Family:Whitney, Rufus (1796-1861)

Rufus⁶ Whitney (Tarball⁵, Solomon⁴, David³, Joshua², John¹), son of Tarball⁵ and Lois (Lawrence)(Hopkins) Whitney, was born 18 Dec 1796, Poultney, VT, and died 22 Jan 1861, Almond, NY.

He married, 19 May 1839, Laura Maria Picket. She was born 8 Oct 1819.

They resided Almond, NY.

Children of Rufus⁶ and Laura Maria (Picket) Whitney:

i.

Albert Russell7 Whitney, b. 19 Sep 1840, d. 5 Nov 1864; m. Sarah Treat. |-

ii.

Edwin Henry Whitney, b. 21 Sep 1842; m. Adelia Perry.

Census

• 1820, Ossian, Allegany Co., NY: Rufus Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 26-44, 2 males 18-25, 2 males 0-9, and 1 female 16-25; 3 engaged in agriculture.
• 1830: not found.
• 1840: not found.
• 1850, Almond, Allegany Co., NY:

441 530 Rufus Whitney 53 M - Farmer $3000 Pa. Laura M. Whitney 31 F - N.Y. Albert R. Whitney 9 M - " Attended school Edwin H. Whitney 7 M - " Attended school Tarball Whitney 87 M - Con.

• 1860, Almond, Allegany Co., NY:

857 857 Rufus Whitney 63 M - Farmer $6500 -- Pa. Laura M. " 42 F - House Labor N.Y. Albert R. " 19 M - Farm Labor Do Married in year, Attended school Edwin H. " 17 M - Do Do Attended school Sarah A. " 17 F - House Labor Do Married in year Phebe A. Cooper 11 F - Do Attended school

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. 224.

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