Family:Whitney, Gurdon Clark (1839-1916)
Gurdon Clark8 Whitney (Chancy Wright7, Dennis6, Samuel5, Eliakim4, Nathan3, John2, Henry1), son of Chancy Wright7 and Phebe Ann (Leach) Whitney, was born 4 Oct 1839, Allen's Hill, Richmond, NY, and died 12 Dec 1916, Utica, MI, aged 77 years.[1] He was buried in Utica Cemetery, Utica, NY.[2]
He married, 11 Jan 1865, Shelby, MI, Abigail St. John,[3] daughter of George and Permelia (Taft) St. John. She was born 7 Jan 1844 or 1845, Shelby, MI, and died 14 Apr 1923, Pontiac, MI, age 78 years.[4] She was buried in Utica Cemetery, Utica, NY.[5]
He was a farmer. They dwelt at Shelby till 28 Apr 1867; and then settled at Deerfield, MI, where they were still living in 1874.
Children of Gurdon Clark8 and Abigail (St. John) Whitney:
i. Charles Leach9 Whitney, b. 20 Mar 1873, Deerfield, MI; d. 28 Mar 1951, Waterford, MI, aged 78 years; unmarried.[6]
Census
570 526 Payne R. Leech 51 M - Farmer $12600 $5540 N.Y. Charles E. " 25 M - Farmer $500 Mich. Louisa " 24 F - Domestic Mich. Gurdon C. " 15 M - Farm Laborer Mich. Attended school Francis J. " 12 F - " Attended school Albert F. " 8 M - " Attended school Martha P. " 6 F - " Attended school Gurdon Whitney 20 M - Farm Laborer N.Y. John Burgher 22 M - " " Canada West Julia Skinner 28 F - Domestic N.Y.
- 1870: not found.
- 1880, Shelby, Macomb Co., MI:
Gorden WHITNEY 40 Self M M W NY Farmer NY NY Abbie WHITNEY 35 Wife F M W MI Keeping House NY NY Charles L. WHITNEY 7 Son M S W MI NY MI William GERNBART 19 Oth M S W MI Laborer GER GER Mary KEENE 13 Oth F S W GER Laborer GER GER George J. PIXLEY 18 Neph M S W MI MI MI
- 1900, Shelby, Macomb Co., MI.
- 1910, Shelby, Macomb Co., MI.
- 1920, Shelby, Macomb Co., MI.
References
- Census records.
- 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. 1709 and p. 2332.
1.^ Michigan, Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995, at FamilySearch.org.
2.^ Find A Grave memorial #6707755, Gordon Whitney.
3.^ Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1935, at FamilySearch.org.
4.^ Michigan, Death Certificates, at FamilySearh.org.
5.^ Find A Grave memorial #6707754, Abigail Whitney.
6.^ Michigan, Death Certificates, 1921-1952, at FamilySearh.org.
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