Family:Whitney, Samuel Elliott (1823-1897)

Samuel Elliott⁷ Whitney (Leonard⁷, Solomon⁶, Solomon⁵, Nathaniel⁴, Nathaniel³, John², John¹), son of Leonard⁷ and Polly (Elliot) Whitney, was born Apr 1823, and died Dec 1897, Plattsburg, NY.

He married, 23 Feb 1849, NY, Sarah F. West of Boscawen, daughter of Moses B. and Marinda B. (Elliot) West. She was born 5 Jul 1828, Salisbury, NH, and died 27 Sep 1887.

He moved to Fisherville, now Penacook, then to Plattsburg, NY.

Children of Samuel Elliott⁷ and Sarah F. (West) Whitney:

i.	Frank W.8 Whitney, b. ca. Dec 1849, NH; d. young.
ii.	Charlotte E. Whitney, b. ca. 1853, NH.
iii.	Ida Frances Whitney, b. ca. 1855, Penacook, NH; d. 10 Jan 1895 aged 39 years; m. Frank Davis.
iv.	Katherine M. Whitney, b. ca. Nov 1859, Boscawen, NH; d. 13 May 1909, Somerville, MA, aged 49 years, of a cerbral hemorrhage;[1] m. James E. Riley.
v.	(child) Whitney, d. young. (poss.) Arthur Whitney, b. ca. May 1869, NY; d. Mar 1870, Plattsburgh, NY, aged 10 months of dropsy on brain.[2]

Census

• 1850, Boscawen, Merrimack Co., NH:

83 83 Calvin Gage 38 M - Lumber Manf. N.H. Elisabeth B. " 32 F - " Hannah P. " 14 M - " Attended school Geo. W. " 3 " - " Rebecca P. " 2 F - " Ann B. " 6/12 " - " Abby S. Butter 25 " - " Saml. E. Whitney 25 M - Manufacturer " Sarah T. " 22 F - " Frank W. " 6/12 M - "

• 1860, Boscawen, Merrimack Co., NH:

475 477 Samuel W. Whitney 37 M - Saw Maker $1400 $150 N.H. Sarah F. " 31 F - " Lottie E. " 7 F - " Attended school Ida F. " 4 F - " Attended school Kate " 7/12 F - "

• 1870, Plattsburgh, Clinton Co., NY:

676 851 Whitney, Saml. 46 M W Saw Maker & Repairer $500 New Hampshire Male citizen over 21 " Sarah 41 F W Keeping house " " Charlotte 17 F W " Attended school " Ida 14 F W " Attended school " Katy 10 F W " Attended school

• 1880, Plattsburgh, Clinton Co., NY:

Saml. E. WHITNEY 57 Self M M W NH Saw Maker NH NH Sarah F. WHITNEY 51 Wife F M W NH Keeping House NH NH Ida WHITNEY 24 Dau F S W NH At Home NH NH Kate WHITNEY 20 Dau F S W NH At Home NH NH Charles RANSOM 25 SonL M W W NY Asst Postmaster NY NY

• 1892 State, Plattsburgh, Clinton Co., NY:

Samuel E. Whitney M 68 - United States C. Saw Mfg. Emma Savage F 21 - " C. Domestic

References

• Archive:Whitney Whistler, Volume 1, Number 3.
• Archive:Whitney Whistler, Volume 5, Number 2.
• James Otis Lyford, History of the Town of Canterbury, New Hampshire, 1727-1919, Volume 2, Genealogies and Appendix (Concord, N.H.: The Rumford Press, 1912).
• Census records.

1.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 1909/87 (Death), page 123}.

2.^  1870 Mortality Schedule.

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