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Sarah Louise Whitney 1851 – 1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jul 1851

Birth Location: Woodbury, Nassau, New York, USA

Death Date: 18 May 1886

Death Location: East Norwich, Long Island, New York, USA

Father: Darling Whitney

Mother: Harriet Vail

Spouse(s): Edward Griffin

Children(s): Jennie Griffin

In 1851, Sarah Louise Whitney entered the world in Woodbury, Nassau, New York, USA, born to Darling Brush Whitney and Harriet North Vail. Sarah Louise Whitney married Edward Morgan Griffin, and had children including Jennie Whitney Griffin. Sarah Louise Whitney passed away in 1886 in East Norwich, Long Island, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1851, Sarah Louise Whitney entered the world in Woodbury, Nassau, New York, USA, born to Darling Brush Whitney and Harriet North Vail.
  • Sarah Louise Whitney married Edward Morgan Griffin, and had children including Jennie Whitney Griffin.
  • Sarah Louise Whitney passed away in 1886 in East Norwich, Long Island, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Darling Whitney
1810 – 1898
Birth Location: Woodbury, Nassau, New York, USA
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Harriet Vail
1817 – 1855
Birth Location: Dix Hills, Nassau, New York, USA
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Spouses(s)

Edward Griffin
1849 – 1928
Birth Location: New York City, New York, New York, USA
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Children(s)

Jennie Griffin
1873 – 1954
Birth Location: East Norwich, Queens, New York, USA
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Sarah Whitney's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Whitney
1851 – 1886
Birth Place: Woodbury, Nassau, New York, USA
Parents
Darling Brush Whitney
1810 – 1898
Woodbury, Nassau, New York, USA
Harriet (North) Vail
1817 – 1855
Dix Hills, Nassau, New York, USA
Grandparents
John (J) Whitney
1787 – 1860
Woodbury, Nassau, New York, USA
Clarissa (Harriett) Brush
1789 – 1866
Huntington, Suffolk, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Darling Whitney
1758 – 1834
Sarah Valentine
1757 – 1821
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Valentine
1729 – 1815
Naomi Bunce
1729 –

Sarah Whitney's Descendants

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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)
    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)

Sarah Whitney's Timeline

2 Records

1851
20 Jul 1851
Birth of Sarah Louise Whitney in Woodbury, Nassau, New York, USA
Woodbury, Nassau, New York, USA
1886
18 May 1886
Age 35
Death of Sarah Louise Whitney in East Norwich, Long Island, New York, USA
East Norwich, Long Island, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1851
    Event Place: Woodbury, Nassau, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 May 1886
    Event Place: East Norwich, Long Island, New York, USA
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