Family:Whitney, William Henry (1827-a1870)
William Henry9 Whitney (George8, Joshua7, Joshua6, Thomas5, William4, William3, Joshua2, John1), son of George8 and Sophia Silk (Evans) Whitney, was born 10 Jul 1827, Chenango, NY.
He married, 7 Jan 1856, Julia Clarissa Freeman, daughter of Edwin and Tryphena (Overett) Freeman. She was born 27 Aug 1834, Binghamton, NY.
He was a jeweler, and resided 179 Broadway, New York, NY.
Children of William Henry9 and Julia Clarissa (Freeman) Whitney:
i. Mary E.10 Whitney, b. ca. 1859, NY. ii. Edwin Whitney, b. ca. 1864, NY.
Census
Franklin House [Hotel] 1779 1849 Giles Orcutt 57 M W Hotel Keeper $1500 Connecticut ... William Whitney 22 M W Gold Smith New York ...
He and Julia Freeman were both residents in the same hotel.
1180 1208 Giles Orcott 61 M - Farmer New York Delia " 59 F - Conn. William H. Whitney 31 M - Wholesale Jeweler New York Julia L. " 25 F - " George W. Freeman 21 M - Groceryman " Forphena " 48 F - Widow " Triphena Orcott 84 F - " Conn. Emeline " 35 F - Tailoress N.Y. Luther Freeman 18 M - Clerk " Hamilton " 17 M - " Attended school Mary Whitney 1 F - "
- 1870, Brooklyn Ward 19, Kings Co., NY, p. 75/514:
357 589 Whitney, William 42 M W Jeweler $10000 $1000 New York Male citizen over 21 Julia 35 F W Keeping house New York Mary 11 F W At home New York Attended school Edwin 6 M W do New York Attended school Kelly, Kate 24 F W Domestic Ser. Ireland Parents foreign born
- 1880: not found.
- 1880, Binghamton, Broome Co., NY:
Tryphena FREEMAN 68 Self F W W NY Housekeeping NY NY Hammond FREEMAN 36 Son M S W NY Asst. Ed. "Leader" NY NY Mary E. WHITNEY 20 GDau F S W NY NY NY Eunice COLE 38 Niec F S W NY NY CT Emma COLE 35 Niec F S W NY NY CT
This was his daughter Mary.
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. 653-654.
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