Family:Whitney, James Holbrook (1804-1874)

James Holbrook⁸ Whitney (John⁷, John⁶, James⁵, James⁴, John³, Jonathan², John¹), born Boston, 1804; married Mary R Rutgers.

He was born in Boston and early engaged in the hardware trade; finally moved to New York City and formed the firm of Whitney & Mcfarland, and then failed in 1837 and took up iron brokerage business and was in it all his life and was quite successful; resided New York City.

Children of James Holbrook⁸ Whitney:

i.	Charles W. Whitney, born 17 Jan 1831; married Victoria Lockwood.
ii.	Mary H. Whitney, born 1832; died 1846.
iii.	John Henry Whitney, born 1833; resided N.Y.C.
iv.	Alfred R. Whitney, born 26 Feb 1835; married Adaline P. Nesbitt and Mary L. Freeman.
v.	Cornelia Whitney, born 1837; died 1841.
vi.	Clementina Whitney, born 1839; died 1842.

References

1. All data imported from Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), p. 551.

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