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&lt;div&gt;'''Ammi Ruhamah Whitney''', was born 7 Decemer 1802, Falmouth (or possibly Cumberland and recorded in Falmouth), Cumberland Co., Maine, He died 14 December 1851 in Falmouth. He was the son of James and Deborah (Murch) Whitney.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
He married 23 December 1827,in Cumberland, Cumberland County, Maine, '''Hannah (Hall)'''. She was born 22 March 1810, Maine, and died 2 August 1869.In 1830, 'Ammi R. Whitney' was enumerated with his family in Cumberland, Cumberland County, Maine.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
They moved to Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine in 1833.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In 1850, they were enumerated in Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Probable Relative: [[Family:Whitney, John (c1797-a1860)]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Children of Ammi R. and Hannah (Hall) Whitney:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:{|&lt;br /&gt;
| align=right valign=top | i.&lt;br /&gt;
| '''Robert H. Whitney''', b. about 1830, probably Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| align=right valign=top | ii.&lt;br /&gt;
| '''Granville Whitney''', b. 23 February 1831,Falmouth,Cumberland County, Maine.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| align=right valign=top | iii.&lt;br /&gt;
| '''Ammi Whitney''', b. 13 February 1833, Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| align=right valign=top | iv.&lt;br /&gt;
| '''James H. Whitney''', b. 1 January 1835, Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| align=right valign=top | v.&lt;br /&gt;
| '''Ervin T. Whitney''', b. 10 February 1837, Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| align=right valign=top | vi.&lt;br /&gt;
| '''Susan Whitney''', b. 8 January 1838, Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| align=right valign=top | vii.&lt;br /&gt;
| '''Gorham R. Whitney''', b. 26 September 1840, Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| align=right valign=top | viii.&lt;br /&gt;
| '''Mary E. Whitney''', b. 13 September 1832, Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine.&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Biography of Ammi Whitney (Jr.) ==&lt;br /&gt;
Biography&lt;br /&gt;
Ammi Whitney&lt;br /&gt;
Biographical Review&lt;br /&gt;
Cumberland County, Maine&lt;br /&gt;
Boston&lt;br /&gt;
Biographical Review Publishing Company&lt;br /&gt;
1896&lt;br /&gt;
Page 331-332&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Ammi Whitney, senior member of the firm of Kendall &amp;amp; Whitney, one of the oldest&lt;br /&gt;
and best-known firms of Portland, was born in Cumberland, Me., February 13,&lt;br /&gt;
18J3, son of Ammi R. and Hannah (Hall) Whitney. Ammi R. Whitney also was a&lt;br /&gt;
native of Cumberland, where he likewise grew to maturity. He moved to Falmouth&lt;br /&gt;
in 1833, and was there engaged in agricultural pursuits up to the time of his&lt;br /&gt;
death, December 14, 1851. His wife, who was a daughter of Robert Hall, one of&lt;br /&gt;
the early farmers of Cumberland, died August 2, 1869. Mr. and Mrs. Whitney were&lt;br /&gt;
members of the Baptist church. They reared the following children: Robert H., a&lt;br /&gt;
farmer now living on the homestead at Falmouth, formerly a member of the well-&lt;br /&gt;
known firm Grenville, Griswold, Whitney &amp;amp; Co. of Boston, now Whitney &amp;amp; Clough;&lt;br /&gt;
Ammi, whose name heads this article; James H., a farmer in Falmouth; Ervin T.,&lt;br /&gt;
in business at the Suffolk Market, Boston; Susan P. Curtis (deceased), who was&lt;br /&gt;
the wife of Gorham R., a farmer in Falmouth; and Mary E., wife of K. Watts, of&lt;br /&gt;
Falmouth.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Ammi Whitney was an infant of six weeks when his parents removed to Falmouth. He&lt;br /&gt;
remained on the farm until twenty years of age, in the mean time acquiring a&lt;br /&gt;
fair education in the common schools of the town. He then went to Boston and&lt;br /&gt;
entered the employ of the old firm of Parker &amp;amp; White, dealers in seeds and other&lt;br /&gt;
agricultural goods. He spent nearly six years in this employment, returning to&lt;br /&gt;
Portland in 1858, and forming a partnership with Hosea Kendall in the same kind&lt;br /&gt;
of business. The firm bought the remains of the old agricultural warehouse of&lt;br /&gt;
James E. Robinson, which had been in the receiver's hands, and first opened a&lt;br /&gt;
place of business under the old City Hall, occupying two stores. Their trade&lt;br /&gt;
increased to such an extent that within a short time they were using all the&lt;br /&gt;
space under the City Hall, comprising five stores. In 1888 Mr. Whitney erected a&lt;br /&gt;
brick block at the corner of Temple and Federal Street, one hundred and thirty-&lt;br /&gt;
seven feet by one hundred, and three stories high. Of this block the firm now&lt;br /&gt;
uses a part of the ground floor, measuring seventy-five feet by one hundred, and&lt;br /&gt;
all the rooms above. Established in 1858, the firm of Kendall &amp;amp; Whitney is one&lt;br /&gt;
of the oldest and most reliable in Portland, and has the most extensive business&lt;br /&gt;
of the kind east of Boston. For the past twenty-five years Mr. Whitney has also&lt;br /&gt;
owned and operated a large plant for the manufacture of tubs and woodenware at&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Duck Pond,&amp;quot; Westbrook, which gives constant employment to fifty men. He is a&lt;br /&gt;
Director of the Casco Bank, one of the most solid financial institutions of&lt;br /&gt;
Portland; a Trustee of the Old Men's Home; Vice-President of the Governing Board&lt;br /&gt;
of the Eye and Ear Infirmary, in which he has been actively interested since its&lt;br /&gt;
establishment; and an extensive owner of real estate, both business and&lt;br /&gt;
residential. Essentially a self-made man, he has attained prosperity by the&lt;br /&gt;
exercise of natural business talent, a conservative judgment, and a scrupulous&lt;br /&gt;
probity in business as well as in all other relations.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On October 10, 1860, Mr. Whitney was united in marriage with Emily S., daughter&lt;br /&gt;
of Samuel Haskell, one of the leading hotel men of early Portland. Mr. Haskell&lt;br /&gt;
was the proprietor of the Elm House, which formerly stood on the site of the&lt;br /&gt;
present store of Kendall &amp;amp; Whitney, and in which Mrs. Whitney was born. He was&lt;br /&gt;
afterward host of the American House. Toward the close of his life he retired&lt;br /&gt;
from business, and died at Cape Elizabeth. Five children blessed the union of&lt;br /&gt;
Mr. and Mrs. Whitney. They were: Alice P.; Kate D.; Samuel H., now in business&lt;br /&gt;
with his father; Joseph W; and Emma H., who died in infancy.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Politically, Mr. Whitney favors the Democratic party. He attends the Unitarian&lt;br /&gt;
church. His home, one of the handsomest residences in the city, built by him in&lt;br /&gt;
1878, is situated at the corner of Neal and Spring Streets.&lt;br /&gt;
- Source: http://www.raynorshyn.com/megenweb/cumberland/biographies/whitney2.txt&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
Copyright &amp;amp;copy; 2006, The Whitney Research Group&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<title>Family:Whitney, Ammi Ruhamah (1802-1851)</title>
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&lt;div&gt;'''Ammi Ruhamah Whitney''', was born 7 Decemer 1802, Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, and died 14 December 1851 in Falmouth. He was the son of James and Deborah (Murch) Whitney.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
He married 23 December 1827,in Cumberland, Cumberland County, Maine, '''Hannah (Hall)'''. She was born 22 March 1810, Maine, and died 2 August 1869.In 1830, 'Ammi R. Whitney' was enumerated with his family in Cumberland, Cumberland County, Maine.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
They moved to Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine in 1833.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In 1850, they were enumerated in Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Probable Relative: [[Family:Whitney, John (c1797-a1860)]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Children of Ammi R. and Hannah (Hall) Whitney:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:{|&lt;br /&gt;
| align=right valign=top | i.&lt;br /&gt;
| '''Robert H. Whitney''', b. about 1830, probably Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| align=right valign=top | ii.&lt;br /&gt;
| '''Granville Whitney''', b. 23 February 1831,Falmouth,Cumberland County, Maine.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| align=right valign=top | iii.&lt;br /&gt;
| '''Ammi Whitney''', b. 13 February 1833, Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| align=right valign=top | iv.&lt;br /&gt;
| '''James H. Whitney''', b. 1 January 1835, Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| align=right valign=top | v.&lt;br /&gt;
| '''Ervin T. Whitney''', b. 10 February 1837, Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| align=right valign=top | vi.&lt;br /&gt;
| '''Susan Whitney''', b. 8 January 1838, Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| align=right valign=top | vii.&lt;br /&gt;
| '''Gorham R. Whitney''', b. 26 September 1840, Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| align=right valign=top | viii.&lt;br /&gt;
| '''Mary E. Whitney''', b. 13 September 1832, Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine.&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Biography of Ammi Whitney (Jr.) ==&lt;br /&gt;
Biography&lt;br /&gt;
Ammi Whitney&lt;br /&gt;
Biographical Review&lt;br /&gt;
Cumberland County, Maine&lt;br /&gt;
Boston&lt;br /&gt;
Biographical Review Publishing Company&lt;br /&gt;
1896&lt;br /&gt;
Page 331-332&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Ammi Whitney, senior member of the firm of Kendall &amp;amp; Whitney, one of the oldest&lt;br /&gt;
and best-known firms of Portland, was born in Cumberland, Me., February 13,&lt;br /&gt;
18J3, son of Ammi R. and Hannah (Hall) Whitney. Ammi R. Whitney also was a&lt;br /&gt;
native of Cumberland, where he likewise grew to maturity. He moved to Falmouth&lt;br /&gt;
in 1833, and was there engaged in agricultural pursuits up to the time of his&lt;br /&gt;
death, December 14, 1851. His wife, who was a daughter of Robert Hall, one of&lt;br /&gt;
the early farmers of Cumberland, died August 2, 1869. Mr. and Mrs. Whitney were&lt;br /&gt;
members of the Baptist church. They reared the following children: Robert H., a&lt;br /&gt;
farmer now living on the homestead at Falmouth, formerly a member of the well-&lt;br /&gt;
known firm Grenville, Griswold, Whitney &amp;amp; Co. of Boston, now Whitney &amp;amp; Clough;&lt;br /&gt;
Ammi, whose name heads this article; James H., a farmer in Falmouth; Ervin T.,&lt;br /&gt;
in business at the Suffolk Market, Boston; Susan P. Curtis (deceased), who was&lt;br /&gt;
the wife of Gorham R., a farmer in Falmouth; and Mary E., wife of K. Watts, of&lt;br /&gt;
Falmouth.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Ammi Whitney was an infant of six weeks when his parents removed to Falmouth. He&lt;br /&gt;
remained on the farm until twenty years of age, in the mean time acquiring a&lt;br /&gt;
fair education in the common schools of the town. He then went to Boston and&lt;br /&gt;
entered the employ of the old firm of Parker &amp;amp; White, dealers in seeds and other&lt;br /&gt;
agricultural goods. He spent nearly six years in this employment, returning to&lt;br /&gt;
Portland in 1858, and forming a partnership with Hosea Kendall in the same kind&lt;br /&gt;
of business. The firm bought the remains of the old agricultural warehouse of&lt;br /&gt;
James E. Robinson, which had been in the receiver's hands, and first opened a&lt;br /&gt;
place of business under the old City Hall, occupying two stores. Their trade&lt;br /&gt;
increased to such an extent that within a short time they were using all the&lt;br /&gt;
space under the City Hall, comprising five stores. In 1888 Mr. Whitney erected a&lt;br /&gt;
brick block at the corner of Temple and Federal Street, one hundred and thirty-&lt;br /&gt;
seven feet by one hundred, and three stories high. Of this block the firm now&lt;br /&gt;
uses a part of the ground floor, measuring seventy-five feet by one hundred, and&lt;br /&gt;
all the rooms above. Established in 1858, the firm of Kendall &amp;amp; Whitney is one&lt;br /&gt;
of the oldest and most reliable in Portland, and has the most extensive business&lt;br /&gt;
of the kind east of Boston. For the past twenty-five years Mr. Whitney has also&lt;br /&gt;
owned and operated a large plant for the manufacture of tubs and woodenware at&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Duck Pond,&amp;quot; Westbrook, which gives constant employment to fifty men. He is a&lt;br /&gt;
Director of the Casco Bank, one of the most solid financial institutions of&lt;br /&gt;
Portland; a Trustee of the Old Men's Home; Vice-President of the Governing Board&lt;br /&gt;
of the Eye and Ear Infirmary, in which he has been actively interested since its&lt;br /&gt;
establishment; and an extensive owner of real estate, both business and&lt;br /&gt;
residential. Essentially a self-made man, he has attained prosperity by the&lt;br /&gt;
exercise of natural business talent, a conservative judgment, and a scrupulous&lt;br /&gt;
probity in business as well as in all other relations.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On October 10, 1860, Mr. Whitney was united in marriage with Emily S., daughter&lt;br /&gt;
of Samuel Haskell, one of the leading hotel men of early Portland. Mr. Haskell&lt;br /&gt;
was the proprietor of the Elm House, which formerly stood on the site of the&lt;br /&gt;
present store of Kendall &amp;amp; Whitney, and in which Mrs. Whitney was born. He was&lt;br /&gt;
afterward host of the American House. Toward the close of his life he retired&lt;br /&gt;
from business, and died at Cape Elizabeth. Five children blessed the union of&lt;br /&gt;
Mr. and Mrs. Whitney. They were: Alice P.; Kate D.; Samuel H., now in business&lt;br /&gt;
with his father; Joseph W; and Emma H., who died in infancy.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Politically, Mr. Whitney favors the Democratic party. He attends the Unitarian&lt;br /&gt;
church. His home, one of the handsomest residences in the city, built by him in&lt;br /&gt;
1878, is situated at the corner of Neal and Spring Streets.&lt;br /&gt;
- Source: http://www.raynorshyn.com/megenweb/cumberland/biographies/whitney2.txt&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
Copyright &amp;amp;copy; 2006, The Whitney Research Group&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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&lt;div&gt;'''Ammi Ruhamah Whitney''', was born 7 Decemer 1802, Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, and died 14 December 1851 in Falmouth.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
He married 23 December 1827,in Cumberland, Cumberland County, Maine, '''Hannah (Hall)'''. She was born 22 March 1810, Maine, and died 2 August 1869.In 1830, 'Ammi R. Whitney' was enumerated with his family in Cumberland, Cumberland County, Maine.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
They moved to Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine in 1833.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In 1850, they were enumerated in Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Probable Relative: [[Family:Whitney, John (c1797-a1860)]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Children of Ammi R. and Hannah (Hall) Whitney:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:{|&lt;br /&gt;
| align=right valign=top | i.&lt;br /&gt;
| '''Robert H. Whitney''', b. about 1830, probably Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| align=right valign=top | ii.&lt;br /&gt;
| '''Granville Whitney''', b. 23 February 1831,Falmouth,Cumberland County, Maine.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| align=right valign=top | iii.&lt;br /&gt;
| '''Ammi Whitney''', b. 13 February 1833, Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| align=right valign=top | iv.&lt;br /&gt;
| '''James H. Whitney''', b. 1 January 1835, Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| align=right valign=top | v.&lt;br /&gt;
| '''Ervin T. Whitney''', b. 10 February 1837, Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| align=right valign=top | vi.&lt;br /&gt;
| '''Susan Whitney''', b. 8 January 1838, Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| align=right valign=top | vii.&lt;br /&gt;
| '''Gorham R. Whitney''', b. 26 September 1840, Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| align=right valign=top | viii.&lt;br /&gt;
| '''Mary E. Whitney''', b. 13 September 1832, Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine.&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Biography of Ammi Whitney (Jr.) ==&lt;br /&gt;
Biography&lt;br /&gt;
Ammi Whitney&lt;br /&gt;
Biographical Review&lt;br /&gt;
Cumberland County, Maine&lt;br /&gt;
Boston&lt;br /&gt;
Biographical Review Publishing Company&lt;br /&gt;
1896&lt;br /&gt;
Page 331-332&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Ammi Whitney, senior member of the firm of Kendall &amp;amp; Whitney, one of the oldest&lt;br /&gt;
and best-known firms of Portland, was born in Cumberland, Me., February 13,&lt;br /&gt;
18J3, son of Ammi R. and Hannah (Hall) Whitney. Ammi R. Whitney also was a&lt;br /&gt;
native of Cumberland, where he likewise grew to maturity. He moved to Falmouth&lt;br /&gt;
in 1833, and was there engaged in agricultural pursuits up to the time of his&lt;br /&gt;
death, December 14, 1851. His wife, who was a daughter of Robert Hall, one of&lt;br /&gt;
the early farmers of Cumberland, died August 2, 1869. Mr. and Mrs. Whitney were&lt;br /&gt;
members of the Baptist church. They reared the following children: Robert H., a&lt;br /&gt;
farmer now living on the homestead at Falmouth, formerly a member of the well-&lt;br /&gt;
known firm Grenville, Griswold, Whitney &amp;amp; Co. of Boston, now Whitney &amp;amp; Clough;&lt;br /&gt;
Ammi, whose name heads this article; James H., a farmer in Falmouth; Ervin T.,&lt;br /&gt;
in business at the Suffolk Market, Boston; Susan P. Curtis (deceased), who was&lt;br /&gt;
the wife of Gorham R., a farmer in Falmouth; and Mary E., wife of K. Watts, of&lt;br /&gt;
Falmouth.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Ammi Whitney was an infant of six weeks when his parents removed to Falmouth. He&lt;br /&gt;
remained on the farm until twenty years of age, in the mean time acquiring a&lt;br /&gt;
fair education in the common schools of the town. He then went to Boston and&lt;br /&gt;
entered the employ of the old firm of Parker &amp;amp; White, dealers in seeds and other&lt;br /&gt;
agricultural goods. He spent nearly six years in this employment, returning to&lt;br /&gt;
Portland in 1858, and forming a partnership with Hosea Kendall in the same kind&lt;br /&gt;
of business. The firm bought the remains of the old agricultural warehouse of&lt;br /&gt;
James E. Robinson, which had been in the receiver's hands, and first opened a&lt;br /&gt;
place of business under the old City Hall, occupying two stores. Their trade&lt;br /&gt;
increased to such an extent that within a short time they were using all the&lt;br /&gt;
space under the City Hall, comprising five stores. In 1888 Mr. Whitney erected a&lt;br /&gt;
brick block at the corner of Temple and Federal Street, one hundred and thirty-&lt;br /&gt;
seven feet by one hundred, and three stories high. Of this block the firm now&lt;br /&gt;
uses a part of the ground floor, measuring seventy-five feet by one hundred, and&lt;br /&gt;
all the rooms above. Established in 1858, the firm of Kendall &amp;amp; Whitney is one&lt;br /&gt;
of the oldest and most reliable in Portland, and has the most extensive business&lt;br /&gt;
of the kind east of Boston. For the past twenty-five years Mr. Whitney has also&lt;br /&gt;
owned and operated a large plant for the manufacture of tubs and woodenware at&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Duck Pond,&amp;quot; Westbrook, which gives constant employment to fifty men. He is a&lt;br /&gt;
Director of the Casco Bank, one of the most solid financial institutions of&lt;br /&gt;
Portland; a Trustee of the Old Men's Home; Vice-President of the Governing Board&lt;br /&gt;
of the Eye and Ear Infirmary, in which he has been actively interested since its&lt;br /&gt;
establishment; and an extensive owner of real estate, both business and&lt;br /&gt;
residential. Essentially a self-made man, he has attained prosperity by the&lt;br /&gt;
exercise of natural business talent, a conservative judgment, and a scrupulous&lt;br /&gt;
probity in business as well as in all other relations.&lt;br /&gt;
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On October 10, 1860, Mr. Whitney was united in marriage with Emily S., daughter&lt;br /&gt;
of Samuel Haskell, one of the leading hotel men of early Portland. Mr. Haskell&lt;br /&gt;
was the proprietor of the Elm House, which formerly stood on the site of the&lt;br /&gt;
present store of Kendall &amp;amp; Whitney, and in which Mrs. Whitney was born. He was&lt;br /&gt;
afterward host of the American House. Toward the close of his life he retired&lt;br /&gt;
from business, and died at Cape Elizabeth. Five children blessed the union of&lt;br /&gt;
Mr. and Mrs. Whitney. They were: Alice P.; Kate D.; Samuel H., now in business&lt;br /&gt;
with his father; Joseph W; and Emma H., who died in infancy.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Politically, Mr. Whitney favors the Democratic party. He attends the Unitarian&lt;br /&gt;
church. His home, one of the handsomest residences in the city, built by him in&lt;br /&gt;
1878, is situated at the corner of Neal and Spring Streets.&lt;br /&gt;
- Source: http://www.raynorshyn.com/megenweb/cumberland/biographies/whitney2.txt&lt;br /&gt;
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Copyright &amp;amp;copy; 2006, The Whitney Research Group&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<title>Family:Whitney, Robert (c1822-1896)</title>
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&lt;div&gt;'''Robert Whitney''' ([[Family:Whitney, John (c1797-a1860)|John]], [[Family:Whitney, Edward (c1757-a1850)|Edward]]), son of [[Family:Whitney, John (c1797-a1860)|John Whitney]] and Mary Twitchell, was born about 1822, Maine, and died 12 May 1896.&lt;br /&gt;
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He married say 1848, probably in or near Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine, '''Mary E. Twitchell'''. She was born about 1825, Maine, and died 3 Jun 1887. In 1850, Mercy Bennett, born about 1796, Maine, was residing with the family and may possibly have been Mary E.'s mother.&lt;br /&gt;
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In 1850, they were enumerated in Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine.&lt;br /&gt;
In 1860, they were enumerated in Chesterville, Franklin County, Maine.&lt;br /&gt;
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Robert Whitney served in the Civil War. He enrolled at Chesterville, Maine in Company A of the 28th Regiment of the Maine Volunteer Infantry commanded by Seth M. Hutchins on 10 September 1862. His enrollment was for a period of 9 months. He was honorably discharged at Augusta, Maine on 31 August 1863.&lt;br /&gt;
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In 1870, they were enumerated in Lincoln, Penobscot County, Maine.&lt;br /&gt;
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In 1886, Robert Whitney applied for and received a [[Archive:Civil War Pension File of Robert Whitney|pension]] for his Civil War service.&lt;br /&gt;
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Children of Robert and Mary E. (-----) Whitney:&lt;br /&gt;
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:{|&lt;br /&gt;
| align=right valign=top | i.&lt;br /&gt;
| '''Louisa Whitney''', b. about 1849, Maine.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| align=right valign=top | ii.&lt;br /&gt;
| '''Horace Whitney''', b. about 1851, Maine.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| align=right valign=top | iii.&lt;br /&gt;
| '''Alfred Whitney''', b. about 1852, Maine.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| align=right valign=top | iv.&lt;br /&gt;
| '''Granville Whitney''', b. about 1854, Maine.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| align=right valign=top | v.&lt;br /&gt;
| '''Augusta Whitney''', b. about 1856, Maine.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| align=right valign=top | vi.&lt;br /&gt;
| '''Flora Whitney''', b. about 1858, Maine.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| align=right valign=top | vii.&lt;br /&gt;
| '''Edward Whitney''', b. about 1861, Maine, probably Chesterville, Franklin County.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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		<title>User:Down-easter/Whitney, Robert (c1822-1896)</title>
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&lt;div&gt;From the Civil War Pension File of Robert Whitney&lt;br /&gt;
Private, Co. A, 28th Maine Infantry&lt;br /&gt;
Invalid Claim&lt;br /&gt;
Application # 568583&lt;br /&gt;
Certificate # 478696&lt;br /&gt;
National Archives Building, Washington, D.C.&lt;br /&gt;
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Robert Whitney enrolled at Chesterville, Maine in Company A of the 28th Regiment of the Maine Volunteer Infantry commanded by Seth M. Hutchins on 10 September 1862. His enrollment was for a period of 9 months. He was honorably discharged at Augusta, Maine on 31 August 1863. He signed a Declaration for an Original Invalid Pension 25 January 1886. He was then living in Lincoln, Penobscot Co., Maine.&lt;br /&gt;
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At the time of his declaration, Robert is described as 67 years old; height 5 feet, 9 inches; dark complexion; dark hair; gray eyes. In various physical examinations between 1886 and 1892, he weighed between 145 and 161 pounds. He declares that while in the line of duty at Memphis, Tennessee in the summer of 1863, he contracted fever, ague, and rheumatism caused by climate and exposure. Levi Pleurrier, a soldier in Robert’s company, testifies that Robert was often excused from duty because of the symptoms of his illness, and he was doctored by the regimental surgeon for the symptoms. He was eventually diagnosed with malarial poisoning and resulting heart disease. On the return trip to Maine, Robert first went to Boston to be treated, and than he returned to Chesterville before being discharged at Augusta, Maine. He is now totally disabled. His occupation is farmer, and since leaving the service he has resided in the towns of Chesterville, Lowell, and Lincoln, Maine. Testimony reveals that he was a farmer after the war, and worked in the woods when able. &lt;br /&gt;
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Robert Whitney received a pension. A communication to Hon. D.L. Murphy, Commissioner of Pensions, reveals that Robert was last paid $14.00 to 4 March 1896, and was dropped from the pension roll because of death on 12 May 1896. The advice of his death was received 28 August 1896, and the commissioner was advised 2 September 1896.&lt;br /&gt;
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 Commentary: The following cemetery records are contributed by Larry Tracy of Kennebunkport, Maine:&lt;br /&gt;
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WHITNEY BURIALS, WEST BROADWAY CEMETERY, LINCOLN, MAINE&lt;br /&gt;
*Robert Whitney, Company A, 20th Maine Infantry (no dates on stone), &lt;br /&gt;
*Mary E., his wife died June 3, 1887, age 60 years, 4 months, 1 day, section F, row 20.  (town clerk death compilation states 60 years, 3 months, 1 day)&lt;br /&gt;
Source:  Lincoln Maine Historical Society, burial records.&lt;br /&gt;
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The following for Tim Doyle:&lt;br /&gt;
find Robert Whitney enumerated in Lincoln in 1870 as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
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Robert Whitney, age 48, Farmer, b. Maine&lt;br /&gt;
Wife Mary E., age 45, b. Maine&lt;br /&gt;
Children (all b. ME): Louisa, 21; Horace, 19; Alfred, 18; Granville, 16;&lt;br /&gt;
Augusta, 14; Flora, 12; Edward, 9&lt;br /&gt;
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In 1860, the family is in Chesterville, Franklin Co., ME as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
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Robert Whitney, 39, Farmer, b. Maine&lt;br /&gt;
Wife Mary E, 33, b. Maine&lt;br /&gt;
Children (all b. ME): Alice, 12; Louisa, 11; Horace, 9; Alford, 8;&lt;br /&gt;
Grandvill, 6; Augusta, 4; Flora V., 3; L. Adelia, 11 months.&lt;br /&gt;
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In 1850, the family is in Falmouth, Cumberland Co., ME as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
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Robert Whitney, 27, Farmer, b. Maine&lt;br /&gt;
Wife Mary E, 23, b. Maine&lt;br /&gt;
Children (all b. ME): Alice, 3; Louisa, 1&lt;br /&gt;
Also in the house: Mercy Bennett, age 54, b. Maine&lt;br /&gt;
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Two doors away was:&lt;br /&gt;
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John Whitney, age 53, Farmer, b. Maine&lt;br /&gt;
Mary, age 49, b. Maine&lt;br /&gt;
Children: Edward Whitney Jr, 26; Charles W., 23; Nancy E., 21; Jerusha J.,&lt;br /&gt;
16.&lt;br /&gt;
Also in the house:&lt;br /&gt;
Edward Whitney, 93&lt;br /&gt;
John Grant, 75&lt;br /&gt;
Dorcas Savage, 61&lt;br /&gt;
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In 1830, John and Edward Whitney were enumerated next door to each other in&lt;br /&gt;
Falmouth.&lt;br /&gt;
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In 1820, John and Edward 'Whitten' were enumerated next door to each other&lt;br /&gt;
in Falmouth.&lt;br /&gt;
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In 1810, Edward Whitney was enumerated in Falmouth.&lt;br /&gt;
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In 1800, Abel, Edward, and Samuel Whitney were enumerated in Falmouth.&lt;br /&gt;
  Samuel Whitney 10110-30010, making Samuel b. 1755-1774&lt;br /&gt;
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In 1790, Samuel Whitney is enumerated in Falmouth with 1 male over 16, 4&lt;br /&gt;
males under 16, and 1 female.&lt;br /&gt;
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My guess as to Robert Whitney's lineage:&lt;br /&gt;
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Edward Whitney, b. ca. 1757&lt;br /&gt;
  John Whitney, b. ca. 1797&lt;br /&gt;
    Robert Whitney, b. ca. 1823&lt;br /&gt;
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Edward possibly had a brother Samuel Whitney of Falmouth, b. 1755-1774&lt;br /&gt;
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Can anyone verify this tentative lineage and place this Edward Whitney?&lt;br /&gt;
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From Larry Tracy:&lt;br /&gt;
Wrote Jeff at Maine State Archives early this morning at 1:30 and got this response from him in quick fashion:&lt;br /&gt;
Robert Whitney:&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;quot;His death certificate says he died in Lincoln, Maine on May 12, 1896 of heart disease.  His parents were John Whitney and Mary E. Twitchell.  No place of&lt;br /&gt;
birth given for any of them, nor his age or date of birth.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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From Lisa Cozzens:&lt;br /&gt;
Robert Whitney was my great great great great grandfather.  His son was Granville Whitney who was my great great great grandfather.   Granville's daughter was Grace Whitney who was was my great great grandmother.  She married Jesse Whitney (yes, same last name, different family line).  They had several daughters, one of which was Lila Whitney, born 1904.  She was my great grandmother.  She died in 1925 from influenza along with 2 of her children.  My grandmother was the only child to have survived. &lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
So it goes Robert -- Granville -- Grace -- married Jesse -- had Lila (great grandmother) -- had my grandmother &lt;br /&gt;
Lisa Cozzens&lt;br /&gt;
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From Jan Whitaker:&lt;br /&gt;
Samuel in Falmouth is the son of Abner and Sarah (Hilton) Whitney&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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Earliest Ancestor: John Whitney of Watertown, MA&lt;br /&gt;
Grandparents: Charles Louis Whitney and Florence Jessie Gibson&lt;br /&gt;
Parents: Louis Irwin Whitney and Anna Francis Greene&lt;br /&gt;
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