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Whitney
J.
Jewell
Born in Milford, Otsego, New York, United States
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of Harvey C. Jewell
and Hannah Rebecca (Saxton) Jewell
Brother of
Abigail (Jewell) Grover, Hannah Rebecca (Jewell) Edson, William Harvey Jewell, Julia Ann Jewell and Myron R. Jewell
Husband of
Mary Magretta (Philips) Jewell
— married
1844 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Adelbert Freeman Jewell
Died
at age 81
in Shenandoah, Page, Iowa, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 1 May 2015
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Biography
- 1850 US Census lists living in New Albion, NY with wife, child and father Harvey
- 1855 Census lists as Whitney Jewell, living in New Albion, Cattaraugus, NY w/ Mary M Jewell and son Adelbert F
- 21 Sep 1857 Minnesota census lists living in Goodhue, born New York
- 1860 US Census lists living with Mary and Adelbert Jewell in Roscoe, Goodhue, Minnesota
- Enlisted in Red Wing, 6th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment 9 Aug 1862
- 1870 Census lists as living alone in Shelby, Blue Earth, Minnesota
- 1875 1 Jun NY census lists living with Mary M Jewell in Laurens, Ostego, NY
- 1880 US Census lists living in West Decorah, Winneshiek, Iowa with wife Mary M Jewell, occupation farmer
- 1885 Iowa State Census lists as married, living in Spencer, Clay, Iowa
- 1895 Iowa State Census lists as living in 1st Ward of Shenandoah Iowa, age 73
- 1900 US Census lists as married 56 years, living in Shenandoah, Page, Iowa; birth date Aug 1821; both parents from New York
Sources
- Year: 1850; Census Place: New Albion, Cattaraugus, New York; Roll: M432_479; Page: 18B; Image: 40
- Census of the state of New York, for 1855. Microfilm. New York State Archives, Albany, New York.
- Minnesota. Minnesota 1857 Territorial Census. Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, MN, USA.
- Year: 1860; Census Place: Roscoe, Goodhue, Minnesota; Roll: M653_570; Page: 681; Image: 238; Family History Library Film: 803570
- Minnesota Civil War Muster Rolls. St. Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society.
- U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars 1861-65
- Year: 1870; Census Place: Shelby, Blue Earth, Minnesota; Roll: T132_1; Page: 676; Image: 355; Family History Library Film: 830421
- Census of the state of New York, for 1875. Microfilm. New York State Archives, Albany, New York.
- Year: 1880; Census Place: West Decorah, Winneshiek, Iowa; Roll: 370; Family History Film: 1254370; Page: 81A; Enumeration District: 343; Image: 0351
- Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 as well various special censuses from 1836-1897 obtained from the State Historical Society of Iowa via Heritage Quest.
- Iowa. 1895 Iowa State Census. Des Moines, Iowa: State Historical Society of Iowa.
- Year: 1900; Census Place: Shenandoah, Page, Iowa; Roll: 451; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0088; FHL microfilm: 1240451
- Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi: accessed 18 January 2013.
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