Family:Whitney, Aaron (1800-1848)

Aaron⁷ Whitney (Samuel⁶, Aaron⁵, Elnathan⁴, Eleazar³, Thomas², John¹), son of Samuel⁶ and Eunice (Wellman) Whitney, was born 26 Jul 1800, Jamaica, VT, and died 26 Feb 1848, Edinburg, NY.

He married, 21 May 1822, Jamaica, VT, Esther Maynard. She was born 4 Apr 1803, and died 10 May 1891. She apparently remarried, before 1860, one ----- Howe.

He was a shoemaker. He resided Jamaica, VT, and Edinburg, NY.

Children of Aaron⁷ and Esther (Maynard) Whitney:

i.	Henry C.8 Whitney, b. 2 Mar 1823; d. 13 Dec 1879.
ii.	Martha A. Whitney, b. 6 Jan 1826; m. 12 Jan 1848, Augustus Wilder, d. 22 Dec 1848.
iii.	Ora Whitney, b. 27 Feb 1830; d. 2 Jul 1831.
iv.	Oscar O. Whitney, b. 15 Aug 1832; m. Sarah R. Steel.
v.	Mary C. Whitney, b. 14 Dec 1834; m. 11 Jan 1855, Charles Van Pelt, b. 9 May 1826. He is a farmer; resided Scotia, NY. Ch.: Esther J., b. 28 Dec 1856; Frank M., b. 30 May 1862; m. 24 Dec 1884; Cora M., b. 26 Jul 1868; d. 1 Nov 1884; Ella May, b. 1 Nov 1872.

Census

• 1830, Jamaica, Windham Co., VT: Aaron Whitney, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 5-9, 1 male 0-4, 2 females 20-29, and 1 female 0-4.
• 1840, Edinburg, Saratoga Co., NY: Aaron Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 5-9, 1 female 20-29, 1 female 15-19, and 1 female 5-9; 4 engaged in agriculture.
• 1850, Edinburg, Saratoga Co., NY:

47 49 Esther Whitney 46 F - Vermont Oscar " 18 M - Laborer " Attended school Mary " 16 F - " Attended school

• 1850, Providence, Saratoga Co., NY:

24 25 Henry Whitney 29 M - Hotel Keeper $1400 New York Louisa " 23 F - " Algernon " 4 M - " Martha " 1 F - "

• 1860, Edinburg, Saratoga Co., NY:

524 522 Oscar Whitney 27 M - $1000 $400 [N.Y.] Rosanna " 24 F - [N.Y.] Josephine " 5 " - [N.Y.] Lear " 3 " - [N.Y.] Esther Howe 56 " - Domestic [N.Y.]

• 1860, Mayfield, Fulton Co., NY:

248 310 Henry C. Whitney 38 M - Measin Manufacture $1500 Vt. Louisa " 33 F - N.Y. Alginia " 14 F - " Attended school Martha A. " 11 F - " Attended school Addie J. " 9 F - " Attended school Kate " 3 F - " Florence " 3/12 F - " Moses Bone 28 M - Labor Measin Fact. Canada James Larod 21 M - Do N.Y.

• 1870, widow Esther not found.
• 1870, Providence, Saratoga Co., NY, p. 1/382:

9 9 Whitney, Henry C. 47 M W Manufacturer $2000 $4000 Vermont Male citizen over 21 -----, Lovicy H. 43 F " House Keeping New York -----, Kate 13 F " " Attended school -----, Luba 3 F " " Attended school

• 1880, widow Esther not found.
• 1880, son Henry's widow not found.

References

• All data imported from Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), p. 532.

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