Family:Whitney, Isaac (1749-1815)

Dea. Isaac⁶ Whitney (Abraham⁵, Abraham⁴, Moses³, Richard², John¹), son of Abraham⁵ and Marcy (Perry) Whitney, was born 1 Feb 1749, Stow, MA,^[1] and died 28 or 29 Apr 1815, Harvard, MA, aged 66 years.^[2]

He "of Stow" married, 12 May 1774, Harvard, MA, Lucy Mead/Meads,^[3] of Boxboro. She was born about 1755, and died 31 Dec 1837, Harvard, MA, aged 82 years.^[4]

He resided Stow and Harvard, MA.

Children of Isaac⁶ and Lucy (Mead) Whitney:

i.	Isaac7 Whitney, b. Apr 1775; bapt. 2 Jul 1775, Stow, MA;[5] m. Mary Hill and Hannah Haskell.
ii.	Lucy Whitney, bapt. 23 Mar 1777, Stow, MA.[6]
iii.	Polly Whitney, b. 13 Dec 1779, Harvard, MA;[7] bapt. 1779, Stow, MA;[8] m. Cyrus6 Whitney, s. of Isaiah. (See.) She was also listed with the name Mary Whitney.
iv.	Moses Whitney, b. 14 Feb 1782, Harvard, MA;[9] bapt. 7 Apr 1782, Stow, MA;[10] m. Lucy Gates.
v.	Susan Whitney, b. 26 Mar 1785, Harvard, MA;[11] m. (int. 7 Mar 1807, Stow, MA[12]) 16 Apr 1807, Harvard, MA, Phineas Conant "of Stow".[13] He was b. 1783, Stow, MA, and resided there until 1827, when he moved to Maine, and in 1836 to Constantia, NY, where he d. 18 Jul 1842. He was selectman and postmaster for years. Children: a. Daniel Gates Conant, b. 17 Jan 1808; d. young. b. Jonathan Newell Conant, b. 13 Aug 1810; m. Sarah Jewell; resided West Vienna, NY; prominent citizen; been postmaster and justice of the peace for 22 years. c. Charles Conant, b. 5 Jul 1812. d. Andrew Conant, b. 18 May 1814; m. Ann B. Jewell; resided Rock Island, IL.
vi.	Asa Willard Whitney, b. 24 Apr 1787, Harvard, MA;[14] m. Abigail Whitcomb.
vii.	Clarissa Whitney, b. 28 Oct 1795, Harvard, MA;[15] d. 8 Sep 1796, Harvard, MA, aged 10 months 10 days.[16]

Census

• 1771, Acton, MA (tax list): Isaac Whitney
• 1790, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA: Isaac Whitney, 1 male over 16, 3 males 0-15, and 4 females.
• 1800, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA: Isaac Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 10-15, 1 female over 45, 1 female 16-25, and 1 female 10-15.
• 1810, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA: Isaac Whitney, 1 male over 45, 2 females over 45.
• 1820: not found.
• 1830, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA: Lucy Whitney, 1 female 60-69.

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. 165.

1.^  "Isaac [Whitney], s. Abraham and Marcy, [born] Feb. 1, 1748-9. [ch. Abram 2d and Mary, Feb. 1, 1748, P.R.26] [Dea. Isaac, Feb. 12, 1749, P.R.30]," according to F. Apthorp Foster, ed., Vital Records of Stow, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1911).

2.^  "Isaac [Whitney], Dea., [died] Apr. __, 1815. P.R.12. [Apr. 29, P.R.30]," according to Stow Vital Records. Also, "Isaac [Whitney], Dea., [died] Apr. 29, 1815, a. 66 y. (Apr. 28, 1815, a. 66 y. 2 m. G.R.1.)," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Harvard, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: Wright & Potter Printing Co., 1917).

3.^  "Isaac [Whitney] and Lucy Meeds of Harvard, [married] May 12, 1774, in Harvard," according to Stow Vital Records. Also, "Isaac [Whitney] of Stow, and Lucy Meeds, [married] May 12, 1774," according to Harvard Vital Records.

4.^  "Lucy [Whitney], w. Isaac, [died] Dec. 31, 1837. P.R.12. [Lucy, wid, Dec. 30, P.R.30]," according to Stow Vital Records. Also, "Lucy [Whitney], -----, [died] 1827, a. 82 y. (wid. of Dea. Isaac, Dec. 31, 1837, a. 82 y. G.R.1.)," according to Harvard Vital Records.

5.^  "Isaac [Whitney], s. Isaac and Lucy, bp. July 2, 1775. C.R.," according to Stow Vital Records.

6.^  "Lucy [Whitney], d. Isaac and Lucy, bp. Mar. 23, 1777. C.R.," according to Stow Vital Records.

7.^  "Polley [Whitney], d. of Isaac and Lucy, [born] Dec. 13, 1779," according to Harvard Vital Records.

8.^  "Polly [Whitney], d. Isaac and Lucy, bp. Apr. 2, [17]80. C.R.," according to Stow Vital Records.

9.^  "Moses [Whitney], s. of Isaac and Lucy, [born] Feb. 14, 1782," according to Harvard Vital Records.

10.^  "Moses [Whitney], s. Isaac and Lucy, bp. Apr. 7, [17]82. C.R. [b. Feb. 14, P.R.30]," according to Stow Vital Records.

11.^  "Susa [Whitney], d. of Isaac and Lucy, [born] Mar. 26, 1785," according to Harvard Vital Records.

12.^  "Susan [Whitney] of Harvard, and Phinias Conant, int. Mar. 7, 1807," according to Stow Vital Records.

13.^  "Susan [Whitney] and Phineas Conant of Stow, [married] Apr. 16, 1807," according to Harvard Vital Records.

14.^  "Asa Willard [Whitney], s. of Isaac and Lucy, [born] Apr. 24, 1787," according to Harvard Vital Records.

15.^  "Claresy [Whitney], d. of Isaac and Lucy, [born] Oct. 23, 1791," according to Harvard Vital Records.

16.^  "Claricy [Whitney], d. of Dea. Isaac and Lucy, [died] Sept. 8, 1796, a. 10 m. 10 d. G.R.1," according to Harvard Vital Records.

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