Family:Whitney, Henry Eaton (1804-a1880)
Henry Eaton7 Whitney (Josiah6, Hezekiah5, Hezekiah4, Joseph3, John2, Henry1), son of Josiah6 and Tema (Taylor)(Toby) Whitney, was born 20 Oct 1804, Wolcott, VT, and died after 1880.
He married firstly, 15 Feb 1835, Craftsbury, VT, Maria Stratton, of Craftsbury. She was born Jun 1806, and died 16 Dec 1861, Craftsbury, VT, aged 53.
He married secondly, 17 May 1868, Craftsbury, VT, Louisa B. (Orcott) Crosby, daughter of John and Desire (-----) Orcott.[1] She was born 27 Mar 1814, Marcellus, NY, and apparently died before 1880.
Phoenix says the following:
- "They settled in Craftsbury. .... They were living in North Craftsbury, Vt., in 1873."
Children of Henry Eaton7 and Maria (Stratton) Whitney:
i. Asa Stratton8 Whitney, b. 13 Feb 1836, Craftsbury, VT; d. 17 Mar 1860, Craftsbury, VT, where he was buried; unmarried.[2] ii. William Whitney, b. 5 Jan 1838, Wolcott, VT; d. 22 Jan 1865, of smallpox, in the hospital at Montpelier, VT, where he was buried; enlisted, Jul 1862, in Company E, 3d Regiment, Vermont Volunteers; was wounded in the battle of The Wilderness. Roll of Honor, No. 16, p. 166, shows that W. H. Whitney, a private in Company D, 1st Vermont Cavalry, died 27 Jan 1865, and was buried in the Soldiers' Cemetery at Montpelier, VT. Perhaps this refers to the same person. iii. Martha Maria Whitney, b. 5 Feb 1840, Wolcott, VT; m. 18 Sep 1869, Lowell, MA, Charles Nelson, b. ca. 1841, VT, son of Edward and Mary (-----) Nelson;[3] they resided 18 Adams Street, Lowell, MA, in 1873. iv. Hannah Taylor Whitney, b. 5 Jun 1843, VT; d. 10 Apr 1868, Craftsbury, VT, without children, where she was buried; m. 3 Jul 1867, Irasburg, VT, Jeremiah Marston Merrill, son of J. E. and S. M. Merrill;[4] they settled at Craftsbury, VT; after her death, he moved to Illinois. v. Mary Elsie Whitney, b. 3 Apr 1845, Wolcott, VT; m. 16 Apr 1868, Albert Eliezer Cowles, b. 14 May 1843, Craftsbury, VT, son of Eleazer and Harriet L. (-----)Cowles.[5]
Census
- 1840, Wolcott, Lamoille Co., VT: Henry E. Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 2 males 0-4, 1 female 30-39, and 1 female 0-4; 1 engaged in manufacture or trades.
- 1850, Wolcott, Lamoille Co., VT:
129 130 Henry E. Whitney 45 M - Farmer $568 Vt. Marion " 41 F - " Asa " 14 M - " Attended school William " 12 M - " Attended school Martha " 10 F - " Attended school Hannah " 6 F - " Attended school Mary " 5 F - " Attended school
1398 1405 Henry Whitney 56 M - Farmer $1600 $500 Vermont Maria " 52 F - " Mary " 15 F - " Attended school Martha " 20 F - " Attended school Hannah " 17 F - " Attended school William " 22 M - "
134 136 Levi Howard 44 M - Mass. M Physician - - 1 1 - Lydia J. " 38 F - Maine " Housekeeper - - - - - Jennie L. " 15 " - Mass. - - - - - - George L. " 12 M - " - - - - - - Mary " 10 F - " - - - - - - Amasa " 8 M - " - - - - - - Edwin " 4 " - " - - - - - - John G. " 1 " - " - - - - - - Antoinette Hapgood 30 F - Maine S Teacher - - - - - Martha M. Whitney 25 " - N.H. " " - - - - - James H. Willoughby 16 M - Mass. - Gardener - - - - -
47 46 Whitney, Hen. E. 65 M W Farmer $2500 $800 Vermont Male citizen over 21 -----, Louisa 50 F W Keeping House " Orcutt, Desire 83 F W None " Cup, Jas. F. 23 M W Farm Laborer " Male citizen over 21
Albert COWLES 37 Self M M W VT Farmer VT VT Mary COWLES 35 Wife F M W VT Keeping House VT VT Clarance L. COWLES 7 Son M S W VT VT VT Henry W. COWLES 5 Son M S W VT VT VT Elsie M. COWLES 2 Dau F S W VT VT VT Henry WHITNY 74 FatL M W VT VT VT
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), pp. 352-353 and pp. 934-935.
1.^ Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.
3.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 218, page 210.
4.^ Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.
5.^ Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.
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