Family:Whitney, Abel (1804-1882)

Abel⁷ Whitney (Abel⁶, Benjamin⁵, Joseph⁴, Joseph³, Jonathan², John¹), son of Abel⁶ and Phebe (Scott) Whitney, was born 9 Feb 1804, Tunbridge, VT, and died after 1870.

He married, 28 Mar 1831, Mary Hall. She was born about 1810, VT, and died after 1870.

He resided Tunbridge, VT, and Fort Atkinson, WI.

Children of Abel⁷ and Mary (Hall) Whitney:

i.	Mary Jane8 Whitney, b. 1 Apr 1832, Tunbridge, VT; m. George Curtis; b. ca. 1842, OH; resided Fort Atkinson, WI. Ch.: Alta, b. ca. 1855, WI.
ii.	Nathaniel H. Whitney, b. 15 Apr 1835, Tunbridge, VT; m. 13 Apr 1872, Jefferson Co., WI, Lucy A. Mills, b. ca. 1852, WI. Ch.: George Eugene, b. ca. 1876, WI.
iii.	Elisabeth Sybil Whitney, b. ca. 1840, VT; d. after 1901; m. Oscar Sheld Cornish; b. ca. 1835, Middlefield, Otsego Co., NY; d. 16 Mar 1892; resided Fort Atkinson, WI. Ch.: Mary D., b. ca. 1859, Fort Atkinson, WI; Warner W., b. 18 Jan 1869, Fort Atkinson, WI; Robert B., b. ca. 1874, Fort Atkinson, WI.
iv.	Amanda Whitney, b. ca. 1842, VT; not in family in 1860; m. 10 Oct 1867, Fort Atkinson, WI, James M. Smith.
iv.	Hannah Emerette Whitney, b. ca. 1844, VT; not in family in 1870.
v.	Burton C. Whitney, b. ca. 1846, VT; m. Idelia Hoyt, b. ca. 1848, NY. Ch.: (adopted) Arthur A., b. ca. 1867, IA.

Census

• 1840, Tunbridge, Orange Co., VT: Abel Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 5-9, 1 female 20-29, 1 female 5-9, 1 female 0-4; 2 engaged in agriculture.
• 1850, Jefferson, Jefferson Co., WI:

619 645 Ezra B. Curtis 45 M - Farmer $1500 Vermont Ann " 45 F - " Merit " 19 M - Laborer " Attended school David " 16 M - Laborer " Attended school Delia " 10 F - " Attended school John " 8 M - " Attended school William Lamoth 14 M - Laborer New York 646 Abel Whitney 47 M - Farmer $600 Vermont Mary " 38 F - " Mary Jane " 18 F - " Attended school Nathaniel C. " 15 M - " Attended school Sybil G. " 10 F - " Attended school Amanda " 8 F - " Attended school Emerette " 6 F - " Attended school Benton C. " 4 M - " Attended school

• 1860, Jefferson, Jefferson Co., WI:

601 601 Abel Whitney 56 M - Farmer $2000 $500 Vt. Mary " 50 F - " Nathl. " 25 M - Farm hand " Amanda " 18 F - " Hannah P. " 16 " - " Burton " 14 M - "

• 1870, Jefferson, Jefferson Co., WI, p. 22:

163 154 Whitney, Abel 67 M W Farmer $5000 $1360 Vt. Male citizen over 21 -----, Mary 59 F W Keeps house Vt. -----, Emerette 25 F W Vt. -----, Burton 24 M W Farm laborer $700 Vt. Male citizen over 21

• 1870, Jefferson, Jefferson Co., WI, p. 22:

161 152 Curtis, Stephen S. 33 M W Farmer $8000 $1155 Vt. Male citizen over 21 -----, Amy 21 F W Keeps house Vt. -----, Nellie 13 F W Goes to school Ind. Attended school Whitney, Nathanael 35 M W Farm laborer $300 Vt. Male citizen over 21

• 1880, Jefferson, Jefferson Co., WI:

Able WHITNEY 75 Self M M W VT Farmer MA MA Mary WHITNEY 69 Wife F M W VT Keeping House MA MA Emrett WHITNEY 36 Dau F S W VT Teaching School VT VT Fred HOLMES 19 Oth M W WI Farm Laborer VT NY

• 1880, Jefferson, Jefferson Co., WI:

Nath. H. WHITNEY 45 Self M M W VT Laborer VT VT Lucy A. WHITNEY 28 Wife F M W WI Keeping House ENG NY Geo. Eug. WHITNEY 4 Son M S W WI At Home VT WI Mary WELLS 24 SisL F S W WI Carpet Weaver ENG NY

• 1880, Township 93, Clay, Dakota Territory:

Burton C. WHITNEY 33 Self M M W VA Farmer VA VA Idelia WHITNEY 32 Wife F M W NY Keeping House CT NY Arthur A. WHITNEY 13 Son M S W IA Farm Labor IN --- Mary HOYT 70 MotL F W W NY NY NY

References

• All data imported from Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), p. 373.

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