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From: Shawn Whitney <>
Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Kudos Again
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 19:34:07 -0700


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More Kudos for Tim and the Pierce Project. I was bobbin around on the
Wyoming County NY website and noticed one of the persons listed with
local lineages had WHITNEY included in his surnames. Sure enough there
was a dead end WHITNEY. So I hurried off to the WRG search engine,
typed in "Susan" and "ELLIS" and came up with this information that
seemed to match the Susan he was dead ended at. I am sure glad we did
that. Makes all those bleary eyed nights re-reading the 2nd proof
readings worth it. Thanks again everyone!
Shawn Whitney
Seattle, WA

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Shawn,

Thanks very much! That certainly does look like my Susan Whitney who
married Grindal Ellis! The information I had was that they had three
daughters...not worth mentioning, since they were only girls.

I'll have to get out my Whitney genealogy and see how she fits in there.
I think that my Nathan Ellis and Sarah Thayer were the only ones who
migrated to Ohio and N. Illinois.

Thanks again. Big help!

Pat

Shawn Whitney wrote:
>
> 967. JUDGE LEMUEL WHITNEY (Ephraim, Jonas, Moses, Richard, John), b.
> Petersham, Mass., Oct. 18, 1764; m. there Sept. 6, 1787, Lydia BRYANT;
> b. in 1767; d.
> May 27, 1800, in Springfield, Mass.
> Hon. Lemuel WHITNEY was born in Petersham, Mass. he moved to Vermont
> in
> 1785, and first resided in Newfane, where he was sheriff of the county
> and one of the
> prominent men in that part of the state. By trade he was a
> silversmith. In 1790 he
> moved to Brattleboro, and at once took a leading part in the affairs
> of that place.
> For ten years he was representative; from 1801 to 1824 clerk of the
> Supreme Court;
> 1801 to 1820 clerk of the county; 1817 to 1828 judge of probate; 1790
> to 1847 justice of
> the peace. He was retentive in memory, frank, free and fearless in the
> expression
> of his sentiments. He d. Apr. 17, 1847; res. Petersham, Mass., and
> Brattleboro, Vt.
> 2286. i. SAMUEL, b. May 23, 1791; m. Amelia HYDE.
> 2287. ii. HARRY, b. P., Sept. 2, 1789.
> 2288. iii. GEORGE, b. -----.
> 2289. iv. LEMUEL, b. -----.
> 2290. v. SUSAN, b. P., Nov. 22, 1787; m. ----- ELLIS, and left
> 3 children.
> 2291. vi. LAURA, b. 1796; d. in Woodstock, in 1875, unm. She
> was blind.
>
> There is no additional information on any of these children except the
> following on Samuel. But it looks like this may be your Susan married
> to Grindal Ellis. The dates are correct, the surname is correct and
> the location (Brattleboro,VT) is correct. I say that because Grindal
> Ellis' brother Nathan was living in Brattleboro, VT at one time. Too
> bad there isn't anything more on her children. If you want to check
> out the website: http://www.whitneygen.org/
>
> 2286. SAMUEL WHITNEY (Lemuel, Ephraim, Jonas, Moses, Richard, John),
> b.
> Brattleboro, Vt., May 23, 1791; m. Guilford, Jan.1, 1821, Amelia HYDE;
> b. G., Mar.
> 18, 1800; d in W., May 18, 1851.
> Samuel WHITNEY was born in Brattleboro, Vt. He attended the district
> school,
> assisting his father on his farm when not acquiring his education. In
> 1820 he pur-
> chased a small place between the two villages in Brattlesboro, where
> he resided for
> ten years, and where five of his children were born. He was often
> employed as clerk
> at the hotel in the east village. This was in the days of stages, and
> twelve or more
> lines went and came from the house night and day. So he often ws
> employed in
>
> [Page 307]
>
> the winter, when he had less to do than in summer. His health became
> poor, and he
> thought he must find employment more in doors, and took a hotel in
> Proctors-
> ville, Vt. where he remained two years, moved to Hartford, Vt., for
> one year, then
> to Hartland for three years. In the fall of 1835 he bought the hotel
> known as the
> "Barber House," of Woodstock, where he lived till the death of his
> father in the
> spring of 1847. He gave up the house to his son and went to
> Brattlesboro to care for
> his father's estate and a sister who was blind. He sold his father's
> place after a little
> time and returned to Woodstock in the winter of 1849, buying a private
> house, where
> he lived till the time of his death in 1872. For a few years after his
> return to Wood-
> stock he employed his time in farming and looking after his property.
> For many
> years he was proprietor of the Woodstock stages. He was much respected
> in the
> Community where he resided. He d. Dec.31, 1872; res. Brattlesboro,
> Cavendish and
> Woodstock, Vt.
> 4601. i. GEO. FRED'K, b. Dec. 24, 1821; m. Augusta P. EATON.
> 4602. ii. EMILY HYDE, b. Oct. 28, 1823; m. Oct. 24, 1849,
> Charles CHAPMAN;
> res. Woodstock, Vt. He was b. Apr. 1, 1818; d. Sept.
> 26,
> 1882; was a druggist. Ch.: Frank H., born March 8,
> 1851,
> Woodstock; Carrie A., born Oct. 3, 1832, Woodstock;
> Lucy J.,
> born Aug. 5, 1856, Woodstock; Henry B., born June
> 10, 1858,
> Woodstock; Mary F., born March 2, 1860, Woodstock.
> 4603. iii. SUSAN JANE, b. Sept. 26, 1825; d. unm.
> 4604. iv. DANA HYDE, b. Mar. 6, 1828; d. unm. July 23, 1861.
> Shot in battle
> at Newport News, Va.
> 4605. v. LUCY FITCH, b. Feb. 28, 1833; m. Oct. 10, 1859, James
> B. JONES; b.
> Mar. 31, 1826. He is a merchant in Woodstock, Vt.
> Ch.; Wm.
> Field, b. Apr. 23, 1862; Mary Wells, b. July 28,
> 1864; Ellen Hyde,
> b. Sept. 10, 1866; Alice Whitney, b. Mar. 7, 1873.
> 4606. vi. CHARLES L., b. Feb 23, 1832 m. Frances J. GORE.
> 4607. vii. SAMUEL BENTON, b. June 4, 1842; address 125 Tremont
> St., Boston,
> Mass. He is a composer and organist and was born in
> Wood-
> stock, Vt. Was organist of Christ Church,
> Montpelier, Vt.; St.
> Peter's in Albany, N. Y.; St. Paul's in Burlington,
> Vt.; Old
> Church, now New Church of the Advent in Boston. Is
> professor
> in the New England Conservatory of Music and in the
> Boston
> University. Among his compositions are two full
> communion
> Services, five te deums and numerous other pieces
> for church
> service, organ music, Trio of Pf. and strings; Pf.
> music and
> songs.

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