Family:Whitney, Joseph Mead (1819-a1880)

Joseph Mead⁷ Whitney (Joseph Lee⁶, Jeremiah⁵, Jeremiah⁴, Nathan³, John², Henry¹), son of Joseph Lee⁶ and Phebe (Mead) Whitney, was born 19 Sep 1819, Milo, NY, and died after 1880.

He married, 21 Jan 1844, Ashford, NY, Arabella Howe Warner, daughter of Jerry and Phebe (Howe) Warner. She was born 7 Feb 1815, Plainfield, NH, and died 26 Dec 1865, Great Valley, NY. She was buried in the cemetery at Ellicottville, NY.

Phoenix says the following:

". . . a carpenter . . . . They dwelt at Sardinia, N.Y., for about two years; at Ashford, N.Y., about five years; at Otto, N.Y., one year; and at Great Valley, about 14 years. He moved to Humphrey, N.Y., in 1866, and was living there in May 1875."

Children of Joseph Mead⁷ and Arabella Howe (Warner) Whitney:

i.	Charles Edwin8 Whitney, b. 8 Feb 1845, Sardinia, NY; m. Sarah Elizabeth Haggerty.
ii.	Eliza Frances Whitney, b. 10 Jun 1846, Ashford, NY; and was living at Humphrey, NY, in 1880, unmarried.
iii.	Joseph Warner Whitney, b. 18 May 1848, Otto, NY; m. Arvilla Statira Fuller.
iv.	Sarah Elarcia Whitney, b. 9 Nov 1849, Ashford, NY; and was living at Humphrey, NY, in 1880, unmarried.
v.	Julia Whitney, b. 28 Aug 1851, Ashford, NY; m. 14 Mar 1875, Yorkshire, NY, John Alexander Parker, son of Alexander and Eliza (Kenyon) Parker, b. 11 Oct 1850, New Lisbon, NY; a farmer. They were living at Humphrey, NY, in May 1875.
vi.	Spencer Lambert Whitney, b. 8 Sep 1853, Great Valley, NY; m.(1) Sarah A. Blanchard; m.(2) Eveline Maud -----.
vii.	Frederick Munroe Whitney, b. 9 Jan 1856, Great Valley, NY.
viii.	Frank Bradley Whitney, b. 11 Jun 1857, Great Valley, NY.
ix.	George Whitney, b. 5 Nov 1859, Great Valley, NY; d. 17 May 1860, Great Valley, NY, where he was buried.

Census

• 1850: not found.
• 1860: not found.
• 1870, Humphrey, Cattaraugus Co., NY:

141 141 Whitney, Joseph 49 M W Farmer $5000 $2000 New York Male citizen over 21 Whitney, Eliza 24 F W Keep house New York -----, Sarah 20 F W " " " -----, Julia 18 F W " " " Attended school -----, Spencer 16 M W At home " Attended school -----, Fred 14 M W " " " Attended school -----, Frank 13 M W " Attended school

• 1880, Humphrey, Cattaraugus Co., NY:

Joseph WHITNEY 60 Self M W W NY Farmer NY NY Elisa F. WHITNEY 33 Dau F S W NY Keeping House NY NY Sarah WHITNEY 30 Dau F S W NY At Home NY NY

• 1880, son Fred not found.
• 1880, Great Valley, Cattaraugus Co., NY:

Frank B. WHITNEY 22 Self M M W NY Farm Laborer NY NY Alzora WHITNEY 22 Wife F M W NY Keeping House NY NY

• 1900, 114 Chenango Street, Buffalo Ward 23, Erie Co., NY:

141 186 Whitney, Fred W. Head W M Dec 1856 43 m19 New York New York New York Comm'l Traveler, Rents house -----, Ellen B. Wife W F Feb 1861 39 m19 2ch 2lv Iowa New York New York -----, Merle B. Son W M Jun 1885 14 sgl New York New York Iowa At school 9 mos. -----, Dorris E. Dau W F Oct 1890 9 sgl New York New York Iowa At school 8 mos.

• 1900, 277 Corydon, Bradford, McKean Co., PA:

19 22 Whitney, B. Frank Head W M Jun 1857 42 m21 Great Valley, NY New York New York Contractor driller oil wells, Owns free house -----, R. Elzora Wife W F Aug 1857 42 m21 6ch 5lv Allegany, NY New York Marietta, NY -----, E. Carrie Dau W F Jul 1880 19 sgl Great Valley, NY Great Valley, NY Allegany, NY -----, W. Floyd Son W M Oct 1885 14 sgl Bradford, PA Great Valley, NY Allegany, NY At School 8 mos. -----, A. Mabel Dau W F May 1888 12 sgl Bradford, PA Great Valley, NY Allegany, NY At School 8 mos. -----, M. Blanche Dau W F Nov 1889 10 sgl Bradford, PA Great Valley, NY Allegany, NY At School 8 mos. -----, F. Lenoard Son W M Sep 1894 5 sgl Bradford, PA Great Valley, NY Allegany, NY Matteson, A. Sallie MiL W F Oct 1823 76 w52 3ch 2lv Marietta, NY Massachusetts Massachusetts Lives with daughter

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. 852 and p. 1734-1735.

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