Family:Whitney, Charles Aaron (1841-1909)

Charles Aaron⁹ Whitney (Aaron⁸, Benjamin⁷, Aaron⁶, Daniel⁵, Daniel⁴, Henry³, John², Henry¹), son of Aaron⁸ and Lucretia (Gilbert) Whitney, was born 20 Mar 1841, NY, and died 1909.

He married, 20 June 1866, Elmira, NY, Jenny Cleves, daughter of Joshua Cleves. She was born Jan 1842, NY, and died 1928.

They settled at Binghamton, NY, and were living there in 1874.

Children of Charles Aaron⁹ and Jenny (Cleves) Whitney:

i.	Augusta Cleves10 Whitney, b. 25 Mar 1868, Binghamton, NY.
ii.	Louis Whitney, b. 20 Feb 1870, Binghamton, NY; not in family 1880.
iii.	William Elmer Whitney, b. 3 Aug 1852, Binghamton, NY.
iv.	Freddie Whitney, b. ca. 1875, NY.

Census

• 1870, Binghamton Ward 3, Broome Co., NY:

110 112 Whitney, Charles A. 29 M W Wholesale Provisions $3000 $5000 New York Male citizen over 21 " Jennie 28 F W House Keeping New York " Annie 2 F W New York " Louise 4/12 F W New York Born in Feb Kean, Maggie 19 F W Domestic Servt. New York Parents foreign born

• 1880, 57, Broome Co., NY:

Charles A. WHITNEY 39 Self M M W NY Provision Merchant NY NY J. C. WHITNEY 38 Wife F M W NY Keeping House NY NY Gussie WHITNEY 12 Dau F S W NY At School NY NY Willie WHITNEY 7 Son M S W NY NY NY Freddie WHITNEY 5 Son M S W NY NY NY Arthur WHITNEY 19 Bro M S W NY Provision Clerk NY NY Hannah LARKIN 21 Othe F S W NY General Housework IRE IRE

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), p. 1981 and p. 2397.

• Census records.

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