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was born 26 Oct 1825, Weston, VT, and died 8 Mar 1890, Tombstone, AZ.
 
was born 26 Oct 1825, Weston, VT, and died 8 Mar 1890, Tombstone, AZ.
  
Hugh married firstly 3 Feb 1846, Lavina Moore.  She died 6 Apr 1858 in Waterford, PA and is buried in Waterford Cemetery.   Hugh married secondly before 1860, Elizabeth Himrod.  Elizabeth died 9 Jan 1873 and is buried in Waterford Cemetery.{{ref|1}}{{ref|2}}
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Hugh married firstly, 3 Feb 1846, '''Lavina Moore'''.  She was born circa 1824, PA, and died 6 Apr 1858, Waterford, PA. She is buried in Waterford Cemetery.
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Hugh married secondly, before 1860, '''Elizabeth Himrod'''She was born circa 1832, PA, and died 9 Jan 1873. She is buried in Waterford Cemetery.{{ref|1}}{{ref|2}}
  
 
Hugh Henry Whitney's father, Jacob, died when Hugh was eight.{{ref|3}} Hugh then lived and worked on his grandfather's farm. He arrived in Waterford, PA at about the age of twenty.  H. H. Whitney became a grocer, merchant and entrepreneur.  About 1876 he went west to enter the cattle raising business, first in Medicine Lodge, Kansas and later in Bisbee, Arizona, near Tombstone as one of the stockholders of the Erie Cattle Company.{{ref|4}}  His son Wallace and other members of his family followed him to Arizona. Upon his death in 1890, H. H. Whitney was brought back and laid to rest in the Waterford Cemetery.  
 
Hugh Henry Whitney's father, Jacob, died when Hugh was eight.{{ref|3}} Hugh then lived and worked on his grandfather's farm. He arrived in Waterford, PA at about the age of twenty.  H. H. Whitney became a grocer, merchant and entrepreneur.  About 1876 he went west to enter the cattle raising business, first in Medicine Lodge, Kansas and later in Bisbee, Arizona, near Tombstone as one of the stockholders of the Erie Cattle Company.{{ref|4}}  His son Wallace and other members of his family followed him to Arizona. Upon his death in 1890, H. H. Whitney was brought back and laid to rest in the Waterford Cemetery.  
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| '''James H. Whitney''', b. ca. 1849, Waterford, PA; d. 19 Oct 1850, Waterford, PA; Buried Waterford Cemetery.
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| '''James H. Whitney''', b. ca. 1849, Waterford, PA; d. 19 Oct 1850, Waterford, PA; buried Waterford Cemetery.
 
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| '''Wallace Watts Whitney''', b. ca. 1850, Waterford, PA; m. ca. 1877, Lizzie King.
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| [[Family:Whitney, Wallace Watts (c1850-?)|'''Wallace Watts Whitney''']], b. ca. 1850, Waterford, PA; m. Lizzie King.
 
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| '''Mabel Whitney''', b. 10 Nov 1867, Waterford, PA; d. 12 Apr 1892, Waterford, PA.
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| '''Mabel Whitney''', b. 10 Nov 1867, Waterford, PA; d. 12 Apr 1893, Waterford, PA.
 
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== Census ==
 
== Census ==
* [[Archive:1850 Census Extracts, Pennsylvania#8|1850, Waterford, Erie Co., MA]]:
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* [[Archive:1850 Census Extracts, Pennsylvania, Erie County#8|1850, Waterford, Erie Co., PA]]:
 
<p class="Plaintext">  45  46 H. H. Whitney        27 M - Merchant            $800 Vt.
 
<p class="Plaintext">  45  46 H. H. Whitney        27 M - Merchant            $800 Vt.
 
           Lovina Whitney        26 F -                          Pa.
 
           Lovina Whitney        26 F -                          Pa.
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           J. H. Whitney          1 M -                          "
 
           J. H. Whitney          1 M -                          "
 
           Elizabeth Moss        24 F -                          "</p>
 
           Elizabeth Moss        24 F -                          "</p>
* [[Archive:1860 Census Extracts, Pennsylvania#12|1860, Waterford, Erie Co., MA]]:
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* [[Archive:1860 Census Extracts, Pennsylvania, Erie County#12|1860, Waterford, Erie Co., PA]]:
 
<p class="Plaintext">  31  33 H. H. Whitney      37 M - Merchant    $1000 $1000 Vt.    Married in year
 
<p class="Plaintext">  31  33 H. H. Whitney      37 M - Merchant    $1000 $1000 Vt.    Married in year
 
           Elisebeth          28 F -                        Penn.  Married in year
 
           Elisebeth          28 F -                        Penn.  Married in year
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           May                  7 F -                          "    Attended school
 
           May                  7 F -                          "    Attended school
 
           John M. More        24 M - Clerk                    "</p>
 
           John M. More        24 M - Clerk                    "</p>
* 1870, Waterford, Erie Co., MA, p. 49/515:
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* [[Archive:1870 Census Extracts, Pennsylvania, Erie County#19|1870, Waterford, Erie Co., PA]]:
 
<p class="Plaintext">  4    4 Whitney, H. H.        48 M W Grocer        $8800 $5000 Vermont  Male citizen over 21
 
<p class="Plaintext">  4    4 Whitney, H. H.        48 M W Grocer        $8800 $5000 Vermont  Male citizen over 21
 
           -----, Elizabeth      38 F W Keeping House              Penna.
 
           -----, Elizabeth      38 F W Keeping House              Penna.
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John CUDDY            32 Oth  M S W  IL  Herder          IL  IL</p>
 
John CUDDY            32 Oth  M S W  IL  Herder          IL  IL</p>
  
==References==
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== References ==
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1.{{note|1}} Obituary. H.H. Whitney, Waterford Leader, Thursday, March 13, 1890
 
1.{{note|1}} Obituary. H.H. Whitney, Waterford Leader, Thursday, March 13, 1890
  
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4.{{note|4}}""We'll All Wear Silk Hats": The Erie and Chiricahua Cattle Companies and the Rise of Corporate Ranching in the Sulphur Spring Valley of Arizona 1883-1909 " Lynn R. Bailey, Westernlore Press, Tucson, AZ
 
4.{{note|4}}""We'll All Wear Silk Hats": The Erie and Chiricahua Cattle Companies and the Rise of Corporate Ranching in the Sulphur Spring Valley of Arizona 1883-1909 " Lynn R. Bailey, Westernlore Press, Tucson, AZ
  
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5. Obituary. Miss Mable Whitney, Waterford Leader, Thursday, April 20, 1893.
  
 
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Copyright &copy; 2010, Jerry McMillan and the [[Whitney Research Group]]
 
Copyright &copy; 2010, Jerry McMillan and the [[Whitney Research Group]]
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[[Category:Tombstone, Cochise County, Arizona]]

Latest revision as of 09:31, 7 September 2017

Hugh Henry8 Whitney (Jacob7, Richard6, Richard5, Israel4, Ebenezer3, Richard2, John1), son of Jacob7 and Polly (Watts) Whitney, was born 26 Oct 1825, Weston, VT, and died 8 Mar 1890, Tombstone, AZ.

Hugh married firstly, 3 Feb 1846, Lavina Moore. She was born circa 1824, PA, and died 6 Apr 1858, Waterford, PA. She is buried in Waterford Cemetery.

Hugh married secondly, before 1860, Elizabeth Himrod. She was born circa 1832, PA, and died 9 Jan 1873. She is buried in Waterford Cemetery.[1][2]

Hugh Henry Whitney's father, Jacob, died when Hugh was eight.[3] Hugh then lived and worked on his grandfather's farm. He arrived in Waterford, PA at about the age of twenty. H. H. Whitney became a grocer, merchant and entrepreneur. About 1876 he went west to enter the cattle raising business, first in Medicine Lodge, Kansas and later in Bisbee, Arizona, near Tombstone as one of the stockholders of the Erie Cattle Company.[4] His son Wallace and other members of his family followed him to Arizona. Upon his death in 1890, H. H. Whitney was brought back and laid to rest in the Waterford Cemetery.

Children of Hugh Henry8 and Lavina (Moore) Whitney:

i. Adelaide9 Whitney, b. ca. 1847, d. aft. 1870.
ii. James H. Whitney, b. ca. 1849, Waterford, PA; d. 19 Oct 1850, Waterford, PA; buried Waterford Cemetery.
iii. Wallace Watts Whitney, b. ca. 1850, Waterford, PA; m. Lizzie King.
iv. May Whitney, b. ca. 1853, Waterford, PA.

Children of Hugh Henry8 and Elizabeth (Himrod) Whitney:

v. Celia Lavina Whitney, d. bef. 1870.
vi. Mabel Whitney, b. 10 Nov 1867, Waterford, PA; d. 12 Apr 1893, Waterford, PA.
vii. Parks Himrod Whitney, b. 1870, Waterford, PA; d. 1902.

Census

45 46 H. H. Whitney 27 M - Merchant $800 Vt. Lovina Whitney 26 F - Pa. Adelaide Whitney 3 F - " J. H. Whitney 1 M - " Elizabeth Moss 24 F - "

31 33 H. H. Whitney 37 M - Merchant $1000 $1000 Vt. Married in year Elisebeth 28 F - Penn. Married in year Ada 13 F - " Attended school Walace Whitney 10 M - Pa. Attended school May 7 F - " Attended school John M. More 24 M - Clerk "

4 4 Whitney, H. H. 48 M W Grocer $8800 $5000 Vermont Male citizen over 21 -----, Elizabeth 38 F W Keeping House Penna. -----, Adela 21 F W At Home Do Attended school -----, Wallace 17 M W At Home Do Attended school -----, Mabell 3 F W " " Do

Hugh H. WHITNEY 57 Self M S W VT Stock Raiser VT VT John WHITNEY 25 Neph M S W PA Stock Raiser VT NH David WEALLIAMSON 23 Oth M S W PA Herder IRE IRE David H. MILLER 20 Oth M S W CT Herder CT CT John CUDDY 32 Oth M S W IL Herder IL IL

References

1.^  Obituary. H.H. Whitney, Waterford Leader, Thursday, March 13, 1890

2.^  Headstone inscriptions, Waterford Cemetery

3.^  Probate record, Jacob Whitney, Weston, Windsor, VT 1833

4.^ ""We'll All Wear Silk Hats": The Erie and Chiricahua Cattle Companies and the Rise of Corporate Ranching in the Sulphur Spring Valley of Arizona 1883-1909 " Lynn R. Bailey, Westernlore Press, Tucson, AZ

5. Obituary. Miss Mable Whitney, Waterford Leader, Thursday, April 20, 1893.


Copyright © 2010, Jerry McMillan and the Whitney Research Group