Family:Whitney, Elisha (1747-1832)

Elisha⁶ Whitney (Joshua⁵, Nathaniel⁴, Nathaniel³, John², John¹), son of Joshua⁵ and Mehitable (Wilson) Whitney,^[1] was born 8 Jan 1747, Spencer, MA,^[2] and died 4 Jul 1832, Wysox, PA.

He married, 20 Feb 1783, Spencer, MA, Esther Clark, daughter of Asa and Rebecca (Walker) Clark. She was born 22 Aug 1763, Pomfret, CT, and died 1 Feb 1851, Wysox, PA.

He was in the Revolutionary war in the company from Spencer, commanded by Capt. Green; resided Stockbridge, MA.

Children of Elisha⁶ and Esther (Clark) Whitney:

i.	Rebecca7 Whitney, b. 7 Sep 1783, Spencer, MA; bapt. 1 Apr 1789, Stockbridge, MA; d. 18 Dec 1818, Wysox, PA.
ii.	Asa Clark Whitney, b. 5 May 1785, Stockbridge, MAd. 10 Dec 1824, Kingston, PA; m.(1) ca. 1805, Luzerne Co., PA, Elizabeth Dorrance; m.(2) ca. 1814, Luzerne Co., PA, Susan Inman.
iii.	Elizabeth Whitney, b. 18 Dec 1786, Stockbridge, MA; bapt. 1 Apr 1789, Stockbridge, MA; d. 23 Sep 1840, Wysox, PA; m. 29 Sep 1811, Towanda, PA, Joseph Marie Piollet.
iv.	Sally Whitney, b. 12 Oct 1788, Stockbridge, MA; bapt. 1 Apr 1789, Stockbridge, MA; d. 2 Dec 1821, Wysox, PA, aged 33 years; unmarried.
v.	Elliot Whitney, b. 18 May 1791, Stockbridge, MA; d. 12 Mar 1836, Wysox, PA; m. 3 Nov 1816, Luzerne Co., PA, Maria Goodwin.
vi.	Alvin Whitney, b. 31 Dec 1793, Stockbridge, MA; d. 5 Nov 1872, Wysox, PA; m.(1) 11 Feb 1819, Mayr Woodburn "of Rome, PA"; m.(2) 10 Mar 1850, Nancy Woodburn.
vii.	Ebenezer Whitney, b. 15 Dec 1795, Stockbridge, MA; d. 16 Apr 1838, Wysox, PA; m. 25 Nov 1818, Betsey H. Woodburn.
viii.	Elisha Whitney, b. 25 Jul 1797, Stockbridge, MA; d. 10 Jan 1847, Wysox, PA; m. 1818, Sally Brown.
ix.	Esther Whitney, b. 23 Dec 1799, Stockbridge, MA; m. 1818, Moses Woodburn.
x.	Alanson Whitney, b. 1 Jul 1801, Stockbridge, MA; m. 18 Dec 1826, Rome, PA, Laura Towner.

Census

• (perhaps) 1790, Amherst, Hillsborough Co., NH: "Elijah Whitney", 1 male over 16, 1 male under 16, 5 females.
• 1800, Stockbridge, Berkshire Co., MA: Elisha Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 2 males 10-15, 3 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 16-25, 2 females 10-15, and 2 females 0-9.

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. 139.

1.^  His parentage is proven by his birth record.

2.^  "Elisha [Whitney], s. Joshua and Mehitable, [born] Jan. 8, 1747," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Spencer, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Worcester, Massachusetts: The Systematic History Fund, 1909), pp. 115-116.

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