Family:Whitney, Appleton Downer (1779-1851)

Appleton Downer⁶ Whitney (Asa⁵, Joshua⁴, William³, Joshua², John¹), son of Asa⁵ and Hepsabeth (Watrous) Whitney, was born 4 Jan 1779, Salisbury, CT, and died 16 Jan 1851, Berea, OH.

He married firstly, Esther Jewett.

He married secondly Dolly Wyman. She died 3 Jan 1878, Sinclairville, NY.

He resided Pittsfield, MA, and Berea, OH.

Children of Appleton Downer⁶ and Esther (Jewett) Whitney:

i.	George Ransom7 Whitney, b. 14 Mar 1801; m. Harriett M. Bronson.

Children of Appleton Downer⁶ and Dolly (Wyman) Whitney:

ii.

Albert A. Whitney, b. 10 Dec 1811; m. Jennette Brown.

iii.

Martha Cleveland Whitney, b. 1 Jan 1818, Pittsfield, MA; m. 23 Sep 1834, New Lebanon, NY, Robert Temple Shaw; resided Sinclairville, NY. He was b. 23 Jan 1814; d. 9 Apr 1859. Farmer. Ch.: Francis Eugene, b. 19 Nov 1840; m. 5 Aug 1879; address, Dunkirk, NY; Henry Appleton, b. 15 Dec 1842; d. 23 Nov 1846; Gedeon Wheeler, b. 25 Jun 1845; m. 3 Sep 1874; address, Sinclairville, NY; Laura Helen, b. 8 Nov 1847; m. 24 Jul 1866; address, Sinclairville, NY.

Census

• 1810, Pittsfield, Berkshire Co., MA: Appleton Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 0-9, 2 females 16-25, and 1 female 0-9.
• 1820, Pittsfield, Berkshire Co., MA: Appleton Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 0-9, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 16-25, and 1 female 0-9; 1 engaged in agriculture.

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. 223-224.

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