Hi.. I am not related to this Whitney, but thought I'd drop this biography for whoever's related to him. This was in the St. Clair county, Michigan biographies of well known and wealthy people. Joseph D. WHITNEY, owner and proprietor Pacific House, corner Mt. Huron avenue and Butler street, is a native of Maine, and was born at Lisbon Falls, March 16, 1817. He came to St. Clair County and settled at Port Huron April 23, 1854. After coming here, he put machinery in a shingle mill, and engaged in lumbering for several years. In 1858, he built a hotel on corner opposite Pacific House, and run that house four years; in 1862, bought the Huron House, and remained propreiter of that house until 1870, when he retired from business for some years. In 1880, he bought the hotel property corner Huron avenue and Butler street, and enlarged it and since then been proprietor of the Pacific House. Mr. WHITNEY has had a large practical experience as a landlord, and gives every part of his house his personal supervision. In January 1859, he married Mrs. Margaret MASTERSON, a native of Monroe, Mich.; they have three children, Charles J., Fred A., and Jessie. Mr. WHITNEY has one daughter by a former wife. pg. 603 Port Huron http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/8194/query003.htm#424 Hope this helps someone in their research! Holly
WRG: I believe this is Joseph Davis Whitney. The dates mentioned are slightly off, but the rest is compatible with what I previously have learned of him. His ancestry is: John1, Benjamin2, John3, Benjamin4, Abraham5, Benjamin6, Joseph Davis7. Ken Whitney Silver Spring, MD ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 17, 2005 4:10 PM Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Joseph D.Whitney of St. Clair county, Michigan (biography) > Hi.. > > I am not related to this Whitney, but thought I'd drop this biography > for > whoever's related to him. This was in the St. Clair county, Michigan > biographies of well known and wealthy people. > > > Joseph D. WHITNEY, owner and proprietor Pacific House, corner Mt. Huron > avenue and Butler street, is a native of Maine, and was born at Lisbon > Falls, > March 16, 1817. He came to St. Clair County and settled at Port Huron > April 23, > 1854. After coming here, he put machinery in a shingle mill, and engaged > in > lumbering for several years. In 1858, he built a hotel on corner opposite > Pacific > House, and run that house four years; in 1862, bought the Huron House, and > remained propreiter of that house until 1870, when he retired from > business for > some years. In 1880, he bought the hotel property corner Huron avenue and > Butler street, and enlarged it and since then been proprietor of the > Pacific House. > Mr. WHITNEY has had a large practical experience as a landlord, and gives > every part of his house his personal supervision. In January 1859, he > married > Mrs. Margaret MASTERSON, a native of Monroe, Mich.; they have three > children, > Charles J., Fred A., and Jessie. Mr. WHITNEY has one daughter by a former > wife. > pg. 603 Port Huron > > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/8194/query003.htm#424 > > Hope this helps someone in their research! > > Holly >