Family:Whitney, Aaron (1800-1848)

Aaron⁷ Whitney (Samuel⁶, Aaron⁵, Elnathan⁴, Eleazar³, Thomas², John¹), son of Samuel⁶ and Eunice (Wellman) Whitney, was born 26 Jul 1800, Jamaica, VT, and died 26 Feb 1848, Edinburg, NY. He is buried in Edinburg Cemetery, Edinburg, NY.

He married, 21 May 1822, Jamaica, VT, Esther Maynard. She was born 4 Apr 1803, and died 10 May 1891. She apparently remarried, before 1860, one ----- Howe.

He was a shoemaker. He resided Jamaica, VT, and Edinburg, NY.

Children of Aaron⁷ and Esther (Maynard) Whitney:

i.	Henry C.8 Whitney, b. 2 Mar 1823; m. Louisa H. Fox.
ii.	Martha A. Whitney, b. 6 Jan 1826; m. 12 Jan 1848, Augustus Wilder, d. 22 Dec 1848.
iii.	Ora Whitney, b. 27 Feb 1830; d. 2 Jul 1831.
iv.	Oscar O. Whitney, b. 15 Aug 1832; m. Sarah R. Steel.
v.	Mary C. Whitney, b. 14 Dec 1834; m. 11 Jan 1855, Charles Van Pelt, b. 9 May 1826. He is a farmer; resided Scotia, NY. Ch.: Esther J., b. 28 Dec 1856; Frank M., b. 30 May 1862; m. 24 Dec 1884; Cora M., b. 26 Jul 1868; d. 1 Nov 1884; Ella May, b. 1 Nov 1872.

Census

• 1830, Jamaica, Windham Co., VT: Aaron Whitney, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 5-9, 1 male 0-4, 2 females 20-29, and 1 female 0-4.
• 1840, Edinburg, Saratoga Co., NY: Aaron Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 5-9, 1 female 20-29, 1 female 15-19, and 1 female 5-9; 4 engaged in agriculture.
• 1850, Edinburg, Saratoga Co., NY:

47 49 Esther Whitney 46 F - Vermont Oscar " 18 M - Laborer " Attended school Mary " 16 F - " Attended school

• 1860, Edinburg, Saratoga Co., NY:

524 522 Oscar Whitney 27 M - $1000 $400 [N.Y.] Rosanna " 24 F - [N.Y.] Josephine " 5 " - [N.Y.] Lear " 3 " - [N.Y.] Esther Howe 56 " - Domestic [N.Y.]

• 1870, widow Esther not found.
• 1880, widow Esther not found.

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. 532.

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