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Jane "Jennie" E Whitney 1840–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Sep 1840

Birth Location: Pike, Wyoming, New York

Death Date: 5 Feb 1916

Death Location: Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States of America

Father: Washington Whitney

Mother: Adelaide Post

Spouse(s): James Gordon

Children(s): Emma Gordon, Albert Gordon, Frank Gordon, Mary Gordon, James Gordon

The story of Jane "Jennie" E Whitney began in 1840 in Pike, Wyoming, New York. Jane "Jennie" E Whitney married James O Gordon, and had children including Albert W Gordon, Emma Ethel Gordon, Frank Henry Gordon, James Curtiss Gordon, Mary A Gordon. Jane "Jennie" E Whitney passed away in 1916 in Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Jane "Jennie" E Whitney began in 1840 in Pike, Wyoming, New York.
  • Jane "Jennie" E Whitney married James O Gordon, and had children including Albert W Gordon, Emma Ethel Gordon, Frank Henry Gordon, James Curtiss Gordon, Mary A Gordon.
  • Jane "Jennie" E Whitney passed away in 1916 in Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jane Whitney's Ancestors

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Jane Whitney
1840–1916
Birth Place: Pike, Wyoming, New York
Parents
Washington Whitney
1807–1884
Dalton, Coos Co, New Hampshire
Adelaide Post
1814–1907
Vermont
Grandparents
Joshua (Whitney) Jr.
1758–1849
Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Electa Sartwell
1776–1855
Charlestown, Sullivan Co, New Hampshire
Great-Grandparents
Joshua Whitney
1714–1786
Mehitable Wilson
1719–1785
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Deacon Wilson
1694–1753
Mehitable Leavens
1696–1740

Jane Whitney's Descendants

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Jane ("Jennie" E) Whitney (Sep 1840–5 Feb 1916) m. James (O.) Gordon (20 May 1835–7 Jul 1917)
  1. 1. Emma (Ethel) Gordon 1858–1890 m. Ralph (Charles) Vernon 1859–1903
    1. 1. Jane ("Jenny" Elizabeth) Vernon 1885–1963 m. Marion Hale 1880–
  2. 2. Albert (W.) Gordon 1860–1933 m. Elizabeth Evans 1860–1950
  3. 3. Frank (Henry) Gordon 1866–1948 m. Addie (N) Myers 1867–1935 m. Eglantine (Roberta) Roberts 1872–1957
  4. 4. Mary (A) Gordon 1868–1907
  5. 5. James (Curtiss) Gordon 1874–1906

Jane Whitney's Timeline

3 Records

1840
Sep 1840
Birth of Jane "Jennie" E Whitney in Pike, Wyoming, New York
Pike, Wyoming, New York
1857
1857
Age 17
Jane "Jennie" E Whitney was married
None
1916
5 Feb 1916
Age 76
Death of Jane "Jennie" E Whitney in Wisconsin
Wisconsin

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Sep 1840
    Event Place: Pike, Wyoming, New York
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1857

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Feb 1916
    Event Place: Wisconsin
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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