Family:Whitney, Russell (1792-1831)

Russell⁸ Whitney (Moses⁷, Samuel⁶, Samuel⁵, Nathaniel⁴, Nathaniel³, John², John¹), born 17 May 1792; married 12 Apr 1814, Polly Lamb; born 28 Jan 1789; died Dec. 30, 1843. She was dau. of Maj. Joel Lamb. He settled in Jackson, Pennsylvania, at an early day and afterward removed to Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, where he died. Built, in partnership with his brother-in-law Jairus Lamb, the first saw mill in Jackson. He died May 21, 1831; resided Marlboro, Vermont, and Jackson, Pennsylvania.

Children of Russell⁸ Whitney:

i.	Hamilton Franklin9 Whitney, born 5 Aug 1814; married Laura E. Bushnell and Eunice E. Tiffany.
ii.	Stephen L. Whitney, born 8 Apr 1817; died 17 Feb 1821.
iii.	Lucy L. Whitney, born 13 Apr 1816; died 20 May 1816.
iv.	Stephen E. Whitney, born 5 Aug 1821; died 14 Jan 1844.
v.	Lucy Bernicey Whitney, born 13 Jun 1819; married 12 Oct 1844, Ensign Egleston; born 29 Sep 1821; died 22 Apr 1889; resided Honesdale, Pennsylvania Ch.: Mary Lamb, born Elmira, New York, 30 Jun 1845; married 5 Jun 1867, J. Ammerman; resided Carbondale, Pennsylvania; Clarissa Elizabeth, born Honesdale, 13 Nov 1847; died 18 Jun 1848; Charles Emory, born Honesdale, 17 May 1850; married 11 Jun 1870; P.O. address, Honesdale, Pennsylvania; Corydon Franklin, born Honesdale, 22 Jul 1853; died 29 Sep 1855; Russel Ensign, born Honesdale, 4 Oct 1854; died 31 May 1856; Ella Loueza, born Honesdale, 6 Oct 1856; married Sept. 9, 1875; P.O. address, Mrs. George Ball, Hawley, Pa; George Whitney, born Honesdale, Nov. 12,1859; died April 16, 1862.
vi.	Coydon L. Whitney, born 26 Oct 1823; married Fannie A. Pope.

References

1. 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. 439.

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