Family:Whitney, Guilford (1769-1831)

Guilford⁷ Whitney (Samuel⁶, Samuel⁵, Nathaniel⁴, Nathaniel³, John², John¹), son of Samuel⁶ and Phebe (Harrington) Whitney, was born 2 Jan 1769, Shrewsbury, MA,^[1] and died 29 Jan 1831, Strongsville, OH.

He married, 6 Feb 1793, Anna Locke. She was born 18 May 1771, and died 8 Apr 1843. She married secondly, Mr. Finney, of Oberlin, OH.

Guilford Whitney was born in Marlboro, VT, 2 Jan 1769; was married there and continued to reside there until 1816, when the family removed to Strongsville, OH. He was at once admitted to the church and elected deacon, which office he held until his death in 1831. His widow married Mr. Finney, of Oberlin, OH. He resided Marlboro, VT, and Strongsville, OH.

Children of Guilford⁷ and Anna (Locke) Whitney:

i.	Hollis8 Whitney, b. 30 Dec 1793; m. Charlotte Wallis and Sarah Burnett.
ii.	Bernice Whitney, b. 24 Aug 1795; d. 26 May 1833; m. 1815, John Willard. Ch.: Eliza, b. 1815; m. Thomas Scott, resided Illinois; Franklin, b. 3 Aug 1817; m. Cynthia Briggs, resided Minnesota; Philander, b. 26 Jul 1819; d. 6 Jul 1849; Martin, b. Sep 1822; m. Lucy Sawtell, resided Wisconsin; Matilda, b. 16 Aug 1825; m. Franklin Briggs; Caroline, b. 25 Feb 1829; d. 1830; Sarah, b. 20 Jul 1830; d. 1834; John, b. 18 May 1833; d. 1836.
iii.	Vina Whitney, b. 27 Jul 1797; d. 1 Apr 1802.
iv.	Betsey Whitney, b. 3 Dec 1799; d. 15 Apr 1802.
v.	Vina Whitney, b. 19 Jun 1802; d. 2 Jun 1842; m. 24 Jun 1819, G. Strong, b. June 25, 1797. Ch.: Annie, b. 30 Apr 1823; m. Robt. Ashley; Mary D., b. 3 Jul 1825; m. William Ashley; Samuel S., b. 12 May 1827; David M., b. 22 Aug 1829; Clarinda, b. 13 Apr 1831; d. 1831; Harriett E., b. 23 May 1832; Vina, b. 1 July 1834; Lavinia, b. 7 Apr 1837; d. 1841; Newton G., b. 31 Dec 1838; Jubel, b. 30 Jul 1840; d. 1840; Betsey L., b. 31 May 1842; d. 20 Aug 1842.
vi.	Flavel Whitney, b. 30 Sep 1804; m. Clarinda Tuttle, Electa Hervey, Amelia Allen, and Mrs. Catherine Amanda Barnes.
vii.	Jubel Whitney, b. 6 Aug 1806; m. Abigail Gilbert.
viii.	Lucy Whitney, b. 4 Aug 1808; d. 30 Mar 1816.
ix.	Samuel Franklin Whitney, b. 28 Jul 1811; d. 14 Dec 1813.
x.	Betsey Whitney, b. 25 Sep 1814; m. 31 Dec 1832, Willard Wilkinson, b. 12 Aug 1813. Ch.: Bela B., b. 28 Oct 1833; Abigail Jane, b. 25 Aug 1840; Emily, b. 12 May 1836.

Census

• 1791, Marlboro, Windham Co., VT: Guilford Whitney, 1 male over 16.
• 1800, Marlboro, Windham Co., VT: Guilford Whitney, 1 male 26-45, 1 female 26-45, 1 male under 10, 3 females under 10.
• 1810, Marlboro, Windham Co., VT: Guilford Whitney, 1 male 26-45, 1 male 16-26, 2 males under 10, 1 female 26-45, 1 female 10-16, 2 females under 10

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), pp. 256-257.

1.^  "Gilford [Whitney], s. Samuell Jr. and Phebe, [born] Jan. 2, 1769," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1904).

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