Family:Whitney, Chancy Leach (1836-1912)

Chancy Leach⁸ Whitney (Chancy Wright⁷, Dennis⁶, Samuel⁵, Eliakim⁴, Nathan³, John², Henry¹), son of Chancy Wright⁷ and Phebe Ann (Leach) Whitney, was born 26 Jul 1836, Allen's Hill, Richmond, NY, and died 20 Oct 1912, Muskegon, MI, aged 76.^[1]

He married, 25 July 1866, Marshall, MI, Adeline Sibyl Goucher, daughter of Orman and Melissa E. (Beach) Goucher. She was born 9 Nov 1839, MI, and died 16 Oct 1929, Detroit, MI.

They dwelt at Muskegon, MI, in 1874.

Children of Chancy Leach⁸ and Adeline Sibyl (Goucher) Whitney:

i.	Chancy Goucher9 Whitney, b. 11 Jun 1867, Marshall, MI; m. 9 Jun 1892, Grand Rapids, MI, Nellie E. Graves.
ii.	Beach Leach Whitney, b. 30 Nov 1868, Muskegon, MI; d. 17 Aug 1869, Muskegon, MI.
iii.	Clark Wheeler Whitney, b. 8 Feb 1870, Muskegon, MI; d. Mar 1870, Muskegon, MI.
iv.	Frank Clark Whitney, b. 10 Jan 1872, Muskegon, MI; m. 14 June 1899, Muskegon, MI, Hattie E. McIntosh.
v.	Clarence W. Whitney, b. 15 Jun 1876, Muskegon, MI; d. 8 Aug 1940, Alameda, CA; m. 30 Apr 1901, Ann Arbor, MI, Margaret Delia Mason.
vi.	William H. Whitney, b. 10 Apr 1880, Muskegon, MI; d. 20 Apr 1880, Muskegon, MI.

Census

• 1870, Muskegon, Muskegon Co., MI:

316 314 Whitney, Chancey 35 M W School teacher $500 New York Male citizen over 21 -----, Adda 30 F W Michigan -----, Chancey 3 M W Michigan

• 1880, Muskegon, Muskegon Co., MI:

Chancy S. WHITNEY 44 Self M M W NY Florist NY NY Addie S. WHITNEY 40 Wife F M W MI Keeping House MI MI Chancey WHITNEY 12 Son M S W MI At School NY MI Frank WHITNEY 8 Son M S W MI At School NY MI Clarence WHITNEY 4 Son M S W MI NY MI William WHITNEY 1M Son M S W MI NY MI Matty EWINGTON 29 Oth F S W MI School Teacher ENG NY Susan EWINGTON 17 Oth F S W MI Keeping House ENG NY

• 1900, Traverse Ward 3, Grand Traverse Co., MI:

Whitney, Chancy L. Head W M Jul 1836 63 mar New York -----, Adaline S. Wife W F Nov 1839 60 mar 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), pp. 1708-1709 and p. 2332.

• Census records.

1.^  Michigan, Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995, at FamilySearch.org.

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