Thaddeus Whitney1

M, #12039, * 20 Dec 1790, + 24 Jul 1860
FatherEnos Whitney1 * 10 Aug 1761, + 8 Oct 1846
MotherEunice Avery1 * 22 May 1760, + 20 Oct 1838
1850 census entry: Thaddeus Whitney, wife and children

Family

Thirza Washburn * 3 Dec 1800, + 18 Mar 1871
Children
     Thaddeus Whitney was born on 20 Dec 1790 in Wallingford, Connecticut.2,1 He married Thirza Washburn, daughter of Joseph Washburn and Pruda Corbett, at Gibson Township, Pennsylvania.1 He died on 24 Jul 1860 in Gibson Township, Pennsylvania,1, and was buried in the Union Hill Road Cemetery at Gibson Township.3

He is listed in the following census:
1810 Fed. census (6 Aug): Household of Enos Whitney, Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut. Thaddeus Whitney was probably included in the Free Males 16-25 years of age.4
1820 Fed. census (7 Aug): Household of Thaddeus Whitney, Gibson Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. Household includes 1 male 26-45 (prob. Thaddeus, 1 female 16-26 (prob. his wife Thirza, 1 female 10-16, 1 female under 10 (prob. his daughter Harriet.5
1830 Fed. census (1 Jun): Household of Thaddeus Whitney, Gibson Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. Household includes 1 male 30-40 (prob. Thaddeus), 1 female 20-30 (prob. his wife Thirza), 1 male 20-30, 1 male 5-10, 1 male under 5, 1 female 10-15, 2 females 5-10, 1 female under 5 (prob. his daughter Harriet.)6
1840 Fed. census (1 Jun): Household of Thaddeus Whitney, Gibson Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. Household includes 1 male 50-60 (prob. Thaddeus), 1 female 30-40 (prob. his wife Thirza), 1 male 15-20, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 5-10 (prob. Freeman), 1 male and 1 female under 5 (prob. Harlan and Eliza), 2 females 10-15 (prob. Harriet and Henrietta). 3 People were employed in agriculture, 1 in manufacturing.7
1850 Fed. census (1 Jun): Household of Thaddeus Whitney, Gibson Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. Household consists of Thaddeus, his wife Thirza and their children Harlan S., Henrietta M., Eliza, Freeman P. and Richard W.8
1860 Fed. census (1 Jun): Household of Thaddeus Whitney, Gibson Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. Household consists of Thaddeus, his wife Thirza and their children Henrietta M., Harlan S. and Richard W.9

Citations

  1. [S138] S. Whitney Phoenix, Whitney Family of CT, p.264. Online at https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/008731200
  2. [S181] Seidler Family, Papers, Jenn's notes: 1880 census Pennsylvania, Wayne County, Mount Pleasnat Twp, Ed#3, sheet #10, line#41 (Film#1255202). Personal Files.
  3. [S916] Union Hill Rd Cemetery, PA, Taddeus Whitney <https://www.historical-data.com/cemeteries/image/19390-whitney-thaddeus/>., online: https://www.historical-data.com/cemeteries/cemetery/241-union-hill-road-cemetery/
  4. [S108] Fed. Census: 1810. Connecticut, New Haven County, Wallingford, page 421: line 18 (NARA: M252, Roll 2, Page 421). Household of Enos Whitney.
  5. [S108] Fed. Census: 1820. Pennsylvania, Susquehanna County, Gibson Township, page 25: line 23 (NARA: M33, Roll 112, Page 25). Household of Thaddeus Whitney.
  6. [S108] Fed. Census: 1830. Pennsylvania, Susquehanna County, Gibson Township, page 25: line 18 (NARA: M19, Roll 162, Page 25). Household of Thaddeus Whitney.
  7. [S108] Fed. Census: 1840. Pennsylvania, Susquehanna County, Gibson Township, page 360: line 13 (NARA: M704, Roll 476, Page 360). Household of Thaddeus Whitney.
  8. [S108] Fed. Census: 1850. Pennsylvania, Susquehanna County, Gibson Township, page 286: line 22-28 (NARA: M432, Roll 829, Page 286). Household of Thadeus Whitney.
  9. [S108] Fed. Census: 1860. Pennsylvania, Susquehanna County, Gibson Township, page 232: line 22-27 (NARA: M653, Roll 1185, Page 232). Household of Thos. Whitney.