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John Jay Whitney 1829 – 1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Mar 1829

Birth Location: Woodbury, Nassau, New York, USA

Death Date: 7 Dec 1880

Death Location: Woodbury, Nassau, New York, USA

Father: John Whitney

Mother: Clarissa Brush

Spouse(s): Sarah Floyd

Children(s): Charles Whitney

In 1829, John Jay Whitney entered the world in Woodbury, Nassau, New York, USA, born to John J Whitney and Clarissa Harriett Brush. John Jay Whitney married Sarah Louisa Nicoll Floyd, and had children including Charles Floyd Whitney. John Jay Whitney passed away in 1880 in Woodbury, Nassau, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1829, John Jay Whitney entered the world in Woodbury, Nassau, New York, USA, born to John J Whitney and Clarissa Harriett Brush.
  • John Jay Whitney married Sarah Louisa Nicoll Floyd, and had children including Charles Floyd Whitney.
  • John Jay Whitney passed away in 1880 in Woodbury, Nassau, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Whitney
1787 – 1860
Birth Location: Woodbury, Nassau, New York, USA
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Clarissa Brush
1789 – 1866
Birth Location: Huntington, Suffolk, New York, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Floyd
1830 – 1867
Birth Location: Woodbury, Nassau, New York, USA
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Children(s)

Charles Whitney
1859 – 1930
Birth Location: Woodbury, Nassau, New York, USA
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John Whitney's Ancestors

Self
John Whitney
1829 – 1880
Birth Place: Woodbury, Nassau, New York, USA
Parents
John J Whitney
1787 – 1860
Woodbury, Nassau, New York, USA
Clarissa (Harriett) Brush
1789 – 1866
Huntington, Suffolk, New York, USA
Grandparents
Darling Whitney
1758 – 1834
Stamford,Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Sarah Valentine
1757 – 1821
Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Valentine
1729 – 1815
Naomi Bunce
1729 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Valentine
1695 – 1782
Sarah Dean
1696 – 1717

John Whitney's Descendants

1.
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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)
        1. 1. Olivia Verbeeck (27 Jun 1941 – 19 Aug 1982)
    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

1829
23 Mar 1829
Birth of John Jay Whitney in Woodbury, Nassau, New York, USA
Woodbury, Nassau, New York, USA
1880
7 Dec 1880
Age 51
Death of John Jay Whitney in Woodbury, Nassau, New York, USA
Woodbury, Nassau, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1829
    Event Place: Woodbury, Nassau, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1880
    Event Place: Woodbury, Nassau, New York, USA
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