Family:Whitney, George Ashby (1831-a1900)

George Ashby⁷ Whitney (Chauncey Harris⁶, Benjamin⁵, John⁴, Henry³, John², Henry¹), son of Chauncey Harris⁶ and Caroline Matilda (Craig) Whitney, was born 6 Jan 1831, Mexico, NY, and died after 1900.

He married firstly, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY, Rebecca Hendrickson. She died before 1860.

He married secondly, Elmore, OH, Angeline J. Rice, daughter of Russell and Margaret (Macbeth) Rice, of Elmore. She died after 1900.

Phoenix says the following:

". . . a carpenter and builder . . . . They moved to Ottawa Co., Ohio, in the Autumn of 1861, and were living there, at Elliston (of which he was postmaster), in 1874."

Child of George Ashby⁷ and Rebecca (Hendrickson) Whitney:

i.	Agnes Emma7 Whitney, b. 17 Oct 1854, Green Point, Brooklyn, NY.
ii.	Alice Whitney, b. ca. 1858, NY; not in father's family in 1860.

Children of George Ashby⁷ and Angeline J. (Rice) Whitney:

iii.	George Ashby7 Whitney, b. 7 Feb 1863, Clay Township, OH (or NY by 1870 census).
iv.	Coralin Ida Whitney, b. 10 Apr 1869, Clay Township, OH (or NY by 1870 census).

Census

• 1860, Ellisburg, Jefferson Co., NY:

260 261 C. H. Whitney 52 M - Carpenter N.Y. C. N. " 48 F - " G. A. " 30 M - Carpenter $400 " E. A. " 6 F - " Attended school

• 1870, Benton, Ottawa Co., OH:

179 179 Whitney, George 30 M W Carpenter $500 New York Male citizen over 21 " Anna 27 F W Keeping house Ohio " Emma 16 F W New York " Alice 12 F W " " George 8 M W " Attended school " Caroline 2 F W " Attended school

• 1880, Benton, Ottawa Co., OH:

G. A. WHITNEY 49 Self M M W NY Carpenter & P. M. NY NY Anna J. WHITNEY 38 Wife F M W OH Keeping House OH OH Gorge A. WHITNEY 17 Son M S W OH Store Clerk NY OH Ida WHITNEY 12 Dau F S W OH Goes To School NY OH Musa HAMMOND 3 GDau F S W OH OH OH Margrett RICE 72 MotL F W W OH OH OH

• 1900, Clay, Ottawa Co., OH:

410 412 Whitney, George A. Head W M Jan 1831 69 mar 40 New York New York New York Farmer, Owns free farm Whitney, Angeline G. Wife W F Sep 1841 58 mar 40 3ch 2liv Ohio New York Virginia

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. 476 and p. 1135.

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