Family:Whitney, Joshua (1789-1879)

Joshua Whitney, parentage conjectured (see Notes below), was born 10 Aug 1789, Amherst, MA, and died 13 Aug 1879, Franklin, NY, aged 91 years of facial cancer.^[1]

He married, 1814, North Franklin, NY, Phebe Miller, daughter of Peleg and Phebe (Sherill) Miller. She was born 19 Aug 1793, Franklin, NY, and died 4 Dec 1875, Franklin, NY.

Children of Joshua and Phebe (Miller) Whitney:

i.	Cornelia Whitney, b. 4 May 1815, Franklin, NY; d. Meridale, NJ; m. Dr. Emory Strickland.
ii.	Calpurnia Whitney, b. 27 Apr 1819, Franklin, NY; m. 6 Dec 1837, Franklin, NY, Clark Chamberlain.

Notes

He is probably the same as Joshua⁶ Whitney, son of Joshua⁵ and Dorothy (Knowlton) Whitney. That man is of the right approximate age and birth state. Furthermore, a Family:Whitney, Joseph (1795-1871) appears in the 1820 census separated from Joshua by 10 families. This last is likely to be Joseph⁶, a brother.

Census

• 1820, Franklin, Delaware Co., NY: Joshua Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 16-25, and 2 females 0-9.
• 1830, Franklin, Delaware Co., NY: Joshua Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 1 female 30-39, and 2 females 10-14.
• 1840, Franklin, Delaware Co., NY: Joshua Whitney, 1 male 50-59 and 1 female 40-49; 1 engaged in agriculture.
• 1850, Franklin, Delaware Co., NY:

385 404 Joshua Whitney 61 M - $700 Mass. Phebe " 57 F - N.Y.

• 1860, Franklin, Delaware Co., NY:

503 506 Joshua Whitney 72 M - Farmer $800 $100 Ct. Phebe " 67 F - N.Y.

• 1865 State, Croton Village, Delaware Co., NY:

1 Wood $600 1 Lorenzo Hayek 39 M - ---- Del. Co. - 1 1 - - Bolmecal Pratitioner of Medicine 1 - - - 1 - - - - - - Celestia Hayek 25 F - Wife " 1 1 1 - - Emory Hayek 3 M - Chld " - - - - 1 Mary Pritchard 15 F - SiL " - - - - 1 Joshua Whitney 77 M - Brdr Conn. - 1 1 - - Teacher 1 - - - - - - - - - - Phebe Whitney 71 F - * Long Island 3 1 1 - -

• 1870, Franklin, Delaware Co., NY:

412 470 Chamberlin, Clark 55 M W Farmer $5000 $1450 New York Male citizen over 21 " Calforenia 51 F W Keeping house " Roger, Laura 26 F W " " " " James 6 M W At home " Attended school Whitney, Joshua 81 M W " $600 Mass. Male citizen over 21 " Phebe 77 F W " New York

• 1875 State, Franklin, Delaware Co., NY:

250 Framed $600 249 Clark Chamberlin 59 M - ---- Delaware m Farmer - 1 - - 1 - Calferna Chamberlin 56 F - Wife Delaware m - Laura Rogers 31 F - Dau Delaware m Dressmaker James Rogers 11 M - GSon Delaware - - Joshua Whitney 86 M - Fil Mass. m Farmer - 1 - - - - Phebe Whitney 82 F - Mil Columbia m - Jackson Couse 18 M - Hird Delaware - Farm Laborer

References

• Census records

• L.D.S. Pedigree Resource File.

1.^  1880 Mortality Schedule.

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