Family:Whitney, Zenas (1814-1897)

Zenas⁷ Whitney (Aaron Wilkes⁶, Ebenezer⁵, David⁴, Joseph³, John², Henry¹), son of Aaron Wilkes⁶ and Sarah (Bennett) Whitney, was born 27 Jul 1814, Wilton, CT, and died 13 May 1897, Easton, CT. He was buried in Union Cemetery, Easton, CT.^[1]

He married, 6 Nov 1837, Southport or Fairfield, CT, Drusilla F. Perry "both of Fairfield",^[2] daughter of Nathan and Sarah (-----) Perry, of Weston. She was born 23 Jul 1816, Weston, CT, and died 6 Jan 1892, Easton, CT. She was buried in Union Cemetery, Easton, CT.^[3]

Phoenix says the following:

"... a pattern-maker .... He lived in Bridgeport, CT, in 1867, and, a few years later, in New Haven, CT. He is said to be a Baptist preacher."

Children of Zenas⁷ and Drusilla (Perry) Whitney, all born Fairfield, CT:

i.	Cornelia Anne7 Whitney, b. 30 Mar 1839; m. 2 May 1865, Brooklyn, NY, Barnabas Bradford Baxter, of Hyannis, MA, who d. 7 Nov 1865.
ii.	George Oliver Whitney, b. 26 Sep 1844; d. 18 Dec 1872, Tarrytown, NY; unmarried; graduated at Madison University, Hamilton, NY, in 1869; was ordained, and settled at Tarrytown, NY, as pastor of the Baptist Church.
iii.	William Arthur Whitney, b. 13 Jan 1846; d. 5 Nov 1852, and was buried in the old Division Street Cemetery, Bridgeport, CT.

Census

• 1840, Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT: Sally Whitney, 1 male 20-29, 1 female 60-69, 3 females 20-29, and 1 female 0-4; 1 engaged in manufacture or trades. He seems to be the male 20-29 in this family, with his wife and one daughter.
• 1850, Bridgeport Ward 2, Fairfield Co.:

350 440 Zenas Whitney 38 M - Pattern Maker Conn. Drusilla F. " 35 F - " Cornelia A. " 11 F - " Attended school George O. " 5 M - " Attended school William A. " 4 F - " Sarah E. Morehouse 15 F - " Attended school

• 1860, Bridgeport, Fairfield Co., CT:

1754 1989 Zenas Whitney 46 M - Pattern Maker $500 Conn. Trazilla " 44 F - " Caroline " 21 F - " George O. " 15 M - " Attended school

• 1865 State, Hamilton, Madison Co., NY:

187 203 Hartshorn, Chloe P. 53 F W Keeping House $5000 $1500 New York Price, Josephe C. 21 F W $1500 $2100 New York Riddell, Rodolph R. 24 M W Studen in Col. $1500 New York Attended school, Male citizen over 21 -----, Anna 19 F W $5000 New York Attended school, Male citizen over 21 Whitney, George O. 25 M W Student in Theo. Sem. Connecticut Attended school, Male citizen over 21 Shoards, Joseph F. 25 M W Student in Theo. Sem. New York Attended school, Male citizen over 21 Downer, Bessie 18 F W Domestic Servant Ireland Parents foreign born

• 1870, Ward 1, New Haven, CT:

185 181 Whitney, Zenas 55 M W Pattern Maker $1500 $1000 Conn. Male citizen over 21 -----, Druzilla 53 F W Keeping House Conn. -----, Cornelia A. 30 F W At Home Conn. -----, George O. 25 M W Divinity Student Conn. Attended school, male citizen over 21 McClay, Henrietta 40 F W At Home Conn. McDermot, Margarette 19 F W Domestic Servant Ireland Parents foreign born

• 1880, Bridgeport, Fairfield Co., CT:

Zelos WHITNEY 65 Self M M W CT Pattern Maker CT CT Druzilla WHITNEY 63 Wife F M W CT Keep House CT CT Cornelia A. WHITNEY 21 Dau F W W CT At Home CT CT [sic: should be 41]

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 pp. 1007-1008.

1.^  Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934, at Ancestry.com.

2.^  "Zenus [Whitney], m. Drusilla PERRY, b. of Fairfield, [prob. 1837] by [Enoch E. CHASE]," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Fairfield 1-M:65.

3.^  Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934, at Ancestry.com.

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