Family:Whitney, Samuel B. (1814-a1880)
Samuel B.7 Whitney (James6, Ezra5, James4, John3, Jonathan2, John1), son of James6 and Clarissa (Gould) Whitney, was born 17 Sep 1814, CT, and died after 1880.
He married firstly, 1842, Sophia Walker.
He married secondly, -- --- 1849, Woodstock, CT, Martha (Draper) Potter.[1] She had married firstly, 26 Mar 1837, Sutton, MA, George C. Potter (1814-1845). She was probably the Martha Draper, daughter of Frost and Mary (Thayer) Draper, born 19 Apr 1816, Oxford, MA, baptized 16 Jul 1819, Uxbridge, MA, and died 3 Jan 1890.
Children of Samuel B.7 and Sophia (Walker) Whitney:
i. Mary8 Whitney, b. ca. 1846, Canada East; not in family in 1860, and no further record found. ii. Pliny Walker Whitney, b. ca. 1847, Canada East; m. Mary A. Horton.
Children of Samuel B.7 and Martha (Draper)(Potter) Whitney:
iii. Luke8 Whitney, b. 1 Jun 1850, Woodstock, CT;[2] apparently died young. iv. Susan C. Whitney, b. ca. 29 Jun 1850, Woodstock, CT; d. after 1880, then unmarried. Informant on her half-brother's death certificate. v. Clara A. D. Whitney, b. ca. 1852, Woodstock, CT; d. after 1880, then unmarried. vi. Ellen L. Whitney, b. ca. 1854, Stockton, NY; d. 25 Sep 1868, Willard, NY; buried Old Lancaster Cemetery, Willard, NY. vii. Jenny Whitney, b. ca. 1859, Stockton, NY; d. after 1880.
Census
318 364 Samuel B. Whitney 36 M - Carpenter Conn. Martha " 33 F - Mass. Mary " 4 F - Canada East Attended school Pliny " 3 M - Canada East ----- " 1 day F - Conn. Mary E. Potter 12 F - R.I. Attended school
99 Frame $75 102 Samuel Whitney 40 M - - Conn. M - 2 Carpenter 1 - - - - - - Martha Whitney 38 F - Wife Mass. M - 2 - - - - - - - - Almanda Potter 15 F - Chld Rhode I. - - 2 - - - - - - - - Mary Whitney 9 F - Chld Canada - - 2 - - - 1 - - - - Plinny Whitney 7 M - Chld Canada - - 2 - - - 1 - - - - Susan C. Whitney 5 F - Chld Conn. - - 2 - - - - - - - - Clara A. Whitney 3 F - Chld Conn. - - 2 - - - - - - - - Ellen L. Whitney 1 F - Chld Chaut. - - 1 - - - - - - - -
2395 2361 Samuel B. Whitney 48 M - Carpenter $150 $200 Ct. Martha " 43 F - Housekeeper Mass. Plinny " 13 M - Canada Attended school Susan " 10 F - Ct. Attended school Clara " 8 F - Ct. Attended school Ellen " 6 F - N. York Attended school Jennie " 1 F - "
429 263 Whitney, Samuel B. 55 M W Carpenter & joiner $450 Connecticut Male citizen over 21 -----, Martha 42 F W Keeps house Massachusetts Whitney, Clara 18 F W Connecticut -----, Jennie 11 F W Attending School New York Attended school -----, Susan 21 F W Connecticut
Samuel WHITNEY 65 Self M M W CT Farmer CT CT Martha WHITNEY 62 Wife F M W MA Keeps House MA MA Jennie WHITNEY 21 Dau F S W NY CT MA
Susan C. WHITNEY 30 Self F S W CT Dress Maker CT MA Clara A. D. WHITNEY 28 Sis F S W CT Dress Maker CT MA
References
- Census records.
1.^ "Samuel [Whitney], of Woodstock, m. 2d w. Martha POTTER, b. Uxbridge, Mass., [ 1849], by Rev. William MARSH," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Woodstock 3:262-3.
2.^ "Luke [Whitney], s. Samuel B., carpenter, ae 36, b. 1 Jun 1850," according to the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Woodstock 3:270-1.
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