Family:Whitney, George Washington (1833-a1900)
George Washington8 Whitney (Curtis Russell7, Silas6, Aaron5, Samuel4, Richard3, John2, Henry1), son of Curtis Russell7 and Rhoda (Hawkins) Whitney, was born 21 May 1833, Patterson, NY, and died after 1900.
He married, 13 Aug 1857, Philipstown, NY, Hester Ann Croft, daughter of Stephen and Betsey (Selleck) Croft. She was born 1 Dec 1837, Philipstown, NY, and died after 1900.
Phoenix says the following:
- ". . . a carpenter . . . . He was a policeman at Brooklyn, N.Y., from 1866 to 1868; a trader there, 1868 to 1869; and, in Nov. 1873, was living at Peekskill, N.Y., engaged in the study of law."
Children of George Washington8 and Heater Ann (Croft) Whitney:
i. Ida Jane9 Whitney, b. 16 Dec 1859, Philipstown, NY. ii. Mary Whitney, b. 1 Dec 1862, Fishkill, near New Hamburgh, NY. iii. Alice Whitney, b. 1 Feb 1866, Houstonville, in Fishkill, NY.
Census
6 7 George Whitney 27 M - Carpenter $2000 $100 New York Hester Whitney 24 F - do Ida Whitney 9mo F - do
258 Wood ---- 258 George Whitney 30 - - ---- Michigan - - - - - Carpenter Esther Whitney 27 - - Wife Putnam 2 - - - - Mary Do 2 - - Dau Dutches - - - - - Idea Do 6 - - D Putnam - - - - - Charles Do 24 - - D N.Y. - - - - -
549 667 Duggan, Timothy 32 M W Blacksmith Ireland Parents foreign born -----, Catharine 25 F W Keeping house Ireland Parents foreign born -----, Mary 2 F W New York Parents foreign born -----, Daniel 6/12 M W New York Parents foreign born, Born Jan 668 Whitney, George W. 37 M W Carpenter Michigan Male citizen over 21 -----, Hester 29 F W Keeping house New York -----, Ida 11 F W At home New York Attended school -----, Mary 7 F W New York Attended school -----, Alice 4 F W New York 668 Reed, James 37 M W Book keeper Newfoundland Parents foreign born ... 669 Broderick, Richard 29 M W Blacksmith Ireland Parents foreign born, Male citizen over 21 ... 670 Whitman, Jacob 24 M W Engine fireman New York Male citizen over 21 ... 671 Jurgens, Frederick 42 M W Shoe maker Germany Parents foreign born ...
George WHITNEY 47 Self M M W MI Policeman NY NY Hester WHITNEY 43 Wife F M W NY Keeps House NY NY Mary WHITNEY 16 Dau F S W NY At Home MI NY Alice WHITNEY 15 Dau F S W NY At Home MI NY
556 695 Whitney, George W. Head W M May 1833 67 mar 43 New York New York New York Land lord, Owns free house -----, Hester A. Wife W F Dec 1834 65 mar 43 3ch 3liv New York New York Connecticut -----, Ida Dau W F Dec 1859 40 mar 20 7ch 6liv New York New York New York -----, Mary Dau W F Dec 1862 37 sgl New York New York New York -----, Cass GSon W M Nov 1877 22 sgl New York New York New York Book keeper
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. 1467 and pp. 2202-2203.
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