Family:Whitney, Lucius Cornelius (1833-1894)

Lucius Cornelius⁸ Whitney (Zebina⁷, Jonathan⁶, Peter⁵, Josiah⁴, Josiah³, [prob.] Benjamin², John¹), son of Zebina⁷ and Harriett (Cozzens) Whitney, was born 30 Apr 1833, Tunbridge, VT, and died 28 Nov 1894, Bethel, VT. He was buried East Bethel Cemetery, Bethel, VT.^[1]

He married, 28 Oct 1855, Sarah Maria Wright, daughter of Harvey and Mirinda (Knight) Wright. She was born 1 Aug 1831, VT, and died 11 Jan 1889 of heart disease, Bethel, VT.

Whitney, Lucius Cornelius, age 28, cred. to Tunbridge, VT

Service: comn 1LT, Co. E, 2nd VT INF, 5/21/61 (5/21/61), resigned 1/8/62

born: 04/30/1833, Tunbridge, VT; died 11/28/1894; buried: East Bethel Cemetery, Bethel, VT.^[2]

He resided Tunbridge and East Bethel, VT.

Children of Lucius Cornelius⁸ and Sarah M. (Wright) Whitney:

i.

Sarah Maria9 Whitney, b. 17 Feb 1857, Tunbridge, VT;[3] d. 8 Jan 1907; bur. East Bethel Cemetery, Bethel, VT;[4] m.(1) 25 Dec 1878, Randolph, VT, Orren R. Russ, b. Jan 1856, Royalton, VT, son of Niel and Friendly Ann (Heart) Russ.[5] Children: Emma Russ, b. Apr 1884 VT; Mary Bessie Russ, b. 5 May 1886, Bethel, VT, m. 22 Feb 1909, Marlborugh, MA, John Edson Phelps; Louis Russ, b. Feb 1891, VT.

Census

• 1860, Tunbridge, Orange Co., VT:

2290 2453 James M. Whitney 39 M - Carriage Maker $7500 $400 Vermont Eliza Whitney 41 F - " James A. " 11 M - " Attended school Henry D. " 8 M - " Attended school 2454 Cornelius L. " 27 M - " $200 $400 " Sarah M. " 29 F - " Maria " 3 F - "

• 1870, Royalton, Windsor Co., VT:

347 348 Whitney, Lucius 37 M W Farmer $1000 Vt. Male citizen over 21 -----, Sarah 39 F W Keep House " -----, Sarah 13 F W " Attended school

• 1880, Bethel, Windsor Co., VT:

Cornelius L. WHITNEY 47 Self M M W VT Laborer VT VT Sarah M. WHITNEY 49 Wife F M W VT Keeping House VT CT Maria S. WHITNEY 23 Dau F M W VT VT VT

• 1900, Bethel, Windsor Co., VT:

Orren Russ head Jan 1856 44 M 21 VT VT VT Maria Russ wife Feb 1857 43 M 21 3 3 VT VT VT Emma Russ dau Apr 1884 16 S VT VT VT May Russ dau May 1886 14 S VT VT VT Louis Russ son Feb 1891 9 S VT VT VT

References

• Bible Record of Jonathan and Eunice (Story) Whitney.

• All data imported from Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), p. 558.

1.^  FindAGrave Memorial #99515189, Lucius Cornelius Whitney.

2.^  Vermont in the Civil War.

3.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.

4.^  FindAGrave Memorial #117862641, Sarah Marie Whitney Russ.

5.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.

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