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[[Family:Whitney, Henry (s1615-1673)|Henry<sup>1</sup>]]),
 
[[Family:Whitney, Henry (s1615-1673)|Henry<sup>1</sup>]]),
 
son of [[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1758-1847)|Benjamin<sup>5</sup> and Ann Mercy (Harris) Whitney]],
 
son of [[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1758-1847)|Benjamin<sup>5</sup> and Ann Mercy (Harris) Whitney]],
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was born say 1791, Otsego, NY, and died in Grass Lake, IL.
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was born 12 Jul 1790, Mexico, NY, and died 8 Oct 1855, Lake Zurich, IL.
  
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He married '''Amelia Chase'''.
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He married, 23 Mar 1814, Mexico, NY, '''Parmelia Chase''', daughter of Joseph and Sarah (Doolittle) Chase.  She was born 29 June 1797, Mexico, NY, and died 13 Jan 1882.
  
 
Phoenix says the following:
 
Phoenix says the following:
 
:Levi Whitney, b. about 1795 to 1800, in Otsego, N.Y.; lived, at one time, in Parish, N.Y., and went west; is reported to have died at "Grass Lake, Ill." (? Mich.); married Amelia Chase, and had several children, who lived, it was said, in Canada and Wisconsin, in Ap. 1875. He was a soldier in the war of 1812.
 
:Levi Whitney, b. about 1795 to 1800, in Otsego, N.Y.; lived, at one time, in Parish, N.Y., and went west; is reported to have died at "Grass Lake, Ill." (? Mich.); married Amelia Chase, and had several children, who lived, it was said, in Canada and Wisconsin, in Ap. 1875. He was a soldier in the war of 1812.
  
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Children of Levi<sup>6</sup> and Amelia (Chase) Whitney:
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Children of Levi<sup>6</sup> and Parmelia (Chase) Whitney:
  
 
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| '''Joseph<sup>7</sup> Whitney'''; a soldier of the war of 1861, was reported as living at Lake Zurich, IL, in Apr 1875; m. Mary J. -----.
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| [[Family:Whitney, Harlow (1816-a1880)|'''Harlow Whitney''']], b. 7 Jun 1816, Mexico, NY
 
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| '''Benjamin Whitney'''; a soldier of the war of 1861, was living, it is said, at Lake Zurich, IL, in Apr 1875.
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| [[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1828-a1880)|'''Benjamin Whitney''']], b. 29 May 1828, Mexico, NY
 
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| '''Harlow Whitney'''; supposed to have lived in Illinois, in Apr 1875; m.(1) Bethia -----; m.(2) Martha -----.
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| [[Family:Whitney, Joseph (1833-a1880)|'''Joseph<sup>7</sup> Whitney''']], b. 8 Jun 1833, Mexico, NY; d. after 1880; a soldier of the war of 1861, was reported as living at Lake Zurich, IL, in Apr 1875; m. Mary J. -----.
 
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|}
  
 
== Notes ==
 
== Notes ==
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The L.D.S. Ancestral File (AFN:BV16-02) gives much more detail on this family.  According to that generally unreliable source, the family group looks as below.
 
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He was born 12 Jul 1790, Lake Zurich, IL, and died 8 Oct 1855, Mexico, NY.  [Probably the places are reversed, but the dates seem probable.]
 
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He married, 23 Mar 1814, Mexico, NY, '''Parmelia Chase''', daughter of Joseph and Sarah (Doolittle) Chase.  She was born 29 June 1797, Mexico, NY, and died 13 Jan 1882.
 
  
 
Children of Levi<sup>6</sup> and Amelia (Chase) Whitney, all born Mexico, NY:
 
Children of Levi<sup>6</sup> and Amelia (Chase) Whitney, all born Mexico, NY:
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| '''Harlo Whitney''', b. 7 Jun 1816.
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| [[Family:Whitney, Harlow (1816-a1880)|'''Harlo Whitney''']], b. 7 Jun 1816; supposed to have lived in Illinois, in Apr 1875; m.(1) Bethia -----; m.(2) Martha -----.
 
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| '''Benjamin Whitney''', b. 29 May 1828; d. 15 May 1894; m. 27 Mar 1851, Louisa Goiman.
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| [[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1828-a1880)|'''Benjamin Whitney''']], b. 29 May 1828; d. 15 May 1894; m. 27 Mar 1851, Louisa Goiman; a soldier of the war of 1861, was living, it is said, at Lake Zurich, IL, in Apr 1875..
 
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| '''Joseph Chase Whitney''', b. 8 Jun 1833; m. 8 Dec 1860, Mary J. Delano.
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| [[Family:Whitney, Joseph Chase (1833-a1880)|'''Joseph Chase Whitney''']], b. 8 Jun 1833; d. after 1880; m. 8 Dec 1860, Mary J. Delano; a soldier of the war of 1861, was reported as living at Lake Zurich, IL, in Apr 1875.
 
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           Joseph    "          17 M -  Do                    "    Attended school
 
           Joseph    "          17 M -  Do                    "    Attended school
 
           Calfurna  "          14 F -                          "    Attended school</p>
 
           Calfurna  "          14 F -                          "    Attended school</p>
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* [[Archive:1860 Census Extracts, Illinois#107|1860, Ela, Lake Co., IL]]:
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<p class="Plaintext">2690 2460 Harlo Whitney        44 M - Farmer      1200  600 N.Y.
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          Bethia    "          48 F -                      Penn.
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          Sarah    "          7 F -                      Ill.  Attended school
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          George Simpson      32 M - Farming          400 Penn.
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          C. F. Brockway      27 M - Land Surveyor          "</p>
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* [[Archive:1860 Census Extracts, Iowa#6|1860, Big Creek, Black Hawk Co., IA]]:
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<p class="Plaintext">  35  31 Benjamin Whitney    32 M - Farmer      $100  $40 New York
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          Louisa Whitney      25 F -                        Canada
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          Daniel Whitney      9 M -                        Illinois  Attended school
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          Wm. Whitney          4 M -                        Iowa
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          Julius Whitney      3 M -                          do
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          Julia Whitney        3 F -                          do
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          Caroline Crapeau    52 F -                        Massachusetts
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          Seward Crapeau      3 M -                        Iowa</p>
 
* [[Archive:1860 Census Extracts, Illinois#106|1860, Ela, Lake Co., IL]]:
 
* [[Archive:1860 Census Extracts, Illinois#106|1860, Ela, Lake Co., IL]]:
 
<p class="Plaintext">2460 2630 J. C. Whitney        27 M - Farmer      4800 1200 N.Y.
 
<p class="Plaintext">2460 2630 J. C. Whitney        27 M - Farmer      4800 1200 N.Y.
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           Amanda C.  "        9 F -                        "    Attended school
 
           Amanda C.  "        9 F -                        "    Attended school
 
           Ralph W.    "        3 M -                      Ill.</p>
 
           Ralph W.    "        3 M -                      Ill.</p>
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* [[Archive:1870 Census Extracts, Illinois, Lake County#106|1870, Ela, Lake Co., IL]]:
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* [[Archive:1870 Census Extracts, Wisconsin, Waupaca County#7|1870, Waupaca, Waupaca Co., WI]]:
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<p class="Plaintext"> 274  276 Whitney, Carlo      54 M W Farm Laborer    $300  $200 New York      Male citizen over 21
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          -----, Bertha        58 F W Keeping house              Pennsylvania
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          -----, Sarah E.      16 F W At home                    Illinois      Attended school</p>
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* [[Archive:1870 Census Extracts, Minnesota, Dakota County#5|1870, Hastings, Dakota Co., MN]]:
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<p class="Plaintext"> 107  107 Whitney, Benj.      46 M W Work in Saw Mill      $200 Illinois  Mother foreign born, Illiterate, Male citizen over 21
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          -----, Louise        37 F W Keeping house              Canada    Parents foreign born
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          -----, Daniel        15 M W Farm Lab.                  Illinois  Mother foreign born, Illiterate
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          -----, Julius        13 M W                            Iowa      Mother foreign born, Attended school
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          -----, Albert        6 M W                            Minnesota  Mother foreign born, Attended school
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          -----, Hattie        2 F W                                "      Mother foreign born</p>
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* [[Archive:1870 Census Extracts, Illinois, Lake County#5|1870, Ela, Lake Co., IL]]:
 
<p class="Plaintext">  79  79 Whitney, Joseph C.      37 M W Farmer  $9100 $1100 New York
 
<p class="Plaintext">  79  79 Whitney, Joseph C.      37 M W Farmer  $9100 $1100 New York
 
             "    Mary J.        28 F W Wife                New York
 
             "    Mary J.        28 F W Wife                New York
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Lydia WHITNEY          7 Dau  F S W  IL  At Home            NY  NY
 
Lydia WHITNEY          7 Dau  F S W  IL  At Home            NY  NY
 
John DIXON            27 Oth  M  W  ENG Laborer            SCOTLAND IRE</p>
 
John DIXON            27 Oth  M  W  ENG Laborer            SCOTLAND IRE</p>
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* [[Archive:1880 Census Extracts, Minnesota#22|1880, Hastings, Dakota Co., MN]]:
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<p class="Plaintext">Benj. F. WHITNEY      51 Self M M W  NY  Laborer            NY NY
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Louisa WHITNEY        47 Wife F M W  CAN Housekeeper        CAN CAN
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Albert WHITNEY        15 Son  M S W  MN  In School          NY CAN
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Harriet WHITNEY        12 Dau  F S W  MN  In School          NY CAN</p>
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* [[Archive:1880 Census Extracts, Minnesota#23|1880, Hastings, Dakota Co., MN]]:
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<p class="Plaintext">Danl. B. WHITNEY      26 Self M M W  IL  Laborer            IL VT
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Eliza A. WHITNEY      21 Wife F M W  IL  Housekeeper        SCOT ENG
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Edwin A. WHITNEY        4 Son  M S W  MN                      IL IL
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Nellie V. WHITNEY      6M Dau  F S W  MN                      IL IL</p>
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* [[Archive:1880 Census Extracts, Minnesota#21|1880, Hastings, Dakota Co., MN]]:
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<p class="Plaintext">Julius WHITNEY        22 Self M M W  MN  Lacomative Fireman  MA NY
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Martha WHITNEY        35 Wife F M W  NY  Keeps House        NY NY
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Frank KENYON          25 Husb M M W  IL  Conductor On R.R.  NY NY
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Lillian KENYON        22 Wife F M W  WI  Keeps House        NY NY
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Ethel KENYON            2 Dau  F S W  MN                      IL WI
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Alice FULLER          16 SisL F S W  WI  At Home            NY NY
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James MCMAHAN          73 Husb M M W  IRE At Home            IRE IRE
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Mary MCMAHAN          70 Wife F M W  IRE Keeps House        IRE IRE</p>
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* [[Archive:1880 Census Extracts, Wisconsin#137|1880, Waupaca, Waupaca Co., WI]]:
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<p class="Plaintext">Harlow WHITNEY        63 Self M M W  NY  Works In Woolen Mill NY NY
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Martha WHITNEY        68 Wife F M W  PA  Keeping House      IRE PA</p>
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* 1900, Ela, Lake Co., IL:  Joseph C. Whitney.
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* 1900, Harlow and Benjamin not found.
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==
  
 
* All data imported from [[Archive:The Whitney Family of Connecticut, page 172|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. 172]] and [[Archive:The Whitney Family of Connecticut, page 472|p. 472]].
 
* All data imported from [[Archive:The Whitney Family of Connecticut, page 172|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. 172]] and [[Archive:The Whitney Family of Connecticut, page 472|p. 472]].
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* The L.D.S. Ancestral File (AFN:BV16-02).
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* Census records.
  
 
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Levi6 Whitney (Benjamin5, John4, Henry3, John2, Henry1), son of Benjamin5 and Ann Mercy (Harris) Whitney, was born 12 Jul 1790, Mexico, NY, and died 8 Oct 1855, Lake Zurich, IL.

He married, 23 Mar 1814, Mexico, NY, Parmelia Chase, daughter of Joseph and Sarah (Doolittle) Chase. She was born 29 June 1797, Mexico, NY, and died 13 Jan 1882.

Phoenix says the following:

Levi Whitney, b. about 1795 to 1800, in Otsego, N.Y.; lived, at one time, in Parish, N.Y., and went west; is reported to have died at "Grass Lake, Ill." (? Mich.); married Amelia Chase, and had several children, who lived, it was said, in Canada and Wisconsin, in Ap. 1875. He was a soldier in the war of 1812.

Children of Levi6 and Parmelia (Chase) Whitney:

i. Harlow Whitney, b. 7 Jun 1816, Mexico, NY
ii. Benjamin Whitney, b. 29 May 1828, Mexico, NY
iii. Joseph7 Whitney, b. 8 Jun 1833, Mexico, NY; d. after 1880; a soldier of the war of 1861, was reported as living at Lake Zurich, IL, in Apr 1875; m. Mary J. -----.

Notes

Children of Levi6 and Amelia (Chase) Whitney, all born Mexico, NY:

i. Adelia7 Whitney, b. 12 Feb 1815; d. 22 Feb 1815, Mexico, NY.
ii. Harlo Whitney, b. 7 Jun 1816; supposed to have lived in Illinois, in Apr 1875; m.(1) Bethia -----; m.(2) Martha -----.
iii. Sarah Whitney, b. 26 Mar 1818; d. 13 Nov 1897; m. 4 Jan 1844, Archibald S. Kunear.
iv. Mary Ann Whitney, b. 29 Jan 1820; d. 30 Mar 1880; m. Ebenezer Fisk Taggert.
v. Chancey Whitney, b. 5 Nov 1822; d. 22 Sep 1823.
vi. John Whitney, b. 16 Sep 1824; d. 16 Sep 1824.
vii. Benajah Whitney, b. 16 Feb 1826; d. 16 Feb 1826.
viii. Benjamin Whitney, b. 29 May 1828; d. 15 May 1894; m. 27 Mar 1851, Louisa Goiman; a soldier of the war of 1861, was living, it is said, at Lake Zurich, IL, in Apr 1875..
ix. Dianthia Sophia Whitney, b. 2 Dec 1831; d. 26 Feb 1904, Cardston, AB, Canada; m. 13 Mar 1850, Lake Zurich, IL, John Social Rolph.
x. Joseph Chase Whitney, b. 8 Jun 1833; d. after 1880; m. 8 Dec 1860, Mary J. Delano; a soldier of the war of 1861, was reported as living at Lake Zurich, IL, in Apr 1875.
xi. Calfernia Whitney, b. 1 Aug 1836; m. 8 Feb 1859, John Soles.
xii. Adelia Whitney, b. 5 May 1838; d. 20 Jun 1838.

Census

53 53 Levi Whitney 62 M - Farmer $2000 Vt. Pamelia " 55 F - N.Y. Harlow " 33 M - Do $400 " Benjamin " 22 M - Do $400 " Attended school Joseph " 17 M - Do " Attended school Calfurna " 14 F - " Attended school

2690 2460 Harlo Whitney 44 M - Farmer 1200 600 N.Y. Bethia " 48 F - Penn. Sarah " 7 F - Ill. Attended school George Simpson 32 M - Farming 400 Penn. C. F. Brockway 27 M - Land Surveyor "

35 31 Benjamin Whitney 32 M - Farmer $100 $40 New York Louisa Whitney 25 F - Canada Daniel Whitney 9 M - Illinois Attended school Wm. Whitney 4 M - Iowa Julius Whitney 3 M - do Julia Whitney 3 F - do Caroline Crapeau 52 F - Massachusetts Seward Crapeau 3 M - Iowa

2460 2630 J. C. Whitney 27 M - Farmer 4800 1200 N.Y. Amelia " 64 F - " John C. Delano 48 M - " 40 " Amanda C. " 41 F - " Ira C. " 21 M - Cooper " Mary J. " 17 F - " Daniel H. " 15 M - Farming " Amanda C. " 9 F - " Attended school Ralph W. " 3 M - Ill.

274 276 Whitney, Carlo 54 M W Farm Laborer $300 $200 New York Male citizen over 21 -----, Bertha 58 F W Keeping house Pennsylvania -----, Sarah E. 16 F W At home Illinois Attended school

107 107 Whitney, Benj. 46 M W Work in Saw Mill $200 Illinois Mother foreign born, Illiterate, Male citizen over 21 -----, Louise 37 F W Keeping house Canada Parents foreign born -----, Daniel 15 M W Farm Lab. Illinois Mother foreign born, Illiterate -----, Julius 13 M W Iowa Mother foreign born, Attended school -----, Albert 6 M W Minnesota Mother foreign born, Attended school -----, Hattie 2 F W " Mother foreign born

79 79 Whitney, Joseph C. 37 M W Farmer $9100 $1100 New York " Mary J. 28 F W Wife New York " Clarissa 8 F W At Home Illinois Attended school " Lillie M. 3 F W " " " Cora 1 F W " " " Pamelia 64 F W With Son New York

Joseph WHITNEY 47 Self M M W NY Farmer CT NY Mary J. WHITNEY 37 Wife F M W NY Keeping House NY NY Permelia WHITNEY 84 Moth F W W NY At Home VT PA Claisa P. WHITNEY 18 Dau F S W IL At School NY NY Lillian WHITNEY 13 Dau F S W IL At Home NY NY Mary WHITNEY 10 Dau F S W IL At Home NY NY Lydia WHITNEY 7 Dau F S W IL At Home NY NY John DIXON 27 Oth M W ENG Laborer SCOTLAND IRE

Benj. F. WHITNEY 51 Self M M W NY Laborer NY NY Louisa WHITNEY 47 Wife F M W CAN Housekeeper CAN CAN Albert WHITNEY 15 Son M S W MN In School NY CAN Harriet WHITNEY 12 Dau F S W MN In School NY CAN

Danl. B. WHITNEY 26 Self M M W IL Laborer IL VT Eliza A. WHITNEY 21 Wife F M W IL Housekeeper SCOT ENG Edwin A. WHITNEY 4 Son M S W MN IL IL Nellie V. WHITNEY 6M Dau F S W MN IL IL

Julius WHITNEY 22 Self M M W MN Lacomative Fireman MA NY Martha WHITNEY 35 Wife F M W NY Keeps House NY NY Frank KENYON 25 Husb M M W IL Conductor On R.R. NY NY Lillian KENYON 22 Wife F M W WI Keeps House NY NY Ethel KENYON 2 Dau F S W MN IL WI Alice FULLER 16 SisL F S W WI At Home NY NY James MCMAHAN 73 Husb M M W IRE At Home IRE IRE Mary MCMAHAN 70 Wife F M W IRE Keeps House IRE IRE

Harlow WHITNEY 63 Self M M W NY Works In Woolen Mill NY NY Martha WHITNEY 68 Wife F M W PA Keeping House IRE PA

  • 1900, Ela, Lake Co., IL: Joseph C. Whitney.
  • 1900, Harlow and Benjamin not found.

References

  • The L.D.S. Ancestral File (AFN:BV16-02).
  • Census records.

Copyright © 2008, 2009, 2011, Robert L. Ward and the Whitney Research Group

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