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[[Family:Whitney, Richard (1624-a1691)|Richard<sup>2</sup>]], | [[Family:Whitney, Richard (1624-a1691)|Richard<sup>2</sup>]], | ||
[[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John<sup>1</sup>]]), | [[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John<sup>1</sup>]]), | ||
| − | son of [[Family:Whitney, Daniel (1786-1869)|Daniel<sup>6</sup> and Hannah (Shedd) Whitney]] | + | son of [[Family:Whitney, Daniel (1786-1869)|Daniel<sup>6</sup> and Hannah (Shedd) Whitney]], |
| − | born | + | was born 19 Jan 1814, Boston, MA. |
| − | Josiah M. Whitney located at Astoria in the year 1839, the place at that time being quite a wilderness and reached by flat boat horse power from where 86 East River now is located. A mason and builder by occupation, he built most of the best houses in the place, and for upward of 40 years maintained a retail building material and coal yard business, but gave it up in 1880. He was village trustee and school trustee several times, and president of the board of village trustees at the time of the village being taken over by the city in 1871. Has held the offices of school commissioner and assessor under city government; has retired from business; resided Astoria, Long Island, | + | He married, 16 May 1839, Astoria, NY, '''Mary Jane Ayers'''. She was born 8 Sep 1820. |
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| + | Josiah M. Whitney located at Astoria in the year 1839, the place at that time being quite a wilderness and reached by flat boat horse power from where 86 East River now is located. A mason and builder by occupation, he built most of the best houses in the place, and for upward of 40 years maintained a retail building material and coal yard business, but gave it up in 1880. He was village trustee and school trustee several times, and president of the board of village trustees at the time of the village being taken over by the city in 1871. Has held the offices of school commissioner and assessor under city government; has retired from business; resided Astoria, Long Island, NY. | ||
Children of Josiah Marshall<sup>7</sup> and Mary Jane (Ayers) Whitney: | Children of Josiah Marshall<sup>7</sup> and Mary Jane (Ayers) Whitney: | ||
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| − | | '''Mary Louisa<sup>8</sup> Whitney''', | + | | '''Mary Louisa<sup>8</sup> Whitney''', b. 14 Feb 1840; m. 25 Nov 1863; Alanson Palmer; resided 591 Madison Av., Brooklyn, NY. |
| − | :Ch.: Whitney, | + | :Ch.: Whitney, b. 10 Oct 1865; Alice, b. 28 Dec 1868; Clarence, b. 19 Sep 1871; Rollins, b. 19 Sep 1881. |
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| align=right valign=top | ii. | | align=right valign=top | ii. | ||
| − | | '''Josiah Hamilton Whitney''', | + | | '''Josiah Hamilton Whitney''', b. 9 Mar 1842; d. 25 Nov 1845. |
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| align=right valign=top | iii. | | align=right valign=top | iii. | ||
| − | | '''Julia Matilda Whitney''', | + | | '''Julia Matilda Whitney''', b. 27 Jun 1844; d. 28 Nov 1845. |
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| align=right valign=top | iv. | | align=right valign=top | iv. | ||
| − | | [[Family:Whitney, Edward Marshall (1846-?)|'''Edward M. Whitney''']], | + | | [[Family:Whitney, Edward Marshall (1846-?)|'''Edward M. Whitney''']], b. 3 Sep 1846; m. Florence C. Long. |
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| align=right valign=top | v. | | align=right valign=top | v. | ||
| − | | [[Family:Whitney, Halsey (1849-?)|'''Halsey Whitney''']], | + | | [[Family:Whitney, Halsey (1849-?)|'''Halsey Whitney''']], b. 6 Jan 1849; m. Anne Stowe. |
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| align=right valign=top | vi. | | align=right valign=top | vi. | ||
| − | | '''William Theodore Whitney''', | + | | '''William Theodore Whitney''', b. 27 Mar 1851; d. 4 Jul 1851. |
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| align=right valign=top | vii. | | align=right valign=top | vii. | ||
| − | | '''Lucy Jane Whitney''', | + | | '''Lucy Jane Whitney''', b. 9 Apr 1853; d. 20 Apr 1853. |
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| align=right valign=top | viii. | | align=right valign=top | viii. | ||
| − | | [[Family:Whitney, Josiah Hamilton (1854-1881)|'''Josiah Hamilton Whitney''']], | + | | [[Family:Whitney, Josiah Hamilton (1854-1881)|'''Josiah Hamilton Whitney''']], b. 4 Jul 1854; m. Maria Long. |
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| align=right valign=top | ix. | | align=right valign=top | ix. | ||
| − | | '''Fannie Amelia Whitney''', | + | | '''Fannie Amelia Whitney''', b. 24 Feb 1857; d. 18 Aug 1858. |
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| align=right valign=top | x. | | align=right valign=top | x. | ||
| − | | '''Annie Whitney''', | + | | '''Annie Whitney''', b. 18 Aug 1859; m. 1881, Frank B. Stevens; resided Quincy St., Brooklyn, NY. |
| − | :Ch.: Edith, | + | :Ch.: Edith, b. 9 May 1882; d. 8 Nov 1892; Ethel, b. May 1884; Elaine, b. 6 Dec 1886. |
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| align=right valign=top | xi. | | align=right valign=top | xi. | ||
| − | | '''Frank Austen Whitney''', | + | | '''Frank Austen Whitney''', b. 23 Jan 1862; d. 6 Aug 1890. |
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| − | ==References== | + | == References == |
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* All data imported from [[Archive:The Descendants of John Whitney, page 329|Frederick Clifton Pierce, ''The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635'', (Chicago: 1895), p. 329]]. | * All data imported from [[Archive:The Descendants of John Whitney, page 329|Frederick Clifton Pierce, ''The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635'', (Chicago: 1895), p. 329]]. | ||
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| − | Copyright © 2006, the [[Whitney Research Group]] | + | Copyright © 2006, 2008, [[User:Rlward|Robert L. Ward]] and the [[Whitney Research Group]] |
[[Category:Massachusetts]] | [[Category:Massachusetts]] | ||
Revision as of 23:05, 23 December 2008
Josiah Marshall7 Whitney (Daniel6, Josiah5, Richard4, Richard3, Richard2, John1), son of Daniel6 and Hannah (Shedd) Whitney, was born 19 Jan 1814, Boston, MA.
He married, 16 May 1839, Astoria, NY, Mary Jane Ayers. She was born 8 Sep 1820.
Josiah M. Whitney located at Astoria in the year 1839, the place at that time being quite a wilderness and reached by flat boat horse power from where 86 East River now is located. A mason and builder by occupation, he built most of the best houses in the place, and for upward of 40 years maintained a retail building material and coal yard business, but gave it up in 1880. He was village trustee and school trustee several times, and president of the board of village trustees at the time of the village being taken over by the city in 1871. Has held the offices of school commissioner and assessor under city government; has retired from business; resided Astoria, Long Island, NY.
Children of Josiah Marshall7 and Mary Jane (Ayers) Whitney:
i. Mary Louisa8 Whitney, b. 14 Feb 1840; m. 25 Nov 1863; Alanson Palmer; resided 591 Madison Av., Brooklyn, NY. - Ch.: Whitney, b. 10 Oct 1865; Alice, b. 28 Dec 1868; Clarence, b. 19 Sep 1871; Rollins, b. 19 Sep 1881.
ii. Josiah Hamilton Whitney, b. 9 Mar 1842; d. 25 Nov 1845. iii. Julia Matilda Whitney, b. 27 Jun 1844; d. 28 Nov 1845. iv. Edward M. Whitney, b. 3 Sep 1846; m. Florence C. Long. v. Halsey Whitney, b. 6 Jan 1849; m. Anne Stowe. vi. William Theodore Whitney, b. 27 Mar 1851; d. 4 Jul 1851. vii. Lucy Jane Whitney, b. 9 Apr 1853; d. 20 Apr 1853. viii. Josiah Hamilton Whitney, b. 4 Jul 1854; m. Maria Long. ix. Fannie Amelia Whitney, b. 24 Feb 1857; d. 18 Aug 1858. x. Annie Whitney, b. 18 Aug 1859; m. 1881, Frank B. Stevens; resided Quincy St., Brooklyn, NY. - Ch.: Edith, b. 9 May 1882; d. 8 Nov 1892; Ethel, b. May 1884; Elaine, b. 6 Dec 1886.
xi. Frank Austen Whitney, b. 23 Jan 1862; d. 6 Aug 1890.
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. 329.
Copyright © 2006, 2008, Robert L. Ward and the Whitney Research Group
