Family:Whitney, Rufus (1796-1861)

Rufus⁶ Whitney (Tarball⁵, Solomon⁴, David³, Joshua², John¹), son of Tarball⁵ and Lois (Lawrence)(Hopkins) Whitney, was born 18 Dec 1796, Poultney, VT, and died 22 Jan 1861, Almond, NY.

He married, 19 May 1839, Laura Maria Picket. She was born 8 Oct 1819.

They resided Almond, NY.

Children of Rufus⁶ and Laura Maria (Picket) Whitney:

i.	Albert Russell7 Whitney, b. 19 Sep 1840, d. 5 Nov 1864; m. Sarah Treat. He served in the Union Army in the war of 1861, was captured by the rebels and died from disease contracted in Andersonville prison pen while on his way home, 5 Nov 1864. Had a son, Lewis R., who at one time resided at Almond.
ii.	Edwin Henry Whitney, b. 21 Sep 1842; m. Adelia Perry.

Census

• 1820, Ossian, Allegany Co., NY: Rufus Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 26-44, 2 males 18-25, 2 males 0-9, and 1 female 16-25; 3 engaged in agriculture.
• 1830: not found.
• 1840: not found.
• 1850, Almond, Allegany Co., NY:

441 530 Rufus Whitney 53 M - Farmer $3000 Pa. Laura M. Whitney 31 F - N.Y. Albert R. Whitney 9 M - " Attended school Edwin H. Whitney 7 M - " Attended school Tarball Whitney 87 M - Con.

• 1860, Almond, Allegany Co., NY:

857 857 Rufus Whitney 63 M - Farmer $6500 -- Pa. Laura M. " 42 F - House Labor N.Y. Albert R. " 19 M - Farm Labor Do Married in year, Attended school Edwin H. " 17 M - Do Do Attended school Sarah A. " 17 F - House Labor Do Married in year Phebe A. Cooper 11 F - Do Attended school

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. 224.

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