Family:Whitney, Ebenezer (1823-1889)

Ebenezer Whitney (Ebenezer, Ebenezer, [perhaps] Samuel⁴, John³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Ebenezer and Charlotte (Parker) Whitney, was born 23 Dec 1823, Whitney, NB, and died 3 Sep 1889, Spearfish, SD.

He married, 25 Apr 1858, Plover, WI, Mary Jones. She was born in OH.

He went to Stevens Point, WI, 1851. Moved to Spearfish, Dakota Territory, about 1882. Ebenezer died at the Presbyterian Hospital, Chicago, IL.

Children of Ebenezer and Mary (Jones) Whitney:

i.	Lincoln Whitney.
ii.	Richard Whitney.
iii.	David Whitney; b. 1859.
iv.	Charlotte Whitney; b. 1871; d. circa 1882, Spearfish, Dakota Territory. She was also known as Lottie.
v.	Robert Lincoln Whitney; b. 1877.

Census

This family would be recorded in Canadian censuses, not yet examined, with the following exceptions:

• 1860, Stevens Point, Portage Co., WI:

1458 1355 Ebenezer Whitney 35 M - Lumberman Nova Scotia Mary " 21 F - Ohio David " 1 M - Wisconsin

• 1870, Stevens Point Ward 1, Portage Co., WI:

79 86 Whitney, Ebenezer 46 M W Lumber Merchant $2000 $1500 New Brunswick Parents foreign born -----, Mary 32 F W Keeping House Ohio Mother foreign born -----, David 11 M W At School Wisconsin Father foreign born, Attended school -----, Charlotte 9 F W At School Wisconsin Father foreign born, Attended school -----, Robert 3 M W At Home Wisconsin Father foreign born Jones, Joel 20 M W Laborer Wisconsin Father foreign born Corvage, Louisa 20 F W Domestic Servant Prussia Parents foreign born

• 1880, Stevens Point Ward 1, Portage Co., WI:

Eben WHITNEY 56 Self M M W NEW BRUNSWICK Lumberman N. BRUN N. BRUN Mary J. WHITNEY 40 Wife F M W OH Keeps House NH SCOT Lottie WHITNEY 18 Dau F S W WI N. BRUN OH David WHITNEY 20 Son M S W WI N. BRUN OH Robt. WHITNEY 13 Son M S W WI N. BRUN OH Richard WHITNEY 8 Son M S W WI N. BRUN OH Randy LARSEN 18 Oth F S W WI Servant NOR NOR

References

• Descendants of Ebenezer and Huldah (Mooers) Whitney, of New Brunswick, Canada.

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