Family:Whitney, Jonathan Hart Jerome (1811-a1880)
Jonathan Hart Jerome7 Whitney (Erastus6, Samuel5, John4, Henry3, John2, Henry1), son of Erastus6 and Hannah (Jerome) Whitney, was born 28 Jun 1811, Henderson, NY, and died after 1880.
He married, 17 Jun 1841, Adams, NY, Martha Ann Bulfinch, daughter of Jonathan Spicer and Clarissa (Stearns) Bulfinch. She was born 16 Mar 1818, Henderson, NY, and died after 1880.
Phoenix says the following:
- ". . . a farmer . . . . They lived in Henderson till 1865, and then moved to Delta, Mich., where they were living in Aug. 1874."
Children of Jonathan Hart Jerome7 and Martha Ann (Bulfinch) Whitney, all born Henderson, NY:
i. Lucinda Annette8 Whitney, b. 28 Mar 1842; d. 19 Mar 1863, Henderson, NY, where she was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, at Roberts Corners. ii. Erastus Whitney, b. 18 Jun 1844; enlisted, 3 May 1861, in Company G, 35th Regiment, New York State Volunteer Infantry; died of typhoid fever, at Washington, DC, 4 Sep 1861, and was buried there. iii. Charles Eveland Whitney, b. 21 Oct 1848; and was living at Grand Ledge, MI, in 1874, and Delta, MI, in 1880. iv. Louise Whitney, b. 11 July 1853; and was living at Grand Ledge, MI, in 1874. "Eliza" aged 8 in 1860. v. Clara Huldah Whitney, b. 22 Sept 1858; and was living at Grand Ledge, MI, in 1874, and Delta, MI, in 1880.
Census
1147 1184 Jona. H. J. Whitney 39 M - Laborer N.Y. Martha " 32 F - N.Y. Lucinda " 8 F - N.Y. Attended school Erastus " 6 M - N.Y. Attended school Charles " 1 M - N.Y.
142 Frame $300 159 Whitney, John H. J. 44 M - - Jefferson 1 - 44 Farmer 1 - - - - 1 - Whitney, Martha A. 37 F - Wife Jefferson 1 - 37 - - - - - - - - Whitney, Lucinda 13 F - Chld Jefferson - - 13 - - - - - - - - Whitney, Erastus 10 M - Chld Jefferson - - 10 - - - - - - - - Whitney, Charles E. 6 M - Chld Jefferson - - 6 - - - - - - - - Whitney, Louisa 1 F - Chld Jefferson - - 1 - - - - - - - -
1124 1124 J. H. Whitney 48 M - Farmer $100 N.Y. Martha " 40 F - " Lucinda 18 F - House Work " Erastus " 16 M - Laborer " Charles " 12 M - " Attended school Eliza 8 F - " Attended school Clarrisa 2 F - "
25 23 Whitney, Johnathan 59 M W Farm laborer $100 New York Male citizen over 21 -----, Martha 47 F W Keeping house " -----, Charles E. 21 M W Farm laborer " Male citizen over 21 -----, Clara 11 F W At school " Attended school
Johnathan K. WHITNEY 68 Self M M W NY Farmer NY NY Martha Ann WHITNEY 62 Wife F M W NY Keeping House MA MA Charles E. WHITNEY 31 Son M S W NY Farmer NY NY Clara H. WHITNEY 21 Dau F S W NY At Home NY NY
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), pp. 468-469 and p. 1121-1122.
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