Family:Whitney, Elisha Miller (1806-a1880)

Elisha Miller⁷ Whitney (Nathan⁶, Hezekiah⁵, Hezekiah⁴, Joseph³, John², Henry¹), son of Nathan⁶ and Anna (York) Whitney, was born 18 Sep 1806, Esopus, NY, and died after 1874.

He married, 18 Aug 1831, Syracuse, NY, Helen Sophia Forman, daughter of Joshua and Margaret Ann (Alexander) Forman. She was born 30 Mar 1814, Syracuse, NY, and died after 1874.

Phoenix says the following:

"Elisha Miller Whitney, b. in Esopus, N.Y., 18 Sept. 1806; a merchant; married, 18 Aug. 1831, at the house of Dr. M. Williams, in Syracuse, N.Y., by Rev. Dr. Dyer, Episcopal, to Helen Sophia Forman, who was born in Syracuse, 30 March 1814, dau. of Joshua and Margaret Ann (Alexander) Forman. They settled at Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and, in 1874, were living at 318 Main Street, where he was engaged in the carpet trade."

Children of Elisha Miller⁷ and Helen Sophia (Forman) Whitney:

i.	Forman J.8 Whitney, b. 18 Nov 1832, Poughkeepsie, NY; m. Alice Hicks.
ii.	James Whitney, b. 17 Dec 1834, Poughkeepsie, NY; d. 17 Dec 1839, Poughkeepsie, NY; bur. Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery.
iii.	Henry Sheldon Whitney, b. 24 Nov 1836, Poughkeepsie, NY; m. Susan Disbrow.
iv.	Mary Elizabeth Leavenworth Whitney, b. 20 Feb 1839, Poughkeepsie, NY; m. 18 Jan 1866, in her father's house, by Rev. James L. Corning, Congregational, Edward R. Sherman, an operator in oil, of Pit Hole City, PA. She d. 29 July 1866, Poughkeepsie, of consumption, and was buried in Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery. He was living at Titusville, PA, in 1874.
v.	Margaret Ann Whitney, b. 5 Jan 1841, Poughkeepsie, NY; m. Ross Leslie.

Census

• 1840, Poughkeepsie Village, Dutchess Co., NY: Elisha Whitney, 1 male 70-79, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 5-9, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 70-79, 1 female 20-29, 1 female 15-19, and 1 female 0-4; 1 engaged in commerce. The male and female 70-79 may be his parents Nathan and Anna.
• 1850, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess Co., NY:

7 13 Elisha Witney 42 M - Merchant N.Y. Attended school Helen " 35 F - " Attended school Sarah Plane 36 F - " Attended school Farman Witney 18 M - Clerk " Attended school Henry " 13 M - " Mary " 11 F - " Margarett " 9 F - " Nathan " 78 M - None Conn.

• 1860, Ward 2, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess Co., NY:

1492 2171 Elisha M. Whitney 53 M - Cleark $500 N.Y. Hellen S. " 46 F - " Mary E. Whitney 21 F - N.Y. Margaret A. " 19 F - " Catharine Ringwood 26 F - Domestic Ireland

• 1865 State, Poughkeepsie Ward 5, Dutchess Co., NY:

179 Frame $1200 258 E. M. Whitney 59 M - ---- Ulster - 1 1 - - Merchant 1 - - - - - - - - - - Ellen S. Whitney 51 F - Wife Onondaga 4 1 1 - - Mary E. Whitney 36 F - Chld Duchess - - - - 1 Maggie A. Whitney 24 F - " " - - - - 1

• 1870, Poughkeepsie Ward 4, Dutchess Co., NY:

283 402 Whitney, E. M. 63 M W Dry Good Clerk $400 N.Y. Male citizen over 21 -----, Helen F. 55 F W Keeping House N.Y.

• 1875 State, Poughkeepsie Ward 4, Dutchess Co., NY:

429 Brick $18000 578 Elisha M. Whitney 68 M - ---- Ulster Co. m Clerk in Carpet Store - 1 - - - - Helen S. Whitney 60 F - Wife Onondaga Co. m Keeping House

• 1880, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess Co., NY:

Elisha WHITNEY 74 Self M M W NY Carpet Store Clerk CT NY Helen S. WHITNEY 66 Wife F M W NY At Home NY SCO

• 1892 State: not found.

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. 351 and p. 929.

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