Benjamin Franklin Whitney (1831 - 1894)

Born 25 Apr 1831 in Taberg, Oneida, New York, USA

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Died 22 Jan 1894 at age 62 in Utica, Oneida County, New York, United States of America

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Died At his home at 29 Meadow Street, Utica Cause of Death = "Bright's disease" per newspaper obit, or "Effusion in Brain" per death certificate. 22 Jan 1894. Utica, Oneida County, New York, United States of America. Source: Newspaper Obit 1894 for Benjamin Franklin Whitney- Utica Daily Observer.

22 Jan 1894. Death of B.F. Whitney. Benjamin Franklin Whitney died at his home on Meadow street, this city, this morning, in his 63d year, of Bright's disease. Mr. Whitney was born at Taberg, N.Y., in 1832, being one of nine children. He spent his younger days on a farm in Lee, and attended Whitestown Seminary, graduating there. At the age of 22 he went to Michigan and engaged in farming. He returned to Utica, and for 22 years had been a valued employee of D.N. Crouse & Co. He was honest and industrious and much esteemed. Surviving him are his wife, a son Charles and daughter Mrs. Cora Deming, of Utica, and daughters Mrs. Sophia Vandervort, of Cohoes, and Mrs. Emma Pritchard. Also two brothers, and one sister: Joseph, in Rochester, John M., in Indianapolis, and Mrs. Margaret Shaw, of Indianapolis, formerly of this city. File . Source: Death Certificate for Benjamin F Whitney 1894.

22 Jan 1894. File . 22 Jan 1894. , Utica, Oneida, New York, USA. Found multiple copies of death date. Using 22 Jan 1894

Education: Graduated from Whitestown Seminary. abt 1850. Source: Newspaper Obit 1894 for Benjamin Franklin Whitney- Utica Daily Observer.

22 Jan 1894. Death of B.F. Whitney. Benjamin Franklin Whitney died at his home on Meadow street, this city, this morning, in his 63d year, of Bright's disease. Mr. Whitney was born at Taberg, N.Y., in 1832, being one of nine children. He spent his younger days on a farm in Lee, and attended Whitestown Seminary, graduating there. At the age of 22 he went to Michigan and engaged in farming. He returned to Utica, and for 22 years had been a valued employee of D.N. Crouse & Co. He was honest and industrious and much esteemed. Surviving him are his wife, a son Charles and daughter Mrs. Cora Deming, of Utica, and daughters Mrs. Sophia Vandervort, of Cohoes, and Mrs. Emma Pritchard. Also two brothers, and one sister: Joseph, in Rochester, John M., in Indianapolis, and Mrs. Margaret Shaw, of Indianapolis, formerly of this city. File .

Residence per Obit: At the age of 22 he went to Michigan and engaged in farming. He returned to Utica... abt 1854. Michigan Source: Newspaper Obit 1894 for Benjamin Franklin Whitney- Utica Daily Observer.

22 Jan 1894. Death of B.F. Whitney. Benjamin Franklin Whitney died at his home on Meadow street, this city, this morning, in his 63d year, of Bright's disease. Mr. Whitney was born at Taberg, N.Y., in 1832, being one of nine children. He spent his younger days on a farm in Lee, and attended Whitestown Seminary, graduating there. At the age of 22 he went to Michigan and engaged in farming. He returned to Utica, and for 22 years had been a valued employee of D.N. Crouse & Co. He was honest and industrious and much esteemed. Surviving him are his wife, a son Charles and daughter Mrs. Cora Deming, of Utica, and daughters Mrs. Sophia Vandervort, of Cohoes, and Mrs. Emma Pritchard. Also two brothers, and one sister: Joseph, in Rochester, John M., in Indianapolis, and Mrs. Margaret Shaw, of Indianapolis, formerly of this city. File . 1860 Binghamton Ward 1, Binghamton, Broome, New York, USA. ^[1] 1865 Deerfield, Oneida, New York, USA. ^[2] 1870 New Hartford, New Hartford, Oneida, New York, USA. ^[3] 1880 Deerfield, Oneida, New York, USA. ^[4]

Character Source: Newspaper Obit 1894 for Benjamin Franklin Whitney- Utica Daily Observer.

22 Jan 1894. Death of B.F. Whitney. Benjamin Franklin Whitney died at his home on Meadow street, this city, this morning, in his 63d year, of Bright's disease. Mr. Whitney was born at Taberg, N.Y., in 1832, being one of nine children. He spent his younger days on a farm in Lee, and attended Whitestown Seminary, graduating there. At the age of 22 he went to Michigan and engaged in farming. He returned to Utica, and for 22 years had been a valued employee of D.N. Crouse & Co. He was honest and industrious and much esteemed. Surviving him are his wife, a son Charles and daughter Mrs. Cora Deming, of Utica, and daughters Mrs. Sophia Vandervort, of Cohoes, and Mrs. Emma Pritchard. Also two brothers, and one sister: Joseph, in Rochester, John M., in Indianapolis, and Mrs. Margaret Shaw, of Indianapolis, formerly of this city. File .

EMPLOY per Obit: for 22 years had been a valued employee of D.N. Crouse & Co. Source: Newspaper Obit 1894 for Benjamin Franklin Whitney- Utica Daily Observer.

22 Jan 1894. Death of B.F. Whitney. Benjamin Franklin Whitney died at his home on Meadow street, this city, this morning, in his 63d year, of Bright's disease. Mr. Whitney was born at Taberg, N.Y., in 1832, being one of nine children. He spent his younger days on a farm in Lee, and attended Whitestown Seminary, graduating there. At the age of 22 he went to Michigan and engaged in farming. He returned to Utica, and for 22 years had been a valued employee of D.N. Crouse & Co. He was honest and industrious and much esteemed. Surviving him are his wife, a son Charles and daughter Mrs. Cora Deming, of Utica, and daughters Mrs. Sophia Vandervort, of Cohoes, and Mrs. Emma Pritchard. Also two brothers, and one sister: Joseph, in Rochester, John M., in Indianapolis, and Mrs. Margaret Shaw, of Indianapolis, formerly of this city. File .

Buried New Forest Hill Cemetery, Utica, NY. 1894 Source: Death Certificate for Benjamin F Whitney 1894.

22 Jan 1894. File .

File . @O33@.

Note: email from Meg Sandner (Ruth Lally Flowers' daughter):

A word or two about the Whitney information on the. family tree....You'll notice that I have listed. Benjamin Franklin Whitney as Cora's father. I know. his first name was Benjamin, but am not positive that. his middle name was Franklin. I got this information. from a Whitney family geneology web page that states. that Benjamin Franklin Whitney, son of John McCall. Whitney married an Olivia May in (can't remember the. year, but it fit) I am assuming that due to the. interpretation of old-fashioned handwriting a W may. have been interpreted as an "M". All other. information previous to Benjamin Whitney is based upon. this assumption.I was interested to find out that. Olivia Way was from Poughkeepsie, NY and her family. goes back to the very early Dutch settlers of NY and. the Hudson Valley. This ties in to the stories that. Cora told Mom as a young child that much of their. family background was Dutch.

Marriage Husband Benjamin Franklin Whitney. Wife Olivia Way. Child: Charles E Whitney. Child: Cora Belle Whitney. Child: Sophia Whitney. Child: Emma E Whitney. Marriage ^[5]

External Files

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• File O33 File: Format: jpg. image MTYPE document. STYPE jpeg. SIZE 291941. WDTH 674. HGHT 811. Obituary Cora B (Whitney) Deming 1948-12-31-Utica Observer Dispatch. RIN 1358622c-e2eb-41c3-9c4f-5585992e186f 30 DEC 1948 Utica Physical Description: Utica Observer Dispatch Dec 31, 1948, obituary for Cora Belle (Whitney) Deming META <metadataxml><transcription>Mrs. Cora B. Deming Mrs. Cora B. Deming died Dec. 30, 1918, in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Charles Bender, 1503 Steuben, after a long illness. She was born Oct 24, 1862, in Binghamton, a daughter of the late Benjamin and Olivia Wey Whitney. She came to Utica as a child and attended schools here. On June 20, 1883 she was married to William Deming of Binghamton. He died in 1893. She leaves two daughters, Mrs. Bender and Mrs. Ada Miner, Utica; three sons, Arthur L Deming, Utica; Edwin E. and Howard L. Deming, New Hartford; a sister, Mrs. Sophia McKay, Utica; seven grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. The funeral will be Monday from the Ortner Funeral Home, 130 Eagle, with burial in Forest Hill Cemetery.<transcription><metadataxml>. CREA 2021-07-16 18:41:15.000 Origin: u ATL N

Sources

1. ↑ Source: S_2126107932 Year: 1860; Census Place: Binghamton Ward 1, Broome, New York; Roll: M653_724; Page: 287; Family History Library Film: 803724 Ancestry Record 7667 #45815915
2. ↑ Source: S784291278 Ancestry Record 7218 #1094474
3. ↑ Source: S_2126107909 Ancestry Record 7163 #31612158
4. ↑ Source: S_2126107918 Ancestry Record 6742 #3681046
5. ↑ Source: S_2120778595 Year: 1870; Census Place: New Hartford, Oneida, New York; Roll: M593_1059; Page: 432; Image: 180.

• Source: S784289916 New York, U.S., Death Index, 1852-1956 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2017 Lehi, UT, USA Record Collection 61535 Note: NY State Death Index, New York Department of Health, Albany, NY.

• Source: S784290541 U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2011 Lehi, UT, USA Record Collection 2469 Note: Original sources vary according to directory. The title of the specific directory being viewed is listed at the top of the image viewer page. Check the directory title page image for full title and publication information.Ancestry Record 2469 #75507817

• Source: S784291278 New York, U.S., State Census, 1865 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2014 Provo, UT, USA Record Collection 7218 Note: Census of the state of New York, for 1865. Microfilm. New York State Archives, Albany, New York.

• Source: S_2126107909 1870 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003.Original data - 1870. United States. Ninth Census of the United States, 1870. Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration. M593, RG29, 1,761 rolls. Minnesota. Minnes Record Collection 7163

• Source: S_2126107918 1880 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limite Record Collection 6742

• Source: S_2126107932 1860 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1 Record Collection 7667