Family:Whitney, Edwin Dexter (1822-a1880)

Edwin Dexter⁹ Whitney (William Ayers⁸, Moses⁷, Samuel⁶, Samuel⁵, Nathaniel⁴, Nathaniel³, John², John¹), son of William Ayers⁸ and Cynthia (Merrill) Whitney, was born 14 Feb 1822, and died 1901.

He married firstly, Mary C. -----. She was born about 1826, NY, and died after 1870.

He married secondly, 24 Nov 1878, Van Buren Co., MI, Anna B. Shaw. She was born 1850, MI, and died 1927.

He was a laborer in 1853, a cutter in 1855.

Edwin and Anna are buried in Almena Cemetery, Almena, MI.

He resided Almena, Van Buren County, MI.

Children of Edwin Dexter⁹ and Mary C. (-----) Whitney:

i.	(daughter)10 Whitney, b. 5 Aug 1853, Shelburne, MA [given name omitted];[1] d. 15 Aug 1853, Shelburne, MA [given name omitted], aged 0 days, of infantile.[2]
ii.	Charles A. Whitney, b. ca. Sep 1854, MA; d. 20 Apr 1861, Almena, MI, aged 6 years 7 months; buried in Almena Cemetery, Almena, MI. Not in family in 1855 census.
iii.	(son) Whitney, b. 20 Aug 1855, Shelburne, MA [given name omitted];[3] no further record. Possibly the same as the preceding child.
iv.	Laura M. Whitney, b. ca. 1857, MI; d. after 1880, then unmarried.
v.	Cora Whitney, b. ca. 1863, MI; not in family in 1880.
vi.	Charles Whitney, b. 1865, MI; d. 1883; buried in Almena Cemetery, Almena, MI.

Children of Edwin Dexter⁹ and Anna B. (Shaw) Whitney:

v.	Edwin10Ralph Whitney, b. Aug 27, 1877;d. April 28th 1963, Almena, MI.
vi.	William Whitney, b. 8 Dec 1883, Almena, MI.

Census

• (prob.) 1850, Ashfield, Franklin Co., MA:

Hotel 628 655 Lyman Cross 60 M - Tavernkeeper $1300 Mass. ... E. D. Whitney 27 M - Stage-driver Mass.

• 1855, Shelburne, Franklin Co., MA:

[??] 66 Edwin D. Whitney 33 M - Grocer Penn. Mary C. Whitney 31 F - New York

• 1860, Alpena, Van Buren Co., MI:

1549 1554 Edward B. Whitney 35 M - Farmer $1500 $1348 Mass. Mary C. 34 F - N. York Charles A. 5 M - Mass. Sara 3 F - Mich.

• 1870, Alpena, Van Buren Co., MI:

198 205 Whitney, E. D. 50 M W Farmer $6000 $500 Penn. Male citizen over 21 -----, Mary C. 47 F W Keeping House New York -----, Laura 13 F W At school Mich. Attended school -----, Cora 7 F W do -----, Chas. 5 M W do

• 1880, Alpena, Van Buren Co., MI:

Edwin D. WHITNEY 57 Self M M W PA Farmer VT MA Anna B. WHITNEY 28 Wife F M W MI Keeps House ENG ENG Lura M. WHITNEY 23 Dau F S W MI At Home PA NY Charles WHITNEY 14 Son M S W MI At Home PA NY Edwin WHITNEY 3 Son M S W MI At Home PA MI

• 1900, Almena, Van Buren Co., MI:

Whitney, Edwin D. Head 79 -----, Edwin R. Son 22 -----, Gracie G. DiL 19 -----, Willie C. Son 16 -----, Katie E. Dau 13

References

• Census records.

• All data imported from Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), pp. 437-439.

1.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 72, page 284.

2.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 75, page 194.

3.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 90, page 281.

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