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'''John F. M. Whitney'''
([[Family:Whitney, Otis Crocker (1814-1892)|Otis Crocker]],
[[Family:Whitney, Ephraim (c1789-1828)|Ephraim]]),
son of [[Family:Whitney, Otis Crocker (1814-1892)|Otis Crocker and Mary (Brown) Whitney]],
was born 15 Oct 1836, Machias, Washington Co., ME, and died 5 Sep 1906, Buh, MN.

He married, 26 Jul 1855, St. Anthony's, Hennepin Co., MN, '''Penelope Mary Ward''', daughter of William and Sarah (McNeal) Ward.  She was born 25 Jul 1830, NB, and died 14 Aug 1910, Freedhem, MN.

Children of John F. M. and Penelope (Ward) Whitney:

:{|
| align=right valign=top | i.
| '''Sarah Jane Whitney''', b. 25 Jun 1856, MN.
|-
| align=right valign=top | ii.
| '''Mary Maud Whitney''', b. Dec 1858, WI.
|-
| align=right valign=top | iii.
| '''Cyrus J. Whitney''', b. 10 Aug 1861 (twin), Hartland, Pierce Co., WI. He m. Emma Bedow. Migrated to WA Territory.
:Ch: Otis, d. on a hunting trip at the age of 14 from appendicitis; Edward.
|-
| align=right valign=top | iv.
| '''Sanford Bate Whitney''', b. 10 Aug 1861 (twin), Hartland, Pierce Co., WI.
|-
| align=right valign=top | v.
| '''Ida Marie Whitney''', b. 7 Mar 1862 (twin), St. Anthony, MN.
|-
| align=right valign=top | vi.
| '''Gary Whitney''', b. 7 Mar 1862 (twin), St. Anthony, MN.
|}

== Notes ==

In the 1860 census of Wisconsin, Pierce Co., town of Hartland, John Whitney and Penelope are living right next to Otis Whitney and his family. John and Penelope have twin sons while living there. Cyrus J. b. August 10, 1861 (my great-grandfather), and Sanford Bate.  John and family move back to St. Anthony's and then around 1880 the migrate to Morrison county MN and homestead near the town of Little Falls, MN.

John Whitney died on September 5, 1906 and Penelope on August 14, 1910.  A few years earlier Penelope had made application for a Civil War Pension from duty served by John Whitney in the Civil War.  Her pension was denied because she had by mistake filed her application on the wrong John Whitney's service.  There was another John Whitney that had served in MN infantry that she believe to be her husband.  It was not. Researching the Civil War records I found that Penelope's husband John F. had served in the Civil War in Brackett's Battalion of Mounted Rangers along with his brother Ephraim Whitney.  I had ordered from the National Archives the erroneous application of Penelope and in the 205 documents they sent was a letter from a Mrs. Rufus Goss stating that she was the sister of John F. Whitney.  Research in the 1900 Census showed the wife of Rufus Goss to be Josephine, b. in 1851 in MN.  Exactly as shown in the 1860 census of Wisconsin and Otis's family, the family that John F. Whitney is the first born of.

This then proves that John F. M. Whitney, (the name used on his probate documents in my possession), is the son of Otis of Machias, ME, and NOT the John Whitney b. in Weld, ME, as some have alluded to.  It took me five years to sort this out but it feels good to know for certain I am working on the right line of ancestors. 

Cyrus Whitney my great-grandfather migrated to Washington Territory about 1881 after marrying Emma (Bedow). They lived near Spokane, Washington in a town called TumTum. Their first born son, Otis Whitney, died on a hunting trip at the age of 14 from appendicitis and was buried on the homestead. Their next son, Edward Whitney was my grandfather.

== Census ==

* [[Archive:1860 Census Extracts, Wisconsin, Pierce County#1|1860, Hartland, Pierce Co., WI]]:
<p class="Plaintext"> 314  318 Otis Whitney        43 M - Farmer      $1500  $600 Maine
          Eliza    "          27 F -                         Arkansas
          Nehemiah Whitney    21 M - Raftsman                Maine
          Ephraim     "       18 M -    "                      "
          Louisa      "       16 F -                           "        Attended school
          Josephine   "       11 F -                         Minnesota  Attended school
          Jane        "        3 F -                         Wisconsin
          William     "     4/12 M -                             "
          Zilpha Parks         7 F -                         Missouri
          Augustus Jackson    15 M -                         France
 315  319 John Whitney        24 M - Farm Hand          $300 Maine
          Penelope   "        27 F -                         New Brunswick
          Sarah      "         3 F -                         Minnesota
          Mary       "         1 F -                         Wisconsin
          John Simpson        32 M - Farm Hand          $100 Canada West</p>
* [[Archive:1870 Census Extracts, Minnesota, Hennepin County#10|1870, St. Anthony Ward 3, Hennepin Co., MN]]:
<p class="Plaintext"> 488  552 Whitney, John        33 M W Laborer               $400 Maine         Male citizen over 21
          -----, Penelope      38 F W Keeps House                N. Brunswick  Parents foreign born
          -----, Sarah         11 F W                            Minnesota     Mother foreign born, Attended school
          -----, Mary          10 F W                            Wisconsin     Mother foreign born, Attended school, Illiterate
          -----, Cyrus          8 M W                            Wisconsin     Mother foreign born, Attended school
          -----, Sanford        8 M W                            Wisconsin     Mother foreign born, Attended school
          -----, Ida            6 F W                            Minnesota     Mother foreign born</p>
* {{Missing|1880}}
* [[Archive:1890 Veterans Schedules, Minnesota#1|1890 Veterans Schedule, Anoka, Anoka Co., MN]]:
<p class="Plaintext"> 471  485 John Whitney           Private  C  1 MN Cav  23 Sep 1862  31 Oct 1863  1y 1m
            Anoka, MN</p>
* 1900, Buh, Morrison Co., MN

== References ==

* [http://genforum.genealogy.com/whitney/messages/2545.html JOHN F. WHITNEY son of OTIS WHITNEY of MACHIAS ME.]

* [[Archive:Civil War Pension File, Penelope Ward Whitney|Civil War Pension File of Penelope Ward Whitney]].

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[[Category:Maine]]
[[Category:Washington County, Maine]]
[[Category:Machias, Washington County, Maine]]
[[Category:Northfield, Washington County, Maine]]
[[Category:Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Pierce County, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Hartland, Pierce County, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Minnesota]]
[[Category:Hennepin County, Minnesota]]
[[Category:Saint Anthony, Hennepin County, Minnesota]]
[[Category:Morrison County, Minnesota]]
[[Category:Buh, Morrison County, Minnesota]]
[[Category:Freedhem, Morrison County, Minnesota]]