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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)

  1. Josiah Dwight Whitney (1819-1896) - led a geological survey of the Lake Superior region in 1849.
  2. William Whitney (1820-)
  3. Elizabeth N Whitney (1822-1863)
  4. Sarah Birdseye Whitney (1824-1864)
  5. William Dwight Whitney (1827-1894) - an American linguist, philologist, and lexicographer who edited The Century Dictionary.
  6. Margaret Whitney (1829-1836)
  7. Maria Whitney (1830-1910)
  8. Edward Payson Whitney (1833-1858)


2nd Marriage: Clarissa James

Clarissa James (1800-1876)


Children


Offspring of Josiah Dwight Whitney and Sarah Williston (1800-1833)
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)


Offspring of Josiah Dwight Whitney and Clarissa James (1800-1876)
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


Offspring of Abel Whitney (1756-1807) and Clarissa Dwight (1762-1820)
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)

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