Family:Whitney, David Day (1817-1861)
David Day7 Whitney (Joshua6, Joshua5, Matthias4, Cornelius3, Joshua2, John1), son of Joshua6 and Huldah (Markham) Whitney, was born 28 Jun 1817, and died 21 Apr 1861, or 21 Apr 1862, Girard, MI. He was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Tekonsha, MI.[1]
He married, 27 Jun 1839, Tekonsha, MI, Frances Armitage. She was born about 1817, NY, and died 21 Oct 1900. She "Fanny" was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Tekonsha, MI.[2]
He resided Girard, MI.
Children of David Day7 and Frances (Armitage) Whitney:
i. Henry8 Whitney, b. ca. 1843, MI; resided Battle Creek, MI; "Henry T." d. 31 Jan 1863, aged 19 years; bur. Riverside Cemetery, Tekonsha, MI.[3] ii. Francis Whitney, b. ca. Jan 1850, MI. iii. Ella Jane Whitney, b. ca. 1854, MI; resided Battle Creek, MI; m. 27 May 1880, Girard, MI, Horatio A. Hunt, b. ca. 1843, son of Philo R. and Meriah (Howard) Hunt.[4] iv. Joshua David Whitney, b. 26 Sep 1857, Girard, MI; d. 12 Jun 1937, Battle Creek, MI; m. Eva Estella Hudson, b. 28 Jul 1859, Girard, MI, d. 20 Jun 1950; Battle Creek, MI, dau. of Joseph and Mary A. (-----) Hudson.
Census
- 1840, Girard, Branch Co., MI: David Whitney, 1 male 20-29, and 1 female 20-29; 1 engaged in agriculture.
- 1850, Girard, Branch Co., MI:
13 13 David Whitney 33 M - Farmer $1200 N.Y. Francis Whitney 33 F - " Henry Whitney 7 M - Mich. Attended school Francis Whitney 5/12 F - " Gilbert Eldred 16 M - Farmer N.Y.
1682 1702 David Whitney 43 M - Farmer $3500 $800 N.Y. Frances " 43 F - Do Henry " 17 M - Farm Lab. Mich. Attended school Francis " 10 M - Do Attended school Jane " 6 F - Do Attended school Joshua " 3 M - Do
252 250 Whitney, Fanny 53 F W Keeping house $4500 $640 New York -----, Francis 20 M W Farm laborer Michigan -----, Ella J. 16 F W At school Michigan Attended school -----, Joshua 12 M W do Michigan Attended school
Fanny WHITNEY 63 Self F W W NY Keeping House IRE IRE
Joshua D. WHITNEY 23 Self M M W MI Farmer MI NY Eva WHITNEY 19 Wife F M W MI Keeping House --- ---
- 1880, son Francis 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. 396.
- Legacy Tree Genealogists for Lisa Collier, COLLIERWhitney1604, dated 2 August 2016, [5], accessed 14 Jan 2017.
1.^ FindAGrave Memorial #91032438, David D. Whitney.
2.^ FindAGrave Memorial #91032720, Fanny Whitney.
3.^ FindAGrave Memorial #91033002, Henry T. Whitney.
4.^ Portrait and biographical album of Hillsdale County, Mich. (Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1888), p. 941.
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