Family:Whitney, Job (c1791-1850)

Job⁷ Whitney (Job⁶ Whitney, Solomon⁵, Benjamin⁴, Thomas³, Thomas², John¹), son of Job⁶ and ----- (-----) Whitney, was born about 1791, Guilford, VT, and died 19 Feb 1850, Watertown, NY.

He married, 1817, Watertown, NY, Sylvia Delano, daughter of Thomas and Olive (Griswold) Delano. She was born 26 Sep 1794, probably Amenia, NY, and died 11 Sep 1846, Watertown, NY.

She was a descendant of "Mayflower" passenger Richard Warren in the following way:

1. Richard Warren, m. Elizabeth Walker
2. Nathaniel Warren, m. Sarah Walker
3. Mercy Warren, m. Jonathan Delano
4. Jonathan Delano, m. Amy Hatch
5. Thomas Delano, m. Lois -----
6. Thomas Delano, m. Olive Griswold
7. Sylvia Delano, m. Job Whitney

Children of Job⁷ and Sylvia (Delano) Whitney:

i.	Charles Henry8 Whitney, b. 16 Feb 1819, Watertown, NY; d. 4 Feb 1886, Hamilton, WI; m. 22 Feb 1843, Watertown, NY, Lucy Elizabeth Taft.
ii.	George W. Whitney, b. ca. 1821, Watertown, NY; d. Fort Leavenworth, KS; m. Eliza Ann -----.
iii.	Egbert Delano Whitney, b. 19 Feb 1822, Watertown, NY; d. 16 Feb 1889; m. 1851, Ann Safford.
iv.	Frederick J. Whitney, b. ca. 1825, Watertown, NY.
v.	John A. Whitney, b. ca. 1826, Watertown, NY; d. 1 Jan 1831.
vi.	Gustavus A. Whitney, b. ca. 1828, Watertown, NY; d. 29 May 1852.
vii.	Alonzo Whitney, b. ca. 1831, Watertown, NY; d. Watertown, NY.
viii.	Franklin L. Whitney, b. 25 Jul 1833, Watertown, NY; m. Mary Elizabeth Chase.
ix.	Myron J. Whitney, b. ca. 1836, Watertown, NY.

Census

• 1820, Le Ray, Jefferson Co., NY: Job Whitney Junr., 1 male 26-44, 1 male 18-25, 2 males 0-9, and 1 female 26-44; 2 engaged in agriculture.
• 1830, Pamela, Jefferson Co., NY: Job Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 10-14, 2 males 5-9, 3 males 0-4, and 1 female 30-39.
• 1840, Watertown, Jefferson Co., NY: Job Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 20-29, 2 males 15-19, 2 males 10-14, 2 males 5-9, 1 male 0-4, and 1 female 40-49.

References

• L.D.S. Ancestral File.

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