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| + | '''Merrick T.<sup>9</sup> Whitney''' | ||
| + | ([[Family:Whitney, Torrey (1794-1815)|Torrey<sup>8</sup>]], | ||
| + | [[Family:Whitney, Moses (1767-1834)|Moses<sup>7</sup>]], | ||
| + | [[Family:Whitney, Samuel (1739-1811)|Samuel<sup>6</sup>]], | ||
| + | [[Family:Whitney, Samuel (c1710-1788)|Samuel<sup>5</sup>]], | ||
| + | [[Family:Whitney, Nathaniel (1675-1730)|Nathaniel<sup>4</sup>]], | ||
| + | [[Family:Whitney, Nathaniel (1647-1733)|Nathaniel<sup>3</sup>]], | ||
| + | [[Family:Whitney, John (1621-1692)|John<sup>2</sup>]], | ||
| + | [[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John<sup>1</sup>]]), | ||
| + | son of [[Family:Whitney, Torrey (1794-1815)|Torrey<sup>8</sup> and Betsey (Lamb) Whitney]], | ||
| + | was born 20 Nov 1818, Jackson, PA, and died 24 Mar 1887, Thompson, PA. | ||
| − | + | He married, 26 Nov 1842, '''Fostina L. Wheaton'''. She was born 25 Aug 1818. | |
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| − | Merrick T. Whitney was born in Jackson, | + | Merrick T. Whitney was born in Jackson, PA, and settled on the farm in 1842 where he ever after lived in Thompson. In 1862 he enlisted forty-six of his neighbors and friends and with them entered Company B, 17th Regiment Pennsylvania Calvary; at its organization he was chosen first lieutenant, but failing health compelled him to resign his commission in Jan 1863. That he was held in high regard by his townsmen is shown by his holding all but one of the offices in Thompson. In 1878 he was elected county commissioner on the Republican ticket and re-elected in 1881. He resided Thompson, PA. |
| − | Children of Merrick T.<sup>9</sup> Whitney: | + | Children of Merrick T.<sup>9</sup> and Fostina L. (Wheaton) Whitney: |
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| − | | '''Lovell M.<sup>10</sup> Whitney''', | + | | '''Lovell M.<sup>10</sup> Whitney''', b. 31 Mar 1844; d. 20 Oct 1846 |
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| − | | '''Newell | + | | '''Newell De Lancy Whitney''', b. 16 Jan 1847; enlisted in the war at 17 and served till 25 Jul 1865, when he was honorably discharged. Studied law with Judge Griswold of Binghamton, NY, and was admitted to the bar in 1870; was lieutenant of Battery A, 6th Div. N. G. S. New York, and lieut.-col. on Gov. Hoffman's staff; d. 25 Mar 1874, Thompson. |
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| − | | [[Family:Whitney, Orville C. (1849-?)|'''Orville C. Whitney''']], | + | | [[Family:Whitney, Orville C. (1849-?)|'''Orville C. Whitney''']], b. 13 Oct 1849; m. Mary S. Severy. |
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| − | | '''Ann M. Whitney''', | + | | '''Ann M. Whitney''', b. 3 Oct 1851; d. 1 Nov 1875; m. 26 Nov 1870, Edwin A. French; b. 1836. |
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| − | | [[Family:Whitney, Charles Freemont (1858-?)|'''Charles | + | | [[Family:Whitney, Charles Freemont (1858-?)|'''Charles Freemont Whitney''']], b. 13 Jan 1858; m. Rena A. Fletcher. |
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| − | ==References== | + | == References == |
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| + | * All data imported from [[Archive:The Descendants of John Whitney, page 599|Frederick Clifton Pierce, ''The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635'', (Chicago: 1895), p. 599]]. | ||
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| − | Copyright © 2006, the [[Whitney Research Group]] | + | Copyright © 2006, 2008, [[User:Rlward|Robert L. Ward]] and the [[Whitney Research Group]] |
[[Category:New York]] | [[Category:New York]] | ||
Revision as of 01:48, 22 December 2008
Merrick T.9 Whitney (Torrey8, Moses7, Samuel6, Samuel5, Nathaniel4, Nathaniel3, John2, John1), son of Torrey8 and Betsey (Lamb) Whitney, was born 20 Nov 1818, Jackson, PA, and died 24 Mar 1887, Thompson, PA.
He married, 26 Nov 1842, Fostina L. Wheaton. She was born 25 Aug 1818.
Merrick T. Whitney was born in Jackson, PA, and settled on the farm in 1842 where he ever after lived in Thompson. In 1862 he enlisted forty-six of his neighbors and friends and with them entered Company B, 17th Regiment Pennsylvania Calvary; at its organization he was chosen first lieutenant, but failing health compelled him to resign his commission in Jan 1863. That he was held in high regard by his townsmen is shown by his holding all but one of the offices in Thompson. In 1878 he was elected county commissioner on the Republican ticket and re-elected in 1881. He resided Thompson, PA.
Children of Merrick T.9 and Fostina L. (Wheaton) Whitney:
i. Lovell M.10 Whitney, b. 31 Mar 1844; d. 20 Oct 1846 ii. Newell De Lancy Whitney, b. 16 Jan 1847; enlisted in the war at 17 and served till 25 Jul 1865, when he was honorably discharged. Studied law with Judge Griswold of Binghamton, NY, and was admitted to the bar in 1870; was lieutenant of Battery A, 6th Div. N. G. S. New York, and lieut.-col. on Gov. Hoffman's staff; d. 25 Mar 1874, Thompson. iii. Orville C. Whitney, b. 13 Oct 1849; m. Mary S. Severy. iv. Ann M. Whitney, b. 3 Oct 1851; d. 1 Nov 1875; m. 26 Nov 1870, Edwin A. French; b. 1836. v. Charles Freemont Whitney, b. 13 Jan 1858; m. Rena A. Fletcher.
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. 599.
Copyright © 2006, 2008, Robert L. Ward and the Whitney Research Group
