Family:Whitney, Nelson (1826-1905)

Nelson⁷ Whitney (Sylvester⁶, Matthias⁵, Joshua⁴, Cornelius³, Joshua², John¹), son of Sylvester⁶ and Laura (Yale) Whitney, was born 11 Mar 1826, Riga, NY, and died after 1880.

He married, 19 Mar 1863, Batavia, NY, Ellen F. Miller. She was born about 1840, NY, and died after 1880.

He is a farmer; resided Batavia, NY.

Children of Nelson⁷ and Ellen F. (Miller) Whitney:

i.	May8 Whitney, b. 28 May 1864; d. 25 Sep 1868.
ii.	George M. Whitney, b. 15 Aug 1870; resided unm., Batavia, NY.

Census

• 1860, Elba, Genesee Co., NY:

182 187 Sylvester Whitney 47 M - Farmer $5750 $500 New York Sarah Whitney 38 F - Housekeeper Ohio Nelson Whitney 34 M - Farmer New York Carmi Wilber 73 M - Farmer Massachusetts Maria Grover 22 F - Help New York

• 1870, Batavia, Genesee Co., NY, p. 54:

445 422 Whitney, Sylvester 57 M W Farmer $5000 $1800 New York Male citizen over 21 " Sarah 48 F W Keeping House " " Nelson 44 M W Farmer " Male citizen over 21 " Ellen F. 30 F W Keeping House "

• 1880, Batavia, Genesee Co., NY:

Nelson WHITNEY 54 Self M M W NY Farming MA CT Ellen F. WHITNEY 39 Wife F M W NY Keeping House NY NY George M. WHITNEY 9 Son M S W NY NY NY

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. 398.

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