Family:Whitney, Sanford Merritt (1840-a1910)

Sanford Merritt Whitney (Hiram, Adolphus, Benjamin), son of Hiram and Achsah Philena (Balch) Whitney, was born 10 Dec 1840, Hartland, VT, and died after 1910.

He married, 7 Jul 1869, Hartland, VT, Adalaide M. Morey, both of Hartland, daughter of I. and M. (-----) Morey. She was born Sep 1845, Hartland, VT.^[1]

Children of Sanford Merritt and Adalaide M. (Morey) Whitney:

i.	Frederick Sanford Whitney, b. ca. 1873, Port Henry, NY; d. aft. 1900; m. 20 Mar 1899, Linna Mae Parkhurst,[2] dau. of Edgar S. and Olive M. (Nichols) Parkhurst.
ii.	Mary A. Whitney, b. Apr 1884, NY; d. aft. 1900.

Census

• 1870, Rutland, Rutland Co., VT:

337 425 Whitney, John 29 M W Bridge Maker $500 Vermont Male citizen over 21 -----, Amanda 25 F W Keeping House Vermont -----, Bertie 7/12 M W Vermont Born in Dec 426 -----, Sanford 26 M W R.R. Conductor Vermont Male citizen over 21 -----, Addie 26 F W Keeping House Vermont

• 1880, Ticonderoga, Essex Co., NY:

S. M. WHITNEY 39 Self M M W VT R.R. Conductor VT VT Addie M. WHITNEY 36 Wife F M W VT Keeping House VT NH Fredrick WHITNEY 7 Son M S W NY VT VT

• 1900, Hartland, Windsor Co., VT:

223 228 Whitney, Sanford Head W M Dec 1840 59 mar 31 Vermont Vermont Vermont Farmer, Owns free farm -----, Addie M. Wife W F Sep 1845 54 mar 31 2ch 2liv Vermont Vermont Vermont -----, Mary A. Dau W F Apr 1884 16 sgl New York Vermont Vermont At school

• 1900, Vermont State Prison, State Street, Windsor, Windsor Co., VT:

1 1 Oakes, Edma W. Head W M Dec 1848 51 mar 28 Vermont Vermont New Hampshire Supt. of prison, House Oakes, Lucia A. Wife W F May 1851 49 mar 28 2ch 2liv Vermont Massachusetts Vermont Whitney, Linna P. Srvt W F Sep 1874 25 mar 1 0ch 0liv Vermont Vermont Vermont Whitney, Fred S. Gard W M Sep 1872 27 mar 1 New York Vermont Vermont Guard [9 other employees] [143 prisoners]

• 1900, State Street, Windsor, Windsor Co., VT:

43 55 Oakes, Edwin A. Head W M Dec 1848 51 mar 28 Vermont Vermont New Hampshire Sup't. of prison -----, Lucia A. Wife W F May 1851 49 mar 28 2ch 2liv Vermont Massachusetts Vermont Whitney, Lenna Srvt W F Sep 1874 25 mar 1 0ch 0liv Vermont Vermont Vermont Housework

References

• Census records.

1.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.

2.^  Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954, from FamilySearch.org.

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