Brief Life History of Joel
When Joel Whitney was born on 9 April 1799, his father, Ira Whitney, was 38 and his mother, Rebecca Hartwell, was 29. He married Sarah Mead on 30 August 1830. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Brokenstraw Township, Warren, Pennsylvania, United States in 1840 and Conewango Township, Warren, Pennsylvania, United States in 1850. He died on 31 August 1867, in Garland, Pittsfield Township, Warren, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Garland Methodist Cemetery, Garland, Pittsfield Township, Warren, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Joel Whitney, "United States Census, 1840"
- Joel Whitney, "Find A Grave Index"
- Jack Whitney, "United States Census, 1850"
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World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1800
Historical Boundaries: 1800: Warren, Pennsylvania, United States
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Whitney in Herefordshire, the etymology of which is uncertain. The second element is Old English ēg ‘island, piece of higher ground in a low-lying area’; the first appears to be hwītan, which is either the genitive singular of an Old English byname Hwīta (meaning ‘white’), or the weak dative case (originally used after a preposition and article) of the adjective hwīt ‘white’. The name may also derive from Whitney (now Whitney Wood) in Stevenage (Hertfordshire), probably named from Old English hwītan ‘white’ + (ge)hæge ‘enclosure’.
History: John Whitney came from London, England, to Watertown, MA, in 1635, and had numerous prominent descendents.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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