Family:Whitney, Newhall (1791-1864)

Newhall⁷ Whitney (Benjamin⁶, Solomon⁵, Benjamin⁴, Thomas³, Thomas², John¹), son of Benjamin⁶ and ----- (-----) Whitney, was born 1 May 1791, Petersham, MA, and died 13 Nov 1864, Wheelock, VT.

He married, 1820, Elizabeth Whitehead, daughter of J. F. Whitehead, an officer in the English army. She was born 10 Apr 1805, and died 10 Jan 1892, Saint Johnsbury, VT.

Soon after the war of 1812 he moved to Three Rivers, Canada and engaged in the lumber business. He resided Three Rivers, Canada, and Wheelock, VT.

Children of Newhall⁷ and Elizabeth (Whitehead) Whitney:

i.	John Thomas W.8 Whitney, b. 31 Aug 1822, QC; m. Eliza Morse.
ii.	Benjamin F. Whitney, b. 21 Oct 1824, QC; m. Alma Flanders, dau. of Reuben and Mary (-----) Flanders, b. ca. 1826, VT. He was in the civil war, and mortally wounded at Cold Harbor; was in the 11th Vermont. She m.(2) 9 Mar 1869, Sheffield, VT, John Boman, son of Ira and Judith (-----) Boman.[1]
iii.	Susan Annette Whitney, b. 20 Aug 1826, Wheelock, VT; d. 28 May 1906, New Haven, CT; m. 2 Jun 1856, Charles Morrill Hawkes; resided New Haven, CT. He was b. 20 Oct 1831, Windham, ME. Is a real estate dealer. Children: a. William Whitney Hawkes, b. 7 Jun 1857, doctor; m. 4 Jun 1889, New Haven, CT, ----- -----; res. New Haven, CT. b. Charles B. Hawkes, b. 1859, Portland, ME; P. O. address, 51 Chambers St., New York, NY, lawyer. c. Sam Newhall Hawkes, b. 1861, Portland, ME; P. O. address, Stockton, KS, lawyer. d. Susan Gertrude Hawkes, b. 1867, Portland, ME; student; P. O. address, New Haven, CT. e. George Pickard Hawkes, b. 1871, Portland, ME; student; P. O. address, New Haven, CT.
iv.	Mary Ann Whitney, b. -- --- 1828; m. Hon. J. G. Carpenter; resided Placerville, CA.
v.	Matilda D. Whitney, b. 22 Jul 1833, Wheelock, VT; "of Holliston" m. 11 Mar 1861, Boston, MA (also Franklin, MA), James G. Whitaker, of Franklin, b. 13 May 1837, Franklin, MA, son of Richard and Mary A. (-----) Whitaker;[2] resided Santa Barbara, CA. He was a carpenter and builder. Children: a. Charles F. Whitaker, b. 16 Jan 1862, Franklin, MA; m. 1891, Stockton, CA, ----- -----; P. O. address, Seattle, WA. b. May Whitaker, b. 25 May 1865, Dayton, OH; m. 7 Aug 1886, Santa Barbara, CA, Edwin N. Reese; P. O. address, Mrs. E. N. Reese, Santa Paula, CA.
vi.	Eliza Jane Whitney, b. 1834, Simpson, QC; m.(1) Jeremiah Gray; m.(2) 23 Aug 1871, Kirby, VT, David P. Jenkins, son of Jona. and Lydia (Powell) Jenkins;[3] resided Saint Johnsbury Center, VT.
vii.	William N. Whitney, b. 1835, QC; d. 31 Mar 1851.
viii.	Isaac Whitney, b. ca. 1836, or 15 Dec 1839, QC; m. Helen T. Chapman.
ix.	Artemas Chushen Whitney, b. 2 Dec 1838, QC; married Sarah Starks.
x.	Albert Whitney, b. 20 Jul 1841, QC; d. 14 Nov 1864.
xi.	Frederic Whitney, b. 3 Jun 1843, QC; d. 14 Mar 1862.
xii.	Lucy Ann Whitney, b. 4 Mar 1847, QC; m. 9 Feb 1869, Sheffield, VT, George H. Barber;[4] b. 11 Aug 1844; is a farmer; resided Wheelock, VT. Children: a. Frederick J. Barber, b. 30 Mar 1876. b. Susie Agnes Barber, b. 19 Sep 1881. c. Nellie May Barber, b. 10 Jan 1883.

Census

• 1820: not found. Probably in Canada.
• 1825, Kingsey, Buckinghamshire Co., QC: Newall Whitney, 4 persons, 2 children 0-5, 1 married male 25-39, and 1 married female 14-44.
• 1830: not found. Probably in Canada.
• 1840: not found. Probably in Canada.
• 1850, Wheelock, Caledonia Co., VT:

18 19 Newhall Whitney 49 M - Farmer $500 Mass. Elisabeth " 45 F - C.E. Benjn. " 26 M - Laborer " William " 15 M - " " Attended school Isaac " 14 M - " Attended school Artemas " 12 M - " Attended school Albert " 10 M - " Attended school Fred. " 7 M - " Attended school Lucy " 3 F - "

• 1850, Littleton, Grafton Co., NH:

60 62 Thomas Whitney 25 M - Labourer Canada Eliza Ann Whitney 22 F - N.H. Clementine Whitney 9/12 F - N.H.

• 1855, Lawrence Ward , Essex Co., MA:

149 201 John Adams 46 M - Farmer Mass. Mary " 45 F - N.H. Lucy A. " 8 F - Maine George B. Kendrick 24 M - Operative Vermont Matilda D. Whitney 25 F - " Mary Kendrick 24 F - Mass. Henrietta Keysen 20 F - "

• 1860, Wheelock, Caledonia Co., VT:

991 1030 Sewell Whitney 60 M - Farmer $500 - N.H. Elizabeth W. " 55 F - " Albert " 16 M - Vt. Frederick " 14 M - " Lucy " 12 F - "

• 1860, Wheelock, Caledonia Co., VT:

1028 1068 Benjamin F. Whitney 35 M - Farmer $500 $200 Canada East Alma " 34 F - Vt. Idella Richardson 11 F - Mass. Attended school George Richardson 9 M - Vt. Attended school

• 1870, Wheelock, Caledonia Co., VT:

82 82 Whitney, Elizabeth 65 F W Housekeeper $1000 $1300 Canada Parents foreign born

• 1880, Wheelock, Caledonia Co., VT:

Elizabeth WHITNEY 75 Self F W W CANADA Keeping House CANADA CANADA

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. 338.

1.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.

2.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 146, page 20, and volume 145, page 190.

3.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.

4.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.

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