Family:Whitney, Josiah Steaton (1838-1894)

Josiah Steaton⁹ Whitney (Josiah Billings⁸, Zachariah⁷, Zachariah⁶, Zachariah⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, John², John¹), son of Josiah Billings⁸ and Mary Ann (Patch) Whitney, was born 3 Mar 1838, Lunenburg, MA, and died 11 Jul 1894, Mason City, NE. He was buried in Mason City Cemetery, Mason City, NE.^[1]

He married, 19 Nov 1862, Sandgate, VT, Nancy Monroe, daughter of John and Catherine (-----) Monroe.^[2] She died before 1890, Salem, NY, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Salem, NY.

Private, Co. I, 16th New York Heavy Artillery. Living in Custer Co., NE, in 1890. Bur. Mason City Cemetery, Mason City, Custer Co., NE.

Children of Josiah Steaton⁹ and Nancy (Monroe) Whitney:

i.	Jennie Whitney, b. -----, Salem, NY; d. 14 Nov 1872, Greenwich, NY; bur. Evergreen Cemetery, Salem, NY.[3]

Census

• 1855 State, Fitchburg, Worcester Co., MA:

20 29 Abner Brooks 56 M - Laborer Mass. Mary R. Brooks 51 F - Maine Benjamin V. Brooks 14 M - Mass. A. Franklin Adams 56 M - Laborer Vermont Josiah Whitney 17 M - Laborer Mass.

• 1860: not found.
• 1870, Roxbury, Cheshire Co., NH:

32 31 Whitney, Josiah 30 M W Farmer Massachusetts Male citizen over 21 -----, Nancy 25 F W Keeping House Vermont Monro, Milo 30 M W Farmer $1500 $200 New York Male citizen over 21 -----, Catherine 66 F W Keeping House New York

• 1875 State, Salem, Washington Co., NY:

222 Frame $1200 234 Josiah S. Whitney 35 M - ---- Mass. m Farm Laborer - 1 - - - - Nancy Whitney 45 F - Wife Rensalaer m -

• 1880: not found.
• 1890 Veterans Schedule, Algernon, Custer Co., NE:

177 182 Josiah S. Whitney Private I 16 NY Art 2 Dec 1863 2 Aug 1885 1y 8m Mason City, NE [?rednlestier?]

References

• Census records.

1.^  Find A Grave Memorial #59059388, J. S. Whitney.

2.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.

3.^  Evergreen Cemetery, 1859-1988 (Surnames M-Z).

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