Family:Whitney, James Wheeler (1819-a1880)

James Wheeler⁸ Whitney (Philo⁷, James⁶, Samuel⁵, Samuel⁴, Nathaniel³, John², John¹), son of Philo⁷ and Jerusha (Wheeler) Whitney, was born 27 Nov 1819, Newtown, CT, was baptized 7 May 1820, Trinity Church, Newtown, CT, and died after 1880.

He married, 28 Oct 1846, York, NY, Anna Maria Lewis, daughter of Samuel and Anne Maria (Knisell) Lewis. She was born 25 Apr 1824, Mulica, NJ, and died after 1880.

He is a partner in the firm of Hazen, Whitney & Company, importers and jobbers of silks, 392 Broadway; resided 138 Second place, Brooklyn, NY.

Phoenix says the following:

"James Wheeler Whitney, b. at Newtown, Conn., 27 Nov. 1819; bap. in Trinity Church, Newtown, 7 May 1820; a merchant; married 28 Oct 1846, at York, N. Y., where her father then lived, Anna Maria Lewis, who was born at Mullica Hill, N. J., 25 Ap. 1824, dau. of Samuel and Anne Maria (Knisell) Lewis, and g. dau. of Christopher and Elizabeth Knisell. After leaving Newtown, he dwelt in Le Roy, N. Y.; in York, N. Y.; again in Le Roy; and in 1874, was living at 138 Second Place, Brooklyn, N. Y., a partner in the firm of Hazen, Whitney & Co., importers and jobbers of silk goods, at 392 Broadway, New York City."

Children of James Wheeler⁸ and Anna Maria (Lewis) Whitney:

i.	Anna Maria9 Whitney, b. 12 Jan 1848, LeRoy, NY; m. 24 Aug 1871, Brooklyn, NY, Adolph Ludwig King.
ii.	Joseph Botsford Whitney, b. 3 Sep 1849, LeRoy, NY; graduated at the Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY; m. ca. 1877, Martha Hazeltine Cummings, of Honesdale, PA.[1]
iii.	Isabella Lewis Whitney, b. 10 Nov 1852, LeRoy, NY; d. 8 Jan 1874, Avon, NY.

Census

• 1850, Le Roy, Genesee Co., NY:

54 60 Jas. W. Whitney 30 M - Conn. Anna M. 26 F - N.J. Anna M. 2 F - N.Y. Jas. P. 10/12 M - " Mary McPhail 14 F - "

• 1860, Brooklyn Ward 6 District 2, Kings Co., NY:

381 457 J. Whitiney 40 M - Mcht. $1000 N.Y. A. M. 36 F - " A. M. 12 F - " Attended school J. Whitney 10 M - N.Y. Attended school J. L. 7 F - " E. O'Brien 16 F - Servant N.Y.

• 1870, Brooklyn Ward 10, Kings Co., NY:

23 25 Whitney, Jas. W. 50 M W Dry Gds. Mercht. $10000 $30000 Conn. Male citizen over 21 -----, Anna M. 56 F W Keeping house N.J. -----, Anna M, Jr. 22 F W At home N.Y. -----, Isabella L. 17 F W At home N.Y. Lewis, Samuel 75 M W Retired farmer $2000 -- N.Y. Male citizen over 21 -----, Isabella 41 F W At home N.Y. King, A. L. 36 M W Storage Sweden Parents foreign born McEdoy, Mary 21 F W Dom. Servt. Ireland Parents foreign born Kennera, Ann 27 F W Dom. Servt. Ireland Parents foreign born

• Joseph not found.
• 1880, Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY:

James W WHITNEY 60 Self M M W CT Dry Goods Merchant CT CT Anna M WHITNEY 56 Wife F M W NJ Keeping House PA PA Jane M WHITNEY 56 Cous F W W CT Housekeeper CT CT Evaline E WHITNEY 27 Cous F S W OH School Teacher CT CT Mary LYNCH 28 Othe F S W IRE House Servant IRE IRE

• 1880, Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY:

Joseph WHITNEY 30 Self M M W NY Commission Merchant NY NY Martha WHITNEY 29 Wife F M W PA Keeping House NY PA Isabella WHITNEY 2 Dau F S W NY NY PA George CUSHMAN 60 Othe M S W RI Minister RI RI Celia COLLN 27 Othe F S W GERMANY Servant GER GER

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), pp. 466-467.

• Stephen Whitney Phoenix, The Whitney family of Connecticut, and its affiliations; being an attempt to trace the descendants, as well in the female as the male lines, of Henry Whitney, from 1649 to 1878; to which is prefixed some account of the Whitneys of England. (New York : Priv. Print. [Bradford Press] 1878), p. 739; and p. 1560.

1.^  William S. Pelletreau, History of Long Island: from its earliest settlement to the present time (New York and Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co., 1903), Volume III, pages 239-240.

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