Family:Whitney, Oscar O. (1832-a1880)

Oscar O.⁸ Whitney (Aaron⁷, Samuel⁶, Aaron⁵, Elnathan⁴, Eleazar³, Thomas², John¹), son of Aaron⁷ and Esther (Maynard) Whitney, was born 15 Aug 1832, Jamaica, VT, and died after 1880.

He married, 2 Feb 1854, Edinburg, NY, Sarah Rosanna Steel. She was born 31 May 1837, and died after 1880.

He is a carpenter and builder; Glens Falls, NY, 48 First St.

Children of Oscar O.⁸ and Sarah R. (Steel) Whitney:

i.	Josephine S.9 Whitney, b. 27 Jul 1855; m. O. R. Denning; resided Cortland, NE.
ii.	Leah R. Whitney, b. 18 Aug 1857; d. 21 Apr 1887; m. J. D. Kathan. He resided Gloversville, NY.
iii.	William O. Whitney, b. 19 Feb 1863; unmarried; resided Glens Falls, NY.

Census

• 1855 State, Edinburg, Saratoga Co., NY:

22 Framed $50 24 Oskar Whitney 22 M - - Vermont 1 - 17 Farmer 1 - - - - 1 - Rosellan Whitney 20 F - Wife Vermont 1 - 20 - - - - - - - - Agricultural Schedule, Line 19: Oscar Whitney 25 A. Improved 0 A. Unimproved $325 Farm $125 Stock . . .

• 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, Hadley, Saratoga Co., NY:

31 33 Whitney, Oscar 38 M W Wooden Ware Maker Vt. Male citizen over 21 -----, Rosannah 34 F " House keeping N.Y. -----, Josephine 15 F " " Attended school -----, Leah R. 13 " " " -----, Willie C. 8 M " " Attended school

• 1880, Conklingville, Saratoga Co., NY:

Oscar WHITNEY 46 Self M M W VT Foreman In Mill VT VT Sarah WHITNEY 43 Wife F M W NY House Work MA MA

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. 647.

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