Family:Whitney, George (1801-a1880)

George⁷ Whitney (Joseph⁶, Benjamin⁵, James⁴, John³, Jonathan², John¹), son of Joseph⁶ and Sally (Parks) Whitney, was born 2 Jan 1801, Sherborn, MA,^[1] and died after 1880.

He married, 5 Mar 1823, Gardner, MA, Sophia Greenwood,^[2] daughter of Alvan and Polley (Child) Greenwood. She was born 31 Aug 1807, Gardner, MA, and died after 1880.

He resided Boston, MA.

Children of George⁷ and Sophia (Greenwood) Whitney:

i.	George O.8 Whitney, b. 1824; m. Abby T. Rich.
ii.	Charles Whitney, b. 1826; d. Boston, young.
iii.	William J. Whitney, b. 1828; resided California.
iv.	Caroline S. Whitney, b. 1830, MA; m. 14 Feb 1850, Jersey Co., IL, Charles A. Knapp.
v.	Charles Whitney, b. 1832; resided California.
vi.	Joel Parker Whitney, b. 27 Jun 1835, MA (said 1834 by Pierce), or ca. 1836, Gardner, ME; d. 17 Jan 1913; m. 30 Jun 1858, West Roxbury, MA, Frances Keith, daughter of Cardinal and Deborah (-----) Keith, b. ca. 1832, Roxbury, MA,[3] d. 27 Jun 1871, Somerville, MA; m.(2) 20 Dec 1881, Lucy Ann Chadwick, b. 15 Oct 1847, and d. 1926.
vii.	Francis L. Whitney, b. ca. 1837, MA (said 1836 by Pierce); m. before 1860, Malinda -----.
viii.	Edward P. Whitney, b. 1838; resided New Orleans, LA; not in family in 1850.
ix.	Ellen M. Whitney, b. ca. 1841, LA (said 1840 by Pierce); resided New Orleans, LA.
x.	Adelaide E. Whitney, b. ca. 1845, LA (said 1843 by Pierce); m. before 1880, C. E. A. Baxter; resided New Orleans, LA.
xi.	James G. Whitney, b. ca. 1847, LA (said 1846 by Pierce); m. before 1875, Octavia S. -----; resided New Orleans, LA.
xii.	Caroline Whitney, b. 1849; resided New Orleans, LA; not in family in 1850 or 1860; has same given name as an older sister.

Census

• 1830, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA: George Whitney, 2 males 20-29, 3 males 15-19, 1 male 5-9, 2 males 0-4, 3 females 20-29, and 1 female 0-4.
• 1840: not found. There is a candidate in Roxbury, MA.
• 1850, Jerseyville, Jersey Co., IL:

45 45 George Whitney 49 M - House Furnishing Mass. Sophia " 43 F - " Joel P. " 15 M - " Francis L. " 13 M - " Ellen M. " 9 F - Louisianna Adelaide " 5 F - " James " 3 M - "

• 1850, sons William and Charles not found.
• 1860, Township 6, Placer Co., CA:

660 602 Geo. Whitney 59 M - Stock Raising $5000 $10000 Mass. Sofiah " 53 F - " Jas. G. " 13 M - La. Attended school Caroline S. Knapp 30 F - Mass. Edward " 9 M - Ill. Attended school Geo. A. " 7 M - " Adaline E. " 15 F - La. Attended school

• 1860, sons William and Charles not found.
• 1860, Roxbury Ward 5, Norfolk Co., MA:

1340 1854 William Mitchell 56 M - Grove Hall House $5000 Scotland [Hotel] ... J. Parker Whitney 26 M - Paints & Oils $3000 Mass. ...

This is his son Joel. Joel's wife Frances is not found.

• 1860, Township 6, Placer Co., CA:

662 604 Francis L. Whitney 23 M - Raising Stock $1500 Mass. Malinda " 20 F - Ky. R. N. Goodell 25 M - Labourer O. John Reed 40 M - Stock Herder Penn.

This was his son Francis.

• 1870: not found.
• 1870, Boston Ward 4, Suffolk Co., MA:

Boarding House 841 1299 Rand, Hannah P. 45 F W Keeping House $75000 $6000 Mass. ... Whitney, J. Parker 40 M W No Business N. Hampshire Male citizen over 21 -----, Frank 35 F W At Home Mass. Male citizen over 21 ...

This is his son Joel. Frank was only a very distant cousin.

• 1870, Township 9, Placer Co., CA:

13 12 Whitney, Francis L. 32 M W Farmer & Stock Raiser $30000 $20000 Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, John T. 31 M W Overseer of Farm Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Lucy 28 F W Keeping House Vermont -----, Gertrude 1/12 F W At Home California Born in May Anderson, Nicholas 38 M W Works on Farm Sweden Parents foreign born Hill, John O. 33 M W Works on Farm England Parents foreign born Ah, Jim 23 M C Works in House China Parents foreign born

This was his son Francis with a cousin, John T. Whitney, and the latter's wife and daughter.

• 1870, San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA:

795 794 Blum, Isidor 38 M W Salesman $1000 Prussia Parents foreign born, Male citizen over 21 -----, Paula 28 F W Keeping House do Parents foreign born -----, Johanna 6 F W At Home California Parents foreign born Collins, Mary 22 F W Domestic Servant Mass. Parents foreign born Schwerin, Guilford 18 M W At Home New York Attended school Kimbell, Chas. M. 43 M W Furniture Dealer $500 $20000 Mass. Male citizen over 21 Whitney, James 23 M W Salesman Louisiana Male citizen over 21

This was his son James.

• 1870, sons William, Charles, and Edward not found.
• 1880, San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA:

• 1880, sons William, Charles, Joel, Francis, and Edward 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. 367.

1.^  "George [Whitney], s. of Joseph and Sally, [born] Jan. 2, 1801," according to Thomas W. Baldwin, ed., Vital Records of Sherborn, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: 1911).

2.^  "George [Whitney] and Sophia Greenwood, [married] March 5, 1823," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Gardner, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1907).

3.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 118, page 244.

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