Family:Whitney, John Ford (1817-1855)

John Ford⁷ Whitney (Lebbeus⁶, James Rex⁵, Caleb⁴, William³, Joshua², John¹), son of Lebbeus⁶ and Elizabeth (Ford) Whitney, was born 22 Sep 1817, Philadelphia, PA, and died 12 Apr 1855, Pottsville, PA.

He married, 24 Sep 1838, Elizabeth Ritter Ruckel. She was born 11 May 1813, and died 24 Jun 1875.

He resided Pottsville, PA.

Children of John Ford⁷ and Elizabeth Ritter (Ruckel) Whitney:

i.	Samuel R.8 Whitney, b. 22 Aug 1839.
ii.	Labs Whitney, b. 23 Feb 1841; died 4 Dec 1855.
iii.	Frank Whitney, b. 26 Feb 1843.
iv.	Jessie Whitney, b. 17 Dec 1844.
v.	Thomas B. Whitney, b. 3 Aug 1849; d. 9 Mar 1865.

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. 389-390.

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