William Collins Whitney

#2592, b. 5 July 1841, d. 2 February 1904
FatherJames Scollay Whitney b. 19 May 1811, d. 24 Oct 1878
MotherLaurinda Collins b. 6 Jul 1810, d. 20 May 1908

BMDB

     William Collins Whitney was born on 5 July 1841 at Conway, Franklin, Mass. He died on 2 February 1904 at New York, NY, at age 62. He was buried on 5 February 1904 at Woodlawn Cemetery Bronx, Bronx, NY; Two of the honarary pall bearers were Grover Cleveland and JP Morgan.1

Other Events

     An extensive biography of William Collins Whitney can be found here. The William C Whitney Wilderness Area in New York's Adirondack Park, just west of Long Lake, Hamilton County, is named in his honor.

Time Line

Birth1841, Conway, Franklin, Mass
Census1850, Conway, Franklin, MassJames Scollay Whitney2
Census1860, Cambridge, Middlesex, MassJames Scollay Whitney3
Census1870, New York, New York, NY4
Census1880, New York, New York, NY5
Death1904, New York, NY
Burial1904, Woodlawn Cemetery Bronx, Bronx, NY1
ChartsDescendants of William Adams
Pedigree of William Collins Whitney
Selah Collins-William Whitney

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Citations

  1. Find A Grave Memorial.
  2. US Census 1850, Conway, Franklin Co, Mass, Series M432, Roll 316, Page 170, Sheet 339B, FN 189, Line 25, 12 Aug 1850.
  3. US Census 1860, Cambridge, Middlesex Co, Mass, Series M653, Roll 508, Page 057, Sheet 57, FN 443, Line 04, 10 Aug 1860.
  4. US Census 1870, New York, NY Co, NY, Series M593, Roll 1009, Page 379, Sheet 69, FN 559, Line 39, 25 Jul 1870.
  5. US Census 1880, New York, NY Co, NY, Series T9, Roll 881, Page 448, ED 298, Sheet 20D, FN 123, Line 18, 5 Jun 1880.