Family:Whitney, Ezekiel (1758-1835)

Ezekiel⁶ Whitney (Ezekiel⁵, Ezekiel⁴, Ebenezer³, Richard², John¹), born Plainfield, Connecticut, 15 May 1758; married at Stamford, Nov 17, 1788, Phebe Hoyt, of Stamford. He was in the Revolutionary war and bore the character of an excellent pious man and was beloved, esteemed and respected by all. He died Apr 25, 1835; resided Stamford, Connecticut and Waterford, New York.

Children of Ezekiel⁶ Whitney:

i.	Sarah7 Whitney, b. 8 Mar 1783; d. 7 Mar 1872; m. 23 May 1801, Waterford, NY, Daniel Mcgiver; resided Waterford, NY. He d. 23 Feb 1827, Waterford, NY, aged 52 years. He was in the war of 1812.
ii.	Ezekiel Hoyt Whitney, b. Apr 16, 1788; m.d Elizabeth Ostrander.
iii.	Phebe Whitney, born Mar 19, 1794; died Sept 9, 1795.
iv.	Lucy Whitney, born Oct 7, 1797; married Foster King. She died Dec 22, 1868.
v.	Abigail Whitney, born Oct 7, 1797; died 30 May 1802.

Census

• 1790, Mount Pleasant, Westchester Co., NY: Ezekiel Whitney, 1 male over 16, 1 male 0-15, and 2 females.
• 1800, Chester, Washington Co., NY: Ezekel Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 10-15, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 10-15, and 2 females 0-9. There is no proof that this is the same family, but the shape is consistent, he is not found elsewhere in the 1800 census, and no other family with this name for its head is known.

References

1. 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. 188.

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