Family:Whitney, Orris (1813-1876)

Orris⁷ Whitney (Jonah⁶, Daniel⁵, Daniel⁴, Jonathan³, Jonathan², John¹), son of Jonah⁶ and Sarah (Wilder) Whitney, was born 5 Feb 1813, VT, and died 6 Mar 1876, Bucks Bridge, NY.

He married, 22 Mar 1836, Potsdam, NY, Alma Maria Howe, daughter of Brigham and Sarah (Allen) Howe. She was born 28 Nov 1810, Jericho, VT, and died 6 Apr 1896, Canton, NY.

Children of Orris⁷ and Alma Maria (Howe) Whitney:

i.	Lewis Henry8 Whitney, b. 20 Feb 1837, Canton, NY; d. 8 Mar 1901, Rye, NY; m. 13 Dec 1859, Canton, NY, Almeda Nancy Johnson.
ii.	Cornelia Whitney, b. ca. 1839, NY; d. after 1850.
iii.	Jonah Doran Whitney, b. 10 Jun 1844, NY; d. 13 Aug 1913, Syracuse, NY; m.(1) 15 Sep 1868, Mary P. Dunham, d. 13 May 1878, Syracuse, NY; m.(2) before 1880, Louisa A. Church.

Census

• 1840, Potsdam, Saint Lawrence Co., NY: Oris Whitney, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 20-29, and 1 female 0-4; 1 engaged in agriculture.
• 1850, Potsdam, Saint Lawrence Co., NY:

582 622 Orris Whitney 37 M - Farmer Vt. Alma Do 38 F - Vt. Lewis Do 13 M - N.Y. Cornelia Do 11 F - N.Y. Jonah Do 5 M - N.Y. Ellen Flanagan 18 F - Ireland

• 1860, Potsdam, Saint Lawrence Co., NY:

850 886 Orris Whitney 47 M - Farmer $7000 $1500 New York Alma M. " 49 F - Vermont Jonah D. " 16 M - Farm Laborer New York Attended school Henry Taylor 23 M - " " "

• 1860, Madrid, Saint Lawrence Co., NY:

182 182 Lewis H. Whitney 23 M - Farmer $5040 $1000 New York Almeda " 18 F - House Keeper " Warren Wilson 16 M - Laborer " Margaret Ervin 20 F - Servant Canada

• 1870, Potsdam, Saint Lawrence Co., NY:

1170 1159 Whitney, Orris 48 M W Farmer $10300 $4780 N.Y. Male citizen over 21 Alma M. 60 F W Keeping House Vt.

• 1870, Canton, Saint Lawrence Co., NY:

224 224 Whitney, Lewis H. 33 M W Farmer $9000 $2000 New York Male citizen over 21 -----, Almeda N. 28 F W Keeping House " -----, Cornelia M. 8 F W " Attended school -----, Sumner I. 7 M W " Attended school -----, Elizabeth 22 F W Domestic Servant Canada Parents foreign born, Illiterate

• 1870, Madrid, Saint Lawrence Co., NY:

65 65 Whitney, Jonah 25 M W Dry Goods Merchant $5000 State of N.Y. Male citizen over 21 " Mary 20 F W Keeps house " " N.Y. Fuller, Elisabeth 22 F W Domestic Servant " " N.Y. McGilvery, Christie 22 F W Seamstress Canada Parents foreign born Oliver, Mary 19 F W Seamstress State of N.Y.

• 1880, Canton, Saint Lawrence Co., NY:

Lewis H. WHITNEY 43 Self M M W NY Farmer NY VT Almeda M. WHITNEY 37 Wife F M W NY Keeping House NY NY Cornelia WHITNEY 18 Dau F S W NY At Home NY NY Sumner D. WHITNEY 17 Son M S W NY Farm Laborer NY NY Alma M. WHITNEY 71 Moth F W W VT Keeping House VT VT

• 1880, Syracuse, Onondaga Co., NY:

J. D. WHITNEY 38 Self M M W NY Wagon Manufacture NY NY Louisia WHITNEY 28 Wife F M W NY House Keeper NY NY Maud C. WHITNEY 6 Dau F S W NY NY NY

References

• Census records.

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