Family:Whitney, Washington (1807-a1880)

Washington⁷ Whitney (Joshua⁶, Joshua⁵, Nathaniel⁴, Nathaniel³, John², John¹), son of Joshua⁶ and Electa (Sawtell) Whitney, was born 2 Feb 1807, Dalton, NH,^[1] and died after 1880.

He married Adelaide B. Post. She was born about 1814, VT, and died after 1880.

He lived in Pike, NY, in 1850, and Middleton, WI, from 1860-1880.

Children of Washington⁷ and Adelaide B. (Post) Whitney:

i.	Emily8 Whitney, b. ca. 1838, Pike, NY.
ii.	Jane Whitney, b. ca. 1840, Pike, NY.
ii.	Mary Whitney, b. ca. 1843, Pike, NY; prob. m.(1) before 1859, James Gordon; prob. m.(2) before 1866, ----- Stanton.
ii.	Frank Whitney, b. ca. 1848, Pike, NY.
ii.	Ella E. Whitney, b. ca. 1852, Pike, NY.

Census

• 1840: Probably the male 30-39 in the family of his father, Pike, Allegany Co., NY.
• 1850, Pike, Wyoming Co., NY:

114 121 Washington Whitney 43 M - Farmer $3075 N.Y. Adalaid " 36 F - Vt. Emily Whitney 11 F - N.Y. Attended school Jane " 10 F - " Attended school Mary " 7 F - " Attended school Frank " 2 M - " Electa " 73 F - N.H. Helen Taylor 17 F - N.Y. Electa De Whitney 17 F - " Eli Nichols 15 M - " "

• 1855 State, Hartland, Niagara Co., NY:

504 Brick $2000 524 Washington Whitney 48 M - - N.H. 1 - 2m Farmer 1 - - - - 1 - Adelaide " 40 F - Wife Ohio 1 - 2m - - - - - - - - Emily " 16 F - Dau Wyoming - - 2m - - - - - - - - Jane " 14 F - " " - - 2m - - - - - - - - Mary " 12 F - " " - - 2m - - - - - - - - Ella " 3 F - " " - - 2m - - - - - - - - George Johnson 18 M - Labr " - - 2m - - - - - - - -

• 1860, Middleton, Dane Co., WI:

102 102 Washington Whitney 52 M - Farmer $1500 $400 New Hampshire Adolade 45 F - Ohio Jenney 17 F - New York Attended school Ela 8 F - [New York] Attended school James Gordon 26 M - Carpenter $1000 $200 [New York] Mary 19 F - [New York] Emma 1 F - Wisconsin

• 1870, Middleton, Dane Co., WI:

67 67 Whitney, Washington 63 M W Farmer $2000 $1000 New Hampshire Male citizen over 21 -----, Adelaide B. 55 F W Ohio Stanton, Mary W. 26 F W New York Kruse, Christian 18 M W Farm Laborer Hanover Parents foreign born Whitney, Ella E. 17 F W New York Attended school Stanton, Robert W. 4 M W Wisconsin

• 1880, Middleton, Dane Co., WI:

Washington WHITNEY 73 Self M M W N H Farmer MA N H Adelaide WHITNEY 65 Wife F M W OH Keeping House VT VT Henry BOCKHOUSE 15 Oth M S W MECKLINBURG Farm Laborer MECK. MECK.

References

• Census Records.

1.^  New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.

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