Family:Whitney, Theodore (1833-a1900)

Theodore⁷ Whitney (Thomas⁶, Ezekiel⁵, James⁴, Henry³, John², Henry¹), son of Thomas⁶ and Malvina Minerva (Harvey) Whitney, was born 28 Oct 1833, Hunter, NY, and died after 1900 and before 1910.

He married, 24 May 1869, Catskill, NY, Rebecca Halenbeck, daughter of Caspar O. and Christina (-----) Halenbeck. She was born Athens, NY, and died after 1910.

Phoenix says the following:

". . . a mason and stone-cutter . . . . He served in Co. A, First Reg., N.Y. Cavalry, in the war of 1861. They were living at Athens in Sept. 1875."

Child of Theodore⁷ and Rebecca (Halenbeck) Whitney:

i.	Willis Caspar8 Whitney, b. 24 Apr 1870; m. ca. 1879, Hattie M. -----.
ii.	Ulysses Grant Whitney, b. 24 Jul 1872; d. 24 Mar 1875.
iii.	Erastus Phoenix Whitney, b. 24 Nov 1874; living 1910.
iv.	May L. Whitney, b. Oct 1879, NY; living 1910.
v.	Eva Whitney, b. Sep 1884, NY; living 1910.

Census

• 1850: not found.
• 1860, Catskill, Greene Co., NY:

1910 2203 Carmi Sanders 39 M - Laborer Conn. Margaret 22 F - New York Theodore Whitney 28 M - " "

• 1870, Coxsackie, Greene Co., NY:

334 418 Peter Cook 59 M W Farmer $4000 $150 N.Y. Male citizen over 21 Margarett 58 F W House Keeper N.Y. Catharine 37 F W N.Y. William Cook 19 M W Machinist N.Y. Married in Feb Henrietta 18 F W Dressmaker N.Y. Married in Feb Henry Beaderman 21 M W Labourer Germany Parents foreign born 419 Theadore Whitney 36 M W Stone mason $200 N.Y. Male citizen over 21 Rebeca 22 F W House Keeper N.Y. Willis 1/12 M W N.Y. Born in Apr

• 1880, Cohocton, Steuben Co., NY:

239 243 Whitney, Theo. W M 47 mar Mason N.Y. N.Y. N.Y. -----, Rebeca W F 32 Wife mar Keeping house N.Y. N.Y. N.Y. -----, Wilis C. W M 9 Son sgl At School N.Y. N.Y. N.Y. Attended school -----, Erastus W M 6 Son sgl At School N.Y. N.Y. N.Y. Attended school -----, May W F 8/12 Dau sgl N.Y. N.Y. N.Y.

This family is indexed as "Whiting" at Ancestry.com.

• 1900, Cohocton, Steuben Co., NY:

151 155 Whitney, Theadore Head W M Oct 1833 66 mar 31 New York New York New York Stone Cutter, Rents house -----, Rebecka Wife W F Sep 1847 52 mar 31 5ch 4liv New York New York New York -----, May L. Dau W F Oct 1879 20 sgl New York New York New York School Teacher -----, Eva Dau W F Sep 1884 15 sgl New York New York New York At School

• 1910, 350 Franklin Street, Buffalo Ward 23, Erie Co., NY:

45 59 Whitney, Willis C. Head M W 39 m1 21 New York New York New York -----, Hattie M. Wife F W 39 m1 21 5ch 5lv New York New York New York -----, Mabel D. Dau F W 12 sgl New York New York New York -----, Willis C. Son M W 10 sgl New York New York New York -----, Ellsworth M. Son F W 8 sgl New York New York New York -----, Rebecca M. Moth F W 63 wid 6ch 4lv New York New York New York

References

• All data imported from 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. 549 and p. 1249.

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