Family:Whitney, La Fayette (1820-1870)
La Fayette7 Whitney (Cornelius6, Cornelius5, Matthias4, Cornelius3, Joshua2, John1), son of Cornelius6 and Rhoda (Gould) Whitney, was born 29 Feb 1820, Oswego Co., NY, and died 13 Sep 1870, Sand Bank, NY.
He married, Eliza Ann Olin. She was born about 1826 or 1827, Oneida Co., NY, and died after 1880.
He resided Sand Bank, NY.
The 1897 Syracuse city directory shows:
- "Whitney Dee G, driver, h Blust nr Burnet av"[1]
Children of La Fayette7 and Eliza Ann (Olin) Whitney:
i. Fayette D.8 Whitney, b. ca. 1846, NY; apparently d. before 1855. ii. Dewitt C. Whitney, b. 6 Aug 1847, Oswego Co., NY; m. Agnes Nancy Smith. iii. Helen G. Whitney, b. ca. 1852, Oswego Co., NY. iv. Duane Fayette Whitney, b. ca. 1854, Oswego Co., NY; apparently d. before 1870. v. Dwight F. Whitney, b. ca. 1857, NY; apparently d. before 1870. vi. Mary S. Whitney, b. ca. 1858, NY. vii. De Estaing R. Whitney (son), b. ca. Dec 1859, NY; "Deestin" in 1870 census; 'D. Easton" in 1875 census; "Destin" in 1880 census. viii. Dealton A. Whitney (son), b. ca. 1863, NY. ix. John Delansy Whitney, b. ca. 1865, NY. x. Dee George Whitney, or David G. Whitney, b. 4 May 1868, NY; d. aft. 1892; m. ca. 1889, Etta May Dack.
Census
46 47 Fayette Whitney 29 M - Farmer N.Y. Eliza Ann 23 F - " Fayette D. 4 M - " DeWitt C. 1 M - "
199 Frame $150 215 Fayett Whitney 35 M - - Oswego 1 - 28 Farmer 1 - - - - 1 - Eliza A. Whitney 29 F - Wife Oneida 1 - 16 - - - - - - - - Dewitt Whitney 6 M - Chld Oswego - - 6 - - - - - - - - Helen J. Whitney 3 F - " " - - 3 - - - - - - - - Fayett D. Whitney 1 M - " " - - 1 - - - - - - - -
177 186 Fayette Whitney 40 M - Farmer $2500 $1028 N.Y. Eliza Ann " 34 F - [N.Y.] DeWitt C. " 11 M - [N.Y.] Attended school Helen G. " 8 F - [N.Y.] Attended school Duane F. " 6 M - [N.Y.] Attended school Dwight F. " 3 M - [N.Y.] Mary S. " 2 F - [N.Y.] De Estaing " 6/12 M - [N.Y.]
252 Frame $1000 266 Fayette Whitney 45 M - ---- Oswego - 1 1 - - Farmer 1 - - - 1 - - - - - - E. A. " 39 F - Wife Oneida 11 1 1 - - D. C. " 16 M - Son Oswego - - - - 1 " H. G. " 13 F - Dau " - - - - 1 D. F. " 11 M - Son " - - - - 1 D. F. " 9 M - " " - - - - 1 M. S. " 7 F - Dau " - - - - 1 D. R. " 5 M - Son " - - - - 1 D. A. " 2-1m M - " " - - - - 1 no name 7m M - " " - - - - 1
336 344 Whitney, Fayette 50 M W Farm laborer New York Male citizen over 21 -----, Elizyan 44 F W Keeping House New York -----, Dewit 21 M W Farm laborer New York Male citizen over 21 -----, Hellen 18 F W New York -----, Mary 12 F W Attending School New York Attended school -----, Deestin 10 M W Attending School New York Attended school -----, Dealton 7 M W Attending School New York Attended school -----, Delansy 5 M W New York -----, De 2 M W New York
174 Framed $800 183 Eliza Whitney 48 F - ---- Oneida w Farmer Albion 1 - - - - Mary S. Whitney 16 F - Dau Oswego s - " D. Easton Whitney 14 M - Son " s - " D. Allen Whitney 12 M - " " s - " Demelt Whitney 11 M - " " s - " Delaney Whitney 9 M - Son " s - Albion D. Whitney 6 M - " " s - " 184 Dewit Whitney 27 M - ---- " m Farmer " 1 - - 1 - Agnes Whitney 20 F - Wife Herkimer m - " Florence Whitney 3 F - Dau Oswego s - "
Eliza A. WHITNEY 53 Self F W W NY Keeping House CT CT Destin WHITNEY 20 Son M S W NY Farmer NY NY Deatton WHITNEY 17 Son M S W NY Laborer NY NY John WHITNEY 15 Son M S W NY Laborer NY NY Dee WHITNEY 12 Son M S W NY NY NY
Dee G. Whitney M 24 - U.S. C. Laborer Henry Bushnell M 44 - U.S. C. Laborer Etta M. Whitney F 24 - U.S. C. Mabel E. Whitney F 2 - U.S. C.
13 14 Whitney, David G. Head W M May 1868 32 mar 11 New York New York New York Machinist, Owns mortgaged house -----, Etta M. Wife W F Aug 1868 31 mar 11 2ch 2liv New York New York New York -----, Mabel E. Dau W F Nov 1890 9 sgl New York New York New York At School -----, Fay D. Son W M Aug 1893 6 sgl New York New York New York At School
References
- All data imported from Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), pp. 394-395.
1.^ U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, from Ancestry.com.
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