Family:Whitney, Artemas Chushen (1838-a1900)

Artemas Chushen⁸ Whitney (Newhall⁷, Benjamin⁶, Solomon⁵, Benjamin⁴, Thomas³, Thomas², John¹), son of Newhall⁷ and Elizabeth (Whitehead) Whitney, was born 2 Dec 1838, Durham, QC, and died after 1900.

He married, 13 Mar 1866, Wheelock or Lyndon, VT, Sarah E. Stark.^[1] She was born 5 Jul 1839, and died after 1880, but before 1900.

He was born on a farm in Canada, but early moved to the states, locating at Wheelock, VT, where he was married. Later he moved to Saint Johnsbury Center, where he has since resided on his farm. During the war, from 1861 to 1865 he was one of the selectmen; resided Saint Johnsbury Center, VT.

Children of Artemas Chushen⁸ and Sarah E. (Stark) Whitney:

i.	Ida May9 Whitney, b. 19 Jan 1867, Wheelock, VT;[2] m. 1 Jan 1890, Bert A. Farnham; resided Saint Johnsbury.
ii.	Charles Newhall Whitney, b. 6 Sep 1868, VT; m. Nellie E. -----.
iii.	Jennie Elizabeth Whitney, b. 16 Dec 1874; resided Saint Johnsbury.

Census

• 1860: not found.
• 1870, Wheelock, Caledonia Co., VT:

147 147 Whitney, Artemus C. 30 M W Farmer $1600 $780 Canada Male citizen over 21 " Sarah 28 F W Housekeeper Vermont " Inda 4 F W At Home " Father foreign born, Attended school " Charles 2 M W " " Father foreign born

• 1880, St. Johnsbury, Caledonia Co., VT:

Actimas WHITNEY 41 Self M M W CANADA Farmer MASS MASS Sarah E. WHITNEY 40 Wife F M W VT Housekeeper NH VT Ida M WHITNEY 13 Dau F S W VT CANADA VT Charles N. WHITNEY 11 Son M S W VT CANADA VT Jinnie E WHITNEY 3 Dau F S W VT CANADA VT Rata LEWIS 17 Oth M S W NH Servant CANADA CANADA

• 1900, Saint Johnsbury, Caledonia Co., VT:

250 269 Farnham, Bert Head W M Nov 1866 33 mar 10 Vermont Vermont Canada Farmer, Owns mortgaged farm -----, Inda M. Wife W F Jan 1867 33 mar 10 2ch 2liv Vermont Canada Vermont -----, Abbie E. Dau W F Nov 1892 8 sgl Vermont Vermont Vermont -----, Dorothy L. Dau W F Nov 1899 6m sgl Vermont Vermont Vermont Whitney, Artimus FiL W M Dec 1837 62 wid Canada Canada Canada Immig. 1854, Na.

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. 533.

1.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.

2.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.

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