Family:Whitney, William Marcus (1834-1901)

William Marcus⁷ Whitney (Charles Edwin⁶, Josiah⁵, Eliasaph⁴, Nathan³, John², Henry¹), son of Charles Edwin⁶ and Rosanna (Mather) Whitney, was born 25 Aug 1834, Darien, CT, was baptized 1 May 1835, Darien, CT, and died 18 Jan 1901, Darien, CT.^[1]

He was a carpenter.

He married, 29 May 1867, Darien, CT, Mary Elizabeth Bates, by Rev. Frederick Alvord, pastor of the Congregational Church in Darien, daughter of George Seaman and Julia Ann (Wilmot) Bates. She was born Jun 1846, CT, and died after 1910.

Phoenix says:

. . . a carpenter . . . . He enlisted at Darien, 6 Sep 1862, as first-lieut. of Co. C, 28th Reg., Conn. Vol. Infantry; and was mustered out at New Haven, Conn., 28 Aug 1863.

Children of William Marcus⁷ and Mary E. (Bates) Whitney:

i.	Mary Georgiana8 Whitney, b. 11 Apr 1870, Darien, CT; d. after 1920, then unmarried.
ii.	Harold Seaman Whitney, b. 4 May 1885, Darien, CT; d. 28 Dec 1976, Prospect, CT; m. 1915, Grace W. -----.

Census

• 1860, Darien, Fairfield Co., CT:

1615 1972 Chas. E. Whitney 53 M - Farmer $4500 $400 Conn. Roseanna " 51 F - " Wm. M. " 26 M - Carpenter " Horace " 24 M - Do " Chas. S. " 22 M - School Teacher " Walter S. " 20 M - " George A. " 18 M - " Sarah M. " 12 F - " Attended school

• 1870, Darien, Fairfield Co., CT:

160 158 Whitney, Charles E. 63 M W Farmer $8000 $500 Connecticut Male citizen over 21 -----, Rosanna 61 F W Keeping house Connecticut -----, Sarah 22 F W At home Connecticut -----, William M. 36 M W House Carpenter Connecticut Male citizen over 21 -----, Mary L. 24 F W Keeping house Connecticut -----, Mary 3/12 F W At home Connecticut Born in Mar

• 1880, Darien, Fairfield Co., CT:

William M. WHITNEY 45 Self M M W CT Carpenter CT NY Mary E. WHITNEY 33 Wife F M W CT Keeping House CT CT Georgiana WHITNEY 10 Dau F S W CT At School CT CT

• 1900, Gracie Street, Darien, Fairfield Co., CT:

194 202 Whitney, William M. Head W M Aug 1835 62 mar 23 Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut Carpenter, Owns mortgaged house -----, Mary E. Wife W F Jun 1846 53 mar 23 2ch 2liv Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut -----, Georgianna Dau W F Apr 1870 30 sgl Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut -----, Harold F. Son W M May 1885 15 sgl Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut At school Wheeler, Helen F. Brdr W F Dec 1868 31 sgl New York New York New York

• 1910, Darien, Fairfield Co., CT: Mary E. Whitney, 63; dau. Georgianna Whitney, 40; son Harold S. Whitney, 24.
• 1920, Darien, Fairfield Co., CT: Mary E Whitney, 70; dau. Georgiana Whitney, 45.

References

• All data imported from Stephen Whitney Phoenix, The Whitney family of Connecticut, and its affiliations; being an attempt to trace the descendants, as well in the female as the male lines, of Henry Whitney, from 1649 to 1878; to which is prefixed some account of the Whitneys of England. (New York : Priv. Print. [Bradford Press] 1878), p. 826.

• Census records.

1.^  Find A Grave memorial #11920250, Lieut. William Marcus Whitney.

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