Family:Whitney, Enos (1798-1852)
Enos6 Whitney (Enos5, John4, Richard3, John2, Henry1), son of Enos5 and Eunice (Avery) Whitney, was born 16 Dec 1798, Wallingford, CT, was baptized 29 Sep 1799, Northford, CT, and died 12 May 1852, Gibson, PA, aged about 55 years. He was buried in Gibson, PA.
He married, 16 Jan 1821, Wallingford, CT, Margery Merriman "both of Wallingford",[1] daughter of Asaph and Eunice (Andrews) Merriman. She was born 12 Sep 1800, Wallingford, CT, and died 21 Jul 1858, Gibson, PA.
Phoenix says the following:
- "Enos Whitney, b. at Wallingford, Conn., 16 Dec. 1798; bap. at Northford, Conn., 29 Sept. 1799; married in Wallingford, Margery Merriman; was ordained deacon of the Presbyterian Church in Gibson, Penn., 1 Jan. 1834, and continued in office till his death, at Gibson, '12 May 1852, aged about 55 years.' He was buried in Gibson."
Children of Enos6 and Margery (Merriman) Whitney:
i. Julia7 Whitney, b. ca. 1823, CT; living unmarried in 1850. ii. Silas Merriman Whitney, b. ca. 1825, CT; m.(1) Calphurnia H. Parmenter; m.(2) Rebecca Hinsey; m.(3) Mary J. Andrews. iii. Henry A. Whitney, b. ca. 1827, PA; d. 16 Sep 1855; unmarried. iv. Emeline S. Whitney, b. ca. 1836, PA; m. ----- Brown, and settled at Galesburgh, IL. v. Mary Eliza Whitney, b. ca. 1838, PA; m. ----- Post, of Gibson, PA. vi. Gilbert A. Whitney, b. ca. 1840, PA; d. 9 Sep 1855; unmarried. vii. Caroline Whitney, b. ca. 1841, PA; d. 2 Aug 1856.
There were others in this household, who died young.
Census
- 1830, Gibson, Susquehanna Co., PA: Enos Whitney, Jr., 1 male 30-39, 2 males 10-14, 1 male 5-9, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 30-39, 1 female 10-14, 1 female 5-9, and 1 female 0-4.
- 1840, Gibson, Susquehanna Co., PA: Enos Whitney Jr., 1 male 40-49, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 10-14, 1 male 0-4, 1 femlae 40-49, 1 female 5-9, and 1 female 0-4; 3 engaged in agriculture.
- 1850, Gibson, Susquehanna Co., PA:
65 65 Enos Whitney 53 M - Farmer $1500 Conn. Margery " 47 F - Do Julia " 27 F - Do Henry A. " 23 M - Farmer $100 Pa. Emeline S. " 18 F - Do Mary E. " 14 F - Do Gilbert A. " 10 M - Do Caroline " 9 F - Do
- 1860, 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. 265 and pp. 700.
1.^ "Enos [Whitney], m. Margery Merriman, b. of Wallingford, 16 [Jan] 1821, by James Noyes," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Wallingford V-1:79.
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