Family:Whitney, William Lebbeus (1823-a1880)
William Lebbeus7 Whitney (Lebbeus6, James Rex5, Caleb4, William3, Joshua2, John1), son of Lebbeus6 and Elizabeth (Ford) Whitney, was born 16 Jan 1823, Philadelphia, PA.
He married firstly, 19 Dec 1850, Ann Templin Potts. She was born 21 Apr 1827, and died 19 Sep 1854.
He married secondly, 2 Oct 1862, Emma St. Clair Nichols. She was born 26 Sep 1840.
William Lebbeus Whitney was born in Philadelphia, educated at the public schools, and entering Dickinson College, was graduated in 1843. He taught school at Port Gibson, MS, in 1844, clerk in Miners' Bank at Pottsville in 1847, and was, in 1850, admitted to the bar. In 1870 he was selected cashier of the Miners' Bank, and in 1882 was elected president; resided Pottsville, PA.
Children of William Lebbeus7 and Ann Templin (Potts) Whitney:
i. Potts8 Whitney, born 18 Oct 1851, died 21 Dec 1869. ii. Nattio Annie Whitney, born 31 Aug 1853.
Children of William Lebbeus7 and Emma St. Clair (Nichols) Whitney:
iii. Harriett N. Whitney, b. 12 Dec 1963; d. 27 Dec 1863. iv. William A. Whitney, b. 12 Dec 1864. v. Francis N. Whitney, b. 1 Apr 1868. vi. Emma St. C. Whitney, b. 16 Mar 1870.
References
- 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. 390.
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