Family:Whitney, David (1794-1867)

David Whitney, parentage unknown, was born 1794, VT, and died 1867, Northfield, VT. He was buried buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Northfield, VT.

He was perhaps the David⁷ Whitney (Jonathan⁶, Nathan⁵, Thomas⁴, Eleazar³, Thomas², John¹), son of Jonathan⁶ and Lucy (Woodard) Whitney, who was born 12 Dec 1794, Hartford, VT. He may have been the David Whitney who died 14 Oct 1867, Granville, VT, aged 82 years 11 months 1 day, of apoplexy, born in Pittsfield, VT.

He married, 21 Feb 1819, Pittsfield or Hyde Park, VT, Martha Mathews Safford,^[1] daughter of Joseph, Jr., and Delia (Hunter) Safford. She was born 26 Dec 1792, Pittsfield, MA, or Woodstock, VT, and died 22 Aug 1859, Northfield, VT, aged 67 years 5 months 21 days, of typhoid.^[2] She is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Northfield, VT.

Children of David and Martha Matthews (Safford) Whitney, possibly incomplete:

i.	Minerva S. Whitney, b. 22 Jun 1820, Pittsfield, VT;[3] m. (int. 18 Mar 1846, Amesbury, MA) 11 Apr 1846, Salisbury, MA, Patrick H. White.[4]
ii.	Lucinda Gaines Whitney, b. 15 Jun 1822, Pittsfield, VT.[5]
iii.	Martha Whitney, b. 7 Jul 1824, Pittsfield, VT.[6]
iv.	David Harvey Whitney, b. Jul 1830, Randolph, VT; m. Fidelia Thresher.

Census

• 1820, Pittsfield, Rutland Co., VT: David Whitney, 1 male 18-25, 1 male 0-9, 1 female 16-25, and 1 female 0-9.
• 1830, Randolph, Orange Co., VT: David Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 female 30-39, 2 females 5-9, 1 female 0-4.
• 1840, Bethel, Windsor Co., VT: David Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 5-9, 1 female 40-49, 1 female 20-29, 1 female 15-19, 1 female 10-14, and 1 female 5-9; 1 engaged in agriculture.
• 1850, Northfield, Washington Co., VT:

114 114 David Whitney 56 M - Farmer $900 Vt. Martha " 58 F - " Mary B. " 6 F - " Attended school Franklin " 9/12 M - "

Mary and Franklin are unidentified.

• 1860, Northfield, Washington Co., VT:

1753 1769 David Whitney 65 M W Farm Laborer Vt. Patrick White 50 M W do do Ireland Minerva " 40 F W Vt. Martha " 10 F W do Francis " 3 M W do

References

1.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.

2.^  1860 Mortality Schedule.

3.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.

4.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 18, page 118.

5.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.

6.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.

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