Family:Whitney, Alfred Rutgers (1835-a1892)

Alfred Rutgers⁹ Whitney (James H.⁸, John⁷, John⁶, James⁵, James⁴, John³, Jonathan², John¹), son of James H.⁸ and Mary R. (Rutgers) Whitney, was born 26 Feb 1835, New York, NY, and died after 1892.

He married firstly, 5 Dec 1861, New York, NY, Adaline P. Nesbitt. She was born about 1839, NY, and died Aug 1878.

He married secondly, 1 Nov 1879, Mary L. Freeman. She was born about 1856, NJ, and died after 1892.

He was born in New York City, and started in the grocery business in 1853, but was not successful, as the war broke out and he lost heavily. He was employed by Capt. Ericsson and associates to take charge of all material for the Monitors, and when the war was over he began buying all the iron left over and selling it, and from this became an iron merchant and then built a rolling mill and wire nail factory. He has never held office, but has always been a Republican and took a deep interest in politics, and was a delegate from New York that nominated Harrison, but was for Depew; resided Morristown, NJ.

Children of Alfred Rutgers⁹ and Adaline P. (Nesbitt) Whitney:

i.	Alfred R.10 Whitney, b. 16 Jun 1868; resided Everett, WA.
ii.	Sallie Nesbitt Whitney, b. 10 Apr 1871.
iii.	Elsie Montgomery Whitney, b. 23 Oct 1876.

Children of Alfred Rutgers⁹ and Mary L. (Freeman) Whitney:

iv.	Livingston Whitney, b. 12 Nov 1880, Plainfield, NJ; d. 26 Jul 1949, Palm Springs, CA; bur. Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA.[1]
v.	Lelia Whitney, b. 23 Aug 1882, NY; d. aft. 1900.
vi.	Howard Le Roy Whitney, b. 4 Feb 1884. In 1920 he obtained a passport for travel to Cuba representing his company, The M.W. Kellogg Co.
vii.	Frank Whitney, b. 20 Dec 1885.
viii.	Eleanor N. Whitney, b. 12 Sep 1887.
ix.	Roger Van Rensselaer Whitney, b. 24 May 1889; d. 24 Jan 1895.
x.	Maurice Whitney, b. 28 Aug 1892.

Census

• 1855 State, New York Ward 18, New York Co., NY:

329 Brick $18000 374 Miss Rebecca Deane 46 F - - Pakipsie Dutchess Co. - - 28 Boarding house - - - - - - - Miss Jane Fowler 24 F - Niec Dutchess Co. - - 4 " - - - - - - - Mrs. Witney 55 F - Brdr City N.Y. - W 55 Iron Mer. 1 - - - - - - Charles " 24 M - " " - - 24 Iron Mer. 1 - - - - - - Henry " 21 M - " " - - 21 Clerk 1 - - - - - - Alfred " 20 M - " " - - 20 Clerk 1 - - - - - - Mrs. James Smith 55 F - " " - W 55 - - - - - - - - Mr. Benj. Curtis 42 M - " " - W 42 Provision Dealer 1 - - - - - - Elizabeth " 11 F - " " - - 11 - - - - - - - - Charles Willard 20 M - " " - - 20 Clerk 1 - - - - - - Mary Farrell 20 F - Srvt Ireland - - 5 Svt. - - - - - - - Agnes Collins 18 F - " " - - 5 " - - - - - - - Hannah Walker 10 F - " " - - 9 " - - - - - - -

• 1870, New York Ward 21 District 13 (2nd Enumeration), New York Co., NY:

26th Street 139 -- Whitney, Alfred R. 35 M - Iron Merchant N.Y. " Adeline 31 F - " " Alfred R. 2 M - " Ruddow, Annie 25 F - Domestic Ireland Darling, Ellen 18 F - " "

• 1880, Plainfield, Union Co., NJ:

Alfred R WHITNEY 45 Self M M W NY Iron Merchant MA NY Mary L WHITNEY 24 Wife F M W NY Keeping House NJ NY Alfred R WHITNEY 11 Son M S W NY At School NY NY Sarah N WHITNEY 9 Dau F S W NY At School NY NY Elsie M WHITNEY 3 Dau F S W NY NY NY

• 1900, 387 Temple Street, New Haven Ward 8, New Haven Co., CT:

9 9 De Forest, H. Head W F Jul 1842 57 wid 3ch 3liv Connecticut Massachusetts Connecticut Boarding jouse keeper, Rents house -----, Mary R. Dau W F Jul 1871 28 sgl Massachusetts New York Connecticut -----, Cleo M. Son W M Jul 1878 21 sgl Iowa New York Connecticut Student (Yale) Whitney, Livingston Brdr W M Nov 1880 19 sgl New Jersey New York New York Student (Yale) Coffin, J. R. Brdr W M Aug 1881 18 sgl Indiana Indiana Indiana Student (Yale) Greenough, Chas. E. Brdr W M Oct 1880 19 sgl New York New York North Carolina Student (Yale) Schley, Kenneth B. Brdr W M Nov 1881 18 sgl New York New York Dist. Of Col. Student (Yale)

• 1900, Miss Porter's School for Girls, Farmington, Hartford Co., CT:

180 188 Dow, Mary E. Head W F Feb 1842 58 wid 2ch 0liv Pennsylvania Maine Pennsylvania Principal, House [Many teachers, students, and servanta] Whitney, Leila Stdt W F Aug 1882 17 sgl New York New York New York At school [Many teachers, students, and servanta]

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. 651.

1.^  Find A Grave Memorial #49362712, Livingston Whitney.

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