Family:Whitney, Henry (1812-1889)

Capt. Henry Whitney, son of Charles and Sarah (Mosher) Whitney (see Notes below), was born 24 Oct 1812, Saint John, NB, and died 7 Dec 1889, West Quaco, NB, aged 78 years, postmaster, of old age, Church of England.^[1] He "Capt. H." was buried in Mosher Hill, Cemetery, West Quaco, NB.^[2]

He married, 14 Aug 1838, St. Augustine, Bristol, Somersetshire, England, Mary Storey Parry. She was born 4 Jul 1818, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, and died 21 Sep 1895, West Quaco, NB. She was buried 23 Sep 1895, in Mosher Hill Cemetery, West Quaco, NB.^[3]

Children of Henry and Mary Storey (Parry):

i.	Ann Whitney, b. 30 Nov 1839, West Quaco, NB; d. 30 Nov 1839, West Quaco, NB.
ii.	Henry Whitney, b. 12 Oct 1841, West Quaco, NB; m. Mary Carson.
iii.	William Whitney, b. 19 Jun 1843, West Quaco, NB; m. Almira Nettleto McKay.
iv.	Joseph Parry Whitney, b. 6 May 1845, West Quaco, NB; m. Charlotte Maria Gilchrist.
v.	Elizabeth Whitney, b. 14 Jun 1847, West Quaco, NB; d. 16 Jul 1925, Upham, NB; m. 26 Oct 1870, St. Martins, NB, Joseph Carson, b. 4 Jul 1838, St. Martins, NB, d. 20 Apr 1901, St. Martins, NS.
vi.	James Fenwick Whitney, b. 1 May 1849, West Quaco, NB; bapt. 17 May 1849, Upham Parish, Quaco, NB; d. 25 Mar 1888, San Francisco, CA; m. 27 Oct 1877, Brooklyn, NY, Bertha Jane Lovett, b. ca. 1850.
vii.	Charlotte Whitney, b. 25 Mar 1851, West Quaco, NB; bapt. 4 May 1851, St. Martins, NB; d. 13 Aug 1940, Berkeley, CA; m. 28 June 1876, St. Martins, NB, Oliver William Steeves, b. 9 Sep 1845, Coverdale, NB, d. 26 Nov 1918, Hayward, CA; bur. Mountain View, Oakland, CA. Lumber inspector. Lived in Seattle, WA. Moved to CA by 1900. Lived in Hayward and Berkeley. Buried in Whitney plot at Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, CA. In addition to their own children, they raised a foster child Blanche who married George Culver.
viii.	Adelaide Whitney, b. 14 Apr 1853, West Quaco, NB; d. 19 Feb 1864, West Quaco, NB; bur. Mosher Hill Cemetery, West Quaco, NB.[4]
ix.	Albert Edwin Whitney, b. 12 Oct 1854, West Quaco, NB; bapt. 10 Dec 1854, St. Martins, NB; m. Mary Matilda Osborne.
x.	Samuel Hodgekins Whitney, b. 14 Mar 1857, West Quaco, NB; m. Minnie B. Steeves.
xi.	George Herbert Whitney, b. 22 Oct 1859, West Quaco, NB; bapt. 4 Dec 1859, St. Martins, NB; m. Mary Teresa Flowers.
xii.	Mary Cormora Whitney, b. 16 Jul 1862, West Quaco, NB; bapt. 13 Dec 1862, St. Martins, NB; d. 1 Jul 1901, Berkeley, CA; m. 21 Sep 1887, Brooklyn, NY, Richard Charles Lovatt, b. 18 Jul 1850, Tynemouth Creek, NB, d. 27 May 1918, Oakland, CA.

Notes

Several public trees at Ancestry.com identify his father Charles with Charles⁶ Whitney (Samuel⁵, Abraham⁴, Joseph³, John², Henry¹). No proof of this has yet been found.

Census

• 1871, 01, St Martin's m, St. John Co. 174, NB, p. 16:

54 Henry Whitney M 57 NB mar English C. of England Mary Whitney F 51 England " " W. Methodist Joseph Whitney M 23 NB sgl " C. of England James Whitney M 21 NB " " " " " Charlotte Whitney F 18 NB " " " " " Samuel Whitney M 14 NB " " " " " Mary Comora Whitney F 10 NB " " " " "

• 1881, Division 2, Sub-District 1, District 25, St Martin's, St. John Co., NB, p. 5:

24 Henry Whitney M 68 NB mar Ship Master English Ch. of Eng. Mary P. Whitney F 63 England mar Welsh " " " Joseph Whitney M 34 NB sgl Ship Carpenter English " " " Albert Whitney M 24 NB sgl Bookkeeper " " " " George Whitney M 21 NB sgl Seaman " " " " Samuel H. Whitney M 22 NB sgl Watchmaker " " " " Comora Whitney F 18 NB sgl " " " " John York M 55 Ireland wid Taylor " Catholic

• 1891, St. Martins Sub-District, St. John District 21, NB:

Henry Whitney F 73 England wid Church of England This must be Mrs. Henry Whitney.

References

• Census records.

• Pedigree Resource File, at FamilySearch.org.

1.^  New Brunswick Provincial Deaths, 1815-1938, at FamilySearch.org.

2.^  FindAGrave Memorial #129322217, Capt. H. Whitney.

3.^  FindAGrave Memorial #129322488, Mary S. Parry Whitney.

4.^  FindAGrave Memorial #129321404, Adelaide Whitney.

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