Family:Whitney, Albion Paris (1825-1884)

Albion Paris⁸ Whitney (William⁷, Samuel⁶, Abner⁵, John⁴, Isaiah³, Thomas², John¹), son of William⁷ and Olive (Parlin) Whitney, was born 15 Sep 1825, Jackson, NH (recorded in Corinth, ME^[1]), and died 10 Feb 1884, Petaluma, CA.

He married, 21 Feb 1850, Limestone, ME, Susan D. Eastman. She was born 28 Mar 1832.

He was a merchant in California from 1862 until his death. He resided Petaluma, CA.

For more information on Albion see Archives

Children of Albion Paris⁸ and Susan D. (Eastman) Whitney:

i.	Calvin Eastman9 Whitney, b. 23 Aug 1851; m. Fannie Boruck.
ii.	Clara Melissa Whitney, b. 1 Jan 1854; m. 12 Aug 1873, Fred Howlett; resided Berkeley, CA. Children: a. Albion Walter Howlett, b. 27 Nov 1874. b. Leona May Howlett, b. 15 Aug 1876; d. 24 Oct 1876. c. Eugene Elbert Howlett, b. 5 Jun 1878. d. Frederick Whitney Howlett, b. 26 Aug 1879; d. 21 Feb 1881. e. Harold Eastman Howlett, b. 22 Dec 1890; d. 20 May 1891.
iii.	Nancy Jane Whitney, b. 17 Sep 1855; m. 20 Apr 1881, George P. Murrow; resided 39 Clay street, San Francisco, CA. Children: a. George Whitney Murrow, b. 15 Aug 1883. b. Rachel Millicent Murrow, b. 5 Sep 1885. c. Arthur Leslie Murrow, b. 29 Apr 1887; d. 10 Nov 1888.
iv.	Arthur Leslie Whitney, b. 26 May 1857; m. Anna St. John.
v.	Leona Merrill Whitney, b. 12 Apr 1864; d. Oct 1865.
vi.	Marcella Whitney, b. 23 Apr 1866; m. 19 Oct 1892, Charles B. Wheaton.
vii.	Albion Harvey Whitney, b. 10 Apr 1870; resided Petaluma, CA; "Richard" in 1870 census.
viii.	Clara Whitney, b. 21 May 1873; m. 21 Feb 1893, Lewis Spear.

Notes

He was named for prominent Maine politician and jurist Albion Keith Parris.

Census

• 1850, Letter E Range 1, Aroostook Co., ME:

2 2 Albion P. Whitney 24 M - Laborer Me. Susan " 18 F - "

• 1860, Morristown, Sierra Co., CA:

2351 2239 A. P. Whitney 34 M - Laborer Maine W. W. Woodman 29 M - do Vermont

• 1860, Kingston, Meeker Co., MN:

5 5 Susan D. Whitney 28 F - Farmer $500 $35 N. Hampshire Calvin E. " 9 M - Maine Malissa " 6 F - " Nancy J. " 4 " - " Arthur " 2 M - Minn. Olive " 68 F - $200 -- Mass. Rufus Eastman 27 M - Farm Hand $400 $300 N.H. Enoch " 25 " - Dpt. Sheriff $200 -- "

• 1870, Petaluma, Sonoma Co., CA:

222 222 Whitney, Albion P. 44 M W Merchant $26000 $15000 Me. Male citizen over 21 -----, Susan 39 F W N.H. -----, Calvin E. 19 M W Clerk Me. Attended school -----, Clara M. 16 F W Me. Attended school -----, Jennie 14 F W Me. Attended school -----, Arthur 11 M W Minn. Attended school -----, Ella 4 F W Cal. -----, Richard 4/12 M W Cal. Born in Feb Eastman, Chas. 22 M W Clerk Me. Male citizen over 21 Guthre, Anna 30 F W Serv't Scotland Parents foreign born David, David 29 M W Balck Smith Eng. Parents foreign born

• 1880, Petaluma, Sonoma Co., CA:

Albion P. WHITNEY 55 Self M M W ME Grocer ME ME Susan WHITNEY 48 Moth F W NH Keeping House NH NH Jennie WHITNEY 24 Dau F S W ME At Home ME NH Arther WHITNEY 22 Son M S W MN Student ME NH Ella WHITNEY 14 Dau F S W CA At School ME NH Albion WHITNEY 10 Son M S W CA ME NH Clara WHITNEY 7 Dau F S W CA ME NH Theressee THOMPSON 21 Oth F S W PRU Domestic PRU PRU William BEACH 25 Oth M S W CAN Gardener CAN CAN

• 1880, son Calvin not found.

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), pp. 509-510.

1.^  "Albion Parris Whitney, child of William and ----- (-----), b. 15 September 1825," according to Corinth, Maine, Vital Records.

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