Family:Whitney, Erastus (1787-1855)

Erastus⁶ Whitney (Samuel⁵, John⁴, Henry³, John², Henry¹), son of Samuel⁵ and Mary (St. John) Whitney, was born 10 Mar 1787, and died 13 Nov 1855, Henderson, NY. He was buried in the Carpenter Cemetery.

He married firstly, 1809, Henderson, NY, Hannah Jerome, daughter of Zerubbabel and Barbara (Hart) Jerome. She was born 8 May 1785, Bristol, CT, and died 10 May 1822, Henderson, NY. She was buried in the Carpenter Cemetery.

He married secondly, 26 Sep 1822, Henderson, NY, Betsey Wood, daughter of Ephraim and Phebe (Finney) Wood. She was born 3 Jul 1789, Westmoreland, NY, and died 21 Sep 1875, Henderson, NY. She was buried in the Carpenter Cemetery.

Phoenix says the following:

... a farmer .... They settled in Henderson, and there died (he ... "respected and beloved by all who knew him;" ...) .... They were members of the Universalist Church.

Children of Erastus⁶ and Hannah (Jerome) Whitney:

i.	Jonathan Hart Jerome7 Whitney, b. 28 Jun 1811, Henderson, NY; m. Martha Ann Bulfinch.
ii.	Truman Orson Whitney, b. 11 Mar 1813, Henderson, NY; m. Martha Wood.
iii.	Sophronia Whitney, b. 4 Sep 1814, Henderson, NY; m. William Riley Nutting.
iv.	Huldah Maria Whitney, b. 18 Mar 1816, Henderson, NY; m. Cornelius Vorce.
v.	Frederick Randall Whitney, b. 6 Jan 1818, Henderson, NY; m. ----- -----.
vi.	Dorville Herbert Whitney, b. 31 Mar 1820, Henderson, NY; m. Mary Ann Ingalls.

Children of Erastus⁶ and Betsey (Wood) Whitney:

vii.	Hannah Burnham7 Whitney, b. 2 Sep 1824, Henderson, NY; m.(1) Charles Lewis Ingalls; m.(2) Archibald Vorce.
viii.	Betsey Alphreda Whitney, b. 27 Sep 1826, Henderson, NY; m. Samuel Hungerford Nutting.
ix.	Fanny Ackley Whitney, b. 21 Jan 1828, Henderson, NY; m. Stevenson Edmond Ingalls.
x.	Eveline Whitney, b. 14 Jun 1832, Henderson, NY; m. Charles Sias.

Census

• 1810, Henderson, Jefferson Co., NY: Erastus Whitney, 3 males 16-25 and 2 females 16-25.
• 1820, Henderson, Jefferson Co., NY: Erastus Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 3 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44, and 2 females 0-9; 1 engaged in agriculture.

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. 171-172 and pp. 468-470.

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