Family:Whitney, Jonathan (1770-1855)

Jonathan⁶ Whitney (David⁵, Jonathan⁴, Jonathan³, Benjamin², John¹), son of David⁵ and Rachel (Rawson) Whitney, was born 13 Mar 1770, Conway, MA.

He married 13 Jan 1791, Conway, MA, Lucy Washburn.

He resided Conway, MA.

Children of Jonathan⁶ and Lucy (Washburn) Whitney:

i.	David7 Whitney, b. 29 Jan 1803; m. Elizabeth S. Granger.
ii.	Orlando Whitney, b. 27 Mar 1792; m. and went to Texas. I suppose died there. It is supposed that a school teacher by the name of Whitney, who, with her school, was attacked by Indians in Western Texas a number of years ago, and who lost her life in successfully defending her pupils, was a daughter of Orlando, but could get no positive proof.
iii.	Prudence Whitney, b. 6 Aug 1796.
iv.	Harriett Whitney, b. 20 Jan 1794.

Census

• 1790: not found.

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. 237-238.

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