Family:Whitney, William W. (1845-1892)
William W.8 Whitney (Silas Stacy7, Hananiah6, Samuel5, William4, Nathaniel3, John2, John1), son of Silas Stacy7 and Mary Bryant (Cate) Whitney, was born 18 Mar 1845, and died 17 Nov 1892, Chicago, IL.
He married, 11, 17, or 30 Jul 1867, Cook Co., IL, Lucy A. Scott.[1] She was born about 1847, IL, and died after 1880.
He resided Chicago, IL.
Children of William W.8 and Lucy A. (Scott) Whitney:
i. Lucy May9 Whitney, b. -----; resided Dundee, IL. ii. Mary L. Whitney, b. ca. 1868, IL; possibly the same as the preceding child. iii. Mary L. Whitney, b. ca. 1868, IL; possibly the same as the preceding child. iv. Florence Whitney, b. ca. Mar 1869, IL; d. before 1880. v. Susan M. Whitney, b. ca. 1873, IL. v. William E. Whitney, b. ca. 1874, IL. v. Addie Whitney, b. ca. 1877, IL. v. Frank Whitney, b. ca. 1878, IL.
Notes
There is a record of the marriage of one William Whitney to Lucy A. Scott, 17 and 30 Jul 1867, Cook Co., IL. This seems likely apply to this William W. Whitney.
Census
- 1870, Chicago Ward 17, Cook Co., IL:
575 712 Whitney, William 25 M W Clothing Merchant $3000 $1000 New Hampshire Male citizen over 21 -----, Lucy A. 23 F W Keeping House Ill. -----, Mary E. 2 F W " -----, Florence 3/12 F W " Born Mar
William WHITNEY 35 Self M M W NH Book Keeper NH NH Lucy WHITNEY 23 Wife F M W IL Keeping House NH NH Mary L. WHITNEY 11 Dau F S W IL At School NH IL Susan M. WHITNEY 7 Dau F S W IL At School NH IL William E. WHITNEY 6 Son M S W IL At Home NH IL Addie WHITNEY 3 Dau F S W IL At Home NH IL Frank WHITNEY 2 Son M S W IL At Home NH IL
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), p. 464.
1.^ Pierce gives the date 11 Jul 1867, but not the name of his wife. The other two dates are from Illinois Marriage Records.
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