Family:Whitney, Abraham (1807-1837)
Abraham3 Whitney (Ebenezer2, Elijah1), son of Ebenezer2 and Jerusha (Murdock) Whitney, was born 1807, Nelson, NY, and died 1837, Saginaw Co., MI.
He married, 3 May 1829, Oakland Co., MI, Amy Hitchcock,[1] daughter of Benjamin and Amy (Harrington) Hitchcock. She was born 5 Aug 1807, Granville, NY, and died 13 Nov 1880, Saginaw, MI. She married secondly, before 1842, William Henry, born about 1804, NY, who died between 1860 and 1870.
Children or Abraham3 and Amy (Hitchcock) Whitney:
i. Harriet A.4 Whitney, b. 22 May 1832, MI; d. 1904, NY; m. Isaac Alonzo Blair; bur. Erieville Cemetery, Nelson, NY. ii. Albert H. Whitney, b. 1835, Saginaw Co., MI; m.(1) before 1873, ----- -----; m.(2) 30 Aug 1879, Saginaw Co., MI, Selena Wheeler or Reynolds. Enlisted in Company D, Michigan 16th Infantry Regiment on 7 Sep 1861, East Saginaw, MI, aged 26 years, mustered out on 25 Feb 1863. In June 1863, he was registered as a single farmer aged 28, in the Civil War draft records, Saginaw, MI. Enlisted in Company A, Michigan 3rd Infantry Regiment on 20 Mar 1865, Pontiac, MI, aged 30 years; mustered out on 2 Mar 1866 at San Antonio, TX. iii. Amanda Jane Whitney, b. 1 Mar 1837; d. 9 Nov 1924, Saginaw, MI; bur. Oakwood Cemetery, Saginaw, MI; m. 1855, Joseph J. Lilly.
Census
- 1830, Oakland Co., MI: Abraham Whitney, 3 males 20-29, 1 female 20-29, and 1 female 15-19.
- 1840, Truxton, Cortland Co., NY: Amy Whitny, 1 male 5-9, 1 female 30-39, 1 female 5-9, and 1 female 0-4; 1 engaged in agriculture.
- 1850, Truxton, Cortland Co., NY:
268 278 Wm. Henry 46 M - Lawyer $800 N.Y. Amy " 42 F - " Jane Whitney 13 F - Mich. Attended school Levi Henry 8 M - N.Y. Attended school James " 3 M - " David Porter 74 M - Laborer Ct.
Levi and James are children of William and Amy (Hitchcock)(Whitney) Henry.
1622 1803 Horatio Abel 48 M - Farmer $2000 New York Aurilla " 49 F - " Jabez W. " 8 M - " Attended school Isaac Blair 20 M - Farmer " Eri Rathbone 27 M - Farmer " Illiterate Adelia " 24 F - " Harriet A. Whitney 19 F - Michigan
169 180 Oliver Hitchcock 38 M - Farmer $1100 Cortland Cy. N.Y. Elizabeth S. Hitchcock 38 F - Massachusetts Sarah S. Hitchcock 8 F - Cortland Cy. N.Y. Attended school Mary T. Hitchcock 6 F - Onondaga " " Attended school Oliver A. Hitchcock 4 M - Cortland " " Attended school Rogers H. Hitchcockc 1 M - " " " Albert Whitney 15 M - Farmer Michigan Attended school Cornelius Murphy 58 M - " Ireland
- 1860, Saginaw, Saginaw Co., MI:
994 955 William Henry 55 M - Farmer $250 N.Y. Anna " 52 F - " Albert " 25 M - Farmer $400 $200 " Amanda " 24 F - Mich. James " 11 M - " Frank Warren 3 " - "
This is widow Amy ("Anna") and daughter Amanda, with grandson Frank Warren Lilly. Albert is Albert Whitney, and James is son of William and Amy (Hitchcock)(Whitney) Henry.
- 1870, Saginaw, Saginaw Co., MI:
17 18 Henry, Emma 63 F W Keeping House $2000 $200 New York " Lily Amanda 33 F W House Keeper Michigan " James 23 M W Farmer New York Male citizen over 21 " Frank W. 14 M W Attending School Michigan Attended school Goldsmith, Anna 1 F W "
This is widow Amy ("Emma") and daughter Amanda Jane (Whitney) Lilly, with grandson Frank Warren Lilly. James is James Henry, a half-brother of Amanda.
- 1870, son Albert not found.
- 1880, Saginaw, Saginaw Co., MI:
43 47 Henry, Emma W F 72 --- wid Keeping house Mich. N.Y. Mass. -----, James E. W M 33 Son sgl Farmer Mich. N.Y. Mass. Lilly, Amanda W F 43 Dau wid At home Mich. N.Y. Mass. -----, Frank W M 23 GSon sgl Farmer N.Y. Y.Y. Mich. [sic] Brown, Samson W F 8 AChl sgl At School N.Y. Canada Mich.
Albert H. WHITNEY 49 Self M M W MI Laborer NY NY Selana WHITNEY 41 Wife F M W CAN Keeping House CAN CAN Amryah WHITNEY 7 Dau F S W MI MI CAN
References
1.^ "Abraham [Whitney], and Amy Hitchcock, m. 3 May 1829, Oakland Co., MI," according to L.D.S. North America Vital Records Index.
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