Family:Whitney, Jonathan Edwards (1846-1883)

Jonathan Edwards⁸ Whitney (Ebenezer⁷, Moses⁶, Ebenezer⁵, Samuel⁴, John³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Ebenezer⁷ and Mary (Miney or Curtis) Whitney, was born Dec 1846, Hodgdon, ME, and died Oct 1883, Royalton, WI.

He married, 24 Sep 1870, New London, WI, Hannah Estes (Kelly)(Buck) Baldwin, daughter of John Hall and Lucretia (Estes) Kelly. She was born 4 Mar 1844, Orono ME, and died 5 Sep 1905, Spooner, WI. She had married firstly, about 1862, George Wilmer Buck, son of Warren H. and Margaret (-----) Buck (born 1840, MA, who died 29 Aug 1863, Gettysburg, PA. She had married secondly, 6 Jun 1865, St. Lawrence, WI, Jacob Baldwin, son of James and Polly (-----) Baldwin (born 1840, Dryden, NY, and died before 1870). She married fourthly, 23 Jul 1897, Spooner, WI, Charles R. Hyde, son of Able and Alvera (Singletary) Hyde (born Aug 1847, Spooner, WI, and died after 1910).

He appears in many records as "John".

Children of Jonathan Edwards⁸ and Hannah Estes (Kelly) Buck:

i.	George Wilmer9 Buck, b. 18 Mar 1863, Orono, ME; d. 20 Sep 1943, WA or OR; m. 1 Nov 1888, Spooner, WI, Lilian Muzetta Witz.

Children of Jacob and Hannah Estes (Kelly)(Buck) Baldwin:

i.	Elva M. Baldwin, b. 8 Jan 1868, WI; d. after 1920; m. bef. 1888, John Toland.

Children of Jonathan Edwards and Hannah Estes (Kelly)(Buck)(Baldwin) Whitney:

i.	Mary Grace Whitney, b. 7 Jul 1871, WI; d. after 1930; m. 1896, James Toole.
ii.	Lenora Estes Whitney, b. 13 Apr 1876, WI; d. 1928; m. Jeremiah M. Atkinson.
iii.	Ruel Alfred Whitney, b. 4 Jan 1879, WI.
iv.	John Edwards Whitney, b. 10 Mar 1881, Royalton, WI; d. 9 Sep 1950, Sidney, OH; m. Ida Mae Thompson.
v.	Roy Whitney, b. 1882; d. 1883.

Census

• 1870, Waupaca, Waupaca Co., WI:

243 245 Whitney, Mary 62 F W Keeping house $250 England Parents foreign born -----, Sarah E. 27 F W Works in Woolen Mills Maine Parents foreign born -----, Johnathan E. 22 M W Works in Woolen Mills Maine Parents foreign born, Male citizen over 21 -----, Byron 14 M W Works in Woolen Mills Massachusetts Parents foreign born, Attended school -----, Mary 53 F W Seastress New Brunswick Parents foreign born

• 1880, Royalton, Waupaca Co., WI:

John WHITNEY 33 Self M M W ME Carpenter N.BRUNS LIVERPOOL Hanah WHITNEY 36 Wife F M W ME House Keeper MA ME George WHITNEY 17 Son M S W ME Laborer ME ME Elva WHITNEY 12 Dau F S W WI ME ME Mary G. WHITNEY 8 Dau F S W WI ME ME Laura WHITNEY 4 Dau F S W WI ME ME Fred WHITNEY 1 Son M S W WI ME ME Maryett WHITNEY 72 Moth F W W ENGL ENGL ENGL

George and Elva are step-children.

References

• Census records.
• Ebenezer Whitney Descendants, Part 4

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