Family:Whitney, George Henry (1824-1877)

George Henry Whitney (Sewell, Jonathan, Jonathan, Samuel, John, Benjamin, John), was born abt 1824, ME, and died 12 24 1877, Bradford, Isanti Co., Minnesota.

He married abt 1858, ME, Melissa Ann Carson, daughter of William and Dolly (---) Carson. She was born abt 1838, ME, and died 05 17 1916, Cambridge, Isanti Co., Minnesota.

George Henry Whitney is found in various records under either his first or middle name.

Census:

  1850  Kirkland, ME
  1860  Rose, Ramsey Co., Minnesota
  1870  Springvale, Isanti Co., Minnesota

Melissa is found in the census of 1850 with her family in Kirkland, ME., living two doors from Humphrey Whitney. After the death of Henry Whitney, she is found in the census of:

  1880  Bradford, Isanti Co., Minnesota
  1900  Cambridge, Isanti Co., Minnesota (questionable  information)
  1910  Cambridge, Minnesota (had 8 children, 6 survive)
  

Children of George Henry and Melissa Ann (Carson) Whitney:

i.	Alforetta Whitney, b. abt 1858, Minnesota.
ii.	Manley Whitney, b. 02 25 1860, Isanti Co., Minnesota, d. 02 19 1929, Potlatch, Latah Co., Idaho.
iii.	Frank Whitney, b. 09 16 1862, Anoka Co., Minnesota, d. 11 25 1940, Isanti Co., Minnesota.
iv.	Eva Whitney, b. abt 1866, Minnesota.
v.	William Whitney, b. 05 1869, Minnesota, d. 09 03 1910, Cambridge, Isanti Co., Minnesota. 1880 Census: Crippled. Lived with his mother in Cabmridge, Minnesota.
vi.	Lilley Whitney, b. 07 06 1872, Bradford, Isanti Co., Minnesota, d. 09 04 1937, Wimbourne, Alberta, Canada.
vii.	Ellen Whitney, b. abt 1876, prob. Bradford, Minnesota.
viii.	Belle Whitney, b. abt 1878, Bradford, Minnesora, d. 05 1943, Cambridge, Isanti Co., MInnesota.
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References

D Whitney Public Member Tree, Ancestry.com

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