Josiah Dwight Whitney was born 9 July 1786 in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States to Abel Whitney (1756-1807) and Clarissa Dwight (1763-1820) and died 29 June 1869 Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of unspecified causes. He married Sarah Williston (1800-1833) 2 December 1818 in Easthampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. He married Clarissa James (1800-1876) 27 September 1834 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States.
Marriage & Family
1st Marriage: Sarah Williston
Sarah Williston (1800-1833)
- Josiah Dwight Whitney (1819-1896) - led a geological survey of the Lake Superior region in 1849.
- William Whitney (1820-)
- Elizabeth N Whitney (1822-1863)
- Sarah Birdseye Whitney (1824-1864)
- William Dwight Whitney (1827-1894) - an American linguist, philologist, and lexicographer who edited The Century Dictionary.
- Margaret Whitney (1829-1836)
- Maria Whitney (1830-1910)
- Edward Payson Whitney (1833-1858)
2nd Marriage: Clarissa James
Clarissa James (1800-1876)
Children
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Josiah Dwight Whitney (1819-1896) | |||
Elisabeth Noble Whitney (1822-1863) | |||
Sarah Birdseye Whitney (1824-1864) | |||
William Dwight Whitney (1826-1826) | |||
William Dwight Whitney (1827-1894) | 9 February 1827 Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States | 7 June 1894 New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States | Elizabeth Wooster Baldwin (1824-1912) |
Margaret E Whitney (1829-1836) | |||
Maria Whitney (1830-1910) | |||
Edward Payson Whitney (1833-1858) |
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
James Lyman Whitney (1835-1910) | |||
Alice Clarissa Whitney (1839-1840) | |||
Alice Lincoln Whitney (1840-1900) | |||
Henry Mitchell Whitney (1843-1911) | |||
Ellen Douglas Whitney (1845-1846) |
Siblings
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Elizabeth Buckminster Whitney (1785-1860) | |||
Josiah Dwight Whitney (1786-1869) | 9 July 1786 Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States | 29 June 1869 Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States | Sarah Williston (1800-1833) Clarissa James (1800-1876) |
Clarissa Whitney (1788-1871) | |||
Frances Whitney (1789-1861) | |||
Francis Whitney (1792-1863) | |||
Robert Whitney (1794-1876) | |||
Caroline Whitney (1798-1804) | |||
Abel Whitney (1800-1883) | |||
Hannah Buckminster Whitney (1802-1804) |
Residences
Footnotes (including sources)
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