 It was at Whitney's New York City home, 871 Fifth Avenue, that he gave a debutante ball in honor of Lucy's daughter, Helen Barney, on January 5, 1901.Ashbel Barney remained in Cleveland when his brother Danford moved to Buffalo, New York, in 1849.In 1857 Ashbel moved to New York City, where Danford had located the previous year.