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'''Eli Whitney''', parentage unknown, but possibly brother of [[Family:Whitney, Jacob M. (s1798-1861)|Jacob M. Whitney]], and possibly son of a certain John Whitney,
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'''Eli Whitney''', parentage unknown, but possibly brother of [[Family:Whitney, Jacob M. (s1798-1861)|Jacob M. Whitney]], was born 31 Jul 1797, Duthess Co., NY, and died 5 Apr 1867, Shandaken, Ulster Co., NY. He was buried in the Methodist Church Cemetery, Shandaken.
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was born 1796, CT, and died 5 Apr 1867, Shandaken, Ulster Co., NY.
 
  
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He married, date and place unknown, '''Catherine Longyear'''.  She was born about 1799, NY, and died 1883.
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He married, 21 Jan 1821, Shandaken, NY, '''Catherine Longyear''', the daughter of Johannes Longyear and Annatje (Winne) Longyear.  She was born 6 Nov 1799, Shandaken, Ulster Co., NY, and died 26 Jan 1884.
  
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Eli was in the War of 1812, Capt. Wynkoop's Co., N.Y. Militia, from 6 Sep 1814 to 13 Dec 1814. He was a substitute for his uncle, John Higgins.  Pension Bureau record said to have been 57 years old in 1855.
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Eli was in the War of 1812, Capt. Peter Wynkoop's Company, New York Militia, from 7 Sep 1814 to 13 Dec 1814. He was a substitute for his uncle, John Higgins.  Pension Bureau record indicates that Eli was 57 years old in 1855. For his service he received two land warrants--one for 40 acres under the Bounty Land Act of September 28, 1850, and one for 120 acres under the Act of March 3, 1855. In 1878 Catherine Whitney was awarded a pension allowance of $52.
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Perhaps, Eli and brother [[Family:Whitney, Jacob M. (s1798-1861)|Jacob M. Whitney]] came to Shandaken, Ulster Co., NY, at the same time.  
 
  
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Jacob M. Whitney's son, John Leroy Whitney speculated that the father of Jacob M. and Eli Whitney may have been a John Whitney who married Polly Cure--lived in Ct.  This John Whitney had a brother, William (?) who went to New York City and engaged in business as a merchant.  On the scrap of paper is written after John Whitney name "built the first fanning mill made in NY and owned by a Joseph Risley of Allaben". (Allaben is in Ulster Co., NY).
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Jacob M. Whitney's grandson, John Howard Whitney, in notes he penned in 1919, speculated that the father of Jacob M. and Eli Whitney may have been a John Whitney, who "built the first fanning mill made in NY and owned by a Joseph Risley of Allaben."  (Allaben is in Ulster Co., NY).
  
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Children of Eli and Catherine (Longyear) Whitney:
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Children of Eli and Catherine (Longyear) Whitney, all born Shandaken, Ulster Co., NY:
  
 
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| '''Jacob Whitney''', b. 5 Dec 1821 or 24 Jul 1821, prob. Ulster Co., NY; d. after 1880; m. 22 Aug 1846, Old Dutch Church, Shandaken, NY, Elizabeth Broadstreet, both of Shandaken.
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| '''Jacob Whitney''', b. 5 Dec 1821; d. 12 Feb 1899; m. 22 Aug 1845, Shandaken, NY, Elizabeth Bradstreet, of Shandaken.
 
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| '''Elizabeth "Eliza" Whitney''', b. 19 Aug 1822, Shandaken, Ulster Co., NY; m. Joseph Setko (sp)  
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| '''Elizabeth "Eliza" Whitney''', b. 19 Aug 1822; m. (1) Henry William Longyear, (2) Joseph Sitts.
 
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| '''John Whitney''', b. 9 Aug 1825, NY; d. after 1850 and before 1896. Not found in 1860-1880 censuses.
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| '''John Whitney''', b. 9 Aug 1825; death date unknown (he died in an asylum in Poughkeepsie, NY); m. Delilah Piper, b. Michigan. In 1855 they were living with his parents, Eli and Catherine Whitney. Not found in 1860-1880 censuses.
 
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| [[Family:Whitney, Hiram (1828-a1880)|'''Hiram Whitney''']], b. 6 May 1828, Shandaken, Ulster Co., NY; m. Oct 1848, Anna Fredenburgh, b. 27 Mar 1829, only child of Issac H. and Elizabeth (Rose) Fredenburgh.(Pioneers of Ulster Co.)
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| [[Family:Whitney, Hiram (1828-a1880)|'''Hiram Whitney''']], b. 6 May 1828; m. Oct 1848, Anna Fredenburgh, b. 27 Mar 1829, only child of Isaac H. and Elizabeth (Rose) Fredenburgh.
 
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| '''Jane Whitney''', b. ca. 1833; m. Hiram W. Miller (sp).
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| '''Jane Whitney''', b. ca. 1830; m. Hiram W. Miller.
 
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| '''Giles Whitney''', b. 4 Jul 1835, Shandaken, Ulster Co., NY; d. after 1880; m. Mary -----.
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| '''Giles Whitney''', b. 4 Apr 1835 (1850 Census has 1833; 1860, has 1834); d. 1908; m. Mary Crispell, of Shandaken.
 
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| '''Sarah "Sally" Ann Whitney''', b. 4 Nov 1837, NY; m. 1856, Cornelius Ostrander.(Delaware Gazette)
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| '''Sarah "Sally" Ann Whitney''', b. 4 Nov 1837; m. 1856, Cornelius Ostrander.
 
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| '''William Henry Whitney''', b. 20 May 1841, NY; d. perhaps 29 Jan 1862 age 18 at Camp Wool, but apparently still living in 1880; m. Nettie -----.
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| '''William Henry Whitney''', b. 20 May 1841, NY; d. after 1900 (appears in 1900 Census, Kingston, Ulster Co., NY); m., 1869,  Nettie -----.
 
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== Census ==
 
== Census ==
  
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* [[Archive:1820 Census Extracts, New York#237|1820, Shandaken, Ulster Co., NY]]:  Eli Whiteny, 1 male 18-25 and 1 female 16-25.
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* [[Archive:1820 Census Extracts, New York#237|1820, Shandaken, Ulster Co., NY]]:  Eli Whitney, 1 male 18-25 and 1 female 16-25.
 
* [[Archive:1830 Census Extracts, New York#356|1830, Shandaken, Ulster Co., NY]]:  Eli Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 2 males 5-9, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 20-29, 1 female 5-9, and 1 female 0-4.
 
* [[Archive:1830 Census Extracts, New York#356|1830, Shandaken, Ulster Co., NY]]:  Eli Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 2 males 5-9, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 20-29, 1 female 5-9, and 1 female 0-4.
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* [[Archive:1840 Census Extracts, New York#427|1840, Shandaken, Ulster Co., NY]]:  Eli Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 10-14, 1 male 5-9, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 30-39, 1 female 15-19, 1 female 5-9, and 1 female 0-4; 2 engaged in agriculture.
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* [[Archive:1840 Census Extracts, New York#427|1840, Shandaken, Ulster Co., NY]]:  Eli Whitney, 1 male over 40, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 10-14, 1 male 5-9, 1 male 0-4, 1 female over 40, 1 female 15-19, 1 female 5-9, and 1 female 0-4; 2 engaged in agriculture.
 
* [[Archive:1850 Census Extracts, New York, Ulster County#10|1850, Shandaken, Ulster Co., NY]]:
 
* [[Archive:1850 Census Extracts, New York, Ulster County#10|1850, Shandaken, Ulster Co., NY]]:
 
<p class="Plaintext">  93  98 Eli Whitney          52 M - Farmer            $2000 New York
 
<p class="Plaintext">  93  98 Eli Whitney          52 M - Farmer            $2000 New York
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           Giles      "        26 M - Butcher                    "
 
           Giles      "        26 M - Butcher                    "
 
           William H. "        18 M - Day Laborer                "      Attended school
 
           William H. "        18 M - Day Laborer                "      Attended school
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           Mary J. Howlans    17 F - Domestic                  "</p>
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           Mary J. Howland    17 F - Domestic                  "</p>
 
* 1870, widow Catherine not found.
 
* 1870, widow Catherine not found.
 
* [[Archive:1870 Census Extracts, New York, Ulster County#13|1870, Shandaken, Ulster Co., NY]]:
 
* [[Archive:1870 Census Extracts, New York, Ulster County#13|1870, Shandaken, Ulster Co., NY]]:
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           -----, Nettie        24 F W                            "</p>
 
           -----, Nettie        24 F W                            "</p>
 
* [[Archive:1880 Census Extracts, New York, Ulster County#890|1880, Shandaken, Ulster Co., NY]]:
 
* [[Archive:1880 Census Extracts, New York, Ulster County#890|1880, Shandaken, Ulster Co., NY]]:
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<p class="Plaintext">Horain WHITNEY        52 Self M M W  NEW YORK Chair Manufacturer NY NY
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<p class="Plaintext">Hiram WHITNEY        52 Self M M W  NEW YORK Chair Manufacturer NY NY
 
Anna M. WHITNEY        51 Wife F M W  NEW YORK Keeping House  NY  NY
 
Anna M. WHITNEY        51 Wife F M W  NEW YORK Keeping House  NY  NY
 
Anna M. WHITNEY        14 Dau  F S W  NEW YORK At Home        NY  MICHIGAN
 
Anna M. WHITNEY        14 Dau  F S W  NEW YORK At Home        NY  MICHIGAN
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* [[Archive:1880 Census Extracts, New York, Ulster County#895|1880, Shandaken, Ulster Co., NY]]:
 
* [[Archive:1880 Census Extracts, New York, Ulster County#895|1880, Shandaken, Ulster Co., NY]]:
 
<p class="Plaintext">William H WHITNEY      39 Self M M W  NEW YORK Butcher        --- ---
 
<p class="Plaintext">William H WHITNEY      39 Self M M W  NEW YORK Butcher        --- ---
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Nattie WHITNEY        34 Wife F M W  NEW YORK Keeping House  --- ---
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Nettie WHITNEY        34 Wife F M W  NEW YORK Keeping House  --- ---
 
Hannah CISERN          15 Othe F S W  NEW YORK                --- ---
 
Hannah CISERN          15 Othe F S W  NEW YORK                --- ---
 
Minie M WHITNEY        6 Dau  F S W  NEW YORK At School      --- ---
 
Minie M WHITNEY        6 Dau  F S W  NEW YORK At School      --- ---
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== References ==
 
== References ==
  
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* L.D.S. International Genealogical Index.
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* New York State Archives, No. 8825: Eli Whitney of Ulster County, Awards on Claims of the Soldiers of the War of 1812. New York Adjutant-General's Office (1860, 1969).
  
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* Delaware Gazette Newspaper 1819-1895.
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* Letter of Feb. 20, 1925, from Dept. of Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C., to John H. Whitney, Albany, NY.
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* Delaware (County, NY) Gazette 1819-1895.
  
 
* Commemorative Biographical Record of Ulster County, NY (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1896).
 
* Commemorative Biographical Record of Ulster County, NY (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1896).

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Eli Whitney, parentage unknown, but possibly brother of Jacob M. Whitney, was born 31 Jul 1797, Duthess Co., NY, and died 5 Apr 1867, Shandaken, Ulster Co., NY. He was buried in the Methodist Church Cemetery, Shandaken.

He married, 21 Jan 1821, Shandaken, NY, Catherine Longyear, the daughter of Johannes Longyear and Annatje (Winne) Longyear. She was born 6 Nov 1799, Shandaken, Ulster Co., NY, and died 26 Jan 1884.

Eli was in the War of 1812, Capt. Peter Wynkoop's Company, New York Militia, from 7 Sep 1814 to 13 Dec 1814. He was a substitute for his uncle, John Higgins. Pension Bureau record indicates that Eli was 57 years old in 1855. For his service he received two land warrants--one for 40 acres under the Bounty Land Act of September 28, 1850, and one for 120 acres under the Act of March 3, 1855. In 1878 Catherine Whitney was awarded a pension allowance of $52.

Jacob M. Whitney's grandson, John Howard Whitney, in notes he penned in 1919, speculated that the father of Jacob M. and Eli Whitney may have been a John Whitney, who "built the first fanning mill made in NY and owned by a Joseph Risley of Allaben." (Allaben is in Ulster Co., NY).

Children of Eli and Catherine (Longyear) Whitney, all born Shandaken, Ulster Co., NY:

i. Jacob Whitney, b. 5 Dec 1821; d. 12 Feb 1899; m. 22 Aug 1845, Shandaken, NY, Elizabeth Bradstreet, of Shandaken.
ii. Elizabeth "Eliza" Whitney, b. 19 Aug 1822; m. (1) Henry William Longyear, (2) Joseph Sitts.
iii. John Whitney, b. 9 Aug 1825; death date unknown (he died in an asylum in Poughkeepsie, NY); m. Delilah Piper, b. Michigan. In 1855 they were living with his parents, Eli and Catherine Whitney. Not found in 1860-1880 censuses.
iv. Phoebe Whitney, b. 12 Jul 1826; m. Henry D. Knight.
v. Hiram Whitney, b. 6 May 1828; m. Oct 1848, Anna Fredenburgh, b. 27 Mar 1829, only child of Isaac H. and Elizabeth (Rose) Fredenburgh.
vi. Jane Whitney, b. ca. 1830; m. Hiram W. Miller.
vii. Giles Whitney, b. 4 Apr 1835 (1850 Census has 1833; 1860, has 1834); d. 1908; m. Mary Crispell, of Shandaken.
viii. Sarah "Sally" Ann Whitney, b. 4 Nov 1837; m. 1856, Cornelius Ostrander.
ix. William Henry Whitney, b. 20 May 1841, NY; d. after 1900 (appears in 1900 Census, Kingston, Ulster Co., NY); m., 1869, Nettie -----.

Census

93 98 Eli Whitney 52 M - Farmer $2000 New York Catharine Whitney 50 F - " Jane " 20 F - " Giles " 17 M - " Sarah " 10 F - " Attended school William " 8 M - " Attended school John " 27 M - Farmer " Pheebe " 80 F - "

1459 1410 Eli Whitney 63 M - Farmer $1100 $500 New York Illiterate Catherine " 61 F - " Illiterate Giles " 26 M - Butcher " William H. " 18 M - Day Laborer " Attended school Mary J. Howland 17 F - Domestic "

146 148 Whitney, Jacob 48 M W Farming $8000 $1050 N.Y. Male citizen over 21 -----, Elizabeth 34 F W " -----, William H. 22 M W " Male citizen over 21 -----, Libbie 18 F W " -----, Eli V. 16 M W " -----, Agie 14 F W " -----, Ella 8 F W " Attended school

136 138 Whitney, Giles 35 M W Farming $6000 $3789 New York Male citizen over 21 -----, Mary 32 F W " Kelly, John 23 M W Day labor $200 New York Male citizen over 21 Alley, Mary 18 F W Servant " Logan, Henry 25 M W Pedler " Male citizen over 21

188 190 Deyo, Christopher 29 F W D. laborer N.Y. Male citizen over 21 -----, Frances 21 M W " -----, Birdell 2 M W " Whitney, William H. 29 M W D. laborer " Male citizen over 21 -----, Nettie 24 F W "

Hiram WHITNEY 52 Self M M W NEW YORK Chair Manufacturer NY NY Anna M. WHITNEY 51 Wife F M W NEW YORK Keeping House NY NY Anna M. WHITNEY 14 Dau F S W NEW YORK At Home NY MICHIGAN Catharine WHITNEY 81 Moth F W W NEW YORK At Home NY NY Adelbert ALEY 21 Othe M S W NEW YORK Works In Chair Factory NY NY Jacob MYERS 28 Othe M S W NEW YORK Laborer NY NY Polly THOMPSON 42 Othe F S W NEW YORK Servant NY NY Edward LANE 14 Othe M S W NEW YORK Servant NY NY

Widow Catharine is living with her son Hiram.

Jacob WHITNEY 60 Self M M W NEW YORK Farmer NY NY Betsey WHITNEY 56 Wife F M W NEW YORK Keeping House NH NY Angie WHITNEY 24 Dau F S W NEW YORK School Teacher NY NY Libbie WHITNEY 28 Dau F S W NEW YORK At Home NY NY Elis WHITNEY 26 Son M M W NEW YORK Farmer NY NY Millie WHITNEY 27 Dau F M W NEW YORK At Home NY NY Edith WHITNEY 4 GDau F S W NEW YORK NY NY

Giles WHITNEY 46 Self M M W NEW YORK Farmer NY NY Mary WHITNEY 39 Wife F M W NEW YORK Keeping House NY NY Libbie TYLER 18 Othe F S W NEW YORK Servant NY NY Charles HOYT 21 Othe M S W NEW YORK Laborer NY NY

William H WHITNEY 39 Self M M W NEW YORK Butcher --- --- Nettie WHITNEY 34 Wife F M W NEW YORK Keeping House --- --- Hannah CISERN 15 Othe F S W NEW YORK --- --- Minie M WHITNEY 6 Dau F S W NEW YORK At School --- --- George W WHITNEY 8M Son M S W NEW YORK --- --- John S FOLK 32 Othe M W NEW YORK Quarryman --- ---

References

  • New York State Archives, No. 8825: Eli Whitney of Ulster County, Awards on Claims of the Soldiers of the War of 1812. New York Adjutant-General's Office (1860, 1969).
  • Letter of Feb. 20, 1925, from Dept. of Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C., to John H. Whitney, Albany, NY.
  • Delaware (County, NY) Gazette 1819-1895.
  • Commemorative Biographical Record of Ulster County, NY (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1896).

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