Family:Whitney, Charles Edward (1841-1912)

Charles Edward⁸ Whitney James⁷, Charles⁶, Walter⁵, Samuel⁴, Richard³, John², Henry¹), son of James⁷ Elizabeth Blackett (Adams) Whitney, was born 25 Oct 1841, Albany, NY, and died after 1880.

He married, 16 Oct 1872, Philadelphia, PA, Rebecca Figgins. She was born about 1850, Brooklyn, NY, and died after 1880.

He was a dealer in hardware; lived at 215 Third Avenue, New York, NY, in Dec 1875.

Children of Charles Edward⁸ and Rebecca (Figgins) Whitney:

i.	Charles F.9 Whitney, b. ca. 1874, NY.
ii.	Susan E. Whitney, b. ca. 1875, NJ.
iii.	James H. Whitney, b. ca. 1876, NY.

Census

• 1870, West 12th Street between 6th and 5th Avenues, New York Ward 15, New York Co., NY (second enumeration):

53 -- Williams, Sarah 40 F - Boarding house Keeper Washington, D.C. ... Whitney, Charles 28 M - Dry good clerk N.Y. ...

• 1880, New York, New York Co., NY:

Chas. E. WITNEY 38 Self M M W NY Builders Hardware NY NY Rebecca F. WITNEY 30 Wife F M W NY Keeping House ENG ENG Chas. F. WITNEY 6 Son M S W NY NY NY Susan E. WITNEY 5 Dau F S W NJ NY NY James H. WITNEY 4 Son M S W NY NY NY Lizzie GALLAGHER 19 Othe F S W NY Servant IRE IRE

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. 1481.

• Census records.

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