Difference between revisions of "Family:Whitney, Cornelius (1753-1829)"
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He was in the Revolutionary war, and in 1809 sold land in Sheffield. He resided Canaan, CT, and Sheffield, MA. | He was in the Revolutionary war, and in 1809 sold land in Sheffield. He resided Canaan, CT, and Sheffield, MA. | ||
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| [[Family:Whitney, Everett (1800-a1880)|'''Everett Whitney''']], b. 1800; m. and resided East Pembroke, NY, leaving son, Alphonso, who resided in Salisbury, CT. | | [[Family:Whitney, Everett (1800-a1880)|'''Everett Whitney''']], b. 1800; m. and resided East Pembroke, NY, leaving son, Alphonso, who resided in Salisbury, CT. | ||
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| − | + | | '''Hannah Whitney'''. | |
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| + | | '''Abigil Whitney'''. | ||
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| + | | '''Eunice Whitney'''. | ||
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| + | | '''William Whitney'''. | ||
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== Census == | == Census == | ||
Revision as of 13:31, 14 May 2010
Cornelius6 Whitney (William5, William4, William3, Joshua2, John1), son of William5 and Arcoucher (Dutcher) Whitney, was born 31 Dec 1753, Salisbury, CT, and died 16 Nov 1829, Canaan, CT.
He married 9 Apr 1778, Hannah Green. Some sources call her "Hetty" instead of "Hannah", but she was Hannah in her pension application and in the 1840 census. She was born about 1759 and died between 1840 and 1850. After his death she lived at Sheffield, MA.
- "Cornelius, CT Line, Hannah, W14136, sol d 16 Nov 1829, wid appl 7 Mar 1837 at Sheffield in Berkshire Co MA aged 77, wid stated sol had d at Canaan in Litchfield Co CT, sol & wid had m 9 Apr 1778.[1]
He was in the Revolutionary war, and in 1809 sold land in Sheffield. He resided Canaan, CT, and Sheffield, MA.
Children of Cornelius6 and Hannah (Green) Whitney (probably incomplete, order uncertain):
i. Ruluff Dutcher7 Whitney, b. 3 Mar 1794; m. Bathsheba Fuller. ii. Everett Whitney, b. 1800; m. and resided East Pembroke, NY, leaving son, Alphonso, who resided in Salisbury, CT. iii. Hannah Whitney. iv. Abigil Whitney. v. Eunice Whitney. vi. William Whitney.
Census
- 1790, Litchfield, Litchfield Co., CT: Cornelus Whitney, 1 male over 16 and 4 females.
- 1800, Canaan, Litchfield Co., CT: Cornelius Whitney, 1 male over 45, 3 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44, and 1 female 10-15.
- 1810, Canaan, Litchfield Co., CT: Cornelius Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 0-9, 1 female over 45, and 1 other free person.
- 1820, Canaan, Litchfield Co., CT: Cornelius Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 18-25, and 1 female over 45; 2 engaged in agriculture.
- 1830
- 1840, Sheffield, Berkshire Co., MA: E. Everett, 1 male 40-49, 3 males 15-19, 1 male 10-14, 1 female 80-89, 1 female 40-49, and 1 female 10-14; this included Hannah Whitney, aged 81, widow of a Revolutionary War pensioner.
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), p. 213.
1.^ Virgil D. White, Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files, Vol. III (Waynesboro, TN: The National Historical Publishing Company, 1992).
- Children listed in Pension Application see footnote.com
Copyright © 2006, 2008, Robert L. Ward and the Whitney Research Group
