Family:Whitney, Spencer Dawes (1850-a1900)

Spencer Dawes⁷ Whitney (Henry Wolsey⁶, Ezekiel⁵, James⁴, Henry³, John², Henry¹), son of Henry Wolsey⁶ and Maria (Phillips)(Williams) Whitney, was born 15 Mar 1850, Saugerties, NY, and died after 1900.

He married, 7 Jul 1873, Hudson, NY, Sarah Thompson. She was born about 1854, NY, and died after 1881.

He resided Saugerties, NY.

Children of Spencer Dawes⁷ and Sarah (Thompson) Whitney:

i.	Anna Belle8 Whitney, b. Jun 1877, NY; d. 1968; m. William Abraham Miller.
ii.	Jennie Whitney, b. Oct 1881, NY; d. after 1900, then unmarried.

Census

• 1870, Saugerties, Ulster Co., NY:

180 204 Whitney, Henry 62 M W Brick Mason N.Y. State Male citizen over 21 " Maria 55 F W Keeping house " " " Marietta 25 F W Without occupation " " " Spencer 20 M W Brick Mason " "

• 1880, Saugerties, Ulster Co., NY:

Henry WHITNEY 74 Self M M W NY Mason CT CT Maria WHITNEY 70 Wife F M W NY House Keeper NY NY Martin PHILLIPS 31 SonL M M W NY Works In Iron Mill NY NY Henrietta PHILLIPS 33 Dau F M W NY House Keeper NY NY Spencer WHITNEY 28 Son M M W NY Mason NY NY Sarah WHITNEY 26 DauL F M W NY Dress Maker ENG IRE Anna WHITNEY 3 GDau F S W NY NY NY

• 1900, Saugerties, Ulster Co., NY:

2 2 Whitney, Spencer Head W M Mch 1850 50 wid New York New York New York Brick Mason, Owns mortgaged house -----, Belle Dau W F Jun 1877 22 sgl New York New York New York Dressmaker -----, Jennie Dau W F Oct 1881 18 sgl New York New York New York Phillips, Martin BiL W M May 1850 50 m25 New York New York New York Day Laborer -----, Henrietta Sis W F Jan 1846 56 m25 0ch 0lv New York New York New York

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. 550.

• Census records.

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