Family:Whitney, Alloway (1814-1889)

Alloway⁹ Whitney (Bartholomew⁸, Oliver⁷, Silas⁶, David⁵, Benjamin⁴, Thomas³, Thomas², John¹), son of Bartholomew⁸ and Sarah (Sanford) Whitney, was born Swanton, VT, 23 Mar 1814, and died 4 Sep 1889, Highgate Springs, VT.

He married firstly, 5 Nov 1843, Berkshire, VT, Lorinda Pratt. She was born 18 Jul 1824, and died 4 Mar 1852.

He married secondly, 21 Jul 1852, Franklin, VT, Elizabeth Dewing. She was born 16 Feb 1826.

Alloway Whitney was born in Swanton, VT, and was a child at the time the British under Gen. Prove were defeated at Plattsburgh, NY. He was a farmer and always resided in Franklin. He owned a large amount of real estate, was educated in French and spoke it almost perfectly. He resided Saint Armand, QC.

Children of Alloway⁹ and Lorinda (Pratt) Whitney:

i.	Mary E.10 Whitney, b. 14 Feb 1846; d. 10 Sep 1877; m. 10 Nov 1868, Daniel Chamberlain. He d. 25 Sep 1870; resided Baldwin, WI.
ii.	Eunice Ellen Whitney, b. 28 Dec 1847; m. 21 Sep 1870, Hartson F. Woodard, attorney; resided Minneapolis, MN. Ch.: May Agnes, b. Jul 1873.
iii.	(child) Whitney, b. ca. 1850. Listed as "infant Whitney" in 1851, probably died young.

Children of Alloway⁹ and Elizabeth (Dewing) Whitney:

iv.	Adolphus D. Whitney, b. 15 Oct 1855; m. Maria M. Colcord.
v.	Louisa S. Whitney, b. 14 Jun 1857; m. 27 Nov 1877, Sanford W. Armstrong; resided East Franklin, VT. Ch.: Edith, b. 28 Jun 1885.
vi.	Elnora B. Whitney, b. 27 Feb 1865; m. 2 Apr 1889, Carl K. Emery; resided South Franklin, VT.

Census

• 1851, St Armand, Missisquoi County, Quebec, Canada: Alloway Whitney

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. 646.

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