Family:Whitney, John Martyn (1816-1892)
John Martyn8 Whitney (William7, Peter6, Aaron5, Moses4, Moses3, Richard2, John1), son of William7 and Zilpah (Eager) Whitney; born Northborough, Massachusetts, 14 Oct 1816; married at Mansfield, Connecticut, 1 Sep 1841, Susan Maria Campbell; born 7 Jul 1820; died Jan 29, 1859; married 2d, at Waterbury, Connecticut, 9 Jun 1862, Elizabeth Nancy Chipman; born 2 Apr 1824; died 12 Jun 1892.
He was in his earlier days, a stage driver in the northern part of Connecticut. He was employed by the Adams Express Company when they first opened an office in New Haven. Just previous to his death he was in the employ of English & Merrick, an old carriage hardware house, where he was for thirty-seven years. He was well known and much thought of. He died 1 Feb 1892; resided New Haven, Connecticut.
Children of John Martyn8 and Susan Maria (Campbell) Whitney:
iii. John Andrew Whitney, born 9 Sep 1842; married Georgianna S. Bogue. iv. William Foster Whitney, born 9 Feb 1844; died unmarried 23 Nov 1890. v. George Campbell Whitney, born Mar 1846; died -----. ii. Dwight Adams Whitney, born 25 Jul 1848; married Adalia R. Robbins. vi. Jennie Maria Whitney, born -----, died 14 Sep 1859. i. Susan Campbell9 Whitney, born 2 Aug 1858; married 7 May 1881, Charles W. Bowman, born 1855; died 7 Jan 1889; resided 203 Oak St., New Haven, Connecticut - Ch.: Clara Whitney, born 5 Jun 1882; died 28 Oct 1890. Christina Vench, born 13 Apr 1884; Stella Elizabeth, born 22 Sep 1885; Kate Elmendorf, born 14 Jan 1887; Charles Webster, born 4 Dec 1888.
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), pp. 484-485.
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