Brief Life History of Laura
When Laura Whitney was born on 13 November 1798, in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, her father, Enos Whitney, was 37 and her mother, Eunice Avery, was 38. She married Leonard Tiffany on 22 February 1819, in Mount Pleasant, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Susquehanna Depot, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years. She died on 11 October 1880, in Gibson, Gibson Township, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Gibson, Gibson Township, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (4)
- Laura A. Tiffany in household of George L. Tiffany, "United States Census, 1880"
- Laura Whitney Tiffany, "Find A Grave Index"
- Laura Tiffany in household of G L Tiffany, "United States Census, 1870"
Spouse and Children
1796–1855 Male
1798–1880 Female
Children (7)
1820–1879 Female
1821–1821 Male
1823– Female
1825–1886 Male
1828– Female
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Parents and Siblings
1761–1846 Male
1760–1838 Female
Siblings (8)
1790–1860 Male
1792–1839 Female
1794–1850 Male
1796–1875 Female
1798–1880 Female
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World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 2
1802 · Brass is Discovered
Age 4
1820 · Making States Equal
Age 22
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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