Mailing List:2002-08-04 03, Re: Fowarded request, by Robert L. Ward

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From: "Robert L. Ward" <rlward1 -at- erols.com> Subject: Re: [WHITNEY-L] Fowarded request Date: Sun, 04 Aug 2002 21:47:52 -0400 In-Reply-To: <[email protected]> Jim, At 08:37 PM 8/1/02 -0400, you wrote: >Whitney Research Group: >I received this today from one of our lost Whitney kinfolk. Anybody have any >record of this line? > > > I know this may sound really lame, but I think we may be distantly >related. I was just out in California visiting my uncle and he had a >"Whitney genealogy book, and either my great grandfather Oscar Whitney or his >father, I believe, Franklin Whitney had started searching the Whitney line. >I saw that John Whitney had come over here from England and settled in >Watertown, Mass. There is also a General Joshua Whitney who is also in the >line who "founded" Binghamton, NY. I believe John is one of my great >great....grandfathers. There is also a house that Gen. Joshua Whitney had >and it was named "Cranberry House". I saw some pictures. My guess is that >it was in NY. > > > If you have any comments, feel free to email me dleaning -at- comcast.net . > > > Thanks, > > > Dawn (Whitney) Leaning I found this: 1880 U.S. Census, Precinct 4, District 5, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, T9-0784, p. 485C Franklyn WHITNEY 50 Self M M W NY Occ: Wholesale Grocer FA: NY MO: ENG Carrie WHITNEY 36 Wife F M W NY Occ: Keeping House FA: NY MO: CT Frank H. WHITNEY 17 Son M S W NJ Occ: Grocers Clerk FA: NY MO: NY Oscar C. WHITNEY 13 Son M S W NJ Occ: At School FA: NY MO: NY Mary FLANNERY 19 Other F S W IRE Occ: Servant FA: IRE MO: IRE I don't know if this is the right person, since we have neither dates nor places for Dawn's ancestors, but it seems like a viable possibility. Regards, Robert Mr. Robert L. Ward rlward -at- whitneygen.org <a href="http://www.whitneygen.org/home.html">http://www.whitneygen.org/home.html</a>

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