Family:Whitney, John (1844-1911)
John9 Whitney (Ruluff8, Ruluff Dutcher7, Cornelius6, William5, William4, William3, Joshua2, John1), son of Ruluff8 and ----- (-----) Whitney, was born Nov 1844, CT, and died 8 Jan 1911, New Haven, CT.[1] He was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, New Haven, CT.[2]
He married, about 1888, Agnes Elizabeth Thompson. She was born 26 Mar 1852, and died 2 Aug 1932. She was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, New Haven, CT.[3]
John Whitney fought in Co. I, 1st Ohio Light Artillery, during the Civil War. In 1907 he applied for and was granted an invalid pension, #1,142,214.[4]
Children of John9 and Agnes Elizabeth (Thompson) Whitney:
i. (child)10 Whitney, b. aft. 1888; d. bef. 1900.
Census
Hotel 302 307 Slough, Simon 60 M W Land Lord $3420 $4580 Ohio Male citizen over 21 ... Whitney, John 25 M W Stone Mason Ohio Male citizen over 21 ...
- 1880: not found.
- 1900, New Haven Ward 9, New Haven Co., CT:
96 114 Whitney John Head W M Nov 1844 55 mar 12 Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut Filer gun shop, Owns free house -----, Agnes E. Wife W F Mar 1852 48 mar 12 1ch 0liv Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut
- 1910, New Haven Ward 10, New Haven Co., CT: John Whitney, 64, b. CT; wife Agnes E. Whitney, 57, b. CT.
- 1920, New Haven Ward 10, New Haven Co., CT: Widow Agnes E. Whitney, 67, in family of sister Lottie J. Thompson.
- 1930, New Haven, New Haven Co., CT: Widow Agnes E. Whitney, 77, in family of sister Lottie Thompson.
References
- Census records.
1.^ Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934, from Ancestry.com. Also Death Records up to 1969, from the Connecticut State Library.
2.^ Find A Grave Memorial #147403176, John Whitney. Also Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934, from Ancestry.com.
3.^ Find A Grave Memorial #147403163, Agnes E. Thompson Whitney.
4.^ United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933, from Ancestry.com.
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