Family:Whitney, Jason Frost (1841-1882)

Jason Frost⁸ Whitney (Marshall Frost⁷, Elisha⁶, Hezekiah⁵, Enoch⁴, Ebenezer³, Richard², John¹), son of Marshall Frost⁷ and Esther Betsey (Warner) Whitney, was born 13 May 1841, Litchfield, CT, and died 16 Oct 1882, Torrington, CT.

He married, 27 Oct 1862, Montrose, PA, (by Rev. R. Van Valkenburg) Ellen Lucena Tyler, daughter of Ansel and Isabella (Young) Tyler. She was born 6 Sep 1839, East Bridgewater, PA, and died 24 Sep 1914, Bridgeport, CT.

Ellen Tyler was granddaughter of Simeon Tyler whose descent from John and Priscilla Alden is on record with the General Society of Mayflower Descendants.

Children of Jason Frost⁸ and Ellen Lucena (Tyler) Whitney:

i.	Ernest Jay9 Whitney, b. 28 Nov 1863, Naugatuck, CT; m. 16 Nov 1893, Waterbury, CT, Annie Mary (Mott) Watkins.
ii.	Andrew Clarence Whitney, b. 21 Aug 1865, East Bridgewater, PA; m. Amelia Newman Parrish.
iii.	Mary Winona Whitney, b. 25 Dec 1867, Waterbury, CT (registered as Alice in Vital Records); m. Joseph Ebenezer Sandiford.
iv.	Samuel Frost Whitney, b. 23 Mar 1873, Torrington, CT; d. 23 Sep 1874, Torrington, CT, drowned.

Census

• 1870, Torrington, Litchfield Co., CT:

265 278 Whitney, Jason 26 M W Brass Roller Conn. Male citizen over 21 -----, Ellen 29 F W Keeps house Pennsylvania -----, Ernest 6 M W Conn. -----, Clarence 4 M W Pennsylvania -----, Winona 2 F W Conn.

• 1880, Torrington, Litchfield Co., CT:

Jayson F. WHITNEY 39 Self M M W CT Brass Roller CT CT Ellen L. WHITNEY 40 Wife F M W --- Keeping House --- --- Ernest J. WHITNEY 16 Son M S W --- Works In Brass Mill --- CT Andrew C. WHITNEY 14 Son M S W --- At School CT CT Mary W. WHITNEY 12 Dau F S W --- At School CT CT Isabella TYLER 75 MotL F W W --- At Home --- CT Andrew O. TYLER 38 BroL M S W --- --- NY

• 1900, Foxen St., New Haven Ward 14, New Haven Co., CT:

84 106 Whitney, A. C. Head W M Aug 1865 34 wid Pennsylvania Connecticut Pennsylvania Clergyman, Rents house -----, Jay H. Son W M Oct 1886 13 sgl Connecticut Pennsylvania New York School -----, Clinton G. Son W M Dec 1888 11 sgl Massachusetts Pennsylvania New York At school -----, Ernest F. Son W M May 1891 9 sgl Massachusetts Pennsylvania New York At school -----, Marian Dau W F Jan 1894 6 sgl Florida Pennsylvania New York At school -----, Ellen L. Moth W F Sep 1839 60 wid 1ch 1liv Pennsylvania Vermont Pennsylvania Housekeeper

References

• Edward Raymond Sandiford, Some More Descendants of John and Elinor Whitney (Bloomfield, NJ: The author, 1941).

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