Family:Whitney, George Orrett (c1838-a1880)
George Orrett Whitney, parentage unknown, was born circa 1838, perhaps Bermuda[1] and died after 1880.[2]
He married, 10 Jun 1869, Snow Hill, MD, Mary Jane Jones,[3] born circa 1842, MD. She was the daughter of Capt. Thomas B. Jones, of Worcester, MD.[4] She died 22 Sep 1880, Baltimore, MD, on her way to visit her father at Snow Hill, MD.[5]
He arrived 13 May 1869 in the port of New York on board the British Brig T. H. A. Pitt from Bermuda. He was listed as age 30, a farmer from Bermuda, intending to reside in Bermuda. (New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, Ancestry.com)
Children of George Orrett and Mary Jane (Jones) Whitney:
i. (daughter) Whitney, b. 23 Jan 1871, Snow Hill, Worcester Co., MD.[6] ii. (daughter) Whitney, b. 20 Oct 1872, Southampton Parish, Bermuda.[7] iii. (daughter) Whitney, b. 5 Sep 1874, Southampton Parish, Bermuda.[8] iv. Thomas Jones Whitney, b. 25 May 1876, Whale Bay, Bermuda,[9] d. ca. 26 Sep 1876, Snow Hill, Worcester Co., MD.[10]
One of the daughters was Cecile Somerset Whitney, m. 27 Oct 1898.[11]
Census
225 248 Whitney, George 32 M W Waterman $100 England Parents foreign born, Male citizen over 21 -----, Mary 28 F W K. House Maryland Young, Nancy 69 F W Lady England Parents foreign born
References
1. ^ He was listed as age 32 in 1870. His birthplace was listed as "England", but very well could have been Bermuda, an English territory.
2. ^ He was not listed as deceased in his wife's death record.
3. ^ "1869, July 6: George Orrett Whitney married Mary Jane Jones, daughter of Capt. Thomas B. Jones, of Worcester, Maryland, on June 10 at Snow Hill, Maryland.", Bermuda Index 1784-1914, An index of births, marriages, deaths as recorded in Bermuda newspapers, p. 1507.
4. ^ "1869, July 6: George Orrett Whitney married Mary Jane Jones, daughter of Capt. Thomas B. Jones, of Worcester, Maryland, on June 10 at Snow Hill, Maryland.", Bermuda Index 1784-1914, An index of births, marriages, deaths as recorded in Bermuda newspapers, p. 1507.
5. ^ "1880, Oct. 1: Mary Jane Whitney, wife of George O. Whitney, died in Baltimore on Sept. 22, en route from Bermuda to visit her father at Snow Hill, Maryland.", Bermuda Index 1784-1914, An index of births, marriages, deaths as recorded in Bermuda newspapers, p. 1508.
6. ^ "1871, March 14: George O. Whitney, birth of a daughter at Snow Hill, Worcester County, Maryland, on Jan. 23.", Bermuda Index 1784-1914, An index of births, marriages, deaths as recorded in Bermuda newspapers, p. 1507.
7. ^ "1872, Oct. 22: George O. Whitney, birth of a daughter on Oct. 20 in Southampton Parish.", Bermuda Index 1784-1914, An index of births, marriages, deaths as recorded in Bermuda newspapers, p. 1507.
8. ^ "1874, Sept. 15: George O. Whitney, birth of a daughter on Sept. 5 in Southampton Parish.", Bermuda Index 1784-1914, An index of births, marriages, deaths as recorded in Bermuda newspapers, p. 1507.
9. ^ "1876, June 6: George O. Whitney, birth of a son at Whale Bay on May 25.", Bermuda Index 1784-1914, An index of births, marriages, deaths as recorded in Bermuda newspapers, p. 1508.
10. ^ "1876, Sept. 26: Thomas Jones Whitney, aged 3 months, son of George and Mary Jane Whitney, died at Snow Hill, Maryland.", Bermuda Index 1784-1914, An index of births, marriages, deaths as recorded in Bermuda newspapers, p. 1508.
11. ^ "October 27, 1898, he married Cecile Somerset Whitney, of Hamilton, Bermuda, a daughter of George Whitney, of Snow Hill, Maryland. The children were: Nelson...", The Annual Report of the Connecticut Historical Society - Page 15, by Connecticut Historical Society - History - 1938, as found on Google Books.
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