Family:Whitney, Wells Rossiter (1841-1894)

Wells Rossiter⁸ Whitney (Lewis LeGrand⁷, Lewis Smith⁶, Timothy⁵, David⁴, Joseph³, John², Henry¹), son of Lewis LeGrand⁷ and Rebecca Todd (Webb) Whitney, was born 4 Sep 1841, Stamford, CT,^[1] and died 1894, Delhi, NY.

He married, 16 Nov 1864, Unadilla, NY, Mary Louise Teller, daughter of Jacob and Maria (Seaman) Teller. She was born 31 Aug 1842, Fulton, NY, and died after 1895.

He was a clerk. He lived at Unadilla from Jan 1864 to Mar 1873; and, since that, at Delhi, NY. He enlisted at Stamford, CT, 12 Aug 1862, as corporal, in Company A, 28th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteer Infantry; took part in the seige and capture of Port Hudson; and was mustered out at New Haven, CT, 28 Aug 1863.

He was Town Clerk of Unadilla, NY, in 1868.

He was the clerk of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Delaware, Dec 1894.

On 9 Jul 1890 he applied for a pension based on that service.

As his widow, Mary received a pension for his service, having applied 4 Jan 1895, from Delhi, Delaware Co., NY. Application number 607,221, certificate number 418,258.

Children of Wells Rossiter⁸ and Mary Louise (Fuller) Whitney:

i.	William Wells9 Whitney, b. 11 Mar 1866, Unadilla, NY; d. after 1880.
ii.	Emma Louise Whitney, b. 18 Mar 1868, Unadilla, NY; m. bef. 1892, Robert A. Young, of Davenport and Delhi, NY.
iii.	Edith Maria Whitney, b. 31 Mar 1870, Unadilla, NY; m.(1) ----- Walsworth; divorced 30 Oct 1900, Walton, NY; m.(2) 8 May 1909, Delaware Co., NY, William A. Rally.

Census

• 1850, Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT, in parents' family.
• 1860, Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT, in parents' family.
• 1870, Maryland, Otsego Co., NY:

497 554 Whitney, Wells R. 28 M W R.R. Station agent $300 Connecticut Male citizen over 21 -----, Mary L. 26 F W Keeping house New York -----, William W. 4 M W New York -----, Emma L. 2 F W New York -----, Edith M. 2/12 F W New York Born in Mar

• 1875 State, Delhi, Delaware Co., NY:

164 Framed $1000 174 Wells R. Whitney 33 M - ---- Connecticut m Lawyers Clerk - 1 - - - - Mary L. Whitney 31 F - Wife Schoharie m - William Whitney 9 M - Son Otsego s - Emma L. Whitney 7 F - Dau Otsego s - Edith M. Whitney 5 F - Dau Otsego s -

• 1880, Bridge St., Delhi, Delaware Co., NY:

Wells R. WHITNEY 38 Self M M W CT Accountant CT CT Mary L. WHITNEY 36 Othe F M W NY Keeping House NY NY William W. WHITNEY 14 Othe M S W NY At School CT NY Emma WHITNEY 12 Othe F S W NY At School CT NY Edith WHITNEY 10 Othe F S W NY At School CT NY

• 1890 Veterans Schedule, Delhi, Delaware Co., NY:

167 175 Whitney, Wells R. Carpen A 28 CT Inf 12 Aug 1862 28 Aug 1863 1y 0m 16d Delhi, NY Rheumatism, fever, Ague

• 1900, Delhi, Delaware Co., NY: widow Mary S. Whitney, 58, 3 children, 3 living, and daughter Edith Waldsw'th, 30, married, no children, with boarders.
• 1910, Delhi, Delaware Co., NY: widow M. Louise Whitney, 66, in family of daughter Edith M. Rally and husband William A. Rally.

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. 1020, and p. 1912.

• Census records.

• Familysearch.org.

1.^  "Wells Rossiter [Whitney], s. [Lewis L. G. & Rebecca], b. 4 Sep 1841," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Stamford 2:285.

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