Family:Whitney, Henry Edward (1838-1896)

Henry Edward⁹ Whitney (Ezra Slack⁸, Ezra⁷, John⁶, James⁵, James⁴, John³, Jonathan², John¹), son of Ezra Slack⁸ and Lydia Ann (Dutcher) Whitney, was born 29 Dec 1838, Albany, NY, and died Oct 1896. He was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY.^[1]

He married, 12 Jun 1867, Brooklyn, NY, Helen Camden Lester, daughter of Joseph H. and Eliza (Pratt) Lester. She was born 12 Oct 1844, NY, and died after 1900.

He is in the real estate business; resided Brooklyn, NY.

Children of Henry Edward⁹ and Helen Camden (Lester) Whitney:

i.	Richard Elliott10 Whitney, b. 21 Apr 1868, Washington, DC; d. 6 Apr 1938, Staten Island, NY; m.(1) 12 Jan 1899, Staten Island, NY, Belle Hurd; m.(2) 10 Oct 1906, Staten Island, NY, Alice Augusta Massa.
ii.	Louise Hunt Whitney, b. 28 Jun 1870, NY; m. 22 Nov 1899, Staten Island, NY, Martin Austin Carpenter.
iii.	Josephine Whitney, b. ca. 1873, NY; d. aft. 1900.
iii.	Helen Lillie Whitney, b. 21 Jan 1876, NY; d. 14 May 1890.
iv.	Harold Edward Whitney, b. 4 Aug 1880, NY; d. 15 Jan 1906, Staten Island, NY.

Census

• 1870, Brooklyn Ward 6, Kings Co., NY:

121 305 Lester, Joseph 62 M W Insepctor ? $10000 $2000 Connecticut Male citizen over 21 -----, Elizabeth 30 F W Keeping House Conn. -----, Girard 27 M W ? New York Male citizen over 21 -----, Alice 24 F W ? Conn. Lester, Joseph 22 M W Merchant Broker Connecticut Male citizen over 21 -----, Florence 20 F W ? Connecticut Whitney, Edward 31 M W Collector New York Male citizen over 21 -----, Helen 25 F W ? Connecticut -----, Richard 2 M W Washington, D.C. -----, Helen 1/12 F W New York Born in May

• 1880, Midland, Bergen Co., NJ:

Henry E. WHITNEY 41 Self M M W NY Clerk MA NY Helen C. WHITNEY 30 Wife F M W CT K. House CT CT Richard E. WHITNEY 12 Son M S W WASH DC NY CT Louise WHITNEY 9 Dau F S W NY NY CT Josephine WHITNEY 7 Dau F S W NY NY CT Lillie WHITNEY 4 Dau F S W NY NY CT

• 1892 State, 97 Putman Ave., Brooklyn Ward 7, Kings Co., NY:

Henry E. Whitney M 50 - U.S. C. Real Estate Helen C. Whitney F 43 - U.S. C. Richard E. Whitney M 24 - U.S. C. Express Louisa H. Whitney F 21 - U.S. C. Josephine L. Whitney F 19 - U.S. C. Harold E. Whitney M 11 - U.S. C.

• 1900, Borough of Richmond, New York City, Richmond Co., NY: Widow Helen living with son Richard.

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. 651-652.

1.^  Find A Grave Memorial #57230733, Henry E. Whitney.

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