Family:Whitney, Edson Gilbert (1808-1885)

Edson Gilbert⁷ Whitney (Ephraim⁶, Ephraim⁵, Zachariah⁴, Ebenezer³, Richard², John¹), son of Ephraim⁶ and Thirza (Benedict) Whitney, was born 7 May 1808, Sherburne, NY, and died 16 Mar 1885, Sherburne, NY. He was buried in Christ Church Cemetery, Sherburne, NY.^[1]

He married, 28 Oct 1857, Sherburne, NY, Experience Dewey Loomis, daughter of Isaiah and Laura (Marble) Loomis. She was born 3 Dec 1824, Columbus, NY, and died 1 Apr 1901, Sherburne, NY. She was buried in Christ Church Cemetery, Sherburne, NY.^[2]

Children of Edson Gilbert⁷ and Experience D. (Loomis) Whitney:

i.	Mary E.8 Whitney, b. ca. 1859, NY; d. aft. 1880.
ii.	Edson Loomis Whitney, b. Sep 1860, NY; m. Clara Ellen Foote.

Census

• 1855 State, Sherburne, Chenango Co., NY:

53 Frame $1000 58 Ephraim Whitney 76 M - - Conn. 1 - 50 Farmer 1 - - - - - - Thirssa Whitney 66 F - Wife Westchester 1 - 50 - - - - - - - - Edson Whitney 45 M - Son Chenango - - 45 - 1 - - - - 1 - Caroline Whitney 22 F - Dau " - - 22 - - - - - - - -

• 1860, Sherburne, Chenango Co., NY:

619 636 Edson G. Whitney 50 M - Farmer $1000 $1500 [New York] Experience " 38 F - [New York] Mary E. " 1 F - [New York]

• 1865 State, Columbus, Chenango Co., NY:

130 Wood ---- 138 Edson G. Whitney 57 M - ---- Chenango - 1 1 - - Farmer 1 - - - 1 - - - - - - Experience Whitney 41 F - Wife Chenango 2 1 1 - - Mary E. Whitney 6 F - Chld " - - - - 1 Edson G. Whitney 3 M - Chld " - - - - 1 Ella Loomis 12 F - Niec " - - - - 1

• 1865 State, Agricultural Schedule, Columbus, Chenango Co., NY:

Edson G. Whitney: 75A. improved, 21A. unimproved, $3000 farm, $900 stock, $250 tools and implements, 9A. plowed 1864, 6A. plowed 1865, 46A. pasture 1864, 49A. pasture 1865, 20A. meadow 1864, 20A. meadow 1865, 20 tons hay, 6A. sown oats 1864, 3A. sown oats 1865, 100 bu. oats harvested 1864.

• 1870, Sherburne, Chenango Co., NY:

21 24 Whitney, Addison 62 M W (Ret) Merchant $6000 $17000 New York Male citizen over 21 " Experience 44 F W Keeping H. " " Mary 10 F W " Attended school " Edson S. 8 M W " Attended school

• 1875 State, Sherburne, Chenango Co., NY:

171 Frame $2000 192 Edson G. Whitney 67 M - ---- Chenango m Dry Goods Merchant - 1 - - 1 - Exsperium D. " 57 F - Wife " m - Mary " 15 F - Dau " - - Edson L. " 13 M - Son " - -

• 1880, Sherburne, Chenango Co., NY:

Edson G. WHITNEY 72 Self M M W NY Dry Goods Merchant VT NY Experience D. WHITNEY 55 Wife F M W NY Keeping House VT VT Mary WHITNEY 21 Dau F S W NY At Home NY NY Eward L. WHITNEY 19 Son M S W NY Clerk In Store NY NY Sarah COOPER 35 Othe F W W NY Servant NY NY

• 1900, West State, Sherburne, Chenango Co., NY:

198 215 Whitney, Edson L. Head W M Sep 1860 39 mar 10 New York New York New York Grocery-dry goods, Owns free house -----, Clara E. Wife W F Dec 1865 34 mar 10 2ch 2liv New York New York New York -----, Helen Dau W F Dec 1893 6 sgl New York New York New York At school -----, Edward Son W M Dec 1895 4 sgl New York New York New York -----, Experience Moth W F Dec 1823 76 sgl New York New York Vermont

References

• Census records.

1.^  Find A Grave Memorial #55020989, Edson Gilbert Whitney.

2.^  Find A Grave Memorial #92819357, Experience D. Loomis Whitney.

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