Family:Whitney, Joseph S. (c1828-a1870)

Joseph S.⁸ Whitney (Jonathan⁷, Jonathan⁶, Caleb⁵, Jonathan⁴, Richard³, Richard², John¹), son of Jonathan⁷ and Lucy (Spaulding) Whitney, was born about 1828, MA.

He married before 1856, Hannah Chase. She was born about 1831, Maine, and died 1871, Brooklyn, NY.

He resided Brooklyn, NY, and Boston, MA.

Children of Joseph S.⁸ and Hannah (Chase) Whitney:

i.	Minnie A.9 Whitney, b. 3 Sep 1855, MA; m. 18 May 1870, Henry Finegar; resided 164 Linden St., near Central Ave., Brooklyn, NY. He was b. 4 Mar 1849; is a book-keeper. Ch.: Joseph Henry, b. 2 June 1872; d. 2 Jun 1872; Emma Francis, b. 25 Apr 1873; Harry, b. 23 Dec 1878; d. 22 Aug 1879.
ii.	Willie Francis Whitney, b. ca. 1858, MA; is a member of the Third Artillery at San Antonio, TX.
iii.	Annie Whitney, b. 24 Jan 1865, NY; m. 28 Jul 1883, Herbert L. Browning; resided East Templeton, MA. He was b. 1858; is a farmer. Ch.: Lorena May, b. 1884; Alice Emma, b. 1886.
iv.	Emma E. Whitney, b. ca. 1866, NY; m. ----- Mason; resided East Templeton, MA.

Census

• 1855, Templeton, Worcester Co., MA:

28 39 Joseph Whitney 31 M - Laborer Vt. Hannah S. Whitney 22 F - Me. Mason Whitney 22 M - Mass. Henry Garfield 17 M - Laborer " Joannah Conners 17 F - Ireland

• 1860: not found.
• 1870, Brooklyn Ward 18, Kings Co., NY:

519 793 Whitney, Joseph 42 M W Clerk in Store $1000 Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Hannah 39 F W Keep House Maine -----, Mary 14 F W At Home Mass. Attended school -----, Willie 12 M W At Home Mass. Attended school -----, Anne 8 F W At Home N.Y. Attended school -----, Emma 4 F W At Home N.Y.

• 1880: not found.

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. 524-525.

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