Family:Whitney, Albertus B. F. (1820-a1880)

Albertus B. F.⁸ Whitney (Billa⁷, Christopher⁶, William⁵, William⁴, William³, Joshua², John¹), son of Billa⁷ and Clarinda (French) Whitney, was born 11 Jul 1820, and died after 1880, Buffalo, NY.

He married, before 1855, Annie E. -----. She was born about 1837, NY, and died after 1880. Apparently there was a divorce after 1870, because they both appear in the 1880 census, he listed as "married", and she remarried to Jonathan Pratt.

He had children living in California. He was interested in the manufacture of dental goods.

In 1862, "A. B. F. Whitney" of Port Byron, NY, paid IRS excise taxes on a "necromancer".^[1] On 25 Jun 1863, "Albertus B. F. Whitney" of Port Byron, NY, paid IRS excise taxes on a "mechanical necromancer".^[2] In Jan 1865, "A. B. F. Whitney" of Williamston, MI, paid IRS excise taxes on "showman receipts".^[3] In Feb 1865, "A. B. F. Whitney" of Lansing, MI, paid IRS excise taxes on "showman receipts".^[4] In Mar 1865, "A. B. F. Whitney" of MI paid IRS excise taxes on "showman receipts".^[5] In 1866, "A. B. F. Whitney" of Greencastle, IN, paid IRS excise taxes on "public exhibition".^[6]

Children of Albertus B. F.⁸ and Annie E. (-----) Whitney:

i.	Albertus9 Whitney, b. ca. Nov 1854, MI; d. between 1920 and 1930, CA; m. ca. 1877, Aminta -----; res. Alemeda and San Francisco Cos., CA.
ii.	Lincoln H. Whitney, b. ca. 1863, NY; d. after 1880.
iii.	Grant Whitney, b. ca. 1869, PA; not found in 1880 census.
iii.	Ruloff William Whitney, b. ca. 1870, NY; d. after 1880.

Census

• 1850: not found.
• 1860: not found.
• 1870, Bedford, Bedford Co., PA:

54 60 Whitney, Albertus 51 M W Illusionist $11000 New York -----, Annie E. 33 F W Keeping house $1000 " -----, Albertus 15 M W Coak Maker Michagan -----, Lincoln 7 M W N. York -----, Grant 1 M W Pa.

• 1880, Buffalo, Erie Co., NY:

Alburtis B. F. WHITNEY 59 Self M M W NY MA CT Georgie JOHNSON 31 Othe F W W AL Keeping House FRANCE HOLLAND Harry JOHNSON 16 Son M S W OH Domestic Servant OH AL Florence JOHNSON 14 Dau F W NY At Home OH AL

• 1880, Roseville, Placer Co., CA:

Johnathan PRATT 51 Self M M W MA Deals In General Mdse MA MA Anna E. PRATT 37 Wife F M W NY Keeping House NY NY Percy D. PRATT 18 Son M S W CA Clerk In Store MA NY Minnie R. PRATT 7 Dau F S W CA MA NY Ruloff William WHITNEY 10 SSon M S W NY Attending School NY NY Lincoln H. WHITNEY 18 SSon M S W NY Farm Caboret NY NY Edith TURNER 19 Oth F S W CA Servant ME ---

References

1. ^  Ancestry.com. U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 [database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008].

2. ^  U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 [database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008].

3. ^  U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 [database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008].

4. ^  U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 [database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008].

5. ^  U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 [database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008].

6. ^  U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 [database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008].

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