Mailing List:2000-10-29 04, Descendants of Ebenezer Whitney and Huldah Mooers, by Don Holmes
Mailing List Archives > 2000-10-29 04, Descendants of Ebenezer Whitney and Huldah Mooers, by Don Holmes
From: "Don Holmes" <donaldh -at- golden.net> Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Descendants of Ebenezer Whitney and Huldah Mooers Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2000 10:25:46 -0500 We are new to the list and would like to share our ancestral history as we know it. Marilyn is descended from Ebenezer & Huldah through their oldest son, Peter Whitney & his wife Margaret Haynes and their oldest daughter Sarah who married Pierre Ignace Valliere. We propose to show the references to Peter Whitney to-day and the Valliere genealogy in the future. Peter Whitney - born 12 Aug 1769, Maugerville, Sunbury County New Brunswick Canada - died 4 Oct 1845 - York Township, York County, Ontario- buried in St. John's Anglican Cemetery, York Mills. Margaret Haynes ca 1775- 6 April 1858 married Peter Whitney 13 April 1795 in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. Margaret is the daughter of Joseph Haines Sr., a United Empire Loyalist. Their children are indicated with an asterisk: *Ebenezer - born 16 Oct 1795 at Niagara-on-the-Lake. We have no further record of him. *Sarah - born 6 March 1797 at Niagara-on-the-Lake died 13 Nov 1841 - married Pierre Ignace (Angus) Valliere *Huldah - born 21 July 1799 at Niagara-on-the-Lake We have no further record of her *Mehitable- born ca 1807 in York County Ontario - married William Henry Heath. Their children included; M. Heath born ca 1833 Huldah Heath, born ca 1837 Thomas Samuel Heath - born 17 Feb 1841 Wm. Henry Alexander - 18 March 1844 This information is from census records and the original parish records of St. John's Anglican Church, York Mills Ontario *Thomas Otway Whitney born ca 1809 - York County Ontario died 27 April 1894, in King Township, York County Ontario married (1) Sophia Cuver about 1842 - died 8 Mar 1851 They had 3 children - Peter ca 1845 and twins, Mehetable and Alexander born 29 January 1851. Thomas married(2) Matilda Ada born Ireland on 18 Dec 1853 (Reids Marriage Notices) Their children; Mary born 10 October 1854 Christopher- born 19 Jan 1958 Mehetable - born ca 1859 (census) James born 2 Feb 1863 This information is from the St. John's Anglican parish records and census records. *Christopher Whitney born ca 1812 died 31 Dec 1898 in Scarborough Township, York County Ontario - married 24 June 1835 (1) Elizabeth Heath - there was no issue from this marriage (2) Mary Ann Sampson born England married - 26 Feb 1843 in York Twp. Their children: Margaret - b- 10 November 1844 Elizabeth - b- 18 June 1846 Caroline - b- 31 Aug 1848 Christopher Johnson - b - 7 Dec 1850 Richard - b - 4 January 1854 James - b - 18 Feb 1853 Mary Anne - b- 13 June 1855 Jane - b- - 8 Jan 1861 Joseph - b- 1 June 1861 All births seen in parish records of St. John's Anglican Church, York Mills (Toronto) Ontario *Philip Whitney - b- ca 1820 York Twp. Ontario m Mary Veitch about 1844. Their children; Philip - b- ca 1846 Thomas - b- ca 1848 William - b- ca 1850 John - b- - ca 1852 Peter - b- ca 1855 Alexander - b- ca 1856 Hamilton - b- ca 1857 Robert - b- ca 1858 Mary - b- ca 1862 Walter - ca - 1865 The childrens names and approximate birth dates are taken from the census records of Reach Township, Ontario County where Philip and Mary farmed. *Alexander B. Whitney b- ca 1824 York Township died 25 Feb 1898 in Toronto Ontario. He married Jane Mara from Ireland about 1850 Their children: Mehetable - b - 10 Sept 1852 Richard - b- ca 1854 Alexander - b- 23 March 1858 ?? Margaret - b- 23 Dec 1858 ????????? Mary - b- 10 June 1863 John - b- ca 1866 Elizabeth - b- 5 July 1868 Edward - b- ca 1869 William Joseph - b 9 November 1870 Samuel - b ca 1874 This information about the children is taken from the parish records of St. John's Anglican Church York Mills, some of which are questionable and the census records of York Twp., where Alexander farmed. In many family histories of Peter Whitney's family there is often a vague reference to a son, Peter, however we have never been able to establish that there ever was such a person and until further proof we have omitted his name from the genealogy. We welcome any further input or amendments to this family history. Marilyn and Don Holmes Ontario
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