Family:Whitney, Samuel (1792-a1830)

Samuel⁶ Whitney (Samuel⁵, Matthias⁴, Cornelius³, Joshua², John¹), son of Samuel⁵ and Tabitha (Warren) Whitney, was born 3 Mar 1792, Eastford, CT, and died after 1830.

He married, 21 Jan 1816, Ashford, CT, Lucinda Chapman,^[1] daughter of Jonathan and Mary (Hoar) Chapman. She was born 12 May 1792, Ashford, CT, and apparently died after 1830.

Children of Samuel⁶ and Lucinda (Chapman) Whitney:

i.	Fielder Spaulding7 Whitney, b. 1 Mar 1817, Wilkes-Barre, PA, or Ashford, CT;[2] m. Nancy Ann Warren.
ii.	Emily Whitney, b. 24 Nov 1819, Wilkes-Barre, PA, or Ashford, CT;[3] d. 12 Mar 1888, Killingly, CT, aged 68 years; bur. High Street Cemetery, Dayville, CT;[4] unmarried.
iii.	Mary Ann Whitney, b. 26 May 1823, Ashford, CT.[5]
iv.	Josiah Williams Whitney, b. 2 Apr 1826, Ashford, CT;[6] m. Clarissa Weeks.
v.	Harriet E. Whitney, b. ca. 1829, Ashford, CT; m. 3 Sep 1854, Petersham, MA, George J. Spooner, b. ca. 1830, Dana, MA, son of Amariah Spooner.[7]

Census

• 1820, Kingston, Luzerne Co., PA: Whitney, Samuel, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 0-9, 1 female 26-44, and 1 female 0-9; 1 engaged in manufacture or trades.
• 1830, Ashford, Windham Co., CT: Samuel Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 10-14, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 30-39, 1 female 10-14, 1 female 5-9, and 1 female 0-4.
• 1840: not found.
• 1850: not found.
• 1850, Eastford, Windham Co., CT:

693 754 Fielder S. Whitney 35 M - Laborer Wilksbury, Pa. Nancy " 27 F - Killingly, Ct. Arthur " 2 M - " " Emily " 31 F - Wilksbury, Pa. Josephine F. " 2/12 F - Killingly, Ct.

This is daughter Emily living with brother Fielder.

References

1.^  "Samuel [Whitney], Jr., m. Lucinda CHAPMAN, 21 Jan 1816," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Ashford 6:35.

2.^  "Fielder Spaulding [Whitney], s. Samuel, Jr., & Lucinda, b. 1 Mar 1817," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Ashford 6:35.

3.^  "Emily [Whitney], d. Samuel, Jr., & Lucinda, b. 24 Nov 1819," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Ashford 6:35.

4.^  Find A Grave memorial #21309620, Emily Whitney.

5.^  "Mary Ann [Whitney], d. Samuel, Jr. & Lucinda, b. 26 May 1823," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Ashford 6:35.

6.^  "Juneck Williams [Whitney], s. Samuel, Jr. & Lucinda, b. 2 Apr 1826," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Ashford 6:35. "Juneck" is an error for "Josiah".

7.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 80, page 256.

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