Family:Whitney, Ebenezer Gould (1808-1881)

Ebenezer Gould⁷ Whitney (Cornelius⁶, Cornelius⁵, Matthias⁴, Cornelius³, Joshua², John¹), son of Cornelius⁶ and Rhoda (Gould) Whitney, was born 27 Feb 1808, Mexico, NY, and died 9 Dec 1881, Mexico, NY.

He married, 16 Feb 1848, Maria Wickware, daughter of John and Alice (-----) Wickware. She was born 16 Jan 1824, NY, and died 29 Nov 1886.

He was a farmer. He resided Mexico, NY.

Children of Ebenezer Gould⁷ and Maria (Wickware) Whitney:

i.	Martha Alice8 Whitney, b. 14 Apr 1852, Oswego Co., NY; m. 20 Sep 1876, Wilfred A. Robbins, b. 24 Jan 1853. He is postmaster; resided Mexico, NY; s. p.
ii.	Charles G. Whitney, b. 27 Jul 1856; unmarried; resided Easton, Adams County, WI.
iii.	Julia E. Whitney, b. 24 Sep 1861; unmarried; resided Mexico, NY.
iv.	Etta Whitney, formerly Etta McNulty, b. ca. 1867 (adopted).

Census

• 1850, Mexico, Oswego Co., NY:

1807 1840 John Wickware 69 M - Farmer $300 N.Y. Allice 65 F - [N.Y.] Ebenezer Whitney 39 M - [N.Y.] Mariah 26 F - [N.Y.]

• 1855 State, Mexico, Oswego Co., NY:

521 Frame $1000 556 Aurelia Green 55 F - - Sartoga - 1 18 - - - - - - 1 - Ann E. Green 25 F - Chld Otsego - - 18 - - - - - - - - Aurelia Green 23 F - Chld Otsego - - 23 - - - - - - - - Luzina Green 17 F - Chld Oswego - - 17 - - - - - - - - 557 Ebenezer G. Whitny 46 M - - Washington 1 - 40 Farmer 1 - - - - - - Maria Whitny 31 F - Wife Oswego 1 - 31 - - - - - - - - Martha Whitny 4 F - Chld Oswego - - 4 - - - - - - - - Sarah Jones 18 F - Srvt Oswego - - 1 - - - - - - - - John Jones 21 M - Labr Oswego - - 3 Farmer 1 - - - - - -

• 1860, Mexico, Oswego Co., NY:

437 441 Ebenezar G. Whitney 52 M - Farmer $2200 $470 New York Maria 36 F - " Martha A. 9 F - " Attended school Charles G. 4 M - " Attended school

• 1870, Mexico, Oswego Co., NY:

147 152 Whitney, Ebenezer 62 M W Farm Laborer $1400 $500 Canada Parents foreign born, Male citizen over 21 -----, Merta 40 F W Keeping House New York -----, Martha 19 F W At Home New York -----, Charlie 14 M W At School New York ?Attended school -----, Julia 9 F W At School New York ?Attended school

• 1880, Mexico, Oswego Co., NY:

Ebonezer WHITNEY 72 Self M M W NY Farm Laborer CT NY Maria WHITNEY 56 Wife F M W NY Keeping House CAN NY Julia WHITNEY 19 Dau F S W NY Dressmaker NY NY Etta MC NULTY 13 Dau F S W NY CAN CAN

• 1880, Walnut, Fremont Co., IA:

George H. WEST 39 Self M M W IA Farm Hand OH OH Anne E. WEST 37 Wife F M W PA Keeping House PA PA Lillie M. WEST 16 Dau F W IA At Home IA PA Carrie F. WEST 14 Dau F W IA At Home IA PA J. D. WEST 11 Son M S W IA At Home IA PA George D. WEST 2 Son M S W IA IA PA Charles G. WHITNEY 24 Oth M S W NY Farm Hand NY NY

This is his son Charles.

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. 393-394.

• Census records.

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