Family:Whitney, William Henry (1812-a1870)

William Henry⁷ Whitney (Josiah Clark⁶, Josiah⁵, Henry⁴, Josiah³, John², Henry¹), son of Josiah Clark⁶ and Esther Eunice (Mosier) Whitney, was born 10 Aug 1812, Derby, CT, and died after 1870.

He married, 13 Oct 1852, Woodbury, CT, Cornelia Elizabeth Peck, daughter of Jonathan Ingersol and Mary (Morrison) Peck. She was born 17 Jan 1836, Woodbury, CT, and died after 1900.

Phoenix says the following:

". . . a farmer . . . . He was living at Southbury, Conn., in March 1874; she, at Oakville, in Waterbury, Conn., in May 1875."

Children of William Henry⁷ and Cornelia Elizabeth (Peck) Whitney:

i.	Villeroy Eugene8 Whitney, b. 15 Mar 1854, Forest Lake, PA; was living at Patterson, NY, in May 1875; d. after 1900, then unmarried.
ii.	Walter Harmon Whitney, b. 25 Feb 1858, Woodbury, CT; m. Dora (-----) Hate [?Haight?].

Census

• 1850: not found.
• 1860, Forest Lake, Susquehanna Co., PA:

485 481 Ingersol Peck 49 M - Farmer $1400 $450 Conn. Mary " 50 F - Wife " Cornelia Whitney 24 F - House Maid " Villeroy " 5 M - " Attended school Harmon " 3 M - "

• 1860, William not found.
• 1870, Southbury, New Haven Co., CT:

246 246 Hinman, B. J. 75 M W Farmer $5000 $2000 Conn. Male citizen over 21 -----, Harriett 72 F W Keeping house Conn. Brown, Emmeline 37 F W Keeping house $2000 Conn. Whitney, Henry 55 M W Farm laborer Conn. Male citizen over 21

• 1870, Woodbury, Litchfield Co., CT:

322 328 Mansfield, David S. 38 M W Farmer $4000 $2000 Conn. Male citizen over 21 -----, Eliza N. 45 F W Keeping House Conn. -----, Cerena P. 21 M W Farm Labor Conn. Male citizen over 21 -----, Walter E. 18 M W Conn. -----, Ralph D. 15 M W Conn. -----, Wilbur D. 8 M W Conn. -----, Isabell E. 5 F W Conn. Whitny, Cornelia 34 F W Domestic Conn.

• 1870, Forest Lake, Susquehanna Co., PA:

118 119 Turrell, Joel 68 M W Farmer $18000 $4000 Connecticut Male citizen over 21 -----, Mary A. 39 F W Keeping house Connecticut Turrell, Wilson Jr. 37 M W Works on Farm $5000 $300 Pennsylvania Male citizen over 21 -----, Sarah A. 29 F W At home New York -----, Lizzie J. 6 F W Pennsylvania Attended school Sherwood, Emma J. 8 F W Pennsylvania Attended school O'Connell, Daniel 24 M W Works on Farm Pennsylvania Parents foreign born, Male citizen over 21 Beebe, Webster 19 M W Domestic servant Pennsylvania Whitney, Villaroy 16 M W Works on Farm Pennsylvania Attended school

• 1880, Watertown, Litchfield Co., CT:

294 315 Whitney, Cornelia W F 44 wid Keeping House Connecticut Conn. Conn. -----, Ville W M 26 Son sgl Works at Hardware Connecticut Conn. Conn. -----, Walter W M 23 Son sgl Works in pin shop Connecticut Conn. Conn.

• 1900, Watertown, Litchfield, CT:

119 124 Whitney, Walter Head W M Feb 1864 36 sgl Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut B[ ] polisher, Owns mortgaged house -----, Cornelia Moth W F Jul 1836 64 wid 1ch 1liv Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut

• 1900, Watertown, Litchfield, CT:

128 132 Warner, Charles G. Head W M May 1844 56 mar 36 Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut Farmer, Owns mortgaged farm -----, Julia F. Wife W F May 1844 56 mar 36 6ch 5liv Connecticut England England -----, Burton C. Son W M Nov 1877 22 sgl Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut Machinist -----, Edwin F. Son W M Jan 1882 18 sgl Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut Whitney, Villaroi E. Srvt W M May 1868 32 sgl Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut Day laborer Peet, Willie Srvt W M Aug 1882 17 sgl Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut Day laborer

• 1910, Cornelia and Villeroy not found.

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. 906 and pp. 1805-1806.

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