Family:Whitney, Joel (s1827-b1855)
Joel8 Whitney (Joel7, Elijah6, Thomas5, Thomas4, Eleazer3, Thomas2, John1), son of Joel7 and Abial (Nason) Whitney, was born say 1827 [no record found], and died between 1850 and 1855.
He married, before 1846, Dorinda Rogers, daughter of Tilley and Betty (Wetherbee) Rogers. She was born 22 Feb 1819, Holden, MA, and died 28 Feb 1891, Holden, MA. She married secondly, 29 Dec 1864, Holden or Worcester, MA, Martin F. Peeler, as his second wife, b. ca. 1819, Vernon, VT, son of Alexande and Lucy (-----) Peeler.[1] She was buried in the Grove Cemetery, Holden, MA.[2]
Children of Joel8 and Dorinda (Rogers) Whitney:
i. Emma Ann9 Whitney, b. ca. 1846, Holden, MA, or RI; m. 16 Aug or 16 Sep 1873, Worcester, MA, Samuel R. Heal, b. ca. 1828, Camden, ME, son of Peter and Eunice (-----) Heal.[3]
Census
244 313 Joel Whitney 58 M - Carpenter Mass. Dorinda " 31 F - " Emmer Ann " 4 F - "
112 142 Tilla Rogers 60-69 M - Farmer Mass. Betsy Rogers 60-69 F - " Judith Rogers 20-29 F - " Clara N. Rogers 15-19 F - " 143 Dorinda Whitney 50-59 F - " Emma A. Whitney 5-9 F - R.I.
35 41 Tilla Rogers 65 M - Farmer $800 $300 Mass. Betsy " 65 F - " Lorinda Whiting 41 F - " Emma A. 14 F - " Attended school
255 301 Martin F. Peeler 45 M - Vt. M Miller - - 1 1 - Doniata Peeler 45 F - Mass. M Housekeeper - - - - - Emma A. Whitney 20 F - " S - - - - -
77 83 Peeler, Martin F. 49 M W Carpenter $500 $100 Vt. Male citizen over 21 -----, Dorinda 50 F W House Keeper Mass. Whitney, Emma 24 F W No Occupation "
References
- Census records.
1.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 173, page 287.
2.^ Find A Grave memorial #94327800, Dorinda Peeler.
3.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 255, page 366.
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