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'''Daniel Darling<sup>7</sup> Whitney'''
([[Family:Whitney, Daniel (1781-1848)|Daniel<sup>6</sup>]],
[[Family:Whitney, Darling (1758-1834)|Darling<sup>5</sup>]],
[[Family:Whitney, Daniel (1723-a1790)|Daniel<sup>4</sup>]],
[[Family:Whitney, Richard (1687-a1734)|Richard<sup>3</sup>]],
[[Family:Whitney, John (b1645-b1720)|John<sup>2</sup>]],
[[Family:Whitney, Henry (s1615-1673)|Henry<sup>1</sup>]]),
son of [[Family:Whitney, Daniel (1781-1848)|Daniel<sup>6</sup> and Nancy (Valentine) Whitney]],
was born 31 Jan 1819, East Woods, now Woodbury, Oyster Bay, L.I., NY, and died 10 Nov 1914, Brooklyn, NY.

He married firstly, 5 Jul 1845, 155 High Street, Brooklyn, NY, '''Sarah Titus''', daughter of Henry and Phebe (Titus) Titus.  She was born 11 Jun 1822, Glen Cove, L.I., NY, and died after 1880.

He married secondly, about 1893, '''Henrietta Titus''', daughter of Silas and Mary (Titus) Titus.  She was a niece of his first wife, daughter of her sister Mary.  She was born 30 May 1841, Westbury, NY, and died 26 Dec 1912, Brooklyn, NY.

Phoenix says the following:
:". . . a merchant, of 20 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1869 . . . .  He was alderman of the First Ward of the City of Brooklyn, in 1858, 1863, 1864, 1865, 1368 and 1869; president of the Board of Aldermen for 1865; acting-mayor of Brooklyn, during the presence of the mayor, Hon. A. M. Wood, in Charleston, S.C., to assist in the ceremony of restoring the national flag to Fort Sumpter; and was chairman of the committee appointed to represent the City of Brooklyn at President Lincoln's funeral, in Washington.  He has been, since 1874, president of The Hamilton Fire Insurance Co., 11 Wall Street, N.Y.; and, since 1 July 1875, Registrar of Arrears for the City of Brooklyn."

Mayor of the City of Brooklyn 1886 - 1887.

Alderman of the City of Brooklyn 1858 and re-elected 1863/1864/1865/1868 and 1869.  In 1865 he was President of the Board of Aldermen.

Appointed to represent the City of Brooklyn at the wake of President Abraham Lincoln in New York City.

Registrar of Arrears for Brooklyn in 1875.

President of Hamilton Fire Insurance Company for twenty-five years.

Member of Sands Street Methodist Church from 1850 until his death. 
 
Children of Daniel Darling<sup>7</sup> and Sarah (Titus) Whitney:

:{|
| align=right valign=top | i.
| '''Phebe Anna<sup>8</sup> Whitney''', b. 8 Jul 1846, 50 Hicks Street, Brooklyn, NY; d. 18 Dec 1862, 10 Poplar Street, Brooklyn, NY; bur. Fountain Hill Cemetery, Woodbury, L.I., NY.
|-
| align=right valign=top | ii.
| '''Elizabeth Titus Whitney''', b. 13 Feb 1849, 34 Henry Street, Brooklyn, NY; m. 28 June 1871, 10 Poplar Street, Brooklyn, NY, Harvey Augustus Eames, son of David Fay and Sarah Taft (Whitney) Eames, of Upton, MA, born 7 Feb 1845, Grafton, MA.  He was a grandson of [[Family:Whitney, Moses (1786-1876)|Moses Whitney]].
|-
| align=right valign=top | iii.
| [[Family:Whitney, Gerald (1851-1906)|'''Gerald Whitney''']], b. 18 Nov 1851, 34 Henry Street, Brooklyn, NY; m. Mary E. Phillips.
|-
| align=right valign=top | iv.
| [[Family:Whitney, Daniel Darling (1854-1936)|'''Daniel Darling Whitney''']], b. 8 Jun 1854, 34 Henry Street, Brooklyn, NY; m. Anna G. Simpson.
|}

Children of Daniel Darling<sup>7</sup> and Henrietta (Titus) Whitney, if any, unknown.

== Census ==

* [[Archive:1850 Census Extracts, New York, Kings County#2b|1850, Brooklyn Ward 3, Kings Co., NY]]:
<p class="Plaintext"> 307  373 Daniel D. Whiting     31 M - Grocer                     N.Y.
          Sarah        "        28 F -                            N.Y.
          Ann          "         4 F -                            N.Y.
          Elizabeth    "         1 F -                            N.Y.
          Maria Cosgrove        19 F -                            Ireland</p>
* [[Archive:1855 Census Extracts, New York, Kings County#4|1855 State, Brooklyn Ward 3, Kings Co., NY]]:
<p class="Plaintext">336 Frame $400
431 Whitney, Daniel    36 M - -    Queens Co.    1 - 16 Grocer          1 - - - - 1 -
         Sarah         31 F - Wife     do        1 - 10 None            - - - - - - -
         Anna           9 F - Chil Kings Co.     - -  9 -               - - - - - - -
         Elizabeth      6 F -  Do     do         - -  6 -               - - - - - - -
         Gerald         3 M -  Do     do         - -  3 -               - - - - - - -
         Daniel         1 M -  Do     do         - -  1 -               - - - - - - -
    Brennen, Margaret  20 F - Srvt Ireland       - -  2 Servant         - - 1 - R - -</p>
* [[Archive:1860 Census Extracts, New York, Kings County#1|1860, Brooklyn Ward 1 District 1, Kings Co., NY]]:
<p class="Plaintext"> 135  246 Daniel Whitney      41 M - Grocery   $10000 $10000 New York
          Sarah      "        37 F -                            Do
          Annie      "        14 F -                            Do     Attended school
          Lizzie     "        12 F -                            Do     Attended school
          Gerold     "         9 M -                            Do     Attended school
          Daniel Whitney       6 M -                         New York
          Hannah Gaylor       26 F - Servant                 Ireland</p>
* [[Archive:1865 Census Extracts, New York, Kings County#1|1865 State, Brooklyn Ward 1, Kings Co., NY]]:
<p class="Plaintext">106 Brick $5000
238 Dan D. Whitney       45 - - ---- Kings         3 1 1 - - Grocer, Brook 1 - - - 1 - - - - - -
    Sarah F.   "         42 - - Wife   "           - 1 1 - -
    Lizzie F.  "         16 - - Dau    "           - - - - 1
    Thom. G.   "         14 - - Son    "           - - - - 1
    Dan P.     "         11 - - Son  Ireland       - - - - 1</p>
* [[Archive:1870 Census Extracts, New York, Kings County#2|1870, Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY]]:
<p class="Plaintext"> 535 1021 Whitney, Daniel D.    51 M W Grocer                     New York  Male citizen over 21
          -----, Sarah F.       47 F W Keeping House              New York
          -----, Lizzie         21 F W                            New York
          -----, Gerald         18 M W Clerk                      New York
          -----, Danl. D. Jr.   16 M W                            New York  Attended school
          Connoughton, Mary     45 F W Servant                    Ireland   Parents foreign born</p>
* [[Archive:1875 Census Extracts, New York, Kings County#1|1875 State, 10 Poplar St., Brooklyn Ward 1, Kings Co., NY]]:
<p class="Plaintext">77 Brick $11000 123
Daniel D. Whitney    56 M - ---- Queens        m Wholesale Grocer  -          1 - - 1 -
Sarah T. Whitney     53 F - Wife   do          m -
Harvey A. Eames      30 M - ---- Mass.         m Straw Goods       N.Y.C.     1 - - - -
Lizzie W. Eames      26 F - Wife Kings         m -
Gerald Whitney       23 M - Son   do           s Clerk Dry Goods   N.Y.C.     1 - - - -
Daniel D. Whitney    21 M - Son   do           s Clerk Yankee Notions N.Y.C.  1 - - - -
Ann Johnston         29 F - Srvt Ireland       s Domestic Servant  -          - - - - R</p>
* [[Archive:1880 Census Extracts, New York, Kings County#356|1880, Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY]]:
<p class="Plaintext">Daniel D. WHITNEY      61 Self M M W  NY. Grocer              NY. NY.
Sarah T. WHITNEY       56 Wife F M W  NY. Keeps House         CT. NY.
Danield D. WHITNEY     25 Son  M S W  NY. Lawyer              NY. NY.
Harvy A. EAMES         35 SonL M W W  MA. Straw Maufr.        MA. MA.
Kate CLANCY            38 Othe F S W  WI. Servant             IRE. IRE.</p>
* [[Archive:1892 Census Extracts, New York, Kings County#2|1892 State, Brooklyn Ward 1, Kings Co., NY]]:  
<p class="Plaintext">Daniel D. Whitney     M 74 - U.S.           C.  Grocer
Gerald Whitney        M 34 - U.S.           C.  Grocer
Mary Whitney          F 33 - U.S.           C.
Harvey Whitney        M 11 - U.S.           C.
Mary McCarthy         F 36 - Ireland        A.  Domestic</p>
* [[Archive:1900 Census Extracts, New York, Kings County#2|1900, 10 Poplar Street, Brooklyn Ward 1, Kings Co., NY]]:
<p class="Plaintext90"> 63 177 Whitney, Daniel D.    Head W M Jan 1819 81 mar  7          New York      New York      New York       Fire Insurance, Owns free house
        -----, Henrietta      Wife W F May 1841 54 mar  7 0ch 0liv New York      New York      New York
        Haase, Emmer          Srvt W F Apr 1878 22 sgl             Germany       Germany       Germany        Servant, Imm. 1897</p>
* 1910, 10 Poplar Street, Brooklyn Ward 1, Kings Co., NY:
<p class="Plaintext90">  62  113 Whitney, Daniel     Head M W 91 m17         New York New York New York  Proprietor grocery store, Owns free house
          -----, Henrietta T. Wife F W 70 m17 0ch 0lv New York New York New York  None
          Haas, Emma          Srvt F W 30 sgl         Germany  Germany  Germany   Cook, Immigrated 1896</p>

== References ==

* All data imported from [[Archive:The Whitney Family of Connecticut, page 720|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), pp. 720-721]] and [[Archive:The Whitney Family of Connecticut, page 1531|p. 1531]].

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