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John J Whitney 1787 – 1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Mar 1787

Birth Location: Woodbury, Nassau, New York, USA

Death Date: 6 Jan 1860

Death Location: Woodbury, Nassau, New York, USA

Father: Darling Whitney

Mother: Sarah Valentine

Spouse(s): Clarissa Brush

Children(s): Darling Whitney, Clarissa Whitney, John Whitney

John J Whitney was born in 1787 in Woodbury, Nassau, New York, USA, the child of Darling Whitney and Sarah Valentine. John J Whitney married Clarissa Harriett Brush, and had children including Darling Brush Whitney, Clarissa Harriet Whitney, John Jay Whitney. John J Whitney passed away in 1860 in Woodbury, Nassau, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • John J Whitney was born in 1787 in Woodbury, Nassau, New York, USA, the child of Darling Whitney and Sarah Valentine.
  • John J Whitney married Clarissa Harriett Brush, and had children including Darling Brush Whitney, Clarissa Harriet Whitney, John Jay Whitney.
  • John J Whitney passed away in 1860 in Woodbury, Nassau, New York, USA.

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John Whitney's Ancestors

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John Whitney
1787 – 1860
Birth Place: Woodbury, Nassau, New York, USA
Parents
Darling Whitney
1758 – 1834
Stamford,Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Sarah Valentine
1757 – 1821
Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York, USA
Grandparents
Robert (Barclay) Valentine
1729 – 1815
Suffolk, New York, USA
Naomi Bunce
1729 –
Huntington, Suffolk, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Valentine
1695 – 1782
Sarah Dean
1696 – 1717
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Dean
1672 – 1718
Margaret Dean

John Whitney's Descendants

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John (J) Whitney (26 Mar 1787 – 6 Jan 1860) m. Clarissa (Harriett) Brush (8 Jul 1789 – 19 Jul 1866)
  1. 1. Darling (Brush) Whitney (14 Sep 1810 – 11 Jun 1898) m. Harriet (North) Vail (22 Mar 1817 – 3 Jul 1855)
    1. 1. Sarah (Louise) Whitney (20 Jul 1851 – 18 May 1886) m. Edward (Morgan) Griffin (23 Aug 1849 – 18 May 1928)
      1. 1. Jennie (Whitney) Griffin (23 Mar 1873 – 30 Dec 1954) m. Richard (Clinton) Carll (25 Dec 1853 – 24 May 1909)
  2. 2. Clarissa (Harriet) Whitney (6 Sep 1824 – 29 Dec 1902) m. Richard (Udell) Carll (5 Mar 1823 – 19 May 1884)
    1. 1. Hannah (Elizabeth) Carll (18 Sep 1845 – 27 Oct 1914)
    2. 2. John (Whitney) Carll (24 Nov 1848 – 6 Oct 1910) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Cheshire (5 Dec 1855 – 26 Oct 1936)
    3. 3. Richard (Clinton) Carll (25 Dec 1853 – 24 May 1909) m. Jennie (Whitney) Griffin (23 Mar 1873 – 30 Dec 1954)
      1. 1. Clifford (Whitney) Carll (27 Feb 1899 – 1956) m. Helene (Irene Van) Velsor (1899 – )
      2. 2. Clarissa (Harriet) Carll (17 Apr 1905 – 4 Jan 1998) m. Stanley (Jarvis) Sammis (23 Jul 1896 – 19 Oct 1970)
  3. 3. John (Jay) Whitney (23 Mar 1829 – 7 Dec 1880) m. Sarah (Louisa Nicoll) Floyd (4 Jul 1830 – 24 Feb 1867)
    1. 1. Charles (Floyd) Whitney (26 Sep 1859 – 17 Oct 1930) m. Olivia Duryea (7 Apr 1864 – 30 Oct 1939)
      1. 1. Julia (Jones) Whitney (18 Nov 1890 – 19 May 1961) m. Thomas (T) Husson (2 Aug 1886 – 9 Feb 1972)
        1. 1. Blanche Husson (21 Jul 1911 – 8 Aug 2004) m. Robert (F) Verbeeck (11 Dec 1913 – 20 Feb 1992)
      2. 2. Charles (Floyd Jr) Whitney (15 Dec 1897 – 12 Jul 1971) m. Charlotte (Ann) Doxey (13 Oct 1899 – 11 Oct 1987)

John Whitney's Timeline

2 Records

1787
26 Mar 1787
Birth of John J Whitney in Woodbury, Nassau, New York, USA
Woodbury, Nassau, New York, USA
1860
6 Jan 1860
Age 73
Death of John J Whitney in Woodbury, Nassau, New York, USA
Woodbury, Nassau, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1787
    Event Place: Woodbury, Nassau, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1860
    Event Place: Woodbury, Nassau, New York, USA

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