Family:Whitney, George Schoonmaker (1839-1905)

George Schoonmaker⁷ Whitney (Valentine Trumpbour⁷, James⁶, Ezekiel⁵, James⁴, Henry³, John², Henry¹), son of Valentine Trumpbour⁷ and Sarah Catherine (Schoonmaker) Whitney, was born 28 Apr 1839, Catskill, Greene Co., NY.

He married, 5 Nov 1859, Katsbaan, NY, Sarah Catharine Saxe, daughter of Paul I. and Margaret (Dederick) Saxe. She was born 6 Jun 1838, Katsbaan, NY, and died 8 Jul 1914, Palenville, NY.

He was a quarryman. They dwelt at Caatsbaan for two and a half years; at Quarryville, NY, two years; at Catskill, NY, two and a half years; and then moved to High Falls, NY, where, after eight and a half years, they were still living in Apr 1875.

Children of George Schoonmaker⁷ and Sarah Catharine (Saxe) Whitney:

i.	Jenny Alice8 Whitney, b. 11 Feb 1861, Caatsbaan, NY; "Sarah" in 1870; d. 5 Apr 1938, Saugerties, NY; bur. Katsbaan Cemetery, Saugerties, NY; m. 24 Dec 1881, West Camp, NY, George B. Schoonmaker.
ii.	Benjamin Franklin Whitney, b. 20 Feb 1863, Quarryville, NY; d. 1 Dec 1907; m. 21 Mar 1886, West Camp, NY, Catherine Rivenburg.
iii.	Mary Collier Whitney, b. 20 Jul 1865, Catskill, NY; d. 1919; bur. Catskill Cem., Catskill, NY; m. 24 Dec 1885, Saugerties, NY, Charles A. Tompkins.
iv.	James Ellsworth Whitney, b. 28 Jul 1868, High Falls, NY; d. 1940; bur. Blue Mt. Cemetery, Saugerties, NY; m. 24 Feb 1894 Malden, Saugerties, NY, Carrie E. Valk.
v.	Caroline Etta Whitney, b. 11 Jan 1871, High Falls, NY; d. 1947; m. 10 Oct 1891, Palenville, NY, George Valk.
vi.	Charles Dewitt Whitney, b. 21 Jun 1873, High Falls, NY; d. aft. 1900.
vii.	Grace E. Whitney, b. Apr 1875; m. 29 Sep 1892, Malden, NY, James Nelson Valk.
viii.	George Washington Whitney, b. 3 Sep 1880, Saugerties, NY; d. 8 Sep 1881, Saugerties, NY.

Census

• 1860, Saugerties, Ulster Co., NY:

874 897 C. M. Wells 53 M - Farmer New York Mahula " 55 F - " Frederick " 13 M - " Attended school Mary M. Myer 60 F - $2000 " Mary " 27 F - " Geo. Whitney 21 M - Farm Laborer " Cora Wells 17 F - " Attended school

• 1870, Saugerties, Ulster Co., NY:

1547 1827 Whitney, George 30 M W Works in Quarry $560 -- N.Y. State Male citizen over 21 " Sarah 30 F W Keeping house " " " " 9 F W Attending school " " Attended school " Frank 7 M W " " " " Attended school " Mary 5 F W " " " James 2 M W " " " Carrietta 7/12 F W " " Born in Jan

• 1880, Saugerties, Ulster Co., NY:

George S. WHITNEY 41 Self M M W NY Quarry Labor NY NY Sarah C. WHITNEY 41 Wife F M W NY Keeping House NY NY Mary WHITNEY 14 Dau F S W NY NY NY Carrie WHITNEY 9 Dau F S W NY NY NY James WHITNEY 11 Son M S W NY At Home NY NY Charles WHITNEY 6 Son M S W NY NY NY Grace WHITNEY 4 Dau F S W NY NY NY

• 1900 State, Catskill, Greene Co., NY:

<104 108 Whitney, James Head W M Jul 1866 33 mar 6 New York New York New York Blue stone cutter, Owns mortgaged house -----, Carrie E. Wife W F Oct 1864 35 mar 6 2ch 2liv New York New York New York -----, Walter C. Son W M Aug 1895 4 sgl New York New York New York -----, Lavina A. Dau W F Jul 1897 2 sgl New York New York New York

• 1900, Saugerties, Ulster Co., NY
• 1905 State, Greene , CatskillCo., NY:

Whitney, James Head W M 26 United States C. Stone quarryman -----, Cassie Wife W F 42 United States C. Housework -----, Walter Son W M 9 United States C. At school -----, Louisa Dau W F 7 United States C. At school -----, Laura Dau W F 4 United States C. -----, Mary Dau W F 2 United States C. -----, George Son W M 3m United States C.

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. 1246 and pp. 2023-2024.

• Census records.

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