Family:Whitney, Benjamin Franklin (1830-1906)

Benjamin Franklin⁷ Whitney (Joseph Lee⁶, Jeremiah⁵, Jeremiah⁴, Nathan³, John², Henry¹), son of Joseph Lee⁶ and Phebe (Mead) Whitney, was born 28 Apr 1830, Reading, NY, and died 9 Jan 1906, Machias, NY. He was buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Machias, NY.^[1]

He married, 6 Jul 1854, Arcade, NY, Lurinda Adeline Haggerty, daughter of Reynold and Sarah Ann (Perkins) Haggerty. She was born 13 Jul 1834, Ellisburgh, NY, and died 20 Dec 1914, Machias, NY. She was buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Machias, NY.^[2]

Phoenix says the following:

". . . a farmer . . . . They dwelt for nine years at Sardinia, N.Y.; nine years at Yorkshire, N.Y.; and three years at Machias, N.Y., which was their home in Aug. 1875."

Children of Benjamin Franklin⁷ and Lurinda Adeline (Haggerty) Whitney:

i.	William B.8 Whitney, b. 1 Sep 1857, Sardinia, NY; m. Lucinda J. Bowen.
ii.	Charles Elbert Whitney, b. 23 Apr 1863, Yorkshire, NY; d. 18 May 1864, Yorkshire, NY, where he was buried.
iii.	Albert Allen Whitney, b. 14 Jun 1867, Yorkshire, NY; d. 1 Mar 1937, Little Valley, NY; m. 14 Jun 1892, Colden, NY, Louise E. Frantz; "Burt" in 1870 and 1880 censuses.
iv.	Anna Mary Whitney, b. 5 Sep 1874, Machias, NY; d. 30 Jun 1953, Machias, NY; m. 22 May 1894, Machias, NY, George Albert Braun.

Census

• 1855 State, Sardinia, Erie Co., NY:

235 Frame $200 244 B. F. Whitney 25 M - - Steuben 1 - 17 Cooper 1 - - - - 1 - L. A. Whitney 20 F - Wife Jefferson 1 - 6 - - - - - - - - P. R. Whitney 65 F - Moth Dutches - 1 17 - - - - - - - - S. M. Whitney 39 F - Sist Cayuga - - 17 - - - - - - - - E. B. Runyan 11 M - Neph Erie - - 11 - - - - - - - -

• 1860, Sardinia, Erie Co., NY:

520 523 Benjamin Whitney 30 M - Farmer $600 $350 New York Lorinda " 26 F - " Phebe Whitney 70 F - Widow " 524 Sarah Whitney 40 F - $250 " William " 3 M - "

• 1865 State, Yorkshire, Cattaraugus Co., NY:

203 Frame ---- 197 B. F. Whitney 35 M - ---- Steuben - 1 1 - - Farmer 1 - - - 1 - - - - - - Lorinda Whitney 30 F - Wife Jefferson 2 1 1 - - W. B. Whitney 7 M - Chld Erie - - - - 1 B. T. Runyan 35 M - Neph Yates - - - - 1 Farmer 1 - - - - - - - - - - M. S. Runyan 24 F - Niec " - - - - 1

• 1870, Yorkshire, Cattaraugus Co., NY:

275 270 Whitney, Benj. 40 M W Farmer $4500 $1400 New York Male citizen over 21 -----, Lorinda 35 F W Keeping house New York -----, Willie B. 12 M W At home New York Attended school -----, Berta A. 3 M W " " New York

• 1875 State, Yorkshire, Cattaraugus Co., NY:

35 ---- $1500 38 Benj. Whitney 45 M - ---- Steuben Co. m Farmer - 1 - - 1 - Lorinda " 41 F - Wife Jeffn. " m - Wm. B. " 17 M - Chld Catt. s - Burt A. " 8 " - " " s - Anna " 9/12 F - " " s -

• 1880, Yorkshire, Cattaraugus Co., NY:

Benjamin WHITNEY 50 Self M M W NY Farmer NY NY Lurinda WHITNEY 45 Wife F M W NY Keeping House NY NY William WHITNEY 23 Son M M W NY At Home NY NY Lucinda WHITNEY 22 DauL F M W NY At Home NY NY Burt WHITNEY 13 Son M S W NY At School NY NY Annah WHITNEY 5 Dau F S W NY NY NY

• 1900, Yorkshire, Cattaraugus Co., NY:

415 417 Whitney, Benjamin F. Head W M Apr 1829 71 mar 45 New York New York New York Farmer, Owns free farm -----, Lurinda F. Wife W F Jul 1834 65 mar 45 4ch 3liv New York New York New York Braun, Albert SiL W M Feb 1873 26 mar 6 New York Germany Pennsylvania Farm Laborer -----, Annah Dau W F Sep 1874 25 mar 6 1ch 1liv New York New York New York -----, Clifford GSon W M Nov 1894 5 sgl New York New York New York

References

• All data imported from Stephen Whitney Phoenix, The Whitney family of Connecticut, and its affiliations; being an attempt to trace the descendants, as well in the female as the male lines, of Henry Whitney, from 1649 to 1878; to which is prefixed some account of the Whitneys of England. (New York : Priv. Print. [Bradford Press] 1878), p. 852 and p. 1736.

1.^  Find A Grave Memorial #117436964, Benjamin Franklin Whitney.

2.^  Find A Grave Memorial #117437523, Lurinda Adeline Haggerty Whitney.

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