Family:Whitney, Daniel Ward (1820-1894)

Daniel Ward⁸ Whitney (Emory⁷, Jacob⁶, Richard⁵, Richard⁴, Richard³, Richard², John¹), son of Emory⁷ and Lydia (Locke) Whitney, was born 18 Nov 1820, Watertown, MA, and died 11 Oct 1894, Turtle Point, PA.

He married firstly, 23 Feb 1852, Annin, PA, Sarah Ann Manning. She was born 20 Mar 1818, and died 17 Feb 1853.

He married secondly, 2 Jul 1854, Mary Ann (Henry) Ball. She was born 4 Feb 1834, and died 16 May 1866.

He was born in Watertown, MA, and went to Le Roy, NY, in the year 1835. When of age he learned the trade of carriage painting and worked at it until 1844; then went to Pennsylvania and bought a place at Newell Creek, but sold that a few years later; then bought the place he now lives on at Turtle Point, then a wilderness. He is a man of very strict habits; never drank a glass of liquor in his life. He never enjoyed very good health. At present (1893) he is helpless, he has had three paralytic shocks; also asthma and spasmodic bronchitis. He died 11 Oct 1894; resided Turtle Point, PA.

Children of Daniel Ward⁸ and Sarah Ann (Manning) Whitney:

i.	Eloit Manning Whitney, b. 3 Feb 1853; d. 3 Feb 1853.

Children of Daniel Ward⁸ and Mary Ann (Henry)(Ball) Whitney:

ii.	William Locke9 Whitney, b. 1 May 1855; m. Frances Maria Wing.
iii.	Angeline Melvina Whitney, b. 13 Sep 1861; resided Turtle Point, PA.

Census

• 1850, Liberty, McKean Co., PA:

737 737 Frederick W. Bishop 28 M - Farmer N.Y. Lydia " 27 F - Mass. Emery " 3 M - Pa. Infant " 1/12 M - " Daniel W. Whitney 29 M - Laborer Mass.

• 1860, Liberty, McKean Co., PA:

137 137 Danl. Whitney 39 M - Farmer $400 $300 Mass. Mary A. " 26 F - N.Y. Wm. T. " 5 M - Pa. Attended school

• 1870, Annin, McKean Co., PA:

130 129 Whitney, David 49 M W Farmer $1000 $400 Massachusetts Male citizen over 21 -----, William 15 M W Pa. Attended school -----, Amjaline 8 F W Pa. Attended school

While the schedules say "David", "Daniel" is correct. This is no doubt a copying error when those copies were prepared from the originals (now lost).

• 1880, Annin, McKean Co., PA:

Daniel WHITNEY 59 Self M W W MA Farmer MA MA William WHITNEY 25 Son M M W PA Works On Farm MA NY Frances WHITNEY 25 DauL F M W NY Keeping House VT NY Angie WHITNEY 18 Dau F S W PA At Home MA NY

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. 513-514.

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