Family:Whitney, James (1814-1851)

James⁷ Whitney (Charles⁶, Walter⁵, Samuel⁴, Richard³, John², Henry¹), son of Charles⁶ and Jane (White) Whitney, was born 26 May 1814, New Scotland, NY, and died 19 Jul 1851, in Lansing Street, Albany, NY.

He married, 24 Nov 1834, Albany, NY, Elizabeth Blackett Adams, daughter of Joseph Hillyer and Leah (Blackett) Adams. She was born 19 Jan 1815, Albany, NY, and died after 1870. She married secondly, before 1870, George Blackstock.

Phoenix says the following:

". . . a saddler and harness-maker; settled in Albany, N.Y. . . . ."

Children of James⁷ and Elizabeth Blackett (Adams) Whitney, all born Albany, NY:

i.	Minerva Jane8 Whitney, b. 31 Jan 1836; d. 9 Apr 1844, Albany, NY, where she was buried in Albany Rural Cemetery.
ii.	Charles Edward Whitney, b. 19 Feb 1839; d. 2 Apr 1841, Albany, NY, where he was buried in Albany Rural Cemetery.
iii.	Charles Edward Whitney, b. 25 Oct 1841; m. Rebecca Figgins.
iv.	John Blackett Whitney, b. 15 Sep 1843; m.(1) Emily Johnson Tracy; m.(2) Martha A. Weed; m.(3) Alice Elizabeth Reynolds.

Census

• 1840, Albany Ward 2, Albany Co., NY: James Whitney, 2 males 30-39, 3 males 20-29, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 20-29, and 1 female 0-4; 4 engaged in manufacture or trades.
• 1850, Albany Ward 7, Albany Co., NY:

315 634 James Whitney 35 M - Harness Maker N.Y. Adams E. " 32 F - do Charles " 8 M - do Attended school John " 6 M - do Attended school

• 1855 State, Albany City Ward 4, Albany Co., NY:

189 $100 Frame 2 Samuel Howard 60 M - - Ireland - 1 20 Hay Merchant - 1 - - - 1 - Mrs. J. Whitney 33 F - - Albany - 1 35 - - - - - - - - Charles Whitney 13 M - Son Albany - - 13 At School - - - - - - - John Whitney 11 M - Son Albany - - 11 At School - - - - - - - Mrs. Vickers 81 F - Brdr England - 1 40 - - - - - - 1 - Annie O'Brien 22 F - Brdr Ireland - - 6 Book folder - - - - - - - 2 Oscar Large 36 M - Massachusetts 1 - 6 Segarmaker 1 - - - - - - Margaret Large 19 F - Wife Albany 1 - 19 - - - - - - - -

• 1860, Albany Ward 3, Albany Co., NY:

621 996 Elizabeth B. Whitney 38 F - $100 New York Charles Whitney 18 M - Clerk Do John B. Whitney 16 " - Do Do Cynthia Bassett 23 F - Collar Maker Massachusetts Addee Blakesly 23 " - Do Do William Fonda 45 M - Physician New York

• 1870, New York Ward 18, New York Co., NY:

229 -- Geo. Blackstock 50 M - Retired Trader N.Y. Elizabeth 50 F - " Charles Whitney 26 M - " John Day 22 M - Clerk in store England

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. 679 and p. 1481.

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