Family:Whitney, Alanson (1797-1855)
Alanson7 Whitney (John6, Joshua5, Nathaniel4, Nathaniel3, John2, John1), son of John6 and Rachel (Hiscock) Whitney, was born 31 Mar 1797, and died 27 Jul 1855, Kendall, NY.
He married, 14 Sep 1823, Catherine Voorhies. She was born 1802.
He was a farmer and resided Chenango and Kendall, NY. He resided Kendall, NY.
Children of Alanson7 and Catherine (Voorhies) Whitney:
i. Henry8 Whitney, b. 5 Sep 1824; m.(1) Rowena Crane; m.(2) Susan Douglass. ii. Sarah Electa Whitney, b. 14 May 1826; m. 5 Jun 1850, Rufus King; resided Rochester, NY. iii. James Riley Whitney, b. 3 Jan 1828; m. Annie C. Jones. iv. Mary Ann Whitney, b. 18 Oct 1829; resided Kendall, NY. v. Rosamond Whitney, b. 31 Dec 1831; d. 3 Sep 1833. vi. Charles Whitney, b. 6 Jan 1833; d. 3 Sep 1833. vii. Ira Independence Whitney, b. 4 Jul 1834; m. Isabella Graham Whitney. viii. Eliza R. Whitney, b. 30 Sep 1836; d. 5 Jul 1867, Kendall, NY; m. 26 Feb 1867, De Loss Butler. ix. Alanson Whitney, b. 11 Sep 1838; d. 23 Jan 1861. x. Elizabeth M. Whitney, b. 7 Aug 1840; m. 5 Feb 1863, William Merrick; resided Albion, NY. xi. Catherine Whitney, b. 1 Apr 1844; m. 9 Aug 1865, Charles Moore.
Census
- 1830, Murray, Orleans Co., NY: Alanson Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 5-9, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 20-29, and 2 females 0-4.
- 1840, Kendall, Orleans Co., NY: Lonson Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 10-14, 1 male 5-9, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 30-39, 2 females 10-14, 1 female 5-9, and 1 female 0-4.
- 1850, Kendall, Orleans Co., NY:
704 709 A. Whitney 53 M - Farmer $6000 Mass. Catherine 49 F - N. York James 22 M - Farmer [N.Y.] Mary 20 F - [N.Y.] Ira 16 M - Farmer [N.Y.] Attended school Eliza 13 F - [N.Y.] Attended school Alanson 12 M - [N.Y.] Attended school Elizabeth 10 F - [N.Y.] Attended school Catherine 6 F - [N.Y.] Attended school
228 Stone $1000 233 Alanson Whitney 58 M - - Mass. 1 - 28 Farmer 1 - - - - 1 - Catharine Whitney 54 F - Wife Conn. 1 - 28 - - - - - - - - James R. Whitney 27 M - Chld Orleans - - 27 " 1 - - - - - - Barry A. Whitney 24 M - " " - - 24 " 1 - - - - - - Ira J. Whitney 21 M - " " - - 21 " 1 - - - - - - Eliza R. Whitney 18 F - Chld Orleans - - 18 - - - - - - - - Alansa Whitney 16 M - " " - - 16 Farmer - - - - - - - Millicent Whitney 14 F - " " - - 14 - - - - - - - - Catharine Whitney 10 F - " " - - 10 - - - - - - - -
304 304 Henry Whitney 35 M - Farmer $6520 $1900 New York Susan 26 F - " Alanson 21 M - Farm Laborer $1400 " Edward Douglas 19 M - " Attended school 305 305 Catharine Whitney 56 F - $2000 " Mary A. 27 F - $1500 " Eliza 24 F - $1300 " Elizabeth 20 F - $1300 " Kate 15 F - $1300 " Attended school Emaline Douglas 27 F - $100 "
334 Stone $1500 349 Catharine Whitney 63 F - ---- New Jersey 9 1 - 1 - Mary A. Whitney 35 F - Chld Orleans - - - - 1 Eliza Whitney 28 F - Chld " - - - - 1 Catharine Whitney 21 F - " " - - - - 1 350 Henry Whitney 40 M - ---- Monroe - 2 1 - - Farmer 1 - - - 1 - - - - - - Susan Whitney 31 F - Wife Oswego Co. 1 1 1 - - Etta R. Whitney 5 F - Chld Orleans - - - - -
- 1870, Catharine and Mary A. not found.
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. 265.
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