Family:Whitney, Ebenezer (1778-1869)

Ebenezer⁶ Whitney (Richard⁵, Israel⁴, Ebenezer³, Richard², John¹), son of Richard⁵ and Hannah (Holt) Whitney, was born 3 Jul 1778, Wilton, NH,^[1] and died 12 Apr 1869, Brookline, VT, aged 90 years 8 months 8 days.

He married, 10 Jan 1800, Windsor, VT, Deborah Fay,^[2] daughter of Daniel and Sarah (Scripture) Fay. She was born 2 Feb 1778, Mason, NH, and died 20 Sep 1850, Brookline, VT, aged 72 years.

Children of Ebenezer⁶ and Deborah (Fay) Whitney, possibly incomplete.

i.	(daughter) Whitney, b. 1794-1804; deduced from 1820 census.
ii.	(daughter) Whitney, b. 1804-1810; deduced from 1820 census.
iii.	(daughter) Whitney, b. 1804-1810; deduced from 1820 census.
iv.	Solomon F. Whitney, b. ca. 1812, Brookline, VT; m.(1) Adaline Bixby; m.(2) Rosamond Elizabeth Bridge.
v.	Erastus Whitney, b. ca. 1816, Brookline, VT; unmarried in 1880.

Census

• 1800, Brookline, Windham Co., VT: Whitney, Eben^r, 1 male 16-25 and 1 female 16-25.
• 1810: not found.
• 1820, Brookline, Windham Co., VT: Ebenezer Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 2 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 16-25, and 2 females 10-15.
• 1830, Brookline, Windham Co., VT: Ebenezer Whitney, 1 male 50-59, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 10-14, 1 female 50-59, and 3 females 20-29.
• 1840, Brookline, Windham Co., VT: Ebenr Whitney, 1 male 50-59, 1 male 20-29, 1 female 60-69, and 1 female 30-39; 2 engaged in agriculture, 2 in manufacturing or trades.
• 1850, Brookline, Windham Co., VT:

307 316 Ebenr. Whitney 72 M - Farmer $500 N.H. Deborah " 72 F - N.H. Erastus " 30 M - do $500 Vt. Solomon " 32 M - do do

• 1860, Brookline, Windham Co., VT:

33 34 Erastus Whitney 43 M - Farmer $1100 $355 Vt. Ebenezer " 81 M - N.H.

• 1870, Brookline, Windham Co., VT, p. 5/428:

34 37 Whitney, Erastus 54 M W Farmer $1200 $845 Vermont Male citizen over 21 Marsh, Roscoe 14 M W Farm Laborer Vermont

• 1880, Brookline, Windham Co., VT:

Erastus WHITNEY 65 Self M S W VT Farmer NH NH

References

1.^  New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.

2.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.

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