Family:Whitney, Raymond (1805-a1880)

Raymond⁷ Whitney (Aaron Wilkes⁶, Ebenezer⁵, David⁴, Joseph³, John², Henry¹), son of Aaron Wilkes⁶ and Sarah (Bennett) Whitney, was born 16 May 1805, Norwalk, CT, and died after 1880.

He married, 4 Jan 1835, Easton or Fairfield, CT, Marinda Silliman,^[1] daughter of Deacon Justus Silliman. She was born 21 Mar 1806, Easton, CT, and died after 1868, and probably before 1870.

Phoenix says the following:

"... a machinist and, since 1852, a farmer .... He was engaged with his brothers in carrying on a furnace, manufacturing plows, etc., in Bridgeport, Conn.; and afterward removed to North Fairfield, Ohio, where he was living in 1868."

Child of Raymond⁷ and Marinda (Silliman) Whitney:

i.	Charles Silliman8 Whitney, b. 24 Apr 1838, Bridgeport, CT; m. Emma Ann Peck, daughter of Lyman Peck.

Census

• 1840, Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT: Raymond Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 0-4, and 1 female 30-39; 1 engaged in manufacture or trades.
• 1850, Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT:

42 47 Roswell Whitney 43 M - Foundry & M Shop $3000 Conn. Eliza " 40 F - " Augusta S. " 8 F - " Attended school Mary E. " 9 F - N.Y. Attended school 43 48 Raymond " 45 M - " " " " $3000 Conn. Malinda " 44 F - " Charles L. " 12 M - " Attended school 44 49 Junius Foster 43 M - Pvt Car Agt Fuo Mass. Electa " 43 F - N.Y. 50 Sally Whitney 70 F - $1000 Conn.

• 1860, Fairfield, Huron Co., OH:

2307 2225 Raymond Whitney 55 M - Farmer $3200 $600 Conn. Marinda S. 54 F - " Charles S. 22 M - "

• 1870, Fairfield, Huron Co., OH:

183 190 Whitney, Charles 32 M W Farmer Conn. Male citizen over 21 -----, Annie 20 F W Keeping house Ohio Whitney, Raymond 64 M W Farmer Conn. Male citizen over 21

• 1880, Fairfield, Huron Co., OH:

Charles S. WHITNEY 42 Self M M W CT Farmer CT CT Amy A. WHITNEY 30 Wife F M W OH Keeping House NY OH Erav R. WHITNEY 9 Son M S W OH CT OH Frank P. WHITNEY 4 Son M S W OH CT OH Raymond WHITNEY 75 Fath M W W CT Machinist 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), pp. 385-386 and p. 1006.

1.^  "Raymond [Whitney], m. Marinda SILLIMAN, 4 Jan 1835, by James H. LINSLEY," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Fairfield 1-M:56.

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