Taken from the entry for Egbert D Whitney in the Short Bios section of the Jefferson county genweb site.
Egbert D. Whitney was born in the village of Watertown on 19 Feb 1822, son of Job Whitney and Sylva Delano. Job came to Watertown from Vermont when ten, with his father, Job Whitney Sr. as early as 1802. Job was a farmer and a soldier in the War of 1812 and was engaged in the battle of Sackett's Harbor. Besides farming he engaged in lumbering, shipping to Oswego. When Egbert was 29 in 1851 he married Ann Safford, daughter of Joseph Safford of Oswego Co.
Taken from the entry for Egbert D Whitney in the Short Bios section of the Jefferson county genweb site.
Egbert D. Whitney was born in the village of Watertown on 19 Feb 1822, son of Job Whitney and Sylva Delano. Job came to Watertown from Vermont when ten, with his father, Job Whitney Sr. as early as 1802. Job was a farmer and a soldier in the War of 1812 and was engaged in the battle of Sackett's Harbor. Besides farming he engaged in lumbering, shipping to Oswego. When Egbert was 29 in 1851 he married Ann Safford, daughter of Joseph Safford of Oswego Co.
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