Family:Whitney, Elisha (1774-1853)

Elisha⁶ Whitney (Elijah⁵, John⁴, William³, Joshua², John¹), son of Elijah⁵ and Chloe (Beckley) Whitney, was born 10 Aug 1774, Canaan, CT,^[1] and died 26 Dec 1853, Scriba, NY, aged 79 years.

He married, say 1800, Sally Colt. She was born 1776 and died 23 Dec 1837, Scriba, NY.

Children of Elisha⁶ and Sally (Colt) Whitney:

i.	Truman7 Whitney, b. 23 Dec 1803, Onondaga Co., NY; d. between 1860 and 1870.
ii.	Adeline Whitney, b. 11 Apr 1807, Pompey, NY; d. 24 Jun 1887, Scriba, NY; m. Lyman Phillips.
iii.	Hulda Rosa Whitney, b. 1813; d. 9 Feb 1834.
iv.	Chester Hopkins Whitney, b. ca. 1816, NY; m. Laura Eliza Geer.

Census

• 1800: not found.
• 1810: not found.
• 1820, Scriba, Oswego Co., NY: Elisha Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 16-17, 1 male 0-9, 1 female 26-44, 2 females 0-9; 2 engaged in agriculture.
• 1830: not found.
• 1840, Scriba, Oswego Co., NY: Elisha Whitney, 1 male 50-59, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 10-14, 1 female 15-19, and 1 female 0-4; 2 engaged in agriculture.
• 1850, Scriba, Oswego Co., NY:

1858 2121 Chester H. Whitney 34 M - Farmer $1500 N.Y. Laura B. " 28 F - " Ellen R. " 10 " - " Attended school Mahlon H. " 8 M - " Attended school Susan A. " 5 F - " Attended school Elisha " 76 M - None Conn.

• 1850, son Truman not found.
• 1855 State, Scriba, Oswego Co., NY:

208 Frame $75 224 Lyman Phillips 57 M - - R.I. 1 - 33 Hatter 1 - - - - 1 - Adaline Phillips 47 F - Wife Onondaga 1 - 33 - - - - - - - - Lucian Phillips 22 M - Chld Oswego - - 22 Farming 1 - - - - - - Caroline Phillips 17 F - Chld Do - - 17 - - - - - - - - Truman Whitney 51 M - Brot Onondaga - - 34 Farmer 1 - - - - 1 -

• 1860, Scriba, Oswego Co., NY:

130 130 Leonard Copeland 52 M - Farmer $5200 $1172 N.Y. Maria " 51 F - Mass. Amos " 21 M - Farmer N.Y. Leonard " 18 M - " " Attended school Helen " 15 F - " Attended school Truman Whitney 56 M - Farmer $1000 " Geo. Hudson 17 M - Laborer " Attended school Rebecca " 17 F - " England Illiterate

References

1.^  Canaan, Connecticut, Town Records, Volume A, 1744 – 1898, microfilm 1,503,196, Item 1, page 20. Also "Elisha [Whitney], s. Elisha & Cloe, b. 10 Aug 1774," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Canaan A:30.

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