Family:Whitney, Horace (1836-1915)

Horace⁷ Whitney (Charles Edwin⁶, Josiah⁵, Eliasaph⁴, Nathan³, John², Henry¹), son of Charles Edwin⁶ and Rosanna (Mather) Whitney, was born 14 Jun 1836, Darien, CT, was baptized Aug 1836, Darien, CT, and died 1915, Darien, CT.^[1]

He married firstly, 25 Apr 1866, Syosset, L.I., NY, Lavinia Nichols. She was born 7 Dec 1843, and died 23 Jan 1894. She is buried in Bates Cemetery #1, Darien, CT,^[2] along with her two children.

He married secondly, about 1907, Charlotte E. -----, possibly Charlotte (-----) Ballard, the housekeeper in 1900. She was born 1850, and died 1920, Darien, CT.^[3]

Phoenix says:

. . . a carpenter . . . . He enlisted there, 12 Aug 1862, as corporal, in Co. H, 17th Reg., Conn. Vol. Infantry; was promoted to a lieutenancy, and mustered out with his regiment.

He and his second wife are buried in Spring Grove Cemetery, Darien, CT.

Children of Horace⁷ and Lavinia (Nichols) Whitney:

i.	Arthur Clayton8 Whitney, b. 1 Jul 1869, Darien, CT; d. 4 Nov 1881, Darien, CT.[4]
ii.	Henrietta May Whitney, b. 14 Jan 1873, Darien, CT; d. 3 Feb 1879, Darien, CT.[5]

Census

• 1860, Darien, Fairfield Co., CT:

1615 1972 Chas. E. Whitney 53 M - Farmer $4500 $400 Conn. Roseanna " 51 F - " Wm. M. " 26 M - Carpenter " Horace " 24 M - Do " Chas. S. " 22 M - School Teacher " Walter S. " 20 M - " George A. " 18 M - " Sarah M. " 12 F - " Attended school

• 1870, Darien, Fairfield Co., CT:

201 199 Whitney, Horace 34 M W House Carpenter $3300 $150 Connecticut Male citizen over 21 -----, Lavina 28 F W Keeping house New York -----, Arthur 11/12 M W At home Connecticut Born in Sep -----, Ann 14 F W Domestic Servant Germany Parents foreign born

• 1880, Darien, Fairfield Co., CT:

Horace WHITNEY 49 Self M M W CT Carpenter CT CT Lavinia WHITNEY 38 Wife F M W NY Keeping House NY NY Arthur C. WHITNEY 10 Son M S W WA At School CT NY Johnnora M. KEHOE 26 Oth F S W NY At Home --- --- Eliza J. LYNES 40 Oth F S W CT Keeping House CT CT

• 1900, Gracie Street, Darien, Fairfield Co., CT:

196 204 Whitney, Susan Head W F Aug 1808 41 wid 6ch 5liv Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut House -----, Horace Son W M Jun 1836 63 wid Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut Carpenter Ferris, Betsey A. Sist W F May 1818 82 wid 2ch 1liv Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut Ballard, Charlotte Hskp W F Jul 1850 49 wid 1ch 1liv Connecticut New York New York House keeper

"Susan" must be Rosanna.

• 1910, Darien, Fairfield Co., CT: Horace Whitney, 73; wife Charlotte Whitney, 58; Etta M. Grems, 27.

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. 826.

• Census records.

1.^  Find A Grave memorial #15044953, Horace Whitney.

2.^  Find A Grave memorial #14959951, Lavinia Nichols Whitney.

3.^  Find A Grave memorial #15044959, Charlotte E. Whitney.

4.^  Find A Grave memorial #14959963, Arthur Clayton.

5.^  Find A Grave memorial #14959960, Henrietta May Whitney.

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