Family:Whitney, Benjamin (c1794-a1824)

Benjamin Whitney, (Samuel Kellogg, Benjamin), son of Samuel Kellogg and Grace (Fairweather) Whitney, was born about 1794, CT, and died after 1824.

He married Abigail Fancher, daughter of Square and Abigail (Abbott) Fancher. She was born 2 Oct 1795, Pound Ridge, NY, and died after 1824.

Children of Benjamin and Abigail (Fancher) Whitney:

i.	Lewis Whitney, b. 22 Aug 1814, CT, Wilton, CT; d. after 1850; m. Angeline -----, b. ca. 1813, CT, d. after 1850.
ii.	William Whitney, b. 25 Jan 1816, Wilton, CT; m. Hannah Metcalf St. John.
iii.	Harriet Whitney, b. 15 May 1817, Wilton, CT.
iv.	Legrand Whitney, b. 9 Feb 1820, Wilton, CT; d. ca. 1864; m.(1) ca. 1840, Esther Whitlock; m.(2) between 1850 and 1860, Nancy J. -----.
v.	Samuel Whitney, b. 15 Oct 1822, Wilton, CT; d. 13 Jun 1874, New Canaan, CT; m. 24 Oct 1841, New Canaan, CT, Amanda Elizabeth Everett.
vi.	James Whitney, b. 16 Apr 1824; d. 1 May 1893; m. 15 Nov 1848, New Canaan, CT, Sarah A. Tuttle, b. ca. 1829, CT, daughter of Samuel P. Tuttle.

Notes

While researching The Whitney family of Connecticut, David Williams Patterson collected information on this Whitney family. This material is currently located in the Connecticut Historical Society in Hartford, CT and is a bound manuscript of about 150 pages. It has not yet been examined by members of the Whitney Research Group.

Census

• 1820, Wilton, Fairfield Co., CT: Benj^m Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 4 males 0-9, 1 female 16-25, 1 female 10-15, and 1 female 0-9; 1 engaged in agriculture.
• 1830: not found.
• 1840: not found.
• 1840, New Canaan, Fairfield Co., CT: Lewis Whitney, 1 male 20-29, 2 males 0-4, 1 female 50-59, 1 female 20-29, and 1 female 10-14; 1 engaged in manufacture or trades. The female 50-59 could have been his mother or his mother-in-law.
• 1840, New Canaan, Fairfield Co., CT: Legrand Whitney, 1 male 20-29 and 1 female 20-29; 1 engaged in manufacture or trades.
• 1850, New Canaan, Fairfield Co., CT:

359 379 Lewis Whitney 36 M - Shoemaker Ct. Angeline " 37 F - " Orin " 9 M - " Attended school Sarah " 5 F - " Attended school Mary " 3 F - " Lewis Tucker 25 M - Shoemaker " Clarissa " 17 F - " Jesse " 19 M - Shoemaker " William Greath 18 M - Shoemaker Ireland Levina Whitlock 17 F - Ct. Harvey " 28 M - "

• 1850, Darien, Fairfield Co., MA:

203 237 Legrand Whitney 32 M - Shoe M. Ct. Hester " 30 F - " Frances " 7 F - " Maria Whitlock 18 F - "

• 1850, New Canaan, Fairfield Co., MA:

170 185 Saml. Whitney 28 M - Farmer $1500 Ct. Amanda E. " 26 F - " Mary J. " 5 F - " Attended school Martha A. " 3 F - " Attended school Irvin G. " 10/12 M - " Abigal C. Everett 56 F - " Samuel O. " 17 M - Farmer " 186 James E. Jones 30 M - Labr. " Harriet N. " 29 F - " Ann A. " 7 F - " Attended school

• 1850, New Canaan, Fairfield Co., MA:

176 193 James Whitney 26 M - Shoe M Ct. Sarah E. " 21 F - " Harriett D. " 10/12 F - " Francis Hanowell 28 F - Mass. Elizabeth " 7 F - " Attended school

• 1860, New Canaan, Fairfield Co., MA:

1130 1453 Lewis Whitney 45 M - Pedler Conn. Angeline " 47 F - " Sarah M. " 15 F - " Mary L. " 13 F - " Attended school James L. Byington 6 M - " Attended school Hannah Ferrell 75 F - N.Y. 1454 Joseph Miller 45 M - Farmer $2000 $500 N.Y. Married in year Ann M. " 24 F - Conn. Married in year Hannah W. " 13 F - N.J. Attended school Martha M. " 11 F - Conn. Attended school John B. " 9 M - " Attended school George S. Raymond 21 M - Farm Labourer $2000 $275 " Esther Comstalk 62 F - N.Y.

• 1860, Darien, Fairfield Co., MA:

1678 2040 Legrand Whitney 40 M - Merchant $3000 $1600 Conn. Nancy J. " 32 F - " Frances " 17 F - " Martha B. " 2 F - " Henry Fitch 34 M - " Nathaniel Kirk 19 M - Carpenter " Wm. " 24 M - Do " Chas. Watterbury 25 M - Clerk " John Davenport 24 M - Do N.Y. Francis Smith 17 M - Do Conn. A. O. Seeley 24 M - Tinman Germany

• 1860, New Canaan, Fairfield Co., MA:

1561 1911 Samuel Whitney 37 M - Farmer $4000 $3000 Conn. Amanda E. " 35 F - " Mary J. " 15 F - " Attended school Julia A. " 4 F - " Herbert D. " 1 M - " Abigail Everet 67 F - " Mary C. " 33 F - " Jos. M. Brown 18 M - "

• 1860, Norwalk, Fairfield Co., MA:

312 388 James Whitney 36 M - Shoe Maker Conn. Sarah A. " 30 F - " Harriet A. " 10 F - " Attended school Albert B. " 4 M - " Attended school Henry Burno 32 M - Canada Julia Waterbury 16 F - Conn.

• 1870, Greenwich, Fairfield Co., CT, p. 34:

222 243 Whitney, Lewis 46 M W Pedling $3000 $300 Conn. Male citizen over 21 -----, Angeline 47 F W Conn. -----, James W. 15 M W Conn. 244 Owens, Alpheus 25 M W Express Waggon Conn. Male citizen over 21 -----, Sarah M. 24 F W Keeping House Conn. Balcum, Abba 6 F W Conn. Attended school

• 1870, New Canaan, Fairfield Co., CT, p. 15/658:

117 124 Whitney, Samuel 47 M W Farmer $40000 $2000 Conn. Male citizen over 21 -----, Amanda 45 F W Keeping house Conn. -----, Mary J. 25 F W At home Conn. -----, Julia A. 14 F W At School Conn. Attended school -----, Herbert 11 M W At School Conn. Attended school -----, Jennie O. 7 F W At School Conn. Attended school -----, Annie L. 2 F W At home Conn.

• 1870, Darien, Fairfield Co., CT, p. 17/413:

141 141 Whitney, James 46 M W Cordwainer $600 $500 Connecticut Male citizen over 21 Sarah A. 41 F W Keeping house Connecticut -----, Harriet A. 21 F W Hat Trimer Connecticut -----, Martha A. 8 F W At School Connecticut Attended school -----, Bertha A. 3 F W At home Connecticut Beers, Sarah A. 31 F W Miliner Connecticut

• 1880, Greenwich, Fairfield Co., CT:

Alphens Charles OWENS 36 Self M M W CT CT CT Sarah Matilda OWENS 33 Wife F M W CT Keeping House CT CT Addie Belle OWENS 17 Dau F S W CT At Home CT CT Lewis Watson WHITNEY 66 FatherL M W W CT Tin Peddler CT CT

• 1880, New Canaan, Fairfield Co., CT:

Amanda E. WHITNEY 55 Self F W W CT Keeping House CT CT Julia A. WHITNEY 24 Dau F S W CT Teaches School CT CT Herbert D. WHITNEY 21 Son M S W CT Work On The Farm CT CT Jennie O. WHITNEY 17 Dau F S W CT CT CT Annie L. WHITNEY 12 Dau F S W CT At School CT CT Nena May WATERS 4 Oth F S W CT NJ CT Franklin EMERSON 24 Oth M S W NY Laborer CT NY George E. EMERSON 22 Oth M S W NY Work In ... Manuf. CT NY

• 1880, Darien, Fairfield Co., CT:

James WHITNEY 56 Self M M W CT Shoe Dealer CT CT Sarah WHITNEY 51 Wife F M W CT Keeping House CT CT Harriet A. WHITNEY 30 Dau F S W CT At Home CT CT Martha WHITNEY 18 Dau F S W CT At Home CT CT Bertha A. WHITNEY 13 Dau F S W CT At School CT CT Polly A. LOCKWOOD 70 Oth F W W CT At Home CT CT

References

• 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), p. 1571

• Ancestry World Tree.

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