Family:Whitney, John Taylor (1815-a1892)

John Taylor⁷ Whitney (Edward⁶, Nathan⁵, Richard⁴, Henry³, John², Henry¹), son of Edward⁶ and Mary (Furniss) Whitney, was born 1 Aug 1815, Madison, NY, and died after 1892.

He married, 16 Aug 1869, Syracuse, NY, by Rev. Addison Kellogg Strong, D.D., Congregational, of Syracuse, Mary Groves, daughter of John and Percy (Lilly) Groves, of Lebanon, NY. She was born 15 June 1819, Lebanon, NY, and died after 1892.

He was a merchant, then a book-keeper, and afterward a farmer. He dwelt in New York City from 15 Aug 1828 to Dec 1831; and settled, 14 May 1834, at Eaton, NY, where they were living, without children, in Apr 1874. He was postmaster at Eaton, from 1 Jul 1853 till 30 Sep 1861; and superintendent of the poor, for Madison County, for three years from 1 Jan 1854.

John Taylor⁷ and Mary (Groves) Whitney had no children, but apparently adopted one:

i.	(adopted) Edith M.8 Whitney, b. ca. 1873, NY.

Census

• 1850, Eaton, Madison Co., NY:

318 327 J. G. Kellogg 28 M - In Keeper $4000 N.Y. Alice A. " 24 F - " Adelaide " 2 F - " John T. Whitney 33 M - Book Repair $300 " ...

• 1855 State, Eaton, Madison Co., NY:

66 Framed $1000 75 John T. Whitney 39 M - - Madison - - 21 Book Keeper 1 - - - - 1 - Mary " 61 F - Moth Mass. - W 5 - - - - - - - - Jane Barnes 20 F - Srvt Otsego - - 3 - - - - - - - -

• 1860, Eaton, Madison Co., NY:

799 799 John T. Whitney 45 M - Post Master $1900 $8000 N.Y. Mary " 68 F - Mass. Jane Gardner 32 F - N.Y.

• 1865 State, Eaton E.D. 01, Madison Co., NY:

195 Frame $1500 114 John T. Whitney 49 M - ---- -- - - - - 1 Clerk 1 - - - 1 - - - - - - E. Bartlet 20 F - Srvt -- - - - - 1 Lida Bissell 16 F - Srvt -- - - - - 1

• 1870, Eaton, Madison Co., NY:

59 68 Whitney, John T. 55 M W Farmer New York Male citizen over 21 -----, Mary 51 F W Keeping House New York Geroit, Annette 12 F W Domestic serv. New York Attended school 69 Burritt, Charles W. 51 M W Machinist $5000 New York Male citizen over 21 -----, Sarah 33 F W Keeping House New York -----, Charles W. 5 M W New York

• 1875 State, Eaton, Madison Co., NY:

255 Brick $3000 234 John T. Whitney 61 M - ---- Madison m Farmer - 1 - - - - Mary Whitney 55 F - Wife " m - Marietta L. Dawes 28 F - Niec " m - Edith M. Dawes 2 F - Niec " s -

• 1880, Eaton, Madison Co., NY:

John T. WHITNEY 64 Self M M W NY Farmer CT MA Mary WHITNEY 60 Wife F M W NY Keeping House MA MA Edith M. WHITNEY 7 Dau F S W NY At School NY NY Jennie WINLOW 16 Othe F W NY Servant NY NY

This daughter would seem most likely to be adopted, given the age of the mother.

• 1892 State, Eaton E.D. 02, Madison Co., NY:

John T. Whitney M 77 - U.S. C. Farmer Mary Whitney F 73 - “ C. “

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), pp. 540-541.

• Census records.

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