Family:Whitney, Palmer (1778-1854)

Palmer⁶ Whitney (Joseph⁵, Timothy⁴, John³, John², John¹), born 12 Jul 1779, Warwick, Massachusetts;^[1] married in Warwick, Massachusetts, int. Apr. 14; married 10 May 1798, Judath Barber, born Sept 10, 1777; died 2 Nov 1852.

Palmer Whitney was born in Warwick, Massachusetts, where he resided until a short time after his marriage, when he moved to Java Village, New York and kept a public house for a number of years. He finally moved to Illinois, and was ever afterwards a farmer. He died in Riley, 26 Jun 1854; resided Orange, Massachusetts, Java, New York, Riley, Illinois.

Children of Palmer⁶ and Judath (Barber) Whitney:

i.	Joseph7 Whitney, born 8 Aug 1798; married Sophronia Taylor
ii.	John Whitney, born 18 Aug 1804; married Rachel Ward and Mariah Blood.
iii.	Mark Whitney, born -----; married Caroline Ward
iv.	Benjamin Franklin Whitney, born 19 Oct 1818; married Lucinda Potter.
vii.	Lemuel Palmer Whitney, born 22 Oct 1821; married Lydia M. Van Slyke.
viii.	Jarvis Whitney, born 25 Mar 1811; married Nancy Potter and Mary C. Rimmer.
v.	Anna Whitney, born -----; married Harry Eddy: resided -----. Ch.: Hiram born -----, resided DeKalb, Illinois.
vi.	Arseneth Whitney, born 29 Oct 1802; married 27 Feb 1823, Samuel Woodworth, born 27 May 1800, died 4 Feb 1869. He was a farmer and general speculator, resided Yorkshire, New York Ch.: Minerva, born 1 Jul 1824; married David C. Woolley, Aug. 1842, and died 7 May 1892; Celia, born Nov 20, 1826; died 18 Jan 1827; Harry E., born 4 Feb 1828; married to Elvira Blood, 12 Sep 1850; resided Delevan, Catt. County, New York; Charles, born 27 Aug 1831, died 29 Jan 1843; Anna Marier, born Oct. 15, 1836; married to Brayton B. Lincoln, 22 Jan 1857; resided Richmondville, Sanilac County, Michigan; Nancy Arseneth, born 12 Nov 1839; married to Gordon Parker, 21 Feb 1861; resided Wales, Erie County, New York; Samuel Parker, born 5 Sep 1842, died 11 Oct 1865.
ix.	Mary Whitney, born -----, died unmarried
x.	Angeline Whitney, born -----; married Harkett Fancher. Ch.: Nancy; married ---- Fuller.
xi.	Nancy Whitney, born -----; married Charles Woodworth. Ch.: Emily, married ---- Twiss; resided Aurora, New York.

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), pp. 132-133.

1.^  Jay Mack Holbrook, "Massachusetts vital records", Warwick (Oxford, Massachusetts: Holbrook Research Institute, 1982-present).

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