Family:Whitney, James Lewis (1808-a1875)

James Lewis⁸ Whitney (Abraham Johnson⁷, James⁶, Samuel⁵, Samuel⁴, Nathaniel³, John², John¹), born 12 Mar 1808, Danby, NY.

He married firstly, 7 Oct 1827, Lucy Maria Hall. She died 7 Jul 1841.

He married secondly, 28 Oct 1841, Maria Eldred. She was born 24 Oct 1820.

He was born in Danby, NY, where he resided until 1837, when he moved to Caton. He has been justice of the peace and supervisor at Caton; resided Caton, NY.

Children of James Lewis⁸ and Lucy Maria (Hall) Whitney:

i.	Edgar Mortimer9 Whitney, b. 20 Jul 1828; m.(1) Harriet Westcott; m.(2) Laura Harris.
ii.	Oliver Wilkinson Whitney, b. 2 Jan 1830; m. Lucy B. Burdick.
iii.	Lucy Maria Whitney, b. 6 Feb 1832; d. 19 Jun 1855, Lawrenceville, PA; m. 1851, Dyer Powers.
iv.	James L. Whitney, b. 28 Mar 1834; m. 1852, Julia Harris; resided Eau Claire, WI.
v.	Emeline Amanda Whitney, b. 5 Feb 1836; d. 19 Apr 1866, Salamanca, NY; m. 1854, Joseph Harris.

Children of James Lewis⁸ and Maria (Eldred) Whitney:

vi.	Abram Johnson Whitney, b. 4 Aug 1842; m. Almira E. Brookman.
vii.	William (Whitney) Cowan, b. 17 Sep 1853; m. Priscilla E. Mead.
viii.	Dyer Whitney, b. 7 Dec 1855; d. 17 Jan 1858.

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), p. 465.

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