Family Tree of Whitney, Hiram

[John Rodman Whitney 1491.ftw] In 1834 Hiram Whitney, Sr., brothers Calvin Whitney, Henry S. Whitney and William W. Cook, son of Sarah Whitney, accompanied by their wives and children set out from Binghamton, Broome County, New York and traveled to Ohio. Each family furnishing a wagon and horse. At Buffalo, Calvin Whitney left the group and came by boat to some lake port, thence to Camden. He went to Elyria to meet the group traveling overland as a guide into Camden, but as night fell the wagons became hopelessly mired on the newly blazed trail and they were forced to abandon their possessions. Traveling at night they had only the light from torches to illuminate the pathway and a low hanging tree limb knocked Hiram's wife, Charlott and their infant son, Henry S. b. May 7, 1833, off the horse and onto the ground. After miles of arduous travel they reached the home of Thomas Sigsworth where they found shelter for the night. Hiram Whitney, Sr. settled on the Fanny Tennant farm, but relocated to Wellington. In 1847, resettled at Henrietta where he carried on a store, tavern, post office and farm. He had just paid off his debts when he was kicked by his horse while plowing and subsequently died within a few hours from the injuries. Facts about this person: Burial Camden, Lorain County, Ohio