Family:Whitney, Ira (c1761-1839)

Ira⁶ Whitney (Nathan⁵, Nathan⁴, Thomas³, Thomas², John¹), son of Nathan⁵ and Tabitha (Bennett) Whitney, was born about 1761, and died 6 Mar 1839, either NY or PA.

Marriage intentions were published 23 Nov 1789, Conway, MA, for him "of Conway" and Jane Bird "of Williamsburg".^[1] He "of Consway" married firstly, 26 Nov 1789, Williamsburg, MA, Jane Bird.^[2] She died 11 Nov 1797, Conway, MA.^[3]

Marriage intentions were published 22 Jun 1798, Conway, MA, for him and his second wife Rebekah Hartwell, both "of Conway".^[4]

Children of Ira⁶ and Jane (Bird) Whitney:

i.	Jenny7 Whitney, bapt. 5 Sep 1790, Conway, MA.[5]
ii.	Eunice Whitney, bapt. 18 Sep 1791, Conway, MA.[6]
iii.	Hannah Whitney, bapt. 16 Jun 1793, Conway, MA.[7]
iv.	Deorce Whitney, bapt. 17 May 1795, Conway, MA.[8]

Children of Ira⁶ and Rebekah (Hartwell) Whitney:

v.	Enos7 Whitney, bapt. 8 Jul 1798, Conway, MA;[9] d. after 1870, Warren Co., PA; m. Diantha -----. "Enos Whitney, soon after 1833, settled about a mile east of Enterprise, on the Henderson road, and died a few years ago in Youngsville, where he had been for a number of years living with a daughter. None of his descendants now reside here. He was a laboring man."[10]
vi.	Joel Whitney, b. 9 Apr 1799, Conway, MA; d. 31 Aug 1867 or 1868, Garland, Warren Co., PA; m. 30 Aug 1830, Sarah Mead.
vii.	Nathan Whitney, b. 24 Jul 1803, Conway, MA; d. 1862, Warren Co., PA; m. 25 Dec 1829, Susan Davis. "Whitney, Ira A., Pittsfield p. o., was born in Youngsville in 1842, a son of Nathan and Susan Davis Whitney. She was a daughter of Abraham and Ruth Mead Davis, and was born in 1809. Nathan was born in Massachusetts in 1803; they were born in Youngsville, and had a family of seven children, four of whom are now living—Ira A., Lucy, M. D., and Dr. William D. Nathan was a son of Ira Whitney, settled in Youngsville in 1824, and died in 1862. Ira A. embarked in the mercantile trade in Pittsfield in 1873, dealing extensively in all classes of merchandise, grain, seeds, feed, flour, lumber, shingles, clothing, boots and shoes, and does a general barter business to accommodate his farming trade. He was appointed postmaster November, 18S5. He married Sabrina Mead, daughter of John and Eveline Mead, in 1879; they have three children —Ella, Mary, Lucy P., and Fred."[11]
viii.	Tabitha Whitney, b. 17 Apr 1807, Conway, MA; d. 3 Mar 1886, Port Jervis, NY; m. 13 Dec 1831, Leonard Homer.
ix.	Ira Whitney, b. 6 May 1812, Onondaga Co., NY; d. in infancy.
x.	Lucy Whitney, b. 9 Jan 1813, Onondaga Co., NY; d. 26 Jun 1805, Warren Co., PA; m. 10 Sep 1836, John Wales.

Census

• 1800, Conway, Hampshire Co., MA: Ira Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 26-44, 4 males 0-9, 1 female over 45, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 10-15, and 2 females 0-9.
• 1810, Onandaga Co., NY: Ira Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 16-26, 1 male under 10, 1 female over 45, 2 females 16-26, 1 female under 10.
• 1820, Fabius, Onondaga Co., NY: Ira Whitney, 1 male over 45, 2 males 18-25, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 0-9, 1 female over 45, 1 female 10-15, and 1 female 0-9; 1 engaged in manufacture or trades.
• 1820, Fabius, Onondaga Co., NY: Enos Whitney, 2 males 18-25; 2 engaged in agriculture. This was his son Enos.
• 1830, Fabius, Onondaga Co., NY: Ira Whitney, 1 male 60-69 and 1 female 60-69.
• 1830, Fabius, Onondaga Co., NY: Enos Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 5-9, 1 female 20-29, and 1 female 5-9. This was his son Enos.
• 1830, Brokenstraw, Warren Co., PA: Nathan Whitney, 1 male 20-29, 1 female 20-29, and 1 female 15-19. This was his son Nathan.
• 1840, South West, Warren Co., MA: Enos Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 15-19, 1 female 60-69, 1 female 30-39, and 1 female 15-19; 2 engaged in agriculture. This was his son Enos.
• 1840, Brokenstraw, Warren Co., MA: Joel Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 5-9, 1 female 30-39, and 1 female 5-9. This was his son Joel.
• 1840, Brokenstraw, Warren Co., MA: Nathan Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 5-9, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 20-29, and 1 female 5-9. This was his son Nathan.
• 1850, Southwest, Warren Co., MA:

1715 1718 Enos Whitney 52 M - Farmer $600 Mass. Diantha " 47 F - Con.

• 1850, Broken Straw, Warren Co., MA:

2446 2449 Joel Whitney 51 M - Farmer $150 N.Y. Sarah " 43 F - Pa. Hiram " 18 M - Farmer " Caroline " 14 F - " Attended school

• 1850, Broken Straw, Warren Co., MA:

1589 1592 Nathan Whitney 47 M - Carpenter $600 Mich. Susan " 41 F - Pa. Harriet Whitney 18 F - Pa. Attended school Ira A. " 8 M - Pa. Attended school Lucy A. " 5 F - Pa. Mellville D. " 1 M - "

• 1860, Southwest, Warren Co., MA:

1395 38 Seymour Hoar 41 M - Farmer $2000 $500 N.Y. Marian " 37 F - " Emogene " 17 F - Pa. Enos W. Hoar 12 M - Pa. Leonard " 3 M - " Enos Whitney 62 M - $100 N.Y.

• 1860, Pittsfield, Warren Co., MA:

1163 1 M. H. Whitney 27 M - Farmer $1000 $300 Penn. Caroline " 19 F - " Elizabeth C. " 1 F - " Lyman Green 18 M - Gun Smith N.Y. 1164 2 Joel Whitney 61 M - Farmer $900 $300 Mass. Sarah " 53 F - Pa. James Knapp 12 M - " Attended school Jane R. Smith 9 F - "

• 1860, Broken Straw, Warren Co., MA:

1446 86 Nathan Whitney 57 M - Farmer $2400 $575 N.Y. Susan " 50 F - Pa. Ira " 18 M - " Attended school Lucy W. " 15 F - " Attended school Mellville " 11 M - " Attended school William " 9 M - " Attended school

• 1870, Brokenstraw, Warren Co., PA, p. 8:

56 53 Petrie, Wm. 43 M W Lumberman $200 New York Male citizen over 21 -----, Emogene 27 F W Keeping House Penna. -----, Mary A. 7 F W Attending School Penna. Attended school MacKentire, John 28 M W Works in woods Canada Parents foreign born, Illiterate Vantasal, Wm. 21 M W Works in woods Penna. Male citizen over 21 Whitney, Enus 73 M W Carpenter Connecticut Male citizen over 21

• 1870, Pittsfield, Warren Co., PA, p. 24:

197 197 Whitney, Sally 63 F W Keeping House Penna. Smith, Jane 19 F W At Home Penna. Root, Chancy 10 M W At School Penna. Attended school

• 1870, Brokenstraw, Warren Co., PA, p. 13/7:

97 85 Whitney, Susan 60 F W Keeping House $3000 -- Penna. -----, Wm. 18 M W Farmer Penna.

• 1880, son Enos not found.
• 1880, Pittsfield, Warren Co., PA:

Frank OSBORN 29 Self M M W NY Farmer NY NY Jennie OSBORN 29 Wife F M W PA House Keeper PA PA Caroline OSBORN 8 Dau F S W PA --- --- Stella OSBORN 6 Dau F S W PA --- --- Sarah OSBORN 4 Dau F S W PA --- --- Sally WHITNEY 73 Aunt F W PA PA PA

• 1880, Brokenstraw, Warren Co., PA:

Susan WHITNEY 70 Self F W W PA Keeping House PA PA Lucy A. CHIPMAN 34 Dau F M W PA At Home PA PA Susan B. CHIPMAN 6 GDau F S W OH PA OH Mary B. CHIPMAN 2 GDau F S W IN PA OH Ruth F. CHIPMAN 1 GDau F S W PA PA OH Gusta CARLSON 25 Oth F S W SWEEDEN Servant SWEEDEN SWEEDEN Elmer JOHNSON 17 Oth M W PA Servant PA PA

References

1.^  "Ira [Whitney] of C. and Jane Bird of Williamsburg, int. Nov. 23, 1789," according to Vital Records of Conway, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1943).

2.^  "Ira [Whitney], of Conway, and Jane Burd, [married] 26 Nov 1789, by Rev. Joseph Strong," according to Jay Mack Holbrook, "Massachusetts Vital Records, Williamsburg 1771-1899" (Holbrook Research Institute, Oxford, MA, 1987), volume 2, page 348.

3.^  "_____ [Whitney], w. Ira, Nov. 11, 1797," according to Conway Vital Records.

4.^  "Ira [Whitney] and Rebekah Hartwell, both of C., int. June 22, 1798," according to Conway Vital Records.

5.^  "Jenny [Whitney], d. Ira, bp. Sept. 5, 1790, C.R," according to Conway Vital Records.

6.^  "Eunice [Whitney], d. Ire, bp. Sept. 18, 1791, C.R," according to Conway Vital Records.

7.^  "Hannah [Whitney], d. Ira, bp. June 16, 1793, C.R," according to Conway Vital Records.

8.^  "Deorce [sic] [Whitney], d. _____, bp. May 17, 1795, C.R," according to Conway Vital Records.

9.^  "Enos [Whitney], s. Ira, bp. July 8, 1798, C.R," according to Conway Vital Records.

10.^  J. S. Schenk, History of Warren County, Pennsylvania (Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co., 1887), p. 540.

11.^  J. S. Schenk, History of Warren County, Pennsylvania (Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co., 1887), p. cv.

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