Family:Whitney, Caleb (1729-1822)

Caleb⁵ Whitney (Jonathan⁴, Richard³, Richard², John¹), son of Jonathan⁴ and Alice (Willard) Whitney,^[1] was born 4 Oct 1729, Lancaster, MA,^[2] and died 28 Mar 1822, Sterling, MA, aged 92 years.^[3]

He married, 16 Nov 1749, Harvard, MA, Annes Church, daughter of Joshua and Annis (Johnson) Church. She was born 15 Nov 1730, Andover, MA, and died 6 Apr 1807, aged 75 years.

Pierce says the following:^[4]

His will was probated May 1, 1822, of Sterling, and his son Jonathan was appointed executor. Mentions wife Annes, dau. Elizabeth PIERCE, son Joshua, son Joseph, dau. Annis HOLMAN, son Hezekiah, and son Jonathan.

Children of Caleb⁵ and Annes (Church) Whitney:

i.	Joshua6 Whitney, b. circa 30 Dec 1749 (calculated from age at death); d. 24 Jan 1750, Harvard, MA, aged 3 weeks 4 days.
ii.	Elizabeth Whitney, b. 27 Jun 1751, Harvard, MA; "of Lancaster" m. (int. 13 Mar 1778, Lancaster, MA) Samuel Peirce "of Jeffery".
iii.	Joshua Whitney, b. 18 Feb 1754, Harvard, MA; m. Vashti Knight.
iv.	Annes Whitney, b. 9 May 1756, Harvard, MA; d. 13 or 31 Jan 1758, Harvard, MA, aged 1 year 8 months 22 days.
v.	Caleb Whitney, b. 23 Jun 1758, Harvard, MA; d. 10 Dec 1777, in the Revolutionary army. He was in a Lancaster company.
vi.	Joseph Whitney, b. 9 Jul 1760, Harvard, MA; d. 24 Sep 1840, Hubbardston, MA, aged 81 years.
vii.	Annes Whitney, b. 20 Jun 1763, Shutesbury, MA; m.(1) -- Dec 1796, Shutesbury, MA, Seth Hopkins; m.(2) ----- Holman.
viii.	Lucy Whitney, b. 20 Apr 1765, Shutesbury, MA; d. 16 May 1765, Shutesbury, MA.
ix.	Hezekiah Whitney, b. 16 Aug 1766, Shutesbury, MA; living 1822. See Family:Whitney, Hezekiah (s1770-a1800).
x.	Jonathan Whitney, b. 8 Sep 1768, Shutesbury, MA; bapt. 3 Nov 1769, Harvard, MA; m. Lucy Wheeler.
xi.	Lucy Whitney, b. 25 Sep 1770, Lancaster, MA; bapt. 24 Nov 1770, Lancaster, MA; d. 7 Feb 1771, Lancaster, MA.
xii.	Oliver Whitney, bapt. 19 Jul 1772, Lancaster, MA.

Census

• 1771, Lancaster, MA (tax list): Caleb Whitney
• 1790, Sterling, Worcester Co., MA: Caleb Whitney, 2 males over 16, 1 male 0-15, and 3 females.
• 1800, Sterling, Worcester Co., MA: Caleb Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 26-44, 1 female over 45, 1 female 26-44, and 2 females 0-9.
• 1800: not found.

References

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3.^  Frederick C. Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635 (Chicago, IL: The Author, 1895), p. 88.

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