Family:Whitney, Stephen Suydam (1847-a1877)

Stephen Suydam⁷ Whitney (William⁶, Stephen⁵, Henry⁴, Josiah³, John², Henry¹), son of William⁶ and Mary Stuart (McVickar) Whitney, was born 11 Aug 1847, Morristown, NJ, and died after Sep 1877, and apparently before 1880.

He married, 11 Jun 1867, Morristown, NJ, Josephine Thomson, daughter of Joseph and Mary (Burns) Thomson. She died after 1900.

Phoenix says the following:

"He resided at Morris Plains, near Morristown, in Sept. 1877."

Children of Stephen Suydam⁷ and Josephine (Thomson) Whitney, all born Morristown, NJ:

i.	Stephen8 Whitney, b. 8 Mar 1868.
ii.	Mary Stuart Whitney, b. 3 Jul 1869.
iii.	Arthur Whitney, b. 5 Jul 1871; living 1900.
iv.	Agnes Mabel Whitney, b. 11 Jun 1874.

Census

• 1870, Morris, Morris Co., NJ:

159 189 Whitney, Stephen 23 M W $10000 $5000 New Jersey Male citizen over 21 -----, Josephine 22 F W Keeping house Penn. -----, Stephen 2 M W New Jersey -----, Mary S. 11/12 F W New Jersey Born Jul Thompson, Mary 50 F W Penn. -----, Agnes 25 F W Penn. Haley, Elizabeth 21 F W Domestic Svt. New Jersey Parents foreign born Muggen, Bridget 21 F W do Ireland Parents foreign born Coonan, Patrick 30 M W do Ireland Parents foreign born

• 1880, Hanover, Morris Co., NJ:

Josephine WHITNEY 30 Self F W W PA Keeping House SCOT PA Stephen WHITNEY 12 Son M S W NJ Attends School NJ PA Mary S. WHITNEY 10 Dau F S W NJ Attends School NJ PA Arthur WHITNEY 8 Son M S W NJ Attends School NJ PA Agnes WHITNEY 5 Dau F S W NJ Attends School NJ PA Mary THOMPSON 60 Moth F W W PA At Home PA PA Louise VANIER 19 Oth F S W NY Instructress FRAN FRAN Annie ROCHE 20 Oth F S W NJ Nurse IRE IRE Elizabeth LINK 26 Oth F W W NJ Servant IRE IRE Ellen BRENNAN 26 Oth F S W NY Servant IRE IRE William MC GUINNESS 30 Oth M S W IRE Coachman IRE IRE

• 1900, Hanover, Morris Co., NJ:

62 64 Whitney, Josephine Head W F Jul 1850 49 w14 4ch 4lv Pennsylvania Scotland Pennsylvania Owns free farm " Arthur Son W F Jul 1875 24 sgl New Jersey New Jersey Pennsylvania Broker Thomson, Mary Moth W F Aug 1812 87 wid 1ch 1lv Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Vignerie, Jeanne Srvt W F May 1877 23 sgl France France France Servant, Immigrated 1893 West, Priscilla Srvt W F May 1845 55 sgl England England England Servant, Immigrated 1886 Waterfall, Charles Cchm W M jan 1872 28 sgl Scotland Scotland Scotland Coachman, Immigrated 1894 Hendrickson, Victor Labr W M Jan 1879 21 sgl Sweden Sweden Sweden Laborer, Immigrated 1899

• 1910, Stiles Avenue, Hanover, Morris Co., NJ:

96 104 Whitney, Josephine Head F W 61 wid 4ch 4lv Pennsylvania Scotland Pennsylvania Own income, Owns house -----, Stephen GSon M W 13 sgl Colorada New Jersey New York None -----, McVicar GSon M W 12 sgl Colorada New Jersey New York None -----, Arthur GSon M W 7 sgl Colorada New Jersey New York None Phillip, Helen Empl F W 38 sgl Canada Scotland England Governess

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), p. 914 and p. 1814.

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