Mary Elizabeth WHITNEY

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• Fact: Daughter of Selleck Whitney and Betsey Knapp

Mary married William ALVORD on 09 Jan 1826 in Albany, Albany County, New York. William (son of William ALVORD and Lucy CLAGHORN) was born on 25 Feb 1801 in Rutland, Rutland, Vermont, USA; died on 17 Dec 1837 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Selleck Whitney, b. at Stamford, Conn., 28 June 1779, by the town-record, while the family bible says, 28 June 1780; a master-mariner; married at Stamford 26 June 1805, according to the town record, while the family bible says, 26 Jan. 186, by Rev. Daniel Smith, Congregational, to Betsey Knapp, of Stamford, who was born 16 May 1784, dau. of James and Mary (Hubbell)Knapp. they settled at Albany, NY, where she died 14 Feb 1820, and was buried in the cemetery of the Presbyterian Church. He was married (2d), 19 Aug. 1827, at Albany, by. Rev. John Alburtis, to hannah Southwick Churchill, who died, 18 Dec. 1846, at Albany, and was buried there. He died at New York City, 25 March 1850, aged 70 years, and was buried at Albany. the 'Albany Directory', for 1813, styles him 'skipper', of 46 Division Street. Among the vessels which he owned and commanded, were the 'Golden Hunter' and the 'La Fayette', which last he built n 1826, intending to launch her in the presence of her namesake.

Selleck married Betsey KNAPP on 26 Jan 1805. Betsey was born on 16 May 1784 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut; died on 14 Feb 1820 in Albany, New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Fact: Daughter of James Knapp and Mary Hubbell

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Daniel Whitney was a cooper. They lived, during the whole of their married life, about two miles west of the village of Stamford, in a house occupied by Widow John Selleck in 1868. He was a soldier of the Revolution, and enjoyed a pension,as did his wife after his death for his services. He died, on Sunday morning, 6 Aug. 1826, aged 72 years, 3 months and 2 days. His widow, who was a remarkably vigorous woman, and able, when over eighty years old, to walk from Stamford Landing, two and a half miles, to her home, died in Stamford, 24 Feb. 1849, aged 87 years, 10 months and 24 days; and was buried near her husband, in a graveyard south of the village, near the river and the railway, where their gravestones may still be found, by one willing to encounter the weeds and mosquitoes. She was a communicant in the Episc. Church.

Daniel married Hannah SELLECK on 19 Jun 1776. Hannah was born on 29 Mar 1761 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 24 Feb 1849 in Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Fact: Daughter of Peter Selleck and Martha Whiting