Family:Whitney, William (c1794-a1850)
William Whitney, parentage unknown, was born about 1794, Bangor, ME, and died after 1850, Bath, ME. He may be the William Whitney whose birth is recorded 25 Aug 1793, Bath, ME, parentage not stated.
He married firstly, 3 Jun 1816, Bath, ME, Comfort Cobb,[1] daughter of John and Miriam (McKinney) Cobb. She was born 8 May 1797, Danville, ME, and died 18 Aug 1844, Bath, ME.
He married secondly, 1 Feb 1849, Bath, ME, Charity Morrison.[2] She was born about 1803, Bath, ME, and died after 1870.
They lived in Bath, ME.
Children of William and Comfort (Cobb) Whitney:
i. Mary Elizabeth C. Whitney, b. 1 Oct 1817, Bath, ME;[3] d. 25 Mar 1907, Chelsea, MA, aged 90 years 5 months 23 days, of old age;[4] m.(1) 15 or 25 Jun 1837, Bath, ME, Charles B. Ellis, "both of Bath";[5] m.(2) 3 Oct 1854, Bath, ME, Francis E. Berry. ii. (daughter) Whitney, b. 4 Mar 1819, Bath, ME;[6] d. Mar 1819, Bath, ME.[7] iii. William Dexter Whitney, b. 3 Apr 1820, Bath, ME;[8] d. aft. 1850. iv. Sarah Ann T. Whitney, b. 29 Mar 1823, Bath, ME;[9] d. 3 Dec 1824, Bath, ME.[10] v. Nathaniel Whitney, b. 16 Aug 1825, Bath, ME;[11] d. 3 Sep 1825, Bath, ME.[12] vi. John Blasland Whitney, b. 29 Jul 1833, Bath, ME;[13] d. 26 Aug 1833, Bath, ME.[14] vii. Lydia Augusta Whitney, b. 7 Jan 1836, Bath, ME;[15] d. 7 Jan 1838, Bath, ME.[16] viii. Martha J. Whitney, b. ca. 1842, Bath, ME; invalid in 1870; not found in 1880.
Children of William and Charity (Morrison) Whitney, if any, unknown.
Census
- 1830, Bath, Lincoln Co., ME: Wm. Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 10-14, 2 males 0-4, 2 females 30-39, and 1 female 10-14.
- 1840, Bath, Lincoln Co., ME: William Whitney, 2 males 40-49, 1 male 20-29, 2 males 10-14, 1 male 5-9, 1 female 40-49, 1 female 20-29, and 1 female 0-4; 2 engaged in manufacture or trades.
- 1850, Bath, Lincoln Co., ME:
581 681 William Whitney 56 M - Trader $400 Maine Charity " 47 F - Do Martha J. " 8 F - Do Attended school N. Converse " 20 M - Marriner Do William D. " 29 M - Do Do Charles Ellis 31 M - Do Do Mary E. " 31 F - Do Georgetta " 5 F - Do Attended school
747 763 Charity Whitney 57 F - Maine Martha " 17 F - Domestic do William Smith 30 M - Gardener R. Island
69 69 Whitney, Charity 63 F W Keeping house $500 Bath, Me. " Martha 26 F @ Invalid Bath, Me.
References
1.^ L.D.S. International Genealogical Index.
2.^ L.D.S. International Genealogical Index.
3.^ "Mary Elizabeth, d. of William and Comfort Cobb, b. 1 Oct 1817," according to Bath, Maine, Vital Records.
4.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 1907/30 (Death), page 303.
5.^ "June 25, 1837, Charles B. Ellis & Mary E. C. Whitney, both of Bath, by Silas Stearns," according to Judith Holbrook Kelley and Clayton Rand Adams, comps. and eds., Marriage Returns of Lincoln County, Maine. Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 39 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, [2002]), p. 70; also, "Elizabeth C. [Whitney], and Charles B. Ellis, m. 15 Jun 1837," according to Bath, Maine, Vital Records.
6.^ "-----, d. of William and Comfort Cobb, b. 4 Mar 1819," according to Bath, Maine, Vital Records.
7.^ "-----, d. of William and Comfort Cobb, d. Mar 1819," according to Bath, Maine, Vital Records.
8.^ Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900, at FamilySearch.org.
9.^ "Sarah Ann T., d. of William and Comfort Cobb, b. 29 Mar 1823," according to Bath, Maine, Vital Records.
10.^ "Sarah Ann T., d. of William and Comfort Cobb, d. 3 Dec 1824," according to Bath, Maine, Vital Records.
11.^ "Nathaniel, d. of William and Comfort Cobb, b. 16 Aug 1825," according to Bath, Maine, Vital Records.
12.^ "Nathaniel, d. of William and Comfort Cobb, d. 3 Sep 1825," according to Bath, Maine, Vital Records.
13.^ "John Blasland, d. of William and Comfort Cobb, b. 29 Jul 1833," according to Bath, Maine, Vital Records.
14.^ "John Blasland, d. of William and Comfort Cobb, d. 26 Aug 1833," according to Bath, Maine, Vital Records.
15.^ "Lydia Augusta, d. of William and Comfort Cobb, b. 07 Jan 1836," according to Bath, Maine, Vital Records.
16.^ "Lydia Augusta, d. of William and Comfort Cobb, d. 07 Jan 1838," according to Bath, Maine, Vital Records.
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