Family:Whitney, George Albert (1842-a1920)

George Albert⁷ Whitney (Charles Edwin⁶, Josiah⁵, Eliasaph⁴, Nathan³, John², Henry¹), son of Charles Edwin⁶ and Rosanna (Mather) Whitney, was born 2 Jul 1842, Darien, CT, and died after 1920.

He married firstly, 24 Nov 1868, Tarentum, PA, Elizabeth Antoinette Ferris, daughter of Hanford and Margaret (Hare) Ferris. She was born 12 Sep 1845, Tarentum, PA, and died after 1900.

He married secondly, between 1900 and 1910, Nesie -----. She was born about 1848, NY, and died after 1910.

He married thirdly, between 1910 and 1920, Ursula -----. She was born about 1848, NY, and died after 1920.

Phoenix says the following:

". . . a cooper . . . . They settled in Darien; and in Jan. 1873, went to Tarentum, where they were residing temporarily in July 1874, intending to return to Darien the following Winter. He enlisted at Darien, 26 July 1862, as a private, in Co. B, 17th Reg., Conn. Vol. Infantry; and was mustered out 19 July 1865, as a corporal, having taken part in the battles of Chancellorsville, Gettysburgh, Charlotte, and several skirmishes in Florida."

Children of George Albert⁷ and Elizabeth Antoinette (Ferris) Whitney:

i.	Helen Gertrude8 Whitney, b. 7 Aug 1869, Darien, CT.
ii.	Charles Hanford Whitney, b. 25 Nov 1870, Darien, CT.
iii.	Jenny Whitney, b. 31 May 1873, Tarentum, PA; d. 31 Jul 1873, Tarentum, PA; bur. Tarentum Cemetery.
iv.	Leroy Ferris Whitney, b. 30 Oct 1874, Tarentum, PA.
v.	Carl Whitney, b. ca. 1877, CT.
v.	Oliver F. Whitney, b. Apr 1883, MO.
v.	Rosa M. Whitney, b. Dec 1884, MO.

Census

• 1870, Darien, Fairfield Co., CT:

183 181 WHitney, George 27 M W Farmer $1500 $400 Connecticut Male citizen over 21 -----, Elizabeth 24 F W Keeping house Pennsylvania -----, Helen 11/12 F W At home Connecticut Born Aug Hubbard, Joseph W. 30 M M Laborer Connecticut Male citizen over 21, Illiterate

• 1880, Cold Spring, Phelps Co., MO:

George WHITNEY 38 Self M M W CT Farmer CT CT Elizabeth WHITNEY 35 Wife F M W PA House Keeping PA PA Hellen WHITNEY 10 Dau F S W CT CT PA Charles WHITNEY 9 Son M S W CT CT PA Leroy WHITNEY 5 Son M S W PA CT PA Carl WHITNEY 3 Son M S W CT CT PA

• 1900, Thayer, Oregon Co., MO:

313 318 Whitney, George A. Head W M Jul 1842 57 m31 Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut Farmer, owns free farm -----, Elizabeth Wife W F Sep 1843 56 m31 7ch 6lv Pennsylvania Connecticut Ireland -----, Helen G. Dau W F Aug 1869 30 sgl Connecticut Connecticut Pennsylvania At school 4 mos. -----, Oliver F. Son W M Apr 1883 17 sgl Missouri Connecticut Pennsylvania At school 4 mos. -----, Rosa M. Dau W F Dec 1884 15 sgl Missouri Connecticut Pennsylvania At school 4 mos.

• 1910, 2022 Fourth Street, Santa Ana, Orange Co., CA:

72 80 Gay, Fred Head M W 18 sgl Iowa Iowa Iowa Farmer Marshal, A. R. Room M W 42 sgl Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky None Whitney, George Room M W 67 m2,0 Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut Retail Merchant -----, Nesie Room F W 62 m2,0 0ch 0lv New York New York New York Retail Merchant

• 1920, 822 West Sixth Street, Santa Ana, Orange Co., CA:

12 12 Whitney, George A. Head M W 77 mar Connecticut Connecticut New York None, Owns free property -----, Ursula Wife F W 72 mar New York England England None

References

• All data imported from Stephen Whitney Phoenix, The Whitney family of Connecticut, and its affiliations; being an attempt to trace the descendants, as well in the female as the male lines, of Henry Whitney, from 1649 to 1878; to which is prefixed some account of the Whitneys of England. (New York : Priv. Print. [Bradford Press] 1878), p. 826 and p. 1695.

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