Family:Whitney, Ward (s1785-a1840)

Vespasian Ward⁷ Whitney (Eleazer⁶, Nathan⁵, Thomas⁴, Eleazar³, Thomas², John¹), son of Eleazer⁶ and Martha (Crozer) Whitney, was born about 1793, Halifax, VT, and died between 1840 and 1850.

He married, 24 Sep 1811, Halifax, VT, Katherine Cook. She was born about 1791, MA, and died after 1870.

Children of Vespasian Ward⁷ and Katherine (Cook) Whitney:

i.	Thaddeus W.8 Whitney, b. 5 Jan 1814, Guilford, VT; m. Augusta A. Colburn.
ii.	(son)8 Whitney, b. 1812-1820. Not in family in 1830.
iii.	(son) Whitney, b. 1820-1825. Not in family in 1840.
iv.	(son) Whitney, b. 1820-1825. Not in family in 1840.
v.	Linnaeus H. Whitney, b. ca. 1823, VT; d. 22 Mar 1903, Faribault, MN;[1] m. 28 Mar 1854, Hartland, VT, Anna Grant; in 1857 at Township 113, Dakota Co., MN Terr.; in 1860 at Walnut, Pickaway Co., OH; in 1880 at Clinton Falls, Steele Co., MN. See a public tree at Ancestry.com.
vi.	Catherine A. Whitney, b. ca. 1825, VT; m. 2 Apr 1854, Hartland, VT, Thomas B. Lawton.
vii.	Ward Vespasian8 Whitney, b. 1 Jan 1830, Shrewsbury, VT; m. Margaret Jane Herron.
viii.	Nelson J. Whitney, b. ca. 1836, VT. Possibly the Nelson B. Whitney, b. Guilford, VT, who m. Jane A. Franklin and lived in Northfield and Greenfield, MA.

Census

• 1820, Halifax, Windham Co., VT: Ward Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 2 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44; 2 engaged in manufacture or trades.
• 1830, Shrewsbury, Rutland Co., VT: Ward Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 2 males 5-9, 2 males 0-4, 1 female 30-39, and 1 female 5-9.
• 1840, Cavendish, Windsor Co., VT: Ward Whitney, 1 male 50-59, 2 males 10-14, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 40-49, and 1 female 15-19; 1 engaged in manufacture or trades.
• 1850, Hartland, Windsor Co., VT:

198 215 Lineos H. Whitney 22 M - Farmer Vt. Catherine " 59 F - Mass. Catherine A. " 26 F - Vt. Nelson J. " 14 M - " Attended school Vespasian W. " 23 M - Farmer "

• 1860, Shrewsbury, Rutland Co., MA:

2515 2663 Thaddeus Whitney 46 M - Farmer $1500 $500 Vt. Augusta " 35 F - " Perrin " 6 M - " Leon " 2 M - " Catherine " 69 F - "

• 1870, Shrewsbury, Rutland Co., MA:

28 29 Lord, Eli 48 M W Farmer $3000 $500 Vermont Male citizen over 21 -----, Carrie 38 F W Keeping House Vermont -----, Luella 11 F W At Home Vermont Attended school Whitney, Thadeus 56 M W Farmer Vermont Male citizen over 21 -----, Augusta A. 45 F W Keeping House Vermont -----, Perrin J. 16 M W At Home Vermont Attended school -----, George B. 4 M W Vermont -----, Catharine A. 19 F W No Occupation Vermont

Catharine's age of 19 should probably be 79.

References

1.^  Minnesota, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990, at FamilySearch.org.

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