Family:Whitney, John Bullock (1806-1887)
John Bullock Whitney (John), son of John and Lovina (Bullock) Whitney), was born 7 May 1806, Stukely, QC, and died 24 Oct 1887, Abbotsford, QC.
He married, 7 Jul 1829, Abbotsford, QC, Lucinda Avery, daughter of William and Martha (Stewart) Avery. She was born 26 Mar 1804, Stukeley, QC, and died 26 Jun 1876, Abbotsford, QC.
Children of John Bullock and Lucinda (Avery) Whitney:
i. William Whitney, b. 18 Aug 1830, Abbotsford, QC; d. young. ii. Alonzo Whitney, b. 1 Nov 1832, Abbotsford, QC; d. Australia as a young man; unmarried. iii. Lovina Whitney, b. 8 Jul 1835, Abbotsford, QC; d. 29 Apr 1836, Abbotsford, QC. iv. Mary Ann Stewart Whitney, b. 28 Feb 1837, Abbotsford, QC; d. 26 Mar 1888, Vanceboro, ME; m. E. T. Holbrook. Children: a. Henry Sheridan Holbrook, b. -----. b. Edward Alonzo Holbrook, b. -----.
v. Martha Lovina Whitney, b. 25 Jan 1839, Abbotsford, QC; d. 5 Nov 1899, Northfield, MA, aged 61 years, of heart failure;[1] m.(1) Albert Barber; m.(2) Seth Henry Doolitle. Children: a. William Frederick Doolittle, b. -----. b. (son) Doolittle, b. Nov 1868.
vi. William John Whitney, b. 26 Feb 1844, Abbotsford, QC; d. 10 Nov 1913; m. Helen Sophia Nash, b. 3 May 1848, dau. of Ephraim and Harriet (Parker) Nash; res. 1217 Kinistino Ave., Edmonton, AB. Children: a. Harriet Louisa Whitney, b. -----. b. Martha Stewart Whitney, b. -----. c. Agnes Mary Whitney, b. -----. d. William Nash Whitney, b. -----. e. Frank Parker Whitney, b. -----. f. Edward Llewellyn Whitney, b. -----. g. Helen Gertrude Whitney, b. -----.
Census
- 1851, St. Paul D'Abbotsford, St. Hyacinthe County, Canada East (Quebec), Canada:
Lucinda Whitney 47 Canada John B Whitney -- -- Alanza Whitney 18 Canada Mary Anne Whitney 14 Canada Martha Whitney 12 Canada John Whitney 7 Canada Jean Baptiste Whitney 3 Canada
- 1861: not found.
- 1871, Ste-Paul-d'Abbotsford, Rouville Co., QC:
71 John B. Withney 65, QC married Lucenda Withney 67 QC married John Withney 25 QC married Ama Withney 20 QC married John W. Withney 27 QC married Hélene Withney 23 QC married
49 William T. WHITNEY M Male English 37 Q Farmer Episcopal Helen S. WHITNEY M Female English 32 Q Methodist Harriet L. WHITNEY Female English 9 Q Methodist Martha S. WHITNEY Female English 8 Q Methodist Agnes M. WHITNEY Female English 6 Q Methodist William N. WHITNEY Male English 4 Q Methodist John B. WHITNEY W Male English 74 Q Episcopal
References
- Census records.
- Elroy McKendree Avery and Catharine Hitchcock (Tilden) Avery, The Groton Avery Clan (Cleveland: 1912), vol. I, p. 584, at Ancestry.com.
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