Brief Life History of Alvin
When Alvin Whitney was born on 31 December 1793, in Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Elisha Whitney, was 46 and his mother, Esther Clark, was 32. He married Mary "Polly" Woodburn on 11 February 1819, in Wysox, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Wysox Township, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States for about 20 years. In 1870, at the age of 76, his occupation is listed as farmer in Wysox Township, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States. He died on 5 November 1872, in Wysox, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Wysox, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Sources (5)
- Alvin Whitney, "United States Census, 1870"
- Alvin Whitney, "Find A Grave Index"
- Alvin Whitney, "United States Census, 1860"
Spouse and Children
1793–1872 Male
1796–1847 Female
Children (8)
1819–1889 Male
1824–1837 Female
1829–1914 Male
1830– Female
1832– Female
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Parents and Siblings
1747–1832 Male
1761–1851 Female
Siblings (10)
1783–1818 Female
1784–1824 Male
1786–1840 Female
1788–1812 Female
1791–1836 Male
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World Events (8)
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
Age 1
1810
Age 17
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 26
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Whitney in Herefordshire, the etymology of which is uncertain. The second element is Old English ēg ‘island, piece of higher ground in a low-lying area’; the first appears to be hwītan, which is either the genitive singular of an Old English byname Hwīta (meaning ‘white’), or the weak dative case (originally used after a preposition and article) of the adjective hwīt ‘white’. The name may also derive from Whitney (now Whitney Wood) in Stevenage (Hertfordshire), probably named from Old English hwītan ‘white’ + (ge)hæge ‘enclosure’.
History: John Whitney came from London, England, to Watertown, MA, in 1635, and had numerous prominent descendents.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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