Family:Whitney, Bezaleel (1808-1876)

Bezaleel⁷ Whitney (James⁶, Ezra⁵, James⁴, John³, Jonathan², John¹), son of James⁶ and Clarissa (Gould) Whitney, was born 16 Apr 1808, QC, VT, or CT, and died 30 Apr 1876.

He married, before 1838, Abigail Collins. She was born about 1808, either in Canada or VT, and died after 1870.

Children of Bezaleel⁷ and Abigail (Collins) Whitney:

i.	Ruth8 Whitney, b. ca. 1838; m. C. W. Williams; resided Wolcott, VT.

Census

• 1830, Craftsbury, Orleans Co., VT: Berzeal Whitney (difficult first name to read), 2 males 20-29 and 1 female 20-29.
• 1840, Craftsbury, Orleans Co., VT: Bezaleel Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 female 30-39, and 1 female 0-4; 1 engaged in manufacture or trades.
• 1850, Craftsbury, Orleans Co., VT:

462 462 Bezaleel Whitney 42 M - Carpenter $900 C.E. Abigail 42 F - Canada Ruth 12 F - Vt. Attended school

• 1860, Brookfield, Orange Co., VT:

1189 1268 Sewall Blanchard 60 M - Farmer $1500 $900 Vermont Phila " 56 F - " Phila " 36 F - " Bezaleel Whiting 52 M - Carpenter " Abagail " 53 F - Canada Abram Benjamin 23 M - "

• 1870, Braintree, Orange Co., VT:

128 127 Whitney, Bezeleel 62 M W Farmer $1100 $1055 Connecticut Male citizen over 21 -----, Abigail 62 F W Keeping House Vermont Williams, Bezeleel 12 M W At School " Attended school

Bezaleel Williams was the his grandson, son of C. W. and Ruth (Whitney) Williams. See 1860 Census of Wolcott, Lamoille Co., VT.

References

• Census records.

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