NAME Whitney, Sarah A. (Mrs.)

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PLACE West Rochester, VT
AGE IN 1850 34
MAIDEN NAME Sarah Ann Kinsman
PARENTS Moses Kinsman (1784-1870) and Abigail Wood (1782-1867)
BORN 03 October 1816, Fitzwilliam, Cheshire County, NH.
DIED 27 January 1898 of bronchitis at the age of 81.
BURIED West Hill Cemetery, Rochester, Windsor County, VT.

   

MARRIED

Joshua Whitney, 25 November 1837.  The son of Oliver Whitney and Rebecca Nichols, he was born 25 February 1813 and died 11 September 1888 in Rochester, VT. 

At the age of 51, Joshua Whitney served as a private in Company H of the 1st Vermont Heavy Artillery from 1864-1865, when he was discharged for disability.  His wife, Sarah A. Whitney, applied for a widow’s pension in 1889.
CHILDREN

1.       Erastus A. Whitney, b. 12 July 1839, d. 12 March 1841.

2.       Robert B. Whitney, b. 15 August 1841.  Enlisted 24 August 1861 as a private in Company E, 4th Vermont Infantry, discharged for disability 10 August 1863.

3.       John O. Whitney, b. 14 August 1844, d. 13 June 1862 of disease in New Orleans, LA.  Served as a private in the 2nd Vermont Battery of Light Artillery.

     

4.       Ida J. Whitney, b. 18 December 1846, m. 1) 24 November 1864, Emulus A. Whitmore, 2) 04 October 1884, Amasa Lovewell. Resided in Gardner, MA. Children: Oscar E. Whitmore, b. 12 August 1868; Cliff A. Whitmore, b. 13 December 1870, d. 02 July 1882; Earnest A. Lovewell, b. 15 April 1886.

5.       Sidney C. Whitney, b. 09 March 1849, unmarried, resided in Rochester, VT.

6.       Celestia Ann Whitney, b. 26 March 1854, m. H.W. Kinsman, 25 December 1878, resided in Rochester, VT.

7.       Mary Elizabeth Whitney, b. 22 August 1857, m. C.E. Jones, 11 November 1878, resided in Rochester, VT.       

FEDERAL CENSUS RECORDS

 1820 Clarendon, Rutland County, VT.  The Moses Kinsman household consists of one male between the ages of 26-45, three males 10-16 (including Dura), two males under 10, one female 26-45, one female 10-16, and two females under 10 (Almina and Sarah). 
1830 Goshen, Addison County, VT.  The Moses Kinsman household includes one male between the ages of 40-50, one male 20-30 (Dura), two males 15-20, one male 10-15, one male 5-10, one female 40-50, one female 15-20 (Almina), one female 10-15 (Sarah), and one female 5-10.
1840 Goshen, Addison County, VT.  The Joshua Whitney household includes one male between the ages of 20-30, one female 20-30, and one male under 5.
1850 Rochester, Windsor County, VT (dwelling 111).  Joshua Whitney (38) and wife Sarah A. (33) have the following children:  Robert B. (8), John O. (6), Ida J. (3), and Sidney (1).  Real estate $500.
1860 Rochester, Windsor County, VT (dwelling 211).  Joshua Whitney (48) and wife Sarah (40) are enumerated with their children Robert (18), John (16), Ida (14), Sidney (12), Julia (8), and Cyrus (5).  Real estate $900.  Personal estate $300.  They are listed next to William Whitney and Roxy Arvilla Kinsman. 
1870 Rochester, Windsor County, VT (dwelling 187).  Joshua (57) and Sarah (53) are listed with their children Sidney (21), [Celestia] Ann (16), and [Mary] Elizabeth (12).  No real estate value is listed.
1880

Rochester, Windsor County, VT.  Joshua (67) and Sarah (63) Whitney reside with their son Sidney (31), and their grandson Oscar Whitmore (11).  Oscar is the son of Ida Whitney and E.A. Whitmore.

Rochester, Windsor County, VT.   Daughter Mary Jones (24) is living with husband Charles (22), and daughter Grace (8 months).

Brandon, Rutland County, VT.   Son Robert B. Whitney is enumerated with wife Alice, and Alice's daughter Daisy (2), from her prior marriage to Hiram Fowler.

Brandon, Rutland County, VT. Daughter Ida Whitmore (33) is living with husband Emulus Whitmore (52) and children Oscar (11) and Cliff (9).
NOTES Sister of “Mrs. Almina K. Carr.”

Aunt of “Miss Roxy Kinsman” and “Miss Susan G. Carr.” 

Her brother Dura Kinsman was the father of Roxy Arvilla Kinsman.   Her brother-in-law William P. Whitney married Roxy.