Family:Whitney, Henry (1799-1883)

Henry⁶ Whitney (Henry⁵, Henry⁴, Henry³, John², Henry¹), son of Henry⁵ and Ruth (St. John) Whitney, was born Dec 1799, Ridgefield, CT, or 18 Nov 1799, VT, and died1 May 1883, Otego, NY. He was buried in the East Sidney Cemetery, Sidney, NY.

He married, Sidney, NY, Mary "Polly" Young, daughter of Henry Young. She was born about 1806, VT, or Lake George, NY, and died 12 Feb 1885. She was buried in the East Sidney Cemetery, Sidney, NY.

He was living at Otsego, NY, in May 1874.

Children of Henry⁶ and Mary (Young) Whitney:

i.	Walter7 Whitney, b. 22 Aug 1828, Sidney, NY; m. Almira Carley.
ii.	Mary L. Whitney, b. ca. 1832, NY.
iii.	William W. Whitney, b. ca. 1835, NY.
iv.	Henry A. Whitney, b. ca. 1839, NY.
v.	Francis S. Whitney (daughter), b. ca. 1841, NY; d. aft. 1855.
vi.	Homer J. Whitney, b. ca. 1843, NY; m. Elmira Wolhart.
vii.	Juliette Whitney, b. ca. 1845, NY, or 9 Feb 1847, Sidney, NY; d. 10 May 1916; bur. 13 May 1916, Otego, NY; m. Walter L. Wood.
viii.	Emmarette Whitney, b. ca. 1849, NY.
ix.	Josephine Whitney, b. ca. 1852, NY; d. 10 May 1916.

Census

• 1830, Sidney, Delaware Co., NY: Henry Whitney Jr., 1 male 30-39, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 20-29, and 1 female 0-4.
• 1840, Sidney, Delaware Co., NY: Henry Whitney Jun, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 10-14, 2 males 0-4, 1 female 30-39, 1 female 15-19, 1 female 10-14, 1 female 5-9, and 1 female 0-4; 1 engaged in agriculture.
• 1850, Sidney, Delaware Co., NY:

87 96 Henry Whitney 49 M - Farmer $600 Conn. Attended school Mary " 44 F - Vt. Walter " 21 M - do N.Y. Mary L. " 18 F - " Wm. W. " 15 M - do " Attended school Henry A. " 11 M - " Attended school Francis S. " 9 F - " Attended school Homer J. " 7 M - " Attended school Juliette " 5 F - " Attended school Emma " 1 F - " Attended school

• 1855 State, Sidney, Delaware Co., NY:

312 Log -- 323 Henry Whitney 56 M - - Conn. 1 - 38 Farmer 1 - - - - 1 - Polly Whitney 48 F - Wife Vermont 1 - 28 - 1 - - - - 1 - Walter Whitney 25 M - Chld Delaware - - 25 Farmer 1 - - - - - - Hariet Whitney 18 F - Chld Delaware - - 18 - - - - - - - - Henry A. Whitney 16 M - Chld Delaware - - 16 Farmer - - - - - - - James H. Whitney 12 M - Chld Delaware - - 12 - - - - - - - - Julia M. Whitney 10 F - Chld Delaware - - 10 - - - - - - - - Everette Whitney 6 F - Chld Delaware - - 6 - - - - - - - - Josephine Whitney 3 F - Chld Delaware - - 3 - - - - - - - - Mary Whitney 22 F - Chld Delaware - - 22 - - - - - - - -

• 1855 State, Franklin, Delaware Co., NY:

360 Framed $1200 389 James H. Flynt 49 M - - Delaware 1 - 17 Tailor 1 - - - - 1 - Mary Ann Flynt 55 F - wife Otsego 1 - 17 - - - - - - - - Hiram Flynt 22 M - Chld Delaware - - 17 Tailor 1 - - - - - - James Flynt 17 M - Chld " - - 17 Student - - - - - - - John H. Barnes 28 M - Brdr Conn. - - 20 Chair Maker 1 - - - - - - Dwight Thompson 26 M - Brdr Otsego - 1 2 Merchant 1 - - - - - - Delos Thompson 20 M - Brdr - - - 1 Clerk - - - - - - - William Whitney 21 M - " Delaware - - 3 Wagon Maker 1 - - - - - - Ann Rathbone 33 F - Srvt " - - 6m - - - - - - - - Jane Wakeman 24 F - Brdr " - - 2 Tailoress - - - - - - -

• 1855 State, Franklin, Delaware Co., NY:

138 Framed $400 148 Eli B. Hopkins 33 M - - Greene 1 - 21 - 1 - - - - 1 - Mary Hopkins 29 F - Wife Delaware 1 - 29 - - - - - - - - Dwight B. Hopkins 6 M - Chld " - - 6 - - - - - - - - Horace W. Hopkins 2 M - " " - - 2 - - - - - - - - Frances Whitney 14 F - Srvt " - - 3 - - - - - - - -

• 1860, Sidney, Delaware Co., NY:

745 729 Henry Whitney 59 M - Farmer $1300 $262 Conn. Mary " 54 F - New York Harriet " 24 F - Domestic " Homer " 17 M - Farm Laborer " Juliette " 15 F - " Emarette " 11 F - " Attended school Josephine " 8 F - " Attended school

• 1865 State, Sidney, Delaware Co., NY:

\317 Frame $300 346 Henry Whitney 57 M - ---- Vermont 10 1 1 - - Farmer 1 - - - 1 - - - - - - Mary Whitney 69 F - Wife Chenang - 1 1 - - Hariet Whitney 26 F - Chld Delaware - - - - 1 Josephine Whitney 13 F - Chld Delaware - - - - 1

• 1870, Sidney, Delaware Co., NY:

64 63 Whitney, Henry 65 M W Farmer $2000 $500 New York Male citizen over 21 " Mary 58 F " Keeping house "

• 1880, Otego, Otsego Co., NY:

Henry WHITNEY 80 Self M M W CT Farmer CT CT Mary WHITNEY 75 Wife F M W CT Keeping House CT CT Josephine WHITNEY 27 Dau F S W NY At Home CT CT

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. 166.

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