Family:Whitney, Henry (1794-1875)

Henry⁷ Whitney (Isaiah⁶, Isaiah⁵, Isaiah⁴, Isaiah³, Thomas², John¹), son of Isaiah⁶ and Dorcas (Whitman) Whitney, was born 26 Oct 1794, Rindge, NH,^[1] and died 22 Nov 1875, Burlington, VT.

He married, 30 Aug 1821, Vergennes, VT, Mary Golding, daughter of ----- and Rachel (-----) Golding. She was born 8 Nov 1799, and died 28 Mar 1875, Burlington, VT.

Henry Whitney, at his death, was one of the oldest residents in Burlington. He first went to that city from Rindge, NH. After a short residence there he returned to Rindge, and in 1816 returned to Burlington, where he ever after resided. Mr. Whitney was a man of many excellent traits of character. Quiet, unassuming in his ways, he was yet firm in his notions of duty and right. He was an honest and upright man, of kindly temper, and probably had not an enemy in the world. He left four children: Mrs. Minor S. Martin, of Brooklyn, CA,^[2] Mrs. Noah Allen, Burlington, VT, George Isaiah Whitney, now in New York, and Charles Howard Whitney, of Burlington, VT. Mr. Whitney was one of the oldest members of Washington Lodge, F. A. M. and his funeral took place with Masonic honors. He resided Burlington, VT.

Children of Henry⁷ and Mary (Goldin) Whitney:

i.	Mary Elizabeth8 Whitney, b. 18 Jun 1828; m. 28 Mar 1852, Minor S. Martin. He was born 27 Nov 1823, Charlotte, VT; resided 627 East 14th St. Oakland, CA; stock broker. Children: a. Henry Whitney Martin, b. 7 May 1853; m. 7 Sep 1880, ----- -----; P. O. 301 Montgomery St., San Francisco, CA. b. Arthur Henman Martin, b. 11 Jun 1859, San Francisco, CA; d. 10 Aug 1859. c. Mary Elizabeth Martin, b. 11 Oct 1865, San Francisco, CA; m. 11 Nov 1884, R. R. Veale; P. O. address. Mrs. R. R. Veale, Brentwood, CA.
ii.	Jane D. Whitney, b. 14 Jan 1830; m. 1861, Noah Allen; resided Burlington, VT.
iii.	Henry Whitney, b. 21 Jul 1831; d. -----.
iv.	George Isaiah Whitney, b. 14 Dec 1833; m. Emily E. Sweet.
v.	Edward R. Whitney, b. 25 Mar 1836; d. from wounds received in the second battle of Bull Run [28-30 Aug 1862].
vi.	Charles Howard Whitney, b. 23 Apr 1839; m. Mary Jane Kelley.

Census

• 1830, Burlington, Chittenden Co., VT: Henry Whitney, 2 males 30-39, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 15-19, 3 females 30-39, 1 female 20-29, and 2 females 0-4.
• 1840, Burlington, Chittenden Co., VT: Henry Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 20-29, 3 males 15-19, 3 males 10-14, 3 males 5-9, 1 male 0-4, 2 females 30-39, 1 female 20-29, 1 female 10-14, and 1 female 5-9; 4 engaged in manufacture or trades.
• 1850, Burlington, Chittenden Co., VT:

184 228 Henry Whitney 55 M - Blacksmith $9000 N.H. Mary Whitney 51 F - N.Y. Elizabeth Whitney 23 F - Vt. Jane Whitney 21 F - Vt. Henry Whitney 18 M - Clerk Vt. George Whitney 16 M - Apprentice Vt. Edward Whitney 15 M - Student Vt. Attended school Charles Whitney 10 M - Vt. Attended school Rachel Golding 65 F - N.Y. George M. Horton 18 M - Vt. Margaret Mulligan 10 F - Ireland

• 1860, Burlington, Chittenden Co., MA:

1101 1101 Henry Whitney 64 M - Master Blacksmith $5000 $1200 N. Hamp. Mary " 58 F - N. York Jane " 25 F - Teacher Vermont George " 24 M - Jour. Tinman " Charles " 20 M - Apt. Moulder " Peter Blosa 20 M - " Blacksmith Canada

• 1860, Easthampton, Hampshire Co., MA:

807 776 Erving Robinson 31 M - Painter $1000 $800 Massachusetts Miranda " 31 F - " Eli " 3 M - " Ella " 1 F - " Dwight Adams 25 M - Painter " Jane " 25 F - " Edward Whitney 24 M - Painter Vermont Earle Smith 31 M - Carpenter - $600 Massachusetts Dorothy " 25 F - "

• 1870, Burlington, Chittenden Co., VT:

283 294 Whitney, Henry 73 M W Retired Merchant $10000 $1000 New Hampshire Male citizen over 21 " Mary 71 F W Keeping House New York " George 34 M W Grocer Vermont Male citizen over 21 " Emma 27 F W Keeping house Vermont " Henry W. 2 M W At home Vermont Langlais, Sophia 16 F W Domestic Vermont Father foreign born

References

• All data imported from Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), pp. 351-352.

1.^  New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.

2.^  There is no location known as Brooklyn, California. In 1880, she resided with her family in Oakland, Alameda County, California, and it appears the location was a mistake for Oakland.

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