Family:Whitney, Henry Dow (1845-1915)

Henry Dow⁸ Whitney (Lorenzo Dow⁷, Ira⁶,` Hezekiah⁵, Hezekiah⁴, Joseph³, John², Henry¹), son of Lorenzo Dow⁷ and Melinda (Reynolds) Whitney, was born 28 Apr 1845, Fletcher, VT, and died 18 Apr 1915, Brattleboro, VT, aged 70 years, of chronic interstitial nephritis. He was buried in Morningside Cemetery, Brattleboro, VT.^[1]

He married, 15 Oct 1865, Belvidere, VT, Harriet Clarina (Reynolds) Lamonday, daughter of Ebenezer Haskel and Lois Chase (Squires) Reynolds.^[2] She was born 15 Jul 1844, Fairfield, VT, and died after 5 Nov 1902. She had married firstly, 20 Feb 1861, Belvidere, CT, Lewis Lamonday. He died 15 Sep 1862, New Orleans, LA. He had served in Co. E, 7th Vermont Infantry.

He was a farmer; enlisted, 10 Dec. 1861, in Co. F, 8th Reg., Vermont Vol. Infantry, and was discharged 10 June 1865. They settled at Hyde Park, VT; and, in May 1873, moved to Belvidere, where they were living in Jul 1874.

Children of Henry Dow⁸ and Harriet Clarina (Reynolds) Whitney:

i.	Frederick Sanford9 Whitney, b. 19 Nov 1866, Belvidere, VT; m. ca. 1900, Josephine L. -----. Children: a. Guy M.10 Whitney, b. Jul 1895, VT.
ii.	Arthur S. Whitney, b. 29 Mar 1884, Cambridge, VT; d. aft. 1900.

Census

• 1870, Hyde Park, Lamoille Co., VT:

48 51 Bundy, Harvey H. 36 M W Farmer $1900 $600 England Male citizen over 21 -----, Julia A. 37 F W Keeping House Vermont -----, Emmeroy 9 F W Vermont Attended school -----, Alica 8 F W Vermont Attended school -----, Elbert 4 M W Vermont Attended school 52 Whitney, Henry D. 25 M W Farm Laborer $300 -- Vermont Male citizen over 21 -----, Harriet C. 25 F W Keeping House Vermont -----, Sanford F. 3 M W Vermont

• 1880, Fletcher, Franklin Co., VT:

Henry D. WHITNEY 35 Self M M W VT Cooper VT ME Harriet C. WHITNEY 35 Wife F M W VT Keeping House ME VT Freddie S. WHITNEY 13 Son M S W VT VT VT

• 1900, Jamaica, Windham Co., VT:

Whitney, Henry O. Head W M Apr 1844 56 mar Vermont

• 1900, wife Harriet not found.
• 1900, Guildhall, Essex Co., VT:

56 58 Whitney, Fred S. Head W M Nov 1866 33 mar 0 Vermont Vermont Vermont Farmer, Rents farm -----, Josiphine L. Wife W F Aug 1861 38 mar 0 1ch 1liv Vermont Vermont Vermont -----, Guy M. Son W M Jul 1895 4 sgl Vermont Vermont New York Davis, Alma S. ADau W F Nov 1889 10 sgl Vermont Vermont Vermont At school

• 1900, Cross Road, Mount Holly, Rutland Co., VT:

94 98 Ines, Marton A. Head W M Jun 1837 62 sgl Vermont Vermont Vermont Farmer, Owns free farm -----, Mary A. Moth W F Nov 1814 85 wid 7ch 4liv Vermont Massachusetts Vermont Whitney, Harriett C. Hskp W F Jul 1844 55 mar 35 2ch 2liv Vermont New Hampshire Vermont Housekeeper -----, Arthur S. Srvt W M Mar 1884 16 sgl Vermont Vermont Vermont Farm laborer

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. 943 and p. 1842.

• Census records.

1.^  Find A Grave memorial #10206316, Henry D. Whitney.

2.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.

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