Family:Whitney, Eli (1795-a1860)

Eli⁷ Whitney (James⁶, Samuel⁵, Samuel⁴, Nathaniel³, John², John¹), son of James⁶ and Eunice (Johnson) Whitney, was born 25 Feb 1795, Newtown, CT,^[1] and died after 1860.

He married, Dorcas Austin. She was born about 1797, NY, and died after 1860.

He resided Horseheads, NY.

Phoenix says the following:

"Eli Whitney, b. in Newtown, Conn., 25 Feb. 1795; a shoemaker, butcher, and painter; married Dorcas Austin, dau. of Samuel Austin. His last residence was at Horseheads, N. Y., and he died there."

Children of Eli⁷ and Dorcas (Austin) Whitney:

i.	(son)8 Whitney, b. 1815-1820; d. after 1840.
i.	Sarah Bronson8 Whitney, b. ca. 1820, Danby, NY; m. Albert McKinney; resided Southport, NY. He was in the war, in 141st Regiment New York State volunteers.
ii.	Charles Lewis Whitney, b. 1825-1830, Danby, NY; d. 8 Sep 1843, Elmira, NY; unmarried.
iii.	Jerusha Whitney, b. ca. 1825-1830; d. before 1850, and probably before 1840, Newfield, NY.
iv.	Lucretia Frances Whitney, b. 8 Jun 1825, Newfield, NY; d. 6 Feb 1910, Caton, NY; m. 28 Sep 1843, Elmira, NY, William Henry Brace; b. 30 Nov 1820, Danby, NY; resided Caton, NY.
v.	Theresa Pamelia Whitney, b. ca. 1828, NY; unmarried in 1860.
vi.	Samuel Austin Whitney, b. ca. 1830, Newfield, NY; m. Lucinda Devoe.
vii.	Philo Lorenzo Whitney, b. 30 May 1833, Newfield, NY; m. Ann Elizabeth Zeak.
viii.	Henry Eli Whitney, b. ca. 1836, NY; m. Sarah (Van Guilder) Ingalls.
ix.	Alozia Whitney, b. ca. 1848, NY; m. Elmira, NY, Albert McKinney; resided Southport, NY. He enlisted, 15 Aug. 1862, in Co. D, 141st Reg., N. Y. S. Vol.; and was discharged 4 Feb. 1863.

Census

• 1820, Danby, Tioga Co., NY: Whitney, Ely, 1 male 18-25, 2 males 10-15, 1 male 0-9, and 1 female 0-9; 1 engaged in agriculture.
• 1830, Newfield, Tompkins Co., NY: Eli Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 10-14, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 30-39, 1 female 10-14, 2 females 5-9, and 1 female 0-4.
• 1840, Newfield, Tompkins Co., NY: Eli Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 10-14, 2 males 5-9, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 40-49, 1 female 20-29, 1 female 15-19, and 1 female 10-14.
• 1850, Elmira, Chemung Co., NY:

832 906 Eli Whitney 56 M - Painter Conn. Dorcas " 53 F - N.Y. Sarah " 30 F - " Theresa " 22 F - " Samuel " 20 M - Harness Maker " Philo " 18 M - Farmer " Attended school Henry " 14 M - " Attended school Louisa " 2 F - "

• 1860, Horseheads, Chemung Co., NY:

470 474 Eli Whitney 65 M - Shoemaker $800 $400 Conn. Dorcas Whitney 63 F - N.Y. Teresa Whitney 32 F - Tailoress $175 N.Y. Henry Whitney 23 M - Laborer N.Y. Alosia Whitney 11 F - N.Y. Attended school

• 1870: not found.
• 1870, Teresa not found.

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), pp. 280-281.

• 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), p. 280; and p. 741.

1.^  "Eli [Whitney], s. [James & Eunice], b. 25 Feb 1795," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Newtown 1:52.

---

Copyright © 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, Robert L. Ward and the Whitney Research Group