Family:Whitney, William Harris (1862-1923)

William Harris¹⁰ Whitney (Simon Lawrence⁹, Samuel⁸, William Bartholomew⁷, Samuel⁶, Joseph⁵, Timothy⁴, John³, John², John¹), son of Simon Lawrence⁹ and Minerva (Phillips) Whitney, was born 5 Apr 1862, Brighton, ON, and died 1923, Rochester, NY. He was buried in Creekside Cemetery, Churchville, NY.^[1]

He married, 2 Nov 1883, Warkworth, ON, Martha Ann Billings. She was born Aug 1865, and died 1947. She was buried in Creekside Cemetery, Churchville, NY.^[2]

Children of William Harris¹⁰ and Martha Ann (Billings) Whitney:

i.	Simon Elgin11 Whitney, b. Jul 1885, ON; d. 1941.
ii.	Ernest Eugene Whitney, b. Mar 1887, ON; d. 1957.
iii.	Ethel Violet Whitney, b. Aug 1889 or 1891, ON; d. aft. 1900.
iv.	Adelbert A. Whitney, b. Apr 1894, ON; d. aft. 1900.
v.	Wallace Oscar Whitney, b. 1899, NY; d. 1924; bur. Creekside Cemetery, Churchville, NY.[3]
vi.	William Harrison Whitney, b. 1903; d. 1949.

Census

• 1900, Greece, Monroe Co., NY:

111 112 Whitney, William H. Head W M Apr 1871 39 mar 18 Canada Eng. Canada Eng. Canada Eng. Farm laborer, house, Imm. 1896, Al. -----, Martha A. Wife W F Aug 1865 34 mar 18 6ch 5liv Canada Eng. Canada Eng. Canada Eng. Imm. 1896 -----, Earnest Son W M mar 1887 13 sgl Canada Eng. Canada Eng. Canada Eng. Imm. 1896, Nat. -----, Ethel W. Dau W F Aug 1889 10 sgl Canada Eng. Canada Eng. Canada Eng. Imm. 1896 -----, Delbert A. Son W M Apr 1894 6 sgl Canada Eng. Canada Eng. Canada Eng. Imm. 1896, Nat. -----, Wallace Son W M Apr 1899 1 sgl New York Canada Eng. Canada Eng.

• 1900, Greece, Monroe Co., NY:

68 68 Slater, August Head W M May 1866 34 mar 10 New York Germany Germany Farmer, Rents farm -----, Agusta Wife W F Sep 1868 31 mar 10 8ch 6liv New York Germany Germany -----, Elmer Son W M Apr 1891 9 sgl New York New York New York -----, Arthur Son W M Dec 1893 36 sgl New York New York New York -----, Elida Dau W F Sep 1895 7 sgl New York New York New York -----, George Son W M Jan 1897 3 sgl New York New York New York -----, Ester Dau W F Jul 1897 2 sgl New York New York New York -----, Herbert Son W M Jan 1900 5m sgl New York New York New York Whitney, Simon Srvt W M Jul 1888 14 sgl New York Canada Eng. Canada Eng. Farm laborer

References

• Census records.

• 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. 593.

• [4], from FamilySearch.org.

1.^  Find A Grave Memorial #132904205, William Harris Whitney.

2.^  Find A Grave Memorial #132904207, Martha Ann Whitney.

3.^  Find A Grave Memorial #132904206, Wallace Whitney.

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