Family:Whitney, Abijah Fitch (1840-a1880)

Abijah Fitch⁸ Whitney (Charles Fitch⁷, Thomas⁶, Benjamin⁵, Joseph⁴, Joseph³, Jonathan², John¹), son of Charles Fitch⁷ and Louisa (Kemp) Whitney, was born 28 Feb 1840, Tunbridge, VT, and died after 1900.

He married, 7 Dec 1865, Plainfield, VT, Rosette L. Smith or Rose A. Smith, daughter of Eliphalet and Sarah (-----) Smith.^[1] She was born Mar 1845, VT, and died after 1900.

He is in the lumber business; resided Morrisville, VT.

Children of Abijah Fitch⁸ and Rosette L. (Smith) Whitney:

i.	Lillian Jane9 Whitney, b. 30 May 1870; m. ca. 1896, Fred C. Jaynes.
ii.	Gertrude May Whitney, b. 27 Oct 1878; d. aft. 1900, then unmarried.

Census

• 1870, Barre, Washington Co., VT:

145 152 Whitney, Amos F. 30 M W Runs Saw Mill $2500 $390 Vermont Male citizen over 21 -----, Rosetta 25 F W Keeping House " -----, Lillian 1/12 F W " 153 Johnson, Nelson 50 M W Works in Fork Factory $800 $100 " -----, Susan A. 49 F W Keeping House "

This was Abijah (not "Amos").

• 1880, Hyde Park, Lamoille Co., VT:

Abijah WHITNEY 41 Self M M W VT Laborer VT VT Rosette WHITNEY 35 Wife F M W VT Keeping House VT VT Lillian WHITNEY 10 Dau F S W VT At School VT VT Gertie M. WHITNEY 2 Dau F S W VT At School VT VT

• 1900, Morristown, Lamoille Co., VT:

268 306 Whitney, Albert F. Head W M Feb 1840 60 mar 35 Vermont Vermont Vermont Lumber Mfr., Owns free house -----, Rositte K. Wife W F Mar 1845 55 mar 35 2ch 2liv Vermont New Hampshire New Hampshire Jaynes, Fred C. SiL W M Jun 1875 24 mar 4 Illinois Illinois Vermont Grocery salesman -----, Lillian W. Dau W F May 1870 30 mar 4 2ch 2liv Vermont Vermont Vermont -----, Smith W. Son W M Apr 1897 3 sgl Vermont Illinois Vermont -----, Grace M. Dau W F Nov 1899 6m sgl Vermont Illinois Vermont Still, Carroll W. Brdr W M May 1876 24 sgl Vermont Vermont Vermont Granite tool shoe folner

• 1900, Johnson, Lamoille Co., VT:

102 112 Leland, Alma L. Head W F Jul 1847 52 wid 4ch 3liv Vermont Vermont Vermont Rents house -----, Charles A. Son W M Jun 1873 26 sgl Vermont Vermont Vermont Day laborer -----, Sarah E. Dau W F Sep 1881 19 sgl 0ch 0liv Vermont Vermont Vermont At school Whitney, Gertrude Brdr W F Oct 1878 21 sgl 0ch 0liv Vermont Vermont Vermont At school

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), p. 560.

1.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages. ``

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