Family:Whitney, Silas (1828-1888)
Silas7 Whitney (Sylvester6, Matthias5, Joshua4, Cornelius3, Joshua2, John1), son of Sylvester6 and Laura (Yale) Whitney, was born 2 Apr 1828, Riga, NY, and died 15 Dec 1888, Chicago, IL.
He married, 15 Nov 1855, Mary J. Bogart. She was born 11 May 1828.
He resided Chicago, IL.
Children of Silas7 and Mary J. (Bogart) Whitney:
i. Clara Bell8 Whitney, b. 6 Sep 1856; resided 6246 Lexington Ave., Chicago, IL. ii. Sylvester S. Whitney, b. 28 Sep 1861; d. 22 Mar 1863.
Census
- 1850: not found.
- 1860, Castile, Wyoming Co., NY:
475 466 Silas Whitney 32 M - Farmer $2750 $760 N.Y. Mary J. " 32 F - Housekeeping " Clara B. " 3 F - "
689 672 Whitney, Silas 43 M W Express Agent $1000 New York Male citizen over 21 -----, Mary 43 F W Keeping House New York -----, Clara 14 F W New York Attended school
- 1880: not found.
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. 398.
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