Family:Whitney, Abijah Fitch (1840-a1880)
Abijah Fitch8 Whitney (Charles Fitch7, Thomas6, Benjamin5, Joseph4, Joseph3, Jonathan2, John1), son of Charles Fitch7 and Louisa (Kemp) Whitney, was born 28 Feb 1840, Tunbridge, VT.
He married, 7 Dec 1865, Plainfield, VT, Rosette L. Smith or Rose A. Smith, daughter of Eliphalet and Sarah (-----) Smith.[1] She was born 1845.
He is in the lumber business; resided Morrisville, VT.
Children of Abijah Fitch8 and Rosette L. (Smith) Whitney:
i. Lillian Jane9 Whitney, b. 30 May 1870. ii. Gertrude May Whitney, b. 27 Oct 1878.
Census
145 152 Whitney, Amos F. 30 M W Runs Saw Mill $2500 $390 Vermont Male citizen over 21 -----, Rosetta 25 F W Keeping House " -----, Lillian 1/12 F W " 153 Johnson, Nelson 50 M W Works in Fork Factory $800 $100 " -----, Susan A. 49 F W Keeping House "
This was Abijah (not "Amos").
Abijah WHITNEY 41 Self M M W VT Laborer VT VT Rosette WHITNEY 35 Wife F M W VT Keeping House VT VT Lillian WHITNEY 10 Dau F S W VT At School VT VT Gertie M. WHITNEY 2 Dau F S W VT At School VT VT
102 112 Leland, Alma L. Head W F Jul 1847 52 wid 4ch 3liv Vermont Vermont Vermont Rents house -----, Charles A. Son W M Jun 1873 26 sgl Vermont Vermont Vermont Day laborer -----, Sarah E. Dau W F Sep 1881 19 sgl 0ch 0liv Vermont Vermont Vermont At school Whitney, Gertrude Brdr W F Oct 1878 21 sgl 0ch 0liv Vermont Vermont Vermont At school
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. 560.
1.^ Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages. ``
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