Family:Whitney, Henry Eleazar (1844-1918)

Henry Eleazar⁸ Whitney (Beachgood⁷, Dennis⁶, Samuel⁵, Eliakim⁴, Nathan³, John², Henry¹), son of Beachgood⁷ and Betsey Elizabeth (Bennett) Whitney, was born 21 Oct 1844, Pavilion, NY, and died 20 Jun 1918, Genesee Co., MI.

He married, 7 Feb 1871, Vernon, MI, Abigail Josephine Cummins, daughter of William and Mary Maria (Middlesworth) Cummins. She was born 12 Nov 1850, Argentine, MI, and died after 1900.

They dwelt at Byron, MI, in 1874.

Children of Henry Eleazar⁸ and Abigail Josephine (Cummins) Whitney:

i.	Erma Whitney, b. Jul 1880, MI.
ii.	George Whitney, b. Nov 1886, MI.

Census

• 1880, Fenton, Genesee Co., MI:

Henry WHITNEY 35 Self M M W NY Farmer NY NY Abbie WHITNEY 30 Wife F M W MI Keeping House NJ NJ

• 1900, Fenton, Genesee Co., MI:

46 46 Whitney, Henry Head W M Oct 1844 55 mar 29 Michigan New Jersey New Jersey Merchant general store, Rents house -----, Abbey Wife W F Nov 1850 49 mar 29 2ch 2liv Michigan New York Michigan -----, Erma Dau W F Jul 1880 19 sgl Michigan New York Michigan Teacher School -----, Elizibeth Moth W F Aug 1822 77 mar 60 9ch 7liv New York Vermont New Hampshire -----, Beach Fath W M Jun 1820 79 mar 60 New York New York New York -----, George Son W M Nov 1886 13 sgl Michigan Michigan Michigan At School 10 mos.

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. 1710.

• Census records.

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