1926 Utah Death Certificate
Nephritis

New Samuel Whitney age 76
Blacksmith, Bailiff Fifth District Court
Janitor

1850 Census Utah Territory
Francis Whitney 46,
Clarissa Whitney 21,
New Samuel Whitney, 2 months
Recorded as married within previous year
June 1, 1850

1856 Statehood Census Parowan, Iron, UT
Francis Whitney
Clarissa Whitney
New Whitney
Elijah Whitney
Job Whitney
Also listed, his 1st wife Abigail and her children:
Christiana, Rispah, Ernestine, Thomas, Alvah, Sarah, Oscar. However, they were probably in Ohio, not Utah.

1860 Census Parowan, Iron, Utah
Francis Whitney 55, blacksmith
Clarissa Whitney 30
New S Whitney 9
Eli A Whitney 7
Job H Whitney 5
Ira B Whitney 3
Harriet Whitney 47
Ellen Whitney 13
Aug 6, 1860

1870 Census Parowan, Iron, Utah
Francis Whitney 65
Clarissa Whitney 40
New Whitney 19
Eli Whitney 17
Job Whitney 15
Ira Whitney 13
--Also living with family
Samuel Alger 84, FIL
Clarissa Hancock Alger 79, MIL

1872 Married
New Samuel Whitney
Miss Sarah Elizabeth Gurr
July 29, 1872

1880 Census Parowan, Iron, Utah
New Samuel Whitney 28, blacksmith
Sarah E Whitney 25
Sarah R Whitney 7
Mary J Whitney 5
William F Whitney 2
Rachael G Whitney 9 months

1900 Census Parowan, Utah
New S Witney 50, blacksmith
Sarah E Witney 44, 9 children, 7 living
William F Witney 23
Rachel G Witney 20
Minnie Whitney 17
Mabel Witney 13
Samuel J Witney 11
Bertha Witney 8
Own home

1910 Census Parowan, Iron, Utah
New S Whitney 59, blacksmith, own shop
Sarah E Whitney 55, 9 children, 7 living
Samuel J Whitney 21, blacksmith
Bertha Whitney 19

1919 Parowan, Utah
In Honor of New S. Whitney
Father of Mrs. Sam Hanks
As hundred[s] of people of Southern Utah, know, New S Whitney, an aged and respected citizen of Parowan, was the first white child born in Parowan, and saw the light of day first in a lowly wagon box.
The following poem was composed by one of the pioneers that landed in the settlement in 1851...
Beaver County News 5 March 1919, Page 4

1920 Census Parowan, Iron, Utah
New S Whitney 68, janitor, county building
Sarah E Whitney 64
Own home, Main 1st North

1923 Birthday Parowan, Utah
Parowan's First Born Celebrates Birthday
Mr. New S Whitney first child born in Parowan, celebrated his seventy second birthday at his home here on Thursday, March 1.
The guests of the evening arrived early and included all of his family and relatives and a few immediate friends. The evening was spent in sociable chatting . . . .
Parowan Times 7 March 1923, Page 1.

1926 Obituary Parowan, Iron, Utah
Parowan's First Born White Child Passes at 75
New S. Whitney Goes to final reward after three quarters of a century as resident here. End comes after brief illness; Funeral is held on Tuesday afternoon.

Following a couple of weeks illness caused by chronic disorders of his systen, New S. Whitney, first white child to be born in this valley, or in this County, passed quietly to his final reward on Saturday evening of last week at the family residence. Though it was apparent for some time before that the end might come at any time, yet there was little evidence of suffering; he was perfectly rational until the end came, and he passed out quietly much as one might wish to go when the inevitable hour arrives. Only an hour or two before he was joking some young lady who called to inquire about him, about taking her to the picture show, and he mustered almost his last bit of strength to stretch out his hand to shake hands with friends who called during the evening. Near nine o'clock he had a coughing spell which lasted a few minutes and when it was fairly over he winked out with scarcely a struggle.

Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday after in the tabernacle, at which time hundreds of people from this and adjoining communities gathered to pay final tribute.

Messrs. John W. Bentley and Walter C. Mitchell were the speakers, both of whom spoke words of praise for him and of comfort and consolation to the bereaved ones. Messrs Rex C. Ward and Blanch Whitney sang a duet and Miss Ilene Hanks, a grand-daughter, read a few lines especially composed for the occasion by Eleanor G. Bruhn. The singing was furnished by members of both ward choirs.

The deceased was born in Parowan on March 1st, 1851 [1850], less than two months after the arrival of the pioneers in this valley, the son of Francis and Clarissa Whitney. To mention the conditions under which he came to this sphere of action and remained until Saturday of last week is to recount the history of Parowan from its very beginning. To him went the honor and the distinction of being the first white child born in this locality, though he was only a day in advance of the little feminine stranger who gladened the Miller home the following day. Reared amid conditions incident to pioneer life in this community, he grew to manhood here and was married on July 29th, 1872 to Sarah Elizabeth Gurr.

Nine children have been born to them, seven of which, together with his good wife, 46 grand and nine great-grand children survive him. The surviving children are Mrs. Charles D. Adams, Mrs. Clarence Richards, Mrs. William Lowder, Mrs. W. Scott Mitchell, Messrs' William F. and Samuel J. Whitney, all of Parowan, and Mrs. John Samuel [Mabel] Hanks of Salt Lake City

Mr. Whitney was very active in church and civic affairs for many years and among his other public services, he filled a mission to the Southern States for the LDS Church.

With the community at large, we mourn his passing and we extend to the bereaved ones sincere sympathy.
Parowan Times, 2 June 1926, Front page.