Family:Whitney, Edward (1788-1863)

Edward⁶ Whitney (Nathan⁵, Richard⁴, Henry³, John², Henry¹), son of Nathan⁵ and Hannah (Taylor) Whitney, was born 1 Aig 1788, Danbury, CT, and died 9 Dec 1863, Liberty, NY, aged 75 years 4 months 8 days.

He married, Madison, NY, Mary Furniss, daughter of David and Rhoda (Hinds) Furniss. She was born 25 Aug 1793, Worcester, MA, and died 27 Apr 1865, Eaton Village, NY.

Phoenix says the following:

"Edward Whitney, b. in Danbury, Conn., 1 Aug. 1788; a teacher and book-keeper; married, in Madison, N. Y., Mary Furniss, of Madison, dau. of David and Rhoda (Hinds) Furniss, of Worcester, Mass., where she was born 25 Aug. 1793. They dwelt in Madison, and afterward at Stevensville, in Liberty, N. Y., where he died, 9 Dec. 1863, aged 75 years, 4 months, and 8 days, and was buried. She died, 27 Ap. 1865, at Eaton Village, N. Y., and was buried at Madison Village."

Children of Edward⁶ and Mary (Furniss) Whitney:

i.

John Taylor7 Whitney, b. 1 Aug 1815, Madison, NY; a merchant, then a book-keeper, and afterward a farmer; m. 16 Aug 1869, Syracuse, NY, by Rev. Addison Kellogg Strong, D.D., Congregational, of Syracuse, Mary Groves, dau. of John and Percy (Lilly) Groves, of Lebanon, NY, where she was b. 15 June 1819. He dwelt in New York City from 15 Aug 1828 to Dec 1831; and settled, 14 May 1834, at Eaton, NY, where they were living, without children, in Apr 1874. He was postmaster at Eaton, from 1 Jul 1853 till 30 Sep 1861; and superintendent of the poor, for Madison County, for three years from 1 Jan 1854.

ii.

Eliza Maria Whitney, b. 22 Apr 1817, Madison, NY; m. Sep 1840, Madison Village, NY, William Manchester, son of William Manchester, of Madison; d. 10 Oct 1848, Madison, NY, without children, and was buried in Madison Village. He was living at Morrisville, NY, in Apr 1874.

Census

• 1820: not found.
• 1830: not found.
• (poss.) 1840, Nelson, Madison Co., NY: E. Whitney, 1 male 60-69, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 15-19, and 1 female 60-69; 3 engaged in agriculture.
• 1850: not found.
• 1850, Eaton, Madison Co., NY:

194 200 Marvin N. Smith 30 M - Laborer $600 N.Y. Hannah " 21 F - " Adelaided Stillman 7 F - " Attended school Mary Whitney 56 F - Mass. Peter Grover 36 M - " N.Y.

• 1850, Eaton, Madison Co., NY:

318 327 J. G. Kellogg 28 M - In Keeper $4000 N.Y. Alice A. " 24 F - " Adelaide " 2 F - " John T. Whitney 33 M - Book Repair $300 " ...

• 1860, Callicoon, Sullivan Co., NY:

458 468 Sylvanus Kimball 58 M - Farmer $2000 $275 New York Charlotte " 17 F - Housework " Herman " 15 M - " Attended school George " 8 M - " Attended school 469 William " 49 M - Farmer " Charlotte " 80 F - Housework Massachusetts Aigail Gill 23 F - New York Robert Gill 17 M - Farm Laborer " Edward Whitney 70 M - Clerk Connecticut

• 1860, Eaton, Madison Co., NY:

799 799 John T. Whitney 45 M - Post Master $1900 $8000 N.Y. Mary " 68 F - Mass. Jane Gardner 32 F - N.Y.

• 1870, Eaton, Madison Co., NY:

59 68 Whitney, John T. 55 M W Farmer New York Male citizen over 21 -----, Mary 51 F W Keeping House New York Dewit, Annette 12 F W Domestic Servt. New York Attended school 69 Burnett, Charlotte 51 M W Machinist $5000 New York Male citizen over 21 -----, Sarah 33 F W Keeping House New York -----, Charles W. 5 M W New York

• 1880, Eaton, Madison Co., NY:

John T. WHITNEY 64 Self M M W NY Farmer CT MA Mary WHITNEY 60 Wife F M W NY Keeping House MA MA Edith M. WHITNEY 7 Dau F S W NY At School NY NY Jennie WINLOW 16 Othe F W NY Servant NY NY

This daughter would seem most likely to be adopted, given the age of the mother.

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), pp. 196-197 and pp. 540-541.

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