Family:Whitney, James (1814-1851)

James⁷ Whitney (Charles⁶, Walter⁵, Samuel⁴, Richard³, John², Henry¹), son of Charles⁶ and Jane (White) Whitney, was born 26 May 1814, New Scotland, NY, and died 19 Jul 1851, in Lansing Street, Albany, NY.

He married, 24 Nov 1834, Albany, NY, Elizabeth Blackett Adams, daughter of Joseph Hillyer and Leah (Blackett) Adams. She was born 19 Jan 1815, Albany, NY, and died after 1860.

Phoenix says the following:

". . . a saddler and harness-maker; settled in Albany, N.Y. . . . ."

Children of James⁷ and Elizabeth Blackett (Adams) Whitney, all born Albany, NY:

i.	Minerva Jane8 Whitney, b. 31 Jan 1836; d. 9 Apr 1844, Albany, NY, where she was buried in Albany Rural Cemetery.
ii.	Charles Edward Whitney, b. 19 Feb 1839; d. 2 Apr 1841, Albany, NY, where he was buried in Albany Rural Cemetery.
iii.	Charles Edward Whitney, b. 25 Oct 1841; a dealer in hardware; lived at 215 Third Avenue, New York, NY, in Dec 1875; m. 16 Oct 1872, Philadelphia, PA, Rebecca Figgins, b. Brooklyn, NY, ca. 1850, and had children Charles F., Susan E., and James H., in 1880.
iv.	John Blackett Whitney, b. 15 Sep 1843; d. 14 Sep 1918, San Francisco, CA, aged 75 years; a dealer in hardware and silver ware; m.(1) 8 Oct 1867, New York, NY, Emily Johnson Tracy, of Melrose, NY, daughter of William H. and Annie Eliza (Topping) Tracy, d. before 1870; and dwelt at 215 Third Avenue, New York, in Dec 1875; m.(2) ca. 1868, Martha A. Weed, b. Sep 1844, NY, d. after 1900; children: Frank Engs Whitney, b. 17 Apr 1870, New York, NY (m. 27 July 1895, Los Angeles, CA, Helen M. Sanders); Ella L. Whitney, b. 16 Feb 1873, New York, NY. He m.(3) 17 Apr 1903, Santa Cruz, CA, Alice Elizabeth Reynolds, b. ca. 1860, England, d. after 1910.

Census

• 1840, Albany Ward 2, Albany Co., NY: James Whitney, 2 males 30-39, 3 males 20-29, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 20-29, and 1 female 0-4; 4 engaged in manufacture or trades.
• 1850, Albany Ward 7, Albany Co., NY:

315 634 James Whitney 35 M - Harness Maker N.Y. Adams E. " 32 F - do Charles " 8 M - do Attended school John " 6 M - do Attended school

• 1860, Albany Ward 3, Albany Co., NY:

621 996 Elizabeth B. Whitney 38 F - $100 New York Charles Whitney 18 M - Clerk Do John B. Whitney 16 " - Do Do Cynthia Bassett 23 F - Collar Maker Massachusetts Addee Blakesly 23 " - Do Do William Fonda 45 M - Physician New York

• 1870, 25th Street between 4th Avenue and Lexington Avenue, New York Ward 18, New York Co., NY:

232 384 Vanderbolgen, Lymna 50 F W Keeping boarding house $6000 Mass. Mathews, Danl. 50 M W Storage Merch. $10000 New York Male citizen over 21 -----, Sarah 35 F W no occupation " -----, Fanny 20 F W " " Whitney, John B. 26 M W Hardware dealer Ret. $10000 $5000 New York Male citizen over 21 -----, Mattie 25 F W No occupation " -----, Frank 2/12 M W " Born in Apr [and 8 others]

• 1870, 25 St. Bet. Lex. & 4th Avenue, New York Ward 18, New York Co., NY (second enumeration):

106 -- Lima Vandervolgan 55 - - K. House Mass. John B. Whitney 27 - - Hardwar Merct. N. York Martha A. 26 - - " Daniel Mathews 48 - - " Sera 35 - - " Fannie 19 - - " George A. 21 - - Clerk " Harrington 18 - - " A. Bowers 45 - - Merchant Prussia Ellen 43 - - " Mary 18 - - " Caroline Valentine 40 - - N. York Mary O'Neal 47 - - Domestic Ireland Ellen Carroll 20 - - " " George Collins 15 - - Servant N. York

• 1870, West 12th Street between 6th and 5th Avenues, New York Ward 15, New York Co., NY (second enumeration):

53 -- Williams, Sarah 40 F - Boarding house Keeper Washington, D.C. ... Whitney, Charles 28 M - Dry good clerk N.Y. ...

• 1880, New York, New York Co., NY:

Chas. E. WITNEY 38 Self M M W NY Builders Hardware NY NY Rebecca F. WITNEY 30 Wife F M W NY Keeping House ENG ENG Chas. F. WITNEY 6 Son M S W NY NY NY Susan E. WITNEY 5 Dau F S W NJ NY NY James H. WITNEY 4 Son M S W NY NY NY Lizzie GALLAGHER 19 Othe F S W NY Servant IRE IRE

• 1880, son John and family missing.
• 1900, 819 Valencia St., San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA:

111 185 Whitney, John B. Head W M Sep 1843 56 mar32 New York New York New York Manuf. silver co., Rents house -----, Martha Wife W F Sep 1844 55 mar32 5ch 2liv New York New York Massachusetts Whitney, Frank E. Son W M Apr 1870 30 mar5 New York New York New York Salesman silver -----, Ella L. Dau W F Feb 1872 28 sgl New York New York New York -----, Helen DiL W F Sep 1875 24 mar5 1ch 1liv Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts

• 1900, 4925 Pasadena Ave., Los Angeles Ward 1, Los Angeles Co., CA:

68 68 Whitney, John B. Mrs. Head W F Sep 1844 55 mar31 5ch 2liv New York New York Massachusetts Rents house -----, Frank E. Mrs. DiL W F Sep 1875 24 mar5 1ch 1liv Massachusetts New York Massachusetts -----, Ella L. Dau W F Feb 1873 27 sgl New York New York New York -----, Frank Jr. Gson W M Sep 1896 3 sgl California New York Massachusetts

• 1910, San Francisco Assembly District 42, San Francisco Co., CA: John B. Whitney, boarder, 61, b. NY, merchant silver ware; wife Alice E., boarder, 50, b. England.

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. 679 and p. 1481.

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