Family:Whitney, Belden (1804-1881)
Belden7 Whitney (Daniel6, Abijah5, Daniel4, Henry3, John2, Henry1), son of Daniel6 and Lydia (Newbury) Whitney, was born 14 Apr 1804, Pawling, NY, and died 7 May 1881. He is buried in Mecklenburg Cemetery, Hector, NY.[1]
He married firstly, 21 Feb 1829, Hector, NY, Sally Maria Proper, daughter of John and Paulina (Rosell) Proper. She was born 11 Jun 1811, Hector, NY, and died 20 Apr 1842, Enfield, NY. She was buried in Jones' Cemetery, Hector, NY.
He married secondly, 2 Sep 1843, Starkey, NY, Mary Elizabeth Newbury, daughter of Joel and Sally (Squire) Newbury, and granddaughter of Edie and Ruth (Burt) Newbury. She was born 26 Mar 1815, Patterson, NY, and died 8 Jan 1886. She is buried in Mecklenburg Cemetery, Hector, NY.[2]
Phoenix says the following:
- ". . . a farmer and teacher . . . . They settled at Enfield, N.Y. . . . . They were living in the west part of Enfield in Feb 1875."
Children of Belden7 and Sally Maria (Proper) Whitney:
i. Irena8 Whitney, b. 13 Jan 1833, Enfield, NY; d. 13 Sep 1834, Enfield, NY, and was buried in Jones' Cemetery, Hector, NY. ii. Maria Whitney, b. 24 Nov 1835, Enfield, NY; d. 19 Apr 1857, Burdett, in Hector, NY; m. 17 Dec 1857, near Burdett, in Hector, NY, Peter Albert Coats, son of Joseph and Jane (Bellows) Coats, b. 17 Jun 1818; a farmer. They settled one mile north of Burdett.
Children of Belden7 and Mary Elizabeth (Newbury) Whitney:
iii. Emeline8 Whitney, b. 22 Sep 1844, Enfield, NY; m. 27 Nov 1872, Enfield, NY, Jerome Baxter Lovell, son of Aaron and Hetty (Griffin) Lovell, b. 11 Jun 1833, Enfield, NY; a farmer. They settled in Enfield, and were living there in Feb. 1875, on his father's homestead. iv. Luther Whitney, b. 9 Aug 1849, Enfield, NY; m. Elizabeth Stobbs. v. Eliza Whitney, b. 13 Oct 1852, Enfield, NY; and was living there, with her parents, in Feb 1875.
Census
- 1830, Enfield, Tompkins Co., NY: Belden Whitney, 1 male 20-29 and 1 female 15-19.
- 1840, Enfield, Tompkins Co., NY: Belden Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 female 20-29, and 1 female 0-4.
- 1850, Enfield, Tompkins Co., NY:
82 83 Belden Whitney 46 M - Farmer $1400 [N.Y.] Mary E. " 35 F - [N.Y.] Mariah " 14 F - [N.Y.] Emeline " 5 F - [N.Y.] Luther " 5/12 M - [N.Y.]
2237 163 Belden Whitney 56 M - Farmer $2500 $500 N.Y. Mary E. " 46 F - " Emeline " 16 F - " Attended school Luther " 11 M - " Attended school Eliza " 7 F - " Attended school
336 344 Whitney, Belden 66 M W Farmer $3400 $1311 New York Male citizen over 21 -----, Mary E. 55 F W Keeping house " -----, Emeline 25 F W House keeper " -----, Luther 20 M W Farm laborer " Attended school -----, Eliza 17 F W At home "
Beldon WHITNEY 71 Self M M W NY Farmer NY NY Mary WHITNEY 65 Wife F M W NY Keeping House NY NY Eliza WHITNEY 27 Dau F S W NY Dress Maker NY NY
References
- All data imported from Stephen Whitney Phoenix, The Whitney family of Connecticut, and its affiliations; being an attempt to trace the descendants, as well in the female as the male lines, of Henry Whitney, from 1649 to 1878; to which is prefixed some account of the Whitneys of England. (New York : Priv. Print. [Bradford Press] 1878), p. 506 and p. 1195-1196.
1.^ Find A Grave memorial #62106226.
2.^ Find A Grave memorial #62106227.
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