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Subject: Re: Fw: Lydia Whitney/Moses Whitney
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 1998 02:10:58 EDT
Dear Shelia:
I wonder if you went to the Whitney Research Group collective database on
Randy Winches web site? In my copy, it shows that one of their children,
Lucius B. Whitney, died in Lockport, NY, 7 May 1823, which would have been
about age 19. At that age, one would think that he was there because the
whole family was there, although it is not impossible that he was out on his
own. I have the same Penn Yan death place for Lydia Allen Whitney, but
nothing for Moses.
Our WRG database shows that Moses-7 Whitney (Joseph-6, Joseph-5, Thomas-4,
Thomas-3, Thomas-2, John-1) was born 24 Sep 1772 in Shelburne, MA, but he does
not appear in the VR's of that town. Eight other children of Joseph-6 and
Abigail Barnard Whitney do appear there, but this Moses does not. There are
three other Moses' born about that time, one each in Medway, Harvard and
Templeton. I have not traced them to eliminate them. The marriage of (a)
Moses Whitney and Lydia Allen is on record in the Shelburne VR's, dated 19 Nov
1795, with both persons stated to be "of Shelburne". No children of this
marriage appear in these VR's.
A Moses Whitney shows up in the NY Census Index in 1810 in Montgomery Co.; and
another in Tiogo Co.; and still another in Washington Co. If any of those
have Lockport in them, then you might have the right one.
I hope this helps.
Allan E. Green
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