Family:Whitney, Charles Aaron (1841-1909)

Charles Aaron⁹ Whitney (Aaron⁸, Benjamin⁷, Aaron⁶, Daniel⁵, Daniel⁴, Henry³, John², Henry¹), son of Aaron⁸ and Lucretia (Gilbert) Whitney, was born 20 Mar 1841, NY, and died 1909.

He married, 20 June 1866, Elmira, NY, Jenny S. Cleves, daughter of Joshua Cleves. She was born Jan 1842, NY, and died 1928.

They settled at Binghamton, NY, and were living there in 1874.

Children of Charles Aaron⁹ and Jenny S. (Cleves) Whitney:

i.	Augusta Cleves10 Whitney, b. 25 Mar 1868, Binghamton, NY; "Amy A." in 1900 and 1905 censuses, then unmarried.
ii.	Louise Whitney, b. 20 Feb 1870, Binghamton, NY; not in family 1880.
iii.	William Elmer Whitney, b. 3 Aug 1872, Binghamton, NY.
iv.	Freddie Whitney, b. ca. 1875, NY.

Census

• 1870, Binghamton Ward 3, Broome Co., NY:

110 112 Whitney, Charles A. 29 M W Wholesale Provisions $3000 $5000 New York Male citizen over 21 " Jennie 28 F W House Keeping New York " Annie 2 F W New York " Louise 4/12 F W New York Born in Feb Kean, Maggie 19 F W Domestic Servt. New York Parents foreign born

• 1880, 57, Broome Co., NY:

Charles A. WHITNEY 39 Self M M W NY Provision Merchant NY NY J. C. WHITNEY 38 Wife F M W NY Keeping House NY NY Gussie WHITNEY 12 Dau F S W NY At School NY NY Willie WHITNEY 7 Son M S W NY NY NY Freddie WHITNEY 5 Son M S W NY NY NY Arthur WHITNEY 19 Bro M S W NY Provision Clerk NY NY Hannah LARKIN 21 Othe F S W NY General Housework IRE IRE

• 1900, 77 Mariner Street, Buffalo Ward 21, Erie Co., NY:

246 335 Whitney, Charles A. Head W M Mar 1841 59 mar 34 New York New York New York Dealer in store, Rents house -----, Jennie Wife W F Jan 1842 58 mar 34 4ch 1liv New York New York New York -----, Amy A. Dau W F Mar 1868 32 sgl New York New York New York Teacher music Berwick, Sarah Srvt W F May 1877 23 sgl Canada Eng. Canada Eng. Canada Eng. Servant, Imm. 1896

• 1905 State, Buffalo Ward 21, Erie Co., NY.
• 1920, East Hamburgh, Erie Co., NY: Widow Jennie.

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. 1981 and p. 2397.

• Census records.

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