Family:Whitney, Rufus (1796-1861)
Rufus6 Whitney (Tarball5, Solomon4, David3, Joshua2, John1), son of Tarball5 and Lois (Lawrence)(Hopkins) Whitney, was born 18 Dec 1796, Poultney, VT, and died 22 Jan 1861, Almond, NY.
He married, 19 May 1839, Laura Maria Picket. She was born 8 Oct 1819.
They resided Almond, NY.
Children of Rufus6 and Laura Maria (Picket) Whitney:
i. Albert Russell7 Whitney, b. 19 Sep 1840, d. 5 Nov 1864; m. Sarah Treat. ii. Edwin Henry Whitney, b. 21 Sep 1842; m. Adelia Perry.
Census
- 1820, Ossian, Allegany Co., NY: Rufus Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 26-44, 2 males 18-25, 2 males 0-9, and 1 female 16-25; 3 engaged in agriculture.
- 1830: not found.
- 1840, Almond, Allegany Co., NY: Rufus Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 20-29, and 1 female 20-29; 2 engaged in manufacturing and trades.
- 1850, Almond, Allegany Co., NY:
441 530 Rufus Whitney 53 M - Farmer $3000 Pa. Laura M. Whitney 31 F - N.Y. Albert R. Whitney 9 M - " Attended school Edwin H. Whitney 7 M - " Attended school Tarball Whitney 87 M - Con.
236 Brick $1000 264 Rufus Whitney 38 M - - Pen. 1 - 48 Farmer 1 - - - - 1 - Laura Whitney 31 F - Wife Washington 1 - 28 - - - - - - - - Albert Whitney 14 M - Son Albany - - 14 - - - - - - - - Edwin Whitney 12 M - Son " - - 12 - - - - - - - - Augusta Cooper 6 F - ADau " - - 6 - - - - - - - -
NOTE: The father's age is incorrect, and probably should be 58.--RLW
857 857 Rufus Whitney 63 M - Farmer $6500 -- Pa. Laura M. " 42 F - House Labor N.Y. Albert R. " 19 M - Farm Labor Do Married in year, Attended school Edwin H. " 17 M - Do Do Attended school Sarah A. " 17 F - House Labor Do Married in year Phebe A. Cooper 11 F - Do Attended school
References
- All data imported from Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), p. 224.
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