Family:Whitney, Samuel Brown (1817-a1880)

Samuel Brown⁷ Whitney (William⁶, Elijah⁵, John⁴, William³, Joshua², John¹), son of William⁶ and Prudence (Brown) Whitney, was born 28 Jan 1817, Norwich, VT, and died after 1880.

He ws married, 4 Nov 1846, Boston, MA, Sarah Brown.^[1] She was born 22 Feb 1824, and died 17 Feb 1873.

When a young man he moved to Boston where he has since resided. Soon after the breaking out of the war he enlisted in the 11th Massachusetts Battery which was attached to the 9th corps, Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside, Army of the Potomac. He was in the battle of the Wilderness and was with Grant when Lee surrendered at Appomattox. Was in many battles and in the siege of Petersburg for nine months. He has led an active business life; resided Boston, MA, 17 Edinboro St.

Children of Samuel Brown⁷ and Sarah (Brown) Whitney:

i.	Alfred Brown8 Whitney, b. 14 Sep 1847; m. Theodosia E. Beilharz.
ii.	Sarah Josephine Whitney, b. 4 Oct 1849; d. 31 Dec 1870 of consumption.
iii.	Georgiana Lillian Whitney, b. 25 Mar 1853; d. 6 Oct 1871.

Census

• 1850, Boston Ward 10, Suffolk Co., MA:

1515 2373 Saml. B. Whiting 32 M - Carpenter Vermont Sarah " 28 F - Maine Alfred B. " 3 M - Mass. Sarah J. " 7/12 F - do Alfred " 29 M - do Vermont Edna " 21 F - Maine Levi " 19 M - Apprentice Vermont Ann W. " 20 F - do Luther C. Sanderson 34 M - Hatter Mass. (Mrs.) " 25 F - N. Hamp. Ellen Conner 15 " - Ireland Julia O'Brien 22 " - do

• [[Archive:1855 Census Extracts, Massachusetts, Suffolk

County#62|1855, Boston Ward 10, Suffolk Co., MA]]:

277 1372 L. B. Whitney 37 M - Truckman Vt. Sarah " 31 F - Me. Alfred B. " 7 M - Mass. Sarah J. " 5 F - " Georgianna " 2 F - " Ruben Eldridge 32 M - Piano " Rebecca " -- F - " Vincent Osborn 25 M - Cutter " Mary " 29 F - Me. Vincent " 1 M - N.Y. James Burns 30 M - Cutter Me. Charlotte " 28 F - Mass. A. F. Hamm 35 M - Cutter Me. Francis Eldridge 25 M - Piano Mass. Chas. " 21 M - Pointer " D. J. Maynard 23 M - Tender " Joseph Hodge 24 M - Machinist " Martha Chattoo 15 F - Me. Amanda " 23 F - " Hannah Sullivan 33 F - Ireland

• 1860, Boston Ward 8, Suffolk Co., MA:

435 694 Saml. B. Whitney 38 M - Boarding House $2000 Vt. Sarah D. " 31 F - Maine Alfred D. " 12 M - Mass. Sarah J. " 10 F - " Georgiana " 7 " - " [19 apparently unrelated people]

• 1870, Boston Ward 8, Suffolk Co., MA:

30 41 Whitney, Samuel B. 50 M W No occupation Vermont Male citizen over 21 -----, Sarah B. 45 F W Keeping House Maine -----, Alfred B. 22 M W Attending School Mass. Attended school, Male citizen over 21 -----, Josephine S. 20 F W No occupation Do -----, Georgiana L. 17 F W No occupation Do Pearson, David 40 M W Painter Do Male citizen over 21 Kuhn, Charles 44 M W Painter Berlin Parents foreign born, Male citizen over 21 -----, Helen 67 F W No occupation Do Parents foreign born DeMouline, Charles 23 M W Guilder Pennsylvania Parents foreign born, Male citizen over 21 -----, Henry 19 M W Guilder Do Parents foreign born Friese, Sylvester 30 M W Carpenter Ohio Male citizen over 21 Lawrence, John A. 31 M W Carpenter Do Male citizen over 21

• 1870, Boston Ward 9, Suffolk Co., MA:

1427 1929 Moore, Elizabeth 38 F W Widow Keeping house Mass. -----, Charles E. 20 M W In Detective Office " -----, Ella F. 17 F W At home " -----, Anna J. 14 F W Attending school " Attended school -----, Frank H. 6 M W Attending school " Attended school Child, Robert W. 23 M W Lumber Surveyor Maine Male citizen over 21 Day, Charles H. 21 M W Mason Brick Mass. Male citizen over 21 Pierce, Charles E. 18 M W Mason Brick " 1928 Whitney, Saml. B. 45 M W Restaurant Vermont Male citizen over 21 -----, Sarah E. 45 F W Keeping house Maine -----, Alfred B. 22 M W Sec'try for Minister Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Josephine S. 20 F W At home " -----, Georgianna L. 17 F W At home " Mason, Addison 24 M W Grocery (who) N. Hampshire Male citizen over 21 -----, Mary 21 F W At home " Seavey, Henry 22 M W Box Maker " Male citizen over 21 -----, Jennie 20 F W At home "

This is a duplicate enumeration.

• 1880, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA:

C.H. GAY 50 Self F W W ME Keeping House ME ME Ada L. GAY 24 Dau F S W MN Dressmaker NH ME George M. GAY 21 Son M S W MN Sign Hanger NH ME Georgiana LELAND 28 Dau F W W IA At Home NH ME Ada M. LELAND 3 GDau F S W ME At Home NH IA Sam'l B. WHITNEY 64 Oth M W W VT Lamplighter VT VT

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. 387.

1.^  Boston, Massachusetts, Vital Records.

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