Census Index)
1850 - OH, Portage Co, Rootstown, Household 256 / 276
1) Josiah Whitney age 59 Male Farmer 2) Elmina Whitney age 46 Female 3) Artimeria Whitney age 22 Female 4) Charles W Whitney age 14 Male 5) Mary D Whitney age 9 Female
1860 - OH, Portage Co, Rootstown. Household 141 / 147
Name AGE Where Born Sex Occupation 1) Josiah Whitney 69 MA Male Farmer 2) Almyra Whitney 57 CT Female 3) Charles Whitney 24 OH Male 4) Mary D Whitney 19 OH Female G S Teacher 5) Olliel E Whitney 18 OH Male Day Laborer 6) Newell L Whitney 16 OH Male
- Note: Olliel E. (Ohel Edward) and Newell L. are Josiah and Almira's grandsons. Their parents were Albert R. and Betsy Case.
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. 207.
1.^ "Joshia [Whitney], s. Joshia and w., bp. June 23, 1791. C.R.1." according to Vital Records of Granville, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1914}.
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