Family:Whitney, Ami (1793-a1880)

Capt. Ami⁶ Whitney (Tarball⁵, Solomon⁴, David³, Joshua², John¹), was born 28 Jul 1793, Poultney, VT.

He married, 9 Nov 1815, Rachel Osgood. She was born 22 May 1797, Swanzey, NH, and died 4 May 1865, Almond, NY, s.p.

He served during the war, and at its close was captain in the New York state militia. Has held many offices in the gift of his townsmen; resided Almond, NY.

He received an award of $13 for his service in the New York state militia during the War of 1812. At the time, he was residing in Almond, Allegany Co., NY.^[1]

Children of Ami⁶ and Rachel (Osgood) Whitney:

i.	(daughter)7 Whitney, b. between 1815 and 1820; apparently died young.

Census

• 1820, Alfred, Allegany Co., NY: Ara Whitney, 1 male 16-25, 1 female 16-25, and 1 female 0-9; 1 engaged in agriculture.
• 1830: not found.
• 1840: not found.
• 1850, Almond, Allegany Co., NY:

439 520 Amia Whitney 56 M - Farmer $3000 Pa. Rachel Whitney 53 F - " N.H. Hugh Woodcock 23 M - " N.Y. Elizabeth Ferry 20 F - " " Gabriel R. Green 30 M - Grocery Keeper "

• 1855 State, Almond, Allegany Co., NY:

266 Ami Whitney 62 M - - Penn. 1 - 49 Farmer 1 - - - - 1 - Rachel Whitney 58 F - Wife N.H. 1 - 44 - - - - - - - - Elizabeth Terry 23 F - Sist Allegany - - 23 - - - - - - - - Nathan Prondak 25 U - Srvt Allegany - - 25 T[???]er 1 - - - - - - Phebe Howe 67 U - Brdr Conn. - 1 33 - - - - - - - -

• 1860, Almond, Allegany Co., NY:

881 881 Ami Whitney 69 M - Farmer $6000 $2000 Pa. Rachell " 63 F - House Labor Mass. Elizabeth Ferry 30 F - Do $50 N.Y. Clinton Mass 22 M - Farm Labor Pa.

• 1865 State, Almond, Allegany Co., NY:

7 Wood $2000 8 Ami Whitney 72 F - ---- Pennsylvania - 1 - 1 - Farmer 1 - - - 1 - - - - - - Hellen Osgood 21 F - Labr Allegany - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - Volney Osgood 16 M - Labr Allegany - - - - - Farmer - - - - - - - - - - -

• 1870, Almond, Allegany Co., NY:

189 191 Whitney, Ami 76 M W Farmer $4000 $6500 Pennsylvania Male citizen over 21 Leonard, Erastus 47 M W Works on farm New York Male citizen over 21 -----, Elizabeth 40 F W Keeps house New York

• 1880, Almond, Allegany Co., NY:

Clinton MOSS 42 Self M M W PA Farmer PA PA Eveline MOSS 48 Wife F M W NY Keeping House NY NY Ami WHITNEY 86 Othe M W W PA CT CT

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. 225.

1. ^  New York Adjutant General's Office, Index of Awards on Claims of the Soldiers of the War of 1812. (Albany, NY: 1860)

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