Family:Whitney, Joshua Lafayette (1819-1887)
CONSTRUCTIONJoshua Lafayette8 Whitney (John Rodman7, William6, Thomas5, William4, William3, Joshua2, John1), son of John Rodman7 and Catherine (Schoonover) Whitney, was born 5 Sep 1819, and died after 1870.
He married, Mehitable Head. She was born about 1823, NY, and died after 1870.
Children of Joshua Lafayette8 and Mehitable (Head) Whitney:
i. Caroline9 Whitney, b. ca. 1847, PA; not in family in 1870. ii. John Whitney, b. ca. 1851, PA; not in family in 1870. iii. William Whitney, b. ca. 1854, PA. iv. Eldred Whitney, b. ca. 1856, OH; not in family in 1870. v. Emma J. Whitney, b. ca. 1858, OH.
Census
- 1850, Hector, Potter Co., PA: (this was the son)
-- 11 Joshua Whitney 31 M - Farmer $800 N.Y.
Mahetabel " 26 F - N.Y.
Caroline " 3 F - Pa.
1172 1188 Joshua Whitney 40 M - Farmer $1200 $540 N.Y. Mehitable 37 F - " Caroline 13 F - Pa. John 9 M - " Attended school Wm. 6 M - " Attended school Eldred 4 M - O. Emma 2 F - "
Boarding House 110 110 Hanes, Thomas 27 M W Laborer on Rail Road England Parents foreign born Roe, James 23 M W " Conn. Male citizen over 21 Brown, Charles 18 M W " Mich. White, David 36 M W " N.Y. Male citizen over 21 Taylor, David 21 M W " Ohio Male citizen over 21 Whitney, Lafeyett 54 M W " N.Y. Male citizen over 21 -----, William 16 M W " Penn. -----, Mabel 47 F W House Keeper N.Y. -----, Emma J. 11 F W At Home Ohio
This was surely Joshua.
- 1880: not found.
References
- Census records.
- Whitney, Hallam S., and Weeks, Dr. F. E., comp., Whitney Genealogy of the Brothers, Judge Joshua and Gen. William Whitney of Binghamton, N.Y. (1932), typescript, NEHGS Library, call number Manuscripts G WHI 6956.
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