Family:Whitney, George Isaiah (1833-a1892)

George Isaiah⁸ Whitney (Henry⁷, Isaiah⁶, Isaiah⁵, Isaiah⁴, Isaiah³, Thomas², John¹), son of was born 14 Dec 1833, Burlington, VT.

He married, 2 Oct 1865, Emily E. Sweet. She was born 21 Sep 1845, VT.

He attended the local school and in 1852 went to California and 1855 was one of the first to honor the overland route. While in the west he was in the mines of 1861, and was afterwards sutler in army. He has lived in Brooklyn twelve years and is in the express business; resided 497 Green Ave., Brooklyn, NY.

Children of George Isaiah⁸ and Emily E. (Sweet) Whitney:

i.	Walter Henry9 Whitney, b. 6 Aug 1868, Burlington, VT.[1]

Census

• 1870, Burlington, Chittenden Co., VT:

283 294 Whitney, Henry 73 M W Retired Merchant $10000 $1000 New Hampshire Male citizen over 21 " Mary 71 F W Keeping House New York " George 34 M W Grocer Vermont Male citizen over 21 " Emma 27 F W Keeping house Vermont " Henry W. 2 M W At home Vermont Langlais, Sophia 16 F W Domestic Vermont Father foreign born

• 1880, Burlington, Chittenden Co., VT:

George I. WHITNEY 47 Self M M W VT Tin Smith NH YORK STATE Emily WHITNEY 37 Wife F M W VT Keep House VT VT Walter H. WHITNEY 12 Son M S W VT At School VT VT C. E. THOMPSON 30 Oth M S W ENG Rubber Stamp Maker ENG ENG

• 1892 State, Brooklyn Ward 23, Kings Co., NY:

[Wa]lter H. Whitney M 24 - U.S. C. Insurance [George] I. Whitney M 56 - " " Express [Emily] E. Whitney F 47 - " "

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. 543.

1.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.

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