Family:Whitney, Charles Edwin (1806-1892)

Charles Edwin⁶ Whitney (Josiah⁵, Eliasaph⁴, Nathan³, John², Henry¹), son of Josiah⁵ and Mary (Smith) Whitney, was born 3 Feb 1806, Darien, CT, or Stamford, CT,^[1] and died 13 Jan 1892, Darien, CT.

He married, 5 Nov 1833, Darien, CT, Rosanna Mather,^[2] daughter of Moses and Sally (Bishop) Mather. She was born 31 Aug 1808, and died after 1880.

Phoenix says the following:

"Charles Edwin Whitney, b. in Darien, Conn., 3 Feb. 1806; married, 5 Nov. 1833, Rosanna Mather, who was born 31 Aug. 1808; and was living at Darien in July 1874."

He applied for a passport on 20 Mar 1849, New York, NY. He was born 3 Feb 1806, Darien, CT, aged 43, height 5 feet 8 inches, forehead high, eyes hazel, nose aquiline, mouth small, chin short and round, hair black, complexion sallow, face full, has a scar on his right leg.^[3]

Children of Charles Edwin⁷ and Rosanna (Mather) Whitney:

i.	William Marcus7 Whitney, b. 25 Aug 1834, Darien, CT; bapt. 1 May 1835, Darien, CT; a carpenter; m. by Rev. Frederick Alvord, pastor of the Congregational Church in Darien, 29 May 1867, Darien, CT, Mary E. Bates. He enlisted at Darien, 6 Sep 1862, as first-lieut. of Co. C, 28th Reg., Conn. Vol. Infantry; and was mustered out at New Haven, Conn., 28 Aug 1863. He was living at Darien, 1880.
ii.	Horace Whitney, b. 14 Jun 1836, Darien, CT; bapt. Aug 1836, Darien, CT; a carpenter; m. 25 Apr 1866, Syosset, L.I., NY, Lavinia Nichols; and resided Darien, 1880. He enlisted there, 12 Aug 1862, as corporal, in Co. H, 17th Reg., Conn. Vol. Infantry; was promoted to a lieutenancy, and mustered out with his regiment.
iii.	Charles Stuart Whitney, b. 1838, Darien, CT; bapt. 31 Aug 1838, Darien, CT; a gardener; m. 29 Apr 1868, Darien, CT, Susan B. Knapp, of Wilton, CT. He enlisted at Darien in 1861, as sergeant, in Co. G, 10th Reg., Conn. Vol. Infantry.
iv.	Walter Smith Whitney, b. 26 May 1840, Darien, CT; bapt. 4 Sep 1840, Darien, CT; res. Darien, CT, 1880; m. 19 May 1869, Catherine A. Bates.
v.	George Albert Whitney, b. 2 Jul 1842, Darien, CT; m. Elizabeth Antoinette Ferris.
vi.	Sarah Matilda Whitney, b. 28 Feb 1848, Darien, CT; bapt. 1 Sep 1848, Darien, CT; resided Darien, CT, 1880; unmarried.

Census

• 1840, Darien, Fairfield Co., CT: Charles Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 5-9, 3 males 0-4, and 1 female 30-39; 1 engaged in manufacture or trades.
• 1850, Darien, Fairfield Co., CT:

218 253 Charles Whitney 44 M - Hatter $2000 Ct. Rosanna " 42 F - " Wm. " 15 M - " Attended school Horace " 14 M - " Attended school Charles " 12 M - " Attended school Walter " 10 M - " Attended school George A. " 8 M - " Attended school Sarah M. " 2 F - "

• 1860, Darien, Fairfield Co., CT:

1615 1972 Chas. E. Whitney 53 M - Farmer $4500 $400 Conn. Roseanna " 51 F - " Wm. M. " 26 M - Carpenter " Horace " 24 M - Do " Chas. S. " 22 M - School Teacher " Walter S. " 20 M - " George A. " 18 M - " Sarah M. " 12 F - " Attended school

• 1870, Darien, Fairfield Co., CT:

160 158 Whitney, Charles E. 63 M W Farmer $8000 $500 Connecticut Male citizen over 21 -----, Rosanna 61 F W Keeping house Connecticut -----, Sarah 22 F W At home Connecticut -----, William M. 36 M W House Carpenter Connecticut Male citizen over 21 -----, Mary L. 24 F W Keeping house Connecticut -----, Mary 3/12 F W At home Connecticut Born in Mar

• 1880, Darien, Fairfield Co., CT:

Charles E. WHITNEY 74 Self M M W CT Farmer CT CT Rosanna WHITNEY 71 Wife F M W NY Keeping House CT CT Sarah WHITNEY 30 Dau F S W CT At Home CT NY Sarah PERCIVAL 90 Oth F W W CT CT CT

References

• All data imported from Stephen Whitney Phoenix, The Whitney family of Connecticut, and its affiliations; being an attempt to trace the descendants, as well in the female as the male lines, of Henry Whitney, from 1649 to 1878; to which is prefixed some account of the Whitneys of England. (New York : Priv. Print. [Bradford Press] 1878), p. 312 and p. 826.

1.^  "Charles Edwin, s. [Josiah & Mary], b. 3 Feb 1806," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Stamford 2:99.

2.^  "Charles E. [Whitney], m. Rosanne MATHER, 5 Nov 1833, by B. Y. MESSENGER, V.D.M.," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Darien 1:11.

3.^  U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925, at Ancestry.com.

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