Family:Whitney, Ferdinand (1804-1881)
Ferdinand8 Whitney (Ebenezer7, Ephraim6, Ephraim5, Moses4, Moses3, Richard2, John1), son of Ebenezer and Elizabeth (Hall) Whitney, was born 1 Aug 1804, Salisbury, Herkimer Co., NY, and died 8 Mar 1881, Fairfield, Herkimer Co., NY.
He married, about 1835, Herkimer Co., NY, Almira A. Parkhurst, of unknown parentage. She was born 24 Jul 1803, NY, and died 7 Nov 1881, Fairfield, Herkimer Co., NY.
Children of Ferdinand and Almira A. (Parkhurst) Whitney:
i. Rozell9 F. Whitney, b. 3 Nov 1836, Salisbury, Herkimer Co., NY; m. Rose E. Dietz. ii. Seymour R. Whitney, b. Jun 1838, Salisbury, Herkimer Co., NY; m. Margaret A. Smith.
Notes
Almira A. Parkhurst above may be the same as Almira Augusta Parkhurst, daughter of Joel and Betsey (Parker) Parkhurst, and if so, she, too, has a Whitney descent (see Family:Parkhurst, William (1731-?)).
Census
- 1830, probably living with parents
- 1840, probably living with parents
- 1850, Fairfield, Herkimer Co., NY:
45 45 Ferdinand Whitney 46 M - Farmer $11000 N.Y. Almira " 46 F - do Roselle " 13 M - do Attended school Seymour " 11 M - do Attended school Mary Magdelen 20 F - France James Lilly 35 M - N.Y.
100 Wood F. $400 100 Reuben Raynor 34 M - - Herkimer 1 - 34 Farmer 1 - - - - [ ] Sarah Raynor 30 F - Wife Do 1 _ 3m - - - - - - [ ] Edwin W. Raynor 2 M - Son Do - - 2 - - - - - - [ ] James Dorsey 21 M - Labr Ireland - - 9m - - - - - - [ ] Katharin Nash 19 F - Do Do - - 7m - - - - - - [ ] 101 Ferdinand Whitney 50 M - - Herk. 1 - 50 Farmer 1 - - - - [ ] Almyra Whitney 50 F - Wife Do 1 - 50 - - - - - - [ ] Rosell Whitney 18 M - Son Do - - 18 - - - - - - [ ] Semour R. Whitney 17 M - Do Do - - 17 - - - - - - [ ] Abraham H. Neeley 80 M - Brdr Orange 1 - 50 Farmer 1 - - - - [ ] Mary Neeley 79 F - Do Do 1 - 50 - - - - - - [ ] Henry Ely 18 M - Labr England - - 1 - - - - - - [ ] Elizabeth Ely 19 F - Do Do - - 3m - - - - - - [ ]
148 157 Ferdinand Whitney 53 M - Farmer $19000 $3500 New York Almira 53 F - New York Rosell 22 M - New York Seymour R. 21 M - New York Attended school Wellington Tanner 40 M - Farm Laborer New York Hellen Harris 20 F - Servant New York
281 Framed $850 288 Ferdinand Whitney 61 M - ---- Herkimer - 1 1 - - Farmer 1 - - - 1 - - - - - - Elmira Whitney 60 F - Wife Herkimer 2 1 1 - - Roselle F. Whitney 28 M - Son Herkimer - - - - 1 Farmer 1 - - - 1 - - - - - - Seymour R. Whitney 26 M - Son Herkimer - - - - 1 Farmer 1 - - - - - - - - - - Angeline Parish 15 F - Niec Ill. - - - - 1 Lucina Bennett 27 F - Srvt Herkimer - 1 - 1 - Charles Garman 25 M - Labr Herkimer - - - - 1 Laborer 1 - - - - - - - - - - Milton Parkhurst 17 M - Labr Herkimer - - - - 1
223 230 Whitney, Ferdinand 65 M W Farmer $24700 $4383 New York Male citizen over 21 -----, Almira 65 F W Keep house New York -----, Rosell 30 M W Farmer New York Male citizen over 21 Rice, Eliza 16 F W Domes. Servt. New York Cely, George 21 M W Farm laborer New York Male citizen over 21
185 Frame $2000 218 F. Whitney 76 M - ---- Herk. m Farmer - 1 - - 1 - A. Whitney 76 F - Wife Herk. m - Dellie Prayme 18 F - Srvt Herk. s - Rosa Whitney 37 M - Son Herk. s Farmer - 1 - - 1 -
Ferdinand WHITNEY 76 Self M M W NY Retired Farmer MA MA Elmira WHITNEY 76 Wife F M W NY Keeping House MA NY
References
- Census records
- Find A Grave - Memorial for Ferdinand
- Find A Grave - Memorial for Almira
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