Family:Whitney, Aaron Parker (1815-1879)

Aaron Parker⁷ Whitney (Aaron⁶, Benjamin⁵, Joseph⁴, Joseph³, Jonathan², John¹), son of Aaron⁶ and Betsey (Parker) Whitney, was born 2 Oct 1815, Pepperell, MA (also recorded in Tunbridge, VT^[1]), and died 1 Sep 1879, North Tunbridge, VT.

He married, 3 Mar 1840, Tunbridge, VT, Phyrilla Durkee.^[2] She was born 3 Mar 1820, and died after 1880.

He was a farmer. He resided North Tunbridge, VT.

Children of Aaron Parker⁷ and Phyrilla (Durkee) Whitney:

i.	Leander8 Whitney, b. 3 Jan 1841; d. 13 Mar 1919; m. 18 Mar 1883, Lebanon, NH, Evoe Estella Carpenter, b. ca. 1844, Topsham, VT; divorced by 1900; resided s.p. Bayard, IA. She m.(2) Henry Blanchard Lyford. Whitney, Leander, age 21, cred. to Tunbridge, VT Service: enl 8/22/62, m/i 10/4/62, Pvt, Co. D, 12th VT INF, m/o 7/14/63 born: 01/03/1841, Tunbridge, VT; died 03/14/1919; buried: Durkee Cemetery, Tunbridge, VT.[3]Children: a. Kate P.9 Whitney, b. 1871, Chelsea, VT; "of Topsham, VT" m. 17 Oct 1923, Topsham, VT, Erastus S. Green.[4]
ii.	Orson Whitney, b. 4 Jan 1843; m.(1) Emily M. Hanson; m.(2) Laura F. Jones.
iii.	Henrietta Whitney, b. 11 Mar 1844; m. 9 Feb 1865, Royalton, VT, George W. Dewey, son of Rodolphus K. and Hannah (-----) Dewey;[5] resided Bayard, IA. He was b. 25 Mar 1843. Is a farmer and stock dealer. Children: a. Iris Dewey, b. 22 Apr 1868. b. Rodolphus H. Dewey, b. 6 Feb 1870. c. Cora Dewey, b. 1 Dec 1871. d. George W. Dewey, b. 24 May 1873. e. Mary Isabel Dewey, b. 22 Mar 1875. f. Charles H. Dewey, b. 15 May 1877. g. Daisy Dewey, b. 1 May 1879. h. (son) Dewey, b. 11 Apr 1885. i. (child) Dewey, b. d. 19 Apr 1885, Bayard, IA.
iv.	Ruth Whitney, b. 22 Dec 1845, Tunbridge, VT; d. 11 Apr 1887; m. 11 or 23 Mar 1871, Tunbridge, VT, William B. Porter, son of Samuel and (Brockway) Porter;[6] resided Hartford, VT. Children: a. Clara S. Porter, b. . -----; resided Lebanon, NH.
v.	Betsey A. Whitney, b. 18 Jul 1847; m. 12 Jul 1864, Tunbridge, VT, Lyman A. Burbank, son of Lyman and Emily C. (-----) Burbank; resided Chelsea, VT.[7]
vi.	Abbie H. Whitney, b. 17 Apr 1849; d. 10 Nov 1889; m. 23 Feb 1868 or 1869, Tunbridge, VT, Fred H. Marks, son of Seneca Marks & Hannah;[8] resided Bethel, VT.
vii.	Aaron Whitney, b. 16 Apr 1851; m. Nellie Hatch.
viii.	Eliza J. Whitney, b. 3 Nov 1852; m. 25 Oct 1892, C. W. Porter; resided Tunbridge.
ix.	Isabell Whitney, b. 2 Jan 1855; m. 9 Mar 1876, Arthur J. Hanson;[9] resided North Tunbridge.
x.	Abijah P. Whitney, b. 22 May 1857, Tunbridge, VT;[10] m. Clara M. Farnham.
xi.	Horace G. Whitney, b. 14 Dec 1858, Tunbridge, VT (given name omitted);[11] m. Jennie Cox.

Census

• 1840, Tunbridge, Orange Co., VT: A. P. Whitney, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 10-14, and 1 female 20-29; 2 engaged in agriculture.
• 1850, Tunbridge, Orange Co., VT:

215 241 Aaron P. Whitney 35 M - Farmer $1400 Mass. Phyrilla " 30 F - Vt. Leander " 9 M - " Attended school Orson " 7 M - " Attended school Henrietta " 6 F - " Attended school Ruth " 4 F - " Attended school Betsey Anne " 2 F - " Abigail " 1 F - " Sally Dustin 16 F - " Attended school

• 1860, Tunbridge, Orange Co., VT:

2243 2404 Aaron P. Whitney 44 M - Farmer $3600 $1200 Vermont Phyrilla " 40 F - " Leander " 20 M - " Attended school Orison " 18 M - " Attended school Ruth " 14 F - " Attended school Betsey A. " 13 F - " Attended school Abbie " 11 F - " Attended school Aaron " 9 M - " Attended school Eliza J. " 7 F - " Attended school Belle Whitney 5 F - " Attended school Abigah " 3 M - " Horace " 1 M - "

• 1870, Tunbridge, Orange Co., VT:

40 41 Whitney, Aaron P. 54 M W Farmer $1100 $1573 Mass. Male citizen over 21 " Pherilla 50 F W Keep house Vt. " Aaron 19 M W " " Eliza J. 17 F W " " Isabell 15 F W " Attended school " Abijah 13 M W " Attended school " Horace 11 M W " Attended school

• 1870, Chelsea, Orange Co., VT:

46 45 Metcalf, Lyman 48 M W Farmer $8000 $6470 Vermont Male citizen over 21 -----, Marie C. 32 F W Keeping House " -----, Hattie 9 F W At school " Attended school -----, Fannie 4 F W " " " Attended school -----, John 1 M W " -----, Mary 79 F W At Home Massachusetts Whitny, Leander 18 M W Works on farm Vermont Clark, Laura 71 F W At Home "

• 1880, Tunbridge, Orange Co., VT:

Pherilia WHITNEY 60 Self F W W VT Keeping House MA CT Eliza J. WHITNEY 27 Dau F S W VT VT VT Abijoh P. WHITNEY 23 Son M S W VT Works On Farm VT VT Horace G. WHITNEY 21 Son M S W VT Works On Farm VT VT

• 1880, son Leander not found.
• 1880, Lowell, Middlesex Co., MA:

Mary A. WOODWORD 56 Self F W W ME Keeping House ME ME Frank H. WOODWORD 25 Son M M W MA Carpenter --- NH Abby C. WOODWORD 24 DauL F M W MA House Keeper ME ME Charles A. HILLS 32 SonL M M W MA Carpenter ME MA Arzillo M. HILLS 29 Dau F M W MA At Home ME NH Peter IRVAN 27 Oth M S W CANADA Teamster CANADA CANADA Aaron WHITNEY 30 Oth M S W VT Teamster VT VT Albert D. HILLS 14 Oth M S W MA At School MA MA

This was his son Aaron.

• 1900, Tunbridge, Orange Co., VT:

219 221 Hanson, Arthur J. Head W M Jun 1851 48 mar 24 Vermont New Hampshire New Hampshire Farmer, Owns mortgaged farm -----, Belle Wife W F Jan 1858 42 mar 24 1ch 1liv Vermont Massachusetts Vermont Whitney, Phyrilla D. MiL W F Mar 1820 80 wid 11ch 9liv Vermont Vermont Vermont

• 1900, Bayard town, Highland Township, Guthrie Co., IA:

15 15 Dewey, George W. Head W M Mar 1843 57 mar 35 Vermont Vermont Vermont Agent life ins., Rents house -----, Henrietta Wife W F Mar 1844 56 mar 35 8ch 7liv Vermont Vermont Vermont -----, Iris Dau W F Apr 1868 32 sgl Illinois Vermont Vermont Dress maker -----, Cora Dau W F Dec 1871 28 sgl Iowa Vermont Vermont School teacher -----, George W. Jr. Son W M May 1873 27 sgl Iowa Vermont Vermont Miner gold -----, May I. Dau W F Mar 1875 25 sgl Iowa Vermont Vermont School teacher -----, Daisy Dau W F May 1879 21 sgl Iowa Vermont Vermont School teacher Whitney, Leander BiL W M Jan 1841 59 div Vermont Vermont Vermont Nurse

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), p. 375.

1.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.

2.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.

3.^  Vermont in the Civil War.

4.^  Vermont, Marriage Records, 1909-2008, from Ancestry.com.

5.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.

6.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.

7.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.

8.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.

9.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.

10.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.

11.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.

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