Jeremiah Whitney (link) was born on June 17, 1787, in Fishkill, New York. He was a shoemaker. His second great grandfather, Henry Whitney (link), came from Heretoshord, England, to Connecticut around 1620. Our family* (see relationship notes below) is linked to his in the book, The Whitney Family of Connecticut (link here).
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Jeremiah married Susan Resseguie (link) on August 7, 1812. She was the great grand-daughter of Alexander Resseguie (link). Tradition has it he was a French Huguenot who fled religious persecution to Connecticut around 1685. Her family connects to ours through the book The Resseguie Family (link here).
This post is about how we connect through our DNA story.
CHILDREN. [Fifth Generation.) (From Henry Resseguie: DNA matches highlighted)
DNA Match (click)
01. Joyce, b. May 18, 1813; d. April 10, 1872; m. May 28, 1833, Hiram Merrick. He resides in West Bingham, Pa. (married Hiram Merrick)
02. Minerva, b. July 6, 1814; d. March 10, 1824.
03. William Lewis, b. Sept. 29, 1816; m. Dec. 21, 1842, Adeline Cook, b. March 17, 1826; d. April 15, 1884. He resides in Middlebury, Pa. (DNA match)
04. Sarah Ann, b. Oct. 29, 1817 ; m. Dec. 21, 1838, Dahyler Brown. Residence, Hayes City, Kan.
DNA Match (click)
05. Jeremiah, b. Feb. 10, 1819; m. June 9, 1844, Sarah Goodwin, b. May 27, 1824. They live in Andover, N. Y. (DNA match)
06. Caroline, b. Nov. 10, 1820; d. Jan. 11, 1877; m. May 1, 1837, Lester Merrick. They reside in Chatham, Pa. (married Lester Merrick)
07. Elias, b. Sept. 1, 1822 ; m. June 19, 1850, Laurette Short, who d. May 17, 1875. His residence is Chatham, Pa. (DNA match)
08. Susan, b. Feb. 28, 1824; m. March 1, 1847, Charles Sweet. Residence, Middlebury.
09. Phebe, b. Nov. 6, 1825; d. Feb. 6, 1855.
DNA Match (click)
10. Zunilda, b. Aug. 14, 1827 ; m. May 11, 1844, Horatio Seymour Keeney. Residence, Middlebury. (DNA match)
11. Joseph, b. Feb. 15, 1830; m. Oct. 11, 1855, Julia Spencer. They reside in Middlebury.
12. Polly, b. Nov. 6, 1831 ; m. March iS, 1853, Alonzo Button. Residence, Chatham. (DNA match)
13. Riley, b. May 20, 1833; m. Oct. 12, 1856, Man- Lizette Short, b. Feb. 28, 1837. They live in Middlebury.
14. Delilah, b. Aug 17, 1834; m. Oct. 4, 1854, Francis Short. Residence, Chatham.
15. Fitch, b. May 27, 1837 ; m. July 4, 1857, Sally Ann Spencer. Residence, Sandusky, N. Y.
16. Newberry, b. April 29, 1839; m. Aug. 12, 1861, Annette Edwards. They reside in Greenwood, N. Y.
The Resseguie Family of Norwalk, Connecticut ( direct page link)
Of their sixteen known children, fourteen lived to adulthood and married. Six of the members of this family lineage - including our ancestor, Joysa (Whitney) Merrick - are DNA matches.
Relationship Terms
Genealogical relationship terms are challenging to explain. I've found, no matter how many times they are described, they're best understood through experience.
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So I include the chart at the right and the link here to help with terms. I am the root person on all the family charts below and the fourth great-grandson of Jeremiah and Susan (Resseguie) Whitney.
William Lewis Whitman
My great grandmother, Joyce (aka 'Joysa' Whitney) Merrick (link), was the firstborn child, three years older than her brother, William. The first chart compares my lineage and the person who tested in his line.
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William Lewis Whitney (link) was born on September 29, 1816, in Penn Yan, New York. His son, James Oliver Whitney, was born on March 9, 1853, in Middlebury, Pennsylvania. William James Whitney's grandson, William Clarence Whitney (link), was born on May 28, 1885, in Middlebury Center, Pennsylvania.
Three generations later, a fourth great grand-daughter tested for Ancestry DNA. She is my fifth cousin.
Grandma Joysa's sister, Zunilda Whitney (link), was thirteen years younger. My fourth great aunt, she was born on August 7, 1826, in New York. She married Henry 'Seymour' Keeney on May 11, 1844. They had seven children in 13 years. She died on January 17, 1898, in Middlebury, Pennsylvania, at the age of 71, and was buried in Middlebury Center, Pennsylvania.
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| Van Buren and Sarah Keeney |
Her son, Van Buren Keeney, was born on February 14, 1853, in Middlebury, Indiana. He married Sarah Keeney in 1872. They had six children in 10 years. He died on January 20, 1934, in Chatham, Pennsylvania, at the age of 80.
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| Hattie A (Keeney) Stanford |
His daughter, Hattie Augusta Keeney (link) was born on November 22, 1877, in Middlebury, Pennsylvania. She married La Rue Stanford in 1896. They had one child during their marriage. She died on June 6, 1946, in Blossburg, Pennsylvania, at the age of 68, and was buried in Middlebury Center, Pennsylvania.
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| Alice and Ivan Van Buren Stanford |
Ivan Van Buren Stanford (link) was an only child. Born on April 10, 1898, in Chatham, Pennsylvania, he married Alice R Bartholomew on November 22, 1921, in Tioga, Pennsylvania. They had three children during their marriage. He died on December 13, 1959, in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, at the age of 61, and was buried in Middlebury, Pennsylvania.
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| Martha Anna (Stanford) Housel |
His daughter, Maytha Anna Stanford (link) was born on July 2, 1927, in Tioga, Pennsylvania. She married Purley Allen House. She died on June 22, 2000, in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, at the age of 72, and was buried in Middlebury Center, Pennsylvania.
One of her daughters, Karol Housel, tested for Ancestry DNA. Karol is my fifth cousin.
*Note: Relationships, such as grandmother, 2nd great, etc., are expressed from the perspective of the grandchildren of Leon Arthur and Anna Grace (Fuller) Merrick.
Terms of relationship - grandmother, uncle, aunt, cousin, etc. - are used here generically to include relatives such as fourth great grandfathers, great grand uncles, second cousins twice removed, etc.
Your Family Tree Explained
Terms of relationship - grandmother, uncle, aunt, cousin, etc. - are used here generically to include relatives such as fourth great grandfathers, great grand uncles, second cousins twice removed, etc.
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