Family:Whitney, Elkanah (c1776-1845)
Elkanah6 Whitney (Joshua5, Matthias4, Cornelius3, Joshua2, John1), son of Joshua5 and Lydia Bowen (Day) Whitney, was born about 1776, Rutland, VT, and died 29 Dec 1845, aged 67 years. He was buried in Avon Cemetery, Avon, NY.[1]
He married, say 1813, Semantha -----. She was born about 1796, Rutland, VT, and died 19 Jul 1878, aged 83 year. She was buried in Avon Cemetery, Avon, NY.[2]
In 1805 he was one of the first trustees of the library in Avon, then in Ontario Co., NY.
On 4 Apr 1808, in Ontario County, he was promoted from Cornet to Second Lieutenant in Major Vincent Matthew's Second Squadron, Fifth Division, New York State Militia.[3]
On 23 May 1812, in Ontario County, he was promoted from Second Lieutenant to First Lieutenant in Lt. Col. Seymour Boughton's First Brigade, Twelfth Regiment of Cavalry, New York State Militia.[4]
On 2 Mar 1814, he had resigned as First Lieutenant.[5]
On 24 Aug 1828, he was elected an officer of the Avon Zion's Episcopal Church.
His will was dated 20 Dec 1845, and proved 18 Oct 1847, Livingston Co., NY. It mentions wife Semantha, daughters Louisa Snow, Sophia Chase, and Mary Whitney, and son James Whitney, under 21.
Children of Elkanah6 and Semantha (-----) Whitney:
i. Louisa7 Whitney, b. say 1814, Avon, NY; m. George W. Snow, b. ca. 1810, VT; shoemaker; res. Hanover, Jackson Co., MI, in 1850, and Lima, Livingston Co., NY, 1855, 1860, 1865, 1875 and 1880, and Des Moines, Polk Co., IA, in 1870. ii. Sophia Whitney, b. ca. 1815, Avon, NY; m. Thomas Chase, b. ca. 1815, NY; res. Avon, NY, in 1850, 1855, 1860, 1875, and 1880. iii. Olive L. Whitney, b. 1816, Avon, NY; d. 1 Apr 1832; bur. Avon Cemetery, Avon, NY.[6] iv. Sarah A. Whitney, b. ca. 1821, Avon, NY; d. 1837, aged 16 years; bur. Avon Cemetery, Avon, NY.[7] v. Mary H. Whitney, b. Nov 1823, Avon, NY; d. 1909; unmarried; lived in Avon, NY, 1850-1900. vi. James W. Whitney, b. ca. 1832, Avon, NY; m. ca. 1860, Mary Jane Chappell.
Census
- 1810, Avon, Ontario Co., NY: Elkanah Whitney, 1 male 16-25 and 1 male 10-15. Probably the younger male was his brother David.
- 1820, Avon, Ontario Co., NY: Elkanah Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 female 16-25, and 3 females 0-9.
- 1830, Avon, Livingston Co., NY: Elkanor Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 1 female 30-39, 2 females 15-19, 1 female 10-14, and 2 females 5-9.
- 1840, Avon, Livingston Co., NY: Elkanah Whitney, 1 male 60-69, 1 male 5-9, 1 female 30-39, and 1 female 15-19; 1 in manufacture or trades.
- 1850, Avon, Livingston Co., NY:
-- 421 Cemantha Whitney 54 F - $2400 Vt. Mary " 26 " - N.Y. James " 18 M - Laborer "
105 Frame -- 105 Semantha Whitney 60 F - - Vermont - 1 44 - - - - - - 1 - Jomy W. Whitney 23 M - Son Livingston - - 23 - 1 - - - - 1 - Marey H. Whitney 32 F - Dau " - - 32 - - - - - - 1 -
373 368 Semantha Whitney 64 F - Housekeeper $2700 $800 Vermont Mary H. Whitney 35 F - do New York Chandler Britton 15 M - Farm laborer do Attended school
142 Frame $200 145 Samantha Whitney 69 F - ---- Vermont 2 1 - 1 - Farmer - - - - 1 - - - - - - Mary Whitney 41 F - Dau Livingston - - - - 1
200 196 Whitney, Cemantha 74 F W At Home $3000 $660 Vermont -----, Mary H. 45 F W Keeping House New York Twichell, Lucy 48 F W At Home $2300 Canada Parents foreign born Ranney, Jabez 71 M W Retired Merchant Vermont Male citizen over 21
40 Frame $1000 42 Cemantha Whitney 78 F - ---- Rutland, Vt. w - - - - - 1 - Mary H. Whitney 51 F - Dau Liv. Co. s - Lucy A. Twitchell 54 F - Brdr Canada East m -
Mary WHITNEY 55 Self F S W NY Keeping House VT VT James MCKEEBER 50 Othe M W IRE Laborer IRE IRE
339 341 West, Frank E. Head W M May 1837 63 mar 45 New York Connecticut Pennsylvania Farmer, Owns mortgaged farm West, Rhoda A. Wife W F Mar 1836 64 mar 45 2ch 1liv New York New York New York Whitney, Mary H. Brdr W F Nov 1823 76 sgl New York Vermont Vermont
References
1.^ FindAGrave Memorial #72898533, Elkanah Whitney.
2.^ FindAGrave Memorial #72898553, Cemantha Whitney.
3.^ Military minutes of the Council of Appointment of the State of New York, 1783-1821, vol. II, p. 960.
4.^ Military minutes of the Council of Appointment of the State of New York, 1783-1821, vol. II, p. 1394.
5.^ Military minutes of the Council of Appointment of the State of New York, 1783-1821, vol. II, p. 1505.
6.^ FindAGrave Memorial #72898557, Olive L. Whitney.
7.^ FindAGrave Memorial #139702230, Sarah A. Whitney.
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