Helen Julia (Hay) Whitney (1875 - 1944)

Born 11 Mar 1875 in Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Died 24 Sep 1944 at age 69 in New York City, New York, United States

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Biography

Helen (Hay) Whitney is Notable.

An American poet, writer, racehorse owner/breeder, socialite, and philanthropist. She was a member by marriage of the prominent Whitney family of New York.

Sources

• Memorial: Genealogical, Historical, and Biographical, of Solomon Leonard, 1637, Duxbury and Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and some of His Descendants. By Manning Leonard, Southbridge, Mass. Press of Knapp, Peck & Thomson, Auburn N.Y. 1896, p339.

• "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMX1-17B : accessed 20 May 2015), Clara S Hay in household of John Hay, Washington city, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; citing sheet 12A, family 194, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,159.

• "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M59S-77H : accessed 17 April 2015), Joan Whitney in household of Payne Whitney, Manhattan Ward 19, New York, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1158, sheet 19B, family 212, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,056.

• "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WPK-61S : accessed 10 April 2015), John Hay in entry for Helen Hay Whitney, 24 Sep 1944; citing Death, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm .

• Wikipedia: Helen Hay Whitney