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Elkanah Whitney 1832–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 DEC 1832

Birth Location: Rush, Monroe Co., NY

Death Date: OCT 1898

Death Location: Near Merrill, Klamath Co., OR

Father: William Whitney

Mother: Rosina Crow

Spouse(s): Mary White

Children(s): Albert Whitney, Phebe Whitney, William Whitney, Daniel Whitney, Emma Whitney, Major Whitney, Johnston Whitney, Martha Whitney, Rosina Whitney

Elkanah Whitney was born in 1832 in Rush, Monroe Co., NY, the child of William Markham Whitney And Rosina Crow. In 1870, Elkanah Whitney was recorded in the census in Jackson County, OR p. 319. In 1880, Elkanah Whitney was recorded in the census in Lost River Pct., Lake Co., OR p. 19. Elkanah Whitney married Mary Ann White, and had children including Albert Vine Whitney, Daniel Merion Whitney, Emma Caroline Whitney, Johnston Whitney, Major Jerome Whitney, Martha Ann Whitney, Phebe Jane Whitney, Rosina Jane Whitney, William Perry Morton Whitney. Elkanah Whitney passed away in 1898 in Near Merrill, Klamath Co., OR.

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Biography

  • Elkanah Whitney was born in 1832 in Rush, Monroe Co., NY, the child of William Markham Whitney And Rosina Crow.
  • In 1870, Elkanah Whitney was recorded in the census in Jackson County, OR p. 319.
  • In 1880, Elkanah Whitney was recorded in the census in Lost River Pct., Lake Co., OR p. 19.
  • Elkanah Whitney married Mary Ann White, and had children including Albert Vine Whitney, Daniel Merion Whitney, Emma Caroline Whitney, Johnston Whitney, Major Jerome Whitney, Martha Ann Whitney, Phebe Jane Whitney, Rosina Jane Whitney, William Perry Morton Whitney.
  • Elkanah Whitney passed away in 1898 in Near Merrill, Klamath Co., OR.

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Elkanah Whitney's Ancestors

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Elkanah Whitney
1832–1898
Birth Place: Rush, Monroe Co., NY
Parents
William Markham Whitney
1810–1889
Parmey, or Avon, Monroe Co., NY
Rosina Crow
1814–
Rush, NY or Mass.
Grandparents
Joshua Whitney
1782–1859
Rutland, VT
Huldah Markham
1791–1878
Avon, Livingston Co., N. Y
Great-Grandparents
Joshua Whitney
1751–
Lydia BuDay
1752–1817
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Matthias Whitney
1720–

Elkanah Whitney's Descendants

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Elkanah Whitney (24 DEC 1832–OCT 1898) m. Mary (Ann) White (OCT 1839–APR 1896)
  1. 1. Albert (Vine) Whitney 1861–1928
  2. 2. Phebe (Jane) Whitney 1863–1867
  3. 3. William (Perry Morton) Whitney 1865–
  4. 4. Daniel (Merion) Whitney 1868–
  5. 5. Emma (Caroline) Whitney 1872–
  6. 6. Major (Jerome) Whitney 1875–
  7. 7. Johnston Whitney 1877–
  8. 8. Martha (Ann) Whitney 1880–
  9. 9. Rosina (Jane) Whitney 1884–

Elkanah Whitney's Timeline

4 Records

1832
24 DEC 1832
Birth of Elkanah Whitney in Rush, Monroe Co., NY
Rush, Monroe Co., NY
1870
1870
Age 38
Elkanah Whitney appeared in census in Jackson County, OR p. 319
Jackson County, OR p. 319
1880
BET. 21 - 22 JUN 1880
Age 48
Elkanah Whitney appeared in census in Lost River Pct., Lake Co., OR p. 19
Lost River Pct., Lake Co., OR p. 19
1898
OCT 1898
Age 66
Death of Elkanah Whitney in Near Merrill, Klamath Co., OR
Near Merrill, Klamath Co., OR

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 DEC 1832
    Event Place: Rush, Monroe Co., NY

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: OCT 1898
    Event Place: Near Merrill, Klamath Co., OR

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Lane Co, OR and Gale, OR

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Place: Farmer and stockraiser

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: BET. 21 - 22 JUN 1880
    Event Place: Lost River Pct., Lake Co., OR p. 19

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Jackson County, OR p. 319

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