Family:Whitney, Asa (c1805-1863)

Asa Whitney, parentage unknown but perhaps a son of Ebenezer⁶ Whitney (Ezekiel⁵, Ezekiel⁴, Ebenezer³, Richard², John¹), was born 14 Aug 1804, Pleasant Valley, NY, and died 24 Apr 1863, Sharon, CT.

He married Julia Quick. She was born 4 Jul 1807, and died after 1848 and before 1850.

He married secondly, between 1850 and 1860, Margaret -----. She was born about 1810, NY, and died after 1860, and apparently before 1870.

According to family tradition, the Elizabeth Whitney listed with the family in 1850 was Asa's sister.

Children of Asa and Julia (Quick) Whitney:

i.	Martha Ann Whitney, b. 5 May 1825, Pleasant Valley, NY; d. 1 Sep 1898, Harwinton, CT; m. before 1850, Seeley Paine Schriver.
ii.	Eliza Whitney, b. 11 Oct 1827, NY; d. 1847.
iii.	Stephen Morey Whitney, b. 17 Sep 1829, Amenia, NY; d. 1905; m. before 1858, Abby Gainer, b. 12 Apr 1833, Goshen, CT. Children: a. Julia Frances Whitney, b. ca. Nov 1857, Cornwall, CT; d. after 1880, then unmarried. b. Charles Stephen Whitney, b. 23 Aug 1866, Cornwall, CT; d. 25 Feb 1938; m. 7 Jun 1888, Nellie Patience Monroe.
iv.	Ebenezer Whitney, b. 18 Jun 1831, NY; d. after 1880; m. 1 Dec 1855, Forty Second Street Presbyterian Church, New York, NY, Margaret Lynch, b. ca. 1834, NY, d. after 1880. Children: a. George W. Whitney, b. ca. 1856, NY; d. after 1880. b. Samuel E. Whitney, b. ca. 1859, NY; not in family in 1870 or 1880. c. Asa C. Whitney, b. ca. 1861, NY; d. after 1880. d. Margaret M. Whitney, b. ca. 1866, NY; d. after 1880.
v.	Asahel Whitney, b. 15 Feb 1833, NY; d. 1833.
vi.	Sarah Jane Whitney, b. 27 Feb 1834, Pleasant Valley, NY; d. 20 Apr 1898, Hartsdale, NY.
vii.	William H. Whitney, b. 1 Apr 1836, NY.
viii.	John E. Whitney, b. 31 Oct 1838, NY.
ix.	George H. Whitney, b. 30 Sep 1840; d. 1847.
x.	Charles Whitney, b. 30 Aug 1842, NY.
xi.	Mary R. Whitney, b. 2 Dec 1845, NY.
xii.	Elizabeth H. Whitney, b. 5 Feb 1848, NY.

Notes

Asa Whitney was perhaps the son of Ebenezer Whitney, also enumerated in Dutchess Co., NY in 1810 and 1830.

Family Bible records for the children of this family:

• Martha Ann, b 1825, d. 1898
• Eliza, b. 1827, d. 1847
• Stephen Morey, b. 1829, d. 1905
• Ebenezer, b. 1831
• Asahel, b/d 1833
• Sarah Jane, b. 1834, d. 1898
• William H., b. 1836
• John, b. 1838
• George, b. 1840, d. 1847
• Charles, b. 1842
• Mary, b. 1845
• Elizabeth, b. 1848.

Census

• 1830, Pleasant Valley, Dutchess Co., NY: Asa Whitney, 1 male 20-29, 1 male under 5, 1 female 20-29, 2 females under 5, 5 people total.
• 1840, Pleasant Valley, Dutchess Co., NY: Asa Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 5-9, 2 males under 5, 1 female 30-39, 2 females 10-14, 1 female 5-9, 8 people total, 3 in manufacture or trades.
• 1850, Amenia, Dutchess Co., NY:

403 425 Asa Whitney 45 M - Farmer $2000 N.Y. Stephen do 20 M - Carpenter N.Y. Ebenezer do 18 M - Carpenter N.Y. Sarah do 15 F - N.Y. William H. do 13 M - N.Y. John do 11 M - N.Y. Charles do 7 M - N.Y. Mary do 4 F - N.Y. Elizabeth do 2 F - N.Y. Elizabeth do 50 F - Conn.

• 1860, Amenia, Dutchess Co., NY:

247 252 Asa Whitney 50 M - Farmer $9000 New York Margarett 50 F - " Charles 19 M - " Lizzie 13 F - "

• 1860, Cornwall, Litchfield Co., CT:

280 291 Stephen Whitney 30 M - Carpenter $500 $100 New York Abby " 27 F - Connecticut Julia F. " 1 F - "

• 1860, New York Ward 22, New York Co., NY:

557 1089 Robert Algoe 31 M - Clerk $100 Ireland Mary 30 F - Do Fanny 7 F - New York Attended school Robert 5 M - Do Catharine 3 F - Do William 3/12 M - Do 1090 Ebenezer Whitney 28 M - Milkman New York Margaret 25 F - Do George W. 3 M - Do Samuel E. 1 M - Do

• 1860, sons William, John, and Charles not found.
• 1870, Cornwall, Litchfield Co., CT:

28 33 Whitney, Stephen M. 40 M W Carpenter $500 -- N.Y. -----, Abby 37 F W Keeping house Conn. -----, Julia F. 12 F W " -----, Charles 4 M W "

• 1870, New York Ward 22 District 6, New York Co., NY:

24 65 Taylor, Joseph 50 M W Commission Merchant N.J. Male citizen over 21 Eliza 43 F W K. H. " Emma 10 F W N.Y. Attended school 66 Whitney, Ebenezer 39 M W Carpenter " Male citizen over 21 Margret 35 F W K. H. " Parents foreign born Geo. W. 13 M W " Mother foreign born, Attended school A. C. 8 M W " Mother foreign born, Attended school Maggie 3 F W " Mother foreign born

• 1870, New York Ward 22 District 18 (2nd Enumeration), New York Co., NY:

W. 44th St. 443 -- Fields, Joseph 45 M - Cooper Ireland ... " -- Taylor, Joseph 50 M - Produce Dealer New York ... " -- Whitney, Ebenezer 40 M W Carpenter New York -----, Margaret 36 F " " -----, Geo. W. 14 M " " -----, Asa 9 M " " -----, Margaret 4 F " "

• 1880, Cornwall, Litchfield Co., CT:

Stephen M. WHITNEY 57 Self M M W NY Carpenter NY NY Abbie WHITNEY 47 Wife F M W CT Keeping House CT CT Frances J. WHITNEY 22 Dau F S W CT At Home CT CT

• 1880, Cornwall, Litchfield Co., CT:

John M. HALL 69 Self M M W CT Farmer CT CT Matilda HALL 61 Wife F M W CT Keeping House CT CT Charles HALL 30 Son M S W CT Teaching CT CT Laura HALL 22 Dau F S W CT At Home CT CT Charles WHITNEY 14 Oth M S W CT Farm Laborer NY CT

• 1880, New York Ward 22, New York Co., NY:

E. WHITNEY 48 Self M M W NY Carpenter NY NY Marg. WHITNEY 40 Wife F M W NY Keeping House NY NY Geo. WHITNEY 20 Son M S W NY Produce NY NY Asa. WHITNEY 18 Son M S W NY Bank Clerk NY NY M. M. WHITNEY 13 Dau F S W NY At School NY NY

References

• Census records

• Email from Sue Pianka to Tim Doyle, 17 May 2010.

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