Family:Whitney, Ephraim (1827-a1880)

Ephraim⁸ Whitney (Ira⁷, Ephraim⁶, Aaron⁵, Samuel⁴, Richard³, John², Henry¹), son of Ira⁷ and Lydia (Bolt) Whitney, was born 4 Aug 1827, Kent, NY, and died after 1880.

He married, 6 Apr 1845, Susan Brewer. She was born 22 Feb 1827, Putnam Co., NY, and died after 1880.

Phoenix says the following:

". . . lived at Lake Mahopac, Carmel, NY, in 1874. "

Children of Ephraim⁸ and Susan (Brewer) Whitney:

i.	Sarah Jane9 Whitney, b. 17 Jan 1846, Dutchess Co., NY; m. 2 Jan 1863, Darius N. Smith, b. 6 Jun 1842, Dutchess Co., NY; a merchant. He lived at St. Paul, MN, in 1874.
ii.	Mary O. Whitney, b. 12 Nov 1854, Putnam Co., NY.

Census

• 1850, Carmel, Putnam Co., NY:

110 113 Ephriam Whitney 26 M - Shoemaker N.Y. Susan wife 24 F - " Sarah J. daughter 4 F - "

• 1860, Carmel, Putnam Co., NY:

262 265 Ephraim Whitney 32 M - Shoe Maker $50 New York Susan Whitney 30 F - Do Sarah J. Whitney 13 F - Do Attended school Aleva Whitney 5 F - Do Attended school

• 1870, Carmel, Putnam Co., NY:

207 209 Whitney, Ephraim 44 M W Steward at Hotel New York Male citizen over 21 -----, Susan 45 F W Keeping house " -----, Oliver 16 M W At School " Attended school

• 1880, Carmel, Putnam Co., NY:

Epheram WHITNEY 54 Self M M W NY Farm Laborer NY NY Sausan WHITNEY 54 Wife F M W NY Keeping House NY NY

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. 1471 and p. 2206.

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