Family:Whitney, William Porter (1825-1901)

William P.⁸ Whitney (Oliver⁷, Joshua⁶, Caleb⁵, Jonathan⁴, Richard³, Richard², John¹), son of Oliver⁷ and Rebecca (Nichols) Whitney, was born 12 Feb 1825, Rochester, VT.

He married, 22 Sep 1852, Roxa Arvilla Kinsman.

He resided Rochester, VT.

Children of William P.⁸ and Roxa A. (Kinsman) Whitney:

i.	Hattie E.9 Whitney, b. 30 Nov 1853; m. 6 Sep 1873, Charles Bowman.
ii.	Ernest L. Whitney, b. 23 Jan 1855; m. Ella Patrick; resided Williamsburg, KS.
iii.	Arthur H. Whitney, b. 10 Mar 1858; m. Mamie Ivey; address Williamsburg, KS.
iv.	Willie B. Whitney, b. 11 Dec 1860; unmarried; resided Rochester, VT.
v.	Emma Luella Whitney, b. 4 Jun 1866; married Edgar Eddy; address South Gardner, MA.
vi.	Eula B. Whitney, b. 22 May 1876; unmarried; resided Rochester, VT.

Census

• 1850: not found.
• 1860, Rochester, Windsor Co., VT:

210 197 Wm. Whitney 35 M - Farmer $800 $200 Vt. Arvilla " 21 F - " Hattie " 8 F - " Attended school John " 6 M - " Attended school Wm. " 5 M - " Attended school

• 1870, Rochester, Windsor Co., VT, p. 23/489:

183 183 Whitney, William 44 M W Farmer Vermont Male citizen over 21 -----, Arvilla 33 F W Keeping House " -----, Hattie 16 F W " Attended school -----, Earnest 14 M W " Attended school -----, Arthur 12 M W " Attended school -----, Willie 9 M W " Attended school -----, Luella 4 F W "

• 1880, Rochester, Windsor Co., VT:

William WHITNEY 55 Self M M W VT Farmer VT VT Arvilla WHITNEY 44 Wife F M W VT Keeping House VT VT Luella WHITNEY 14 Dau F W VT VT VT Eula B. WHITNEY 4 Dau F S W VT VT VT

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), pp. 523-524.

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