Family:Whitney, George Edward (1843-a1900)

George Edward⁸ Whitney (Edward Philander⁷, George Washington⁶, Ebenezer⁵, David⁴, Joseph³, John², Henry¹), son of Edward Philander⁷ and Harriet Ann (Jackson) Whitney, was born 14 Jan 1843, Somers, NY, and died after 1900.

He married, 4 Nov 1869, Stamford, CT, Antoinette Hooker Lockwood, daughter of John D. and Janet (Gray) Lockwood, of Stamford. She was born 16 Dec 1845, Stamford, CT, and died after 1877.

He was a civil engineer. They settled at Stamford, and were living there in Sep 1877, he being then superintendent of the Stamford Water Company. He entered the U.S. Navy, 2 Jun 1862, as engineer; was captured in Florida, 3 May 1864; and remained a prisoner at Macon, Charleston, and Richmond, till paroled in Oct 1864.

Children of George Edward⁸ and Antoinette Hooker (Lockwood) Whitney:

i.	Edward9 Whitney, b. ca. 1873, CT; d. aft. 1880.

Census

• 1870, Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT:

637 695 Lockwood, Janet 45 F W Keeping House $2000 Connecticut -----, Hellen 22 F W Connecticut -----, Emily 18 F W Connecticut Attended school -----, Robert 15 M W New York Attended school -----, Amelia 12 F W Connecticut Attended school Whitney, George E. 27 M W Civil Engineer New York Male citizen over 21 -----, Antinett 24 F W Connecticut

• 1880, Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT:

George E. WHITNEY 37 Self M W W NY Engineer CT NY Edward WHITNEY 7 Son M S W CT Attending School NY NY Harriet WHITNEY 56 Moth F W W NY Keeping House NY NY

• 1900, 11 Franklyn Street, Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT:

60 66 Witney, Geo. E. Head W M Jan 1842 58 wid New York New York Connecticut Supt. Stamford N. Co., Owns mortgaged house -----, Harriett A. Moth W F Mar 1823 76 wid 3ch 1liv 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. 1015|p. 1015.

• Census records.

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