Family:Whitney, William Henry (1829-a1880)

William Henry⁷ Whitney (Daniel Harris⁶, Benjamin⁵, John⁴, Henry³, John², Henry¹), son of Daniel Harris⁶ and Louisa (Caswell) Whitney, was born 30 Mar 1829, Mexico, NY, and died after Apr 1875.

He married, 4 Jul 1852, Central Square, in Hastings, NY, Emma Clayson, daughter of Henry B. and Ann (Clark) Clayson. She was born 1830, Bedfordshire, England, and died after Apr 1875.

Phoenix says the following:

". . . a boatman . . . . They dwelt, for one year, in Camden, N.Y.; and then settled at Cleveland, in Constantia, N.Y., where they were living in Ap. 1875."

Children of William Henry⁷ and Emma (Clayson) Whitney, all born Cleveland, in Constantia, NY:

i.	Fanny Maria8 Whitney, b. 26 May 1853; m. 5 Sep 1871, Eugene Burst. They settled at Ithaca, NY, and moved from there, 15 Nov 1874, to Cleveland, in Constantia, NY.
ii.	William Henry Whitney, b. 1 Oct 1855.
iii.	Louise Whitney, b. 14 Nov 1857.
iv.	Charles Whitney, b. 22 Nov 1859.
v.	Emma Whitney, b. 12 Oct 1861.
vi.	Sarah Whitney, b. 25 May 1864.
vii.	Harriet Whitney, b. 78 Jun 1866; d. 27 Mar 1867, Cleveland, in Constantia, NY, where she was buried.
viii.	Harriet Frank Whitney, b. 22 Sep 1868.
ix.	Neva Whitney, b. 27 Sep 1872.

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. 473 and p. 1131.

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