Family:Whitney, Abraham Johnson (1820-1891)
Capt. Abraham Johnson8 Whitney (Zerah7, James6, Samuel5, Samuel4, Nathaniel3, John2, John1), born Genoa, New York, Jan 13, 1820; married 26 Apr 1852, Julia A. Morse; born 1833; died 12 Jul 1865; married 2d, 17 Nov 1866, Virginia A. Chatterton; died Mar. 20, 1868; married 3d, 18 May 1870, Frances Bennett; born London, England, 15 Dec 1840.
He was a carpenter and millwright by trade. At the beginning of the Mexican war he enlisted for five years in the 2d U. S. infantry, took part in the battle of Monterey, was later under Gen. Scott and fought in the battles of Vera Cruz, Contreras, Churubusco, Chepultepec and Molino del Rey and in the final capture of Mexico. After the war he returned to New York and soon went to California where he spent about two years gold hunting. Returning to Whitneyville, Michigan, he was married. When the civil war broke out in 1861 he at once enlisted as second lieutenant in the 3d Michigan infantry. Participated in the battle of Bull Run, siege of Yorktown, Williamsburg and Fair Oaks. Promoted to captain he took part in the other battles, but on account of illness he resigned in 1862, since which time until his death he resided in Grand Rapids. He died 12 Mar 1891; resided Grand Rapids, Michigan.
References
1. 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. 466.
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