Family:Whitney, Adrial L. (c1826-1906)

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Adrial L. Whitney (Leonard, Lemuel), son of Leonard and Achsah (Cole) Whitney, was born about 1826, Medfield, MA or Boston, MA (from death record), and died 17 Mar 1906, Union, Knox Co., ME, age 80 years, 11 months, 9 days (calculated birth date 8 March 1825).

He married, 25 Aug 1850, Dedham, MA, Margaret Cronin.[1] She was born about 1830, Cork Island, Ireland, the daughter of Michael and Margaret (Keough) Cronan of Cork Island, Ireland. She died 5 Apr 1915, Union, Knox Co., ME at age 87 years, 5 mo. (Calculated birth date Nov 1827). In 1850, she was residing in a boarding house in Dedham, MA (listed as Mary Cronin).

About 25 Aug 1850, the family moved to Maine.

In 1860, the family was enumerated in Union, ME. Adrial was listed under the name "E. L. Whitney". Their son Erastus L. was listed as "E. L. Jr.", indicating that Adrial was perhaps named Erastus L. Whitney, although this could have been a mistake.

Adrial L. Whitney enlisted in Co. C, 1st Maine Light Artillery on 22 December 1863, and was discharged 17 June 1865.

In 1880, Mary M. Whitney, age 73, with children Laura, 37, and Granville G. Whitney, 33, were enumerated next door to Adrial's family. It is not known what, if any, the relationship was.

Children of Adrial L. and Margaret (Cronin) Whitney:

i. Erastus Leonard Whitney, b. 26 May 1851, Union, ME;[2] m. Clara P. Kellock.
ii. James Alexander Whitney, b. 22 Oct 1854, Union, ME;[3] He died 14 July 1917 in Union, ME. He apparently never married.
iii. Mary A. Whitney, b. May 1861, ME; "Miss" "of Union" m. William J. Smith "of So. Thomaston", the son of Joseph and Hattie A. Smith, on 28 Oct 1883 in Waldoboro, ME.[4] Children:
a. Eva M. Smith, b. Mar 1884, ME.
b. Alma C. Smith, b. Feb 1888, ME.
iv Alma C. Whitney, b. ca. 1865, ME; d. 29 Jul 1881, Union, ME.[5] She is buried in the Blake Cemetery, North Warren, ME.
v. Winifred/Winniford 'Winnie' Whitney, b. May 1870, ME; d. 28 Apr 1940, Waldoboro, ME.

Census

96 96 E. L. Whitney 35 M - Farmer $500 Maine Margaret " 31 F - " E. L. Whitney Jr. 9 M - " Attended school James A. " 5 M - " Attended school

312 343 Whitney, Adriel L. 45 M W Farmer $2000 $1000 Massachusetts Male citizen over 21 -----, Margaret 42 F W Keeping house Ireland Parents foreign born, Illiterate -----, Erastus L. 19 M W Maine Mother foreign born, Attended school -----, James A. 15 M W Maine Mother foreign born, Attended school -----, Mary A. 9 F W Maine Mother foreign born, Attended school -----, Alma C. 5 F W Maine Mother foreign born, Attended school -----, Winneford 1/12 F W Maine Mother foreign born, Born in May

James A. WHITNEY 25 Self M S W ME Farmer MA IRE Adrial L. WHITNEY 55 Fath M M W MA Farmer MA MA Margaret WHITNEY 51 Moth F M W IRE Keeping House IRE IRE Mary A. WHITNEY 19 Sis F S W ME At Home MA IRE Alma C. WHITNEY 15 Sis F S W ME At Home MA IRE Winiford WHITNEY 10 Sis F S W ME At Home MA IRE

145 151 Whitney, Adriel L. Head W M Apr 1825 75 mar 49 Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Farmer, Owns free farm -----, Margaret Wife W F Nov 1826 73 mar 49 5ch 4liv Ireland Ireland Ireland -----, James A. Son W M Apr 1856 44 sgl Maine Massachusetts Ireland Farmer, Owns free farm Smith, Mary A. Dau W F May 1861 39 mar 17 2ch 2liv Maine Massachusetts Ireland -----, William J. SiL W M Dec 1860 39 mar 17 Maine Maine Maine Farmer -----, Eva M. GDau W F Mar 1884 16 sgl Maine Maine Maine At school -----, Alma C. GDau W F Feb 1888 12 sgl Maine Maine Maine At school Whitney, Winney Dau W F May 1870 30 sgl Maine Massachusetts Ireland

References

1.^  "Adriel L. [Whitney], of Medfield, a. 25, b. Medfield, s. Leonard and Achsah, and Margaret Cronin of Dedham, a. 20, b. Ire., [married] 8:25:50 [Aug. 25, 1850]," according to Don Gleason Hill, ed., Dedham, Records of Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths 1638-1845 (Dedham, MA: Dedham Transcript, 1886).

3.^  "Erastus Leonard [son of Adriel and Margaret Whitney], b. 26 May 1851," according to Groves, Marlene A., comp., Vital records of Union, Maine, Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication #46 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 2005).

4.^  "James Alexander [son of Adriel and Margaret Whitney], b. 22 October 1854," according to Groves, Marlene A., comp., Vital records of Union, Maine, Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication #46 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 2005).

5.^  "William J. Smith of So. Thomaston and Miss Mary A. Whitney of Union, 28 October 1883 by William Brown, Clergyman," according to Groves, Marlene A., comp. and ed., Vital records of Waldoboro, Maine, Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication #43 (Rockland, Me.: Picton Press, 2008).

6.^  "29 July 1881, Alma C. Whitney died in Union age 16 years. Funeral 31 July," according to Groves, Marlene A., comp., Vital records of Union, Maine, Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication #46 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 2005).


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