Family:Whitney, Daniel Thayer (1772-1857)

Daniel⁶ Whitney (James⁵, [prob.] James⁴, Eleazer³, Thomas², John¹), son of James⁵ and Mary (Thayer) Whitney, was born 26 Feb 1772, Winchester, NH, and died 29 Mar 1857, Plymouth, VT.

He married, 25 Feb 1796, Ludlow, VT, Content Stiles, daughter of Jacob and Abigail (-----) Stiles. She was born 10 Jan 1777, Keene, NH, and died 1863.

He was a cordwainer. He resided Saint Johnsbury, VT.

Children of Daniel⁶ and Content (Stiles) Whitney:

i.	Ira7 Whitney, b. ca. 1797; m. Lucinda Hudson; children, possibly incomplete: a. Julia8 Whitney, b. ca. 1830, VT; m. Henry E. Strong; resided Benson, VT, in 1850, and Cavendish, VT. b. Ellen Lucinda Whitney, b. 2 Aug 1840, Plymouth, VT.
ii.	Betsey Whitney, b. ca. 1799; m. Harsha Nickols, and went west.
iii.	Content Whitney, b. ca. 1802; m. Hezekiah Mooe; a son Nelson resided in Shrewsbury, VT.
iv.	Asaph S. Whitney, b. 5 Apr 1804; m. Abigail Miller.
v.	Calvin Whitney, b. 19 Feb 1806; m. Roxana Wheelock.
vi.	Salome Whitney, b. ca. 1808; m. Handel Webster; son Addison resided Plymouth, VT.
vii.	Mary Whitney, b. ca. 1812; m. Obediah Miller; d. s. p.
viii.	Nancy Whitney, b. 1 Dec 1816; d. 29 Jan 1892; m. James C. Merrill; a son Henry resided Reading, VT.
ix.	Hiram Whitney, b. 1818; m. Arvilla Herrick.

Census

• 1800: not found.
• 1810, Cavendish, Windsor Co., VT: Daniel Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 3 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44, and 2 females 0-9.
• 1820, Plymouth, Windsor Co., VT: Daniel Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 16-17, 1 male 10-15, 2 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 10-15, and 1 female 0-9; 2 engaged in agriculture.
• 1830, Plymouth, Windsor Co., VT: Daniel Whitney, 1 male 50-59, 2 males 20-29, 1 male 15-19, 1 female 50-59, 2 females 20-29, and 2 females 10-14.
• 1840: not found.
• 1840, Plymouth, Windsor Co., VT: Ira Whitney, 1 male 20-29, 1 female 60-69, and 1 female 20-29; 1 engaged in agriculture.
• 1850, Plymouth, Windsor Co., VT:

U.S. Census, Vermont, Windsor County, Plymouth, p. 430: 167 171 Daniel Whitney 78 M - Farmer N. Hamp. Content " 73 F - Mass. 172 Mary Miller 36 F - Vt. James " 16 M - " Mary A. " 14 M - " [sic] Angeline " 11 F - " Samantha " 9 F - " Seranda " 7 " - " Caroline " 5 " - " Ireine " 3 " - " George " 1 M - "

• 1860: not found.

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. 211.

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