Family:Whitney, William H. (1807-1863)

William H.⁸ Whitney (Ezekiel Hoyt⁷, Ezekiel⁶, Ezekiel⁵, Ezekiel⁴, Ebenezer³, Richard², John¹), son of Ezekiel Hoyt⁷, was born 5 Jul 1807, Columbia Co., NY, and died in 1863.

He married, say 1828, Sarah Weldon/Waldon/Walden. She was born about 1803, 1805, 1806, or 1815, Saratoga Co., NY, and died 18 May 1874, aged 70 years. She was buried in Union Cemetery, Crescent, NY.^[1]

Children of William H.⁸ and Sarah (Weldon/Waldon/Walden) Whitney:

i.	(son) Whitney, b. bef. 1830.
ii.	Abram A. Whitney, b. ca. 1831, New York, NY; m.(1) Margaret M. Sleight; m.(2) Virgelia (Mansfield) Platt.
iii.	Nancy Mary Whitney, b. May 1833, NY; d. 1914; bur. Hudson View Cemetery, Mechanicville, NY; m. ca. 1855, Warren Baker.
iv.	Lydia A. Whitney, b. ca. 1836, NY; d. aft. 1850; m. ....
v.	Martha J. Whitney, b. ca. 1839, NY; d. aft. 1850.
vi.	George S. Whitney, b. ca. 1841, NY; d. aft. 1863; registered for the draft Jun 1863, Half Moon, NY, aged 20, white, boatman, single.[2]
vii.	Sarah C. Whitney, b. ca. 1845, NY; d. aft. 1875; m. bef. 1868, James Henry Philo.

Notes

There was a different William H. Whitney with wife Sarah was born about 1804, Madison Co., NY, had a daughter Frances, and was living in Westmoreland, Oneida Co., NY, in 1855.

Another different William H. Whitney with a wife Sarah J., who served in the Civil War. He applied for an invalid pension 21 Dec 1892, from New York. He served in Co. B, 50th NY Engineers, Application #142,138, Certificate #973,615. His widow applied for a widow's pension 3 Jul 1914, also from NY, Application #1,030,711, Certificate #785,788.

There was still another different William H. Whitney with a wife Sarah A., who served in Cos. D and G, 24 Mass. Infantry, whose widow applied from a pension from Florida on 18 Feb 1911, Application #958,856.

Census

• 1840, Halfmoon, Saratoga Co., NY: William H. Whitney, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 0-4, and 1 female 20-29.
• 1840, Halfmoon, Saratoga Co., NY: Wm. H. Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 10-14, 1 male 5-9, 1 female 30-39, 1 female 5-9, and 2 females 0-4; 1 engaged in agriculture.
• 1850, Halfmoon, Saratoga Co., NY:

453 507 William Whitney 41 M - Shoemaker $350 New York Sarah Whitney 47 F - New York Lydia Do 14 F - Do Attended school Martha Do 11 F - Do Attended school George Do 9 M - Do Attended school Sarah Do 5 F - Do Attended school

• 1855 State: not found.
• 1860, Halfmoon, Saratoga Co., NY:

96 96 William Whitney 62 M - Boot & Shoe Maker $60 New York Sarah " 54 M - House Work do Sarah C. " 15 F - do Attended school 97 97 David J. Shaw 62 M - Mill Right $50 England Almord E. " 54 F - House Work do Florance D. " 6 F - New York Attended school Allice " 4 F - do Arvilia " 2 F - do George S. Whitney 18 M - Boat Man do

• 1865 State, Half Moon, Saratoga Co., NY:

189 Frame $1500 199 John Welch 26 M - ---- Ireland - 1 1 - - Laborer - 1 - - - - - - - - - Catharine Welch 30 F - Wife Ireland 3 1 1 - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - Mary E. Welch 3-8m F - Chld Saratoga - - - - 1 William Welch 1-11m M - " " - - - - 1 John Welch 3m M - " " - - - - 1 200 Sarah Whitney 60 F - ---- Saratoga 7 1 - 1 - Collar maker

• 1870, Halfmoon, Saratoga Co., NY:

161 185 Harvey, John 35 M W Canal Boatman $4000 New York Parents foreign born, Male citizen over 21 ... 186 McMullen, Mary 27 F W Keeping House $500 $100 New York ... 187 Patterson, George Jr. 30 M W Harness maker $300 New York Male citizen over 21 ... 188 Whitney, Sarah 55 F W Keeping House $100 New York

References

• Census records.

1.^  Find A Grave Memorial #92470420, Sarah Whitney.

2.^  U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, from Ancestry.com.

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