Family:Whitney, Erastus (1824-1898)

Erastus⁷ Whitney (Comfort⁶, David⁵, Matthias⁴, Cornelius³, Joshua², John¹), son of Comfort⁶ and Anna (Dake) Whitney, was born 1824, Augusta Township, Grenville County, ON, Canada, and died 27 Sep 1898, Augusta Township, Grenville County, ON, Canada.

He married, 12 Mar 1847, Augusta Township, Grenville County, ON, Canada, Jane Bradford. She was born about 1827, England, and died 2 Mar 1897, Leeds and Grenville Co., ON, Canada.

Children of Erastus⁷ and Jane (Bradford) Whitney:

i.	Comfort8 Whitney, b. 4 Apr 1847, Augusta Township, ON; d. 26 Jun 1921, Augusta Township, ON; m. 7 Nov 1872, Edwardsburg, Leeds and Grenville Co., ON, Mary Weeks/Wicks, daughter of James and Ellen (-----) Wicks. Children: a. Bertie9 Whitney, b. 30 Aug 1873, Prescott, ON; d. aft. 1881. b. Leslie Comfort Whitney, b. 14 Jun 1875, Prescott, N; d. aft. 1940; m. 11 Sep 1895, Prescott, ON, Hester A. Miller, b. Jul 1875, ON; d. aft. 1940. Children: 1. Dorothy Bertha10 Whitney, b. May 1897, NY; d. 9 Mar 1920; bur. Brookside Cemetery, Watertown, NY;[1] unmarried. 2. L. C. Whitney, b. 1901; d. 1901; bur. Brookside Cemetery, Watertown, NY.[2] 3. Ruth M. Whitney, b. 1903; d. 1963; bur. Brookside Cemetery, Watertown, NY;[3] m. 8 Aug 1925, Jefferson Co., NY, Harry Lamont Wharton. c. Almer Whitney, b. 1879, Prescott, ON. d. Elva Whitney, b. 9 Jul 1885, Prescott, ON; d. 16 Jan 1982, San Diego, CA; m. ca. 1905, NY, Earl Dillin. e. Percy Whitney, b. May 1887, Prescott, ON; m. 26 Jul 1913, St. Lawrence Co., NY, Lillian Rabetoy. f. Ellen Whitney, b. 11 Dec 1889, Prescott, ON; m. 1 Jun 1910, Grenville, ON, Edward Louis Whitney Fuller. g. John Patrick Whitney, b. ca. 1892, ON; d. 1947, Prescott, ON; m. 20 Jun 1917, Prescott, ON, Kathleen Regina Major. h. Hebert Whitney, b. 2 Feb 1895, ON; d. 27 Jun 1922, Prescott, ON.
ii.	Almedia Whitney, b. ca. 1849, Augusta Township, ON; d. 27 Aug 1875; m. 17 Dec 1868, Augusta, ON, Freeman Alonzo Scott.
iii.	Eliza C. Whitney, b. ca. 1852, Augusta Township, ON; m. 19 Jan 1871, Augusta, ON, Matthew Bean/Dean.
iv.	Edgar Erastus Whitney, b. 24 Aug 1857, Prescott, ON; d. 11 Nov 1931, Chicago, IL; m. bef. 1888, Susan E. Johnson.
v.	Charlotte Whitney, b. Jun 1858, Augusta Township, ON; d. 7 Sep 1863, Augusta Township, Grenville Co., ON; unmarried.
vi.	George Albert Whitney, b. Apr 1864, Augusta Township, ON; d. 1930, ON; m. 15 Oct 1885, Augusta Township, ON, Sarah Johnson/Johnston.

Census

• 1851, Augusta Township, Grenville Co., ON, Canada.
• 1861, Augusta Township, Grenville Co., ON, Canada.
• 1871, Edwardsburg, South Grenville Co., ON, Canada.
• 1881, Prescott, Grenville South Co., ON, Canada:

26+ Erastus WHITNEY M Male English 57 O Cooper E. Methodist Jane WHITNEY M Female English 55 England E. Methodist Erastus WHITNEY S Male English 22 O Cooper E. Methodist George WHITNEY S Male English 17 O Cooper E. Methodist

• 1881, Prescott, Grenville South Co., ON, Canada:

171 171 Whitney, Comfort M Male English 33 O Cooper Meth. E. " , Mary M Female Irish 30 O Meth. E. " , Bertha S Female English 8 O Meth. E. At school " , Wesley S Male English 6 O Meth. E. At school " , Almer S Male English 2 O Meth. E

• 1891, Prescott, Grenville South Co., ON, Canada.
• 1900, 125 Franklin Street, Watertown Ward 2, Jefferson Co., NY:

395 425 Whitney, Leslie Head W M Jun 1875 24 mar 4 Canada Eng. Canada Eng. Canada Eng. Shipping clerk store plumbing, Imm. 1895, Owns mortgaged house -----, Hester Wife W F Jul 1875 24 mar 4 1ch 1liv Canada Eng. Scotland Canada Eng. Imm. 1896 -----, Dorothy B. Dau W F May 1897 3 sgl New York Canada Eng. Canada Eng. Brennan, William Brdr W M Nov 1877 22 sgl Canada Eng. Canada Eng. Canada Eng. Bicycle repairer, Imm. 1900

References

• Census records.
• One World Tree at Ancestry.com

1.^  Find A Grave Memorial #115686214, Dorothy Bertha Whitney.

2.^  Find A Grave Memorial #115686493, L. C. Whitney.

3.^  Find A Grave Memorial #115645363, Ruth Whitney Wharton.

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