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'''Ezra<sup>8</sup> Whitney'''
([[Family:Whitney, Salmon (c1785-1859)|Salmon<sup>7</sup>]],
[[Family:Whitney, Moses (1747-1824)|Moses<sup>6</sup>]],
[[Family:Whitney, Ephraim (1724-1796)|Ephraim<sup>5</sup>]],
[[Family:Whitney, Moses (1689-1778)|Moses]]<sup>4</sup>,
[[Family:Whitney, Moses (1655-a1729)|Moses]]<sup>3</sup>,
[[Family:Whitney, Richard (1624-a1691)|Richard]]<sup>2</sup>,
[[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John]]<sup>1</sup>),
son of [[Family:Whitney, Salmon (c1785-1859)|Salmon<sup>7</sup> and Abigail (Bray) Whitney]],
was born about 1822, Township Letter E, ME, and died presumably about 1915, aged 93 years.

He "Mr." "of Camden" married, 12 Aug 1855, Shelburne, NH, "Miss" '''Cordelia A. Knight''' "of Peru".{{ref|1}}  She was born about 1834, ME, and died after 1880.

He resided Rockland, ME, a wealthy man.  

== Census ==

* [[Archive:1850 Census Extracts, Maine, Waldo County#7a|1850, Camden, Waldo Co., ME]]:
<p class="Plaintext"> 457  509 Elbridge G. Wright    39 M - Tin P. Worker      $1150 Maine
          Myra          "       28 F -                            "
          Evelina       "        6 F -                            "    Attended school
          Laiga         "        5 F -                            "    Attended school
          Myra          "        4 F -                            "
          Anna W.       "        2 M -                            "
          Julia H.      "     1/12 F -                            "
          Susan Bar             18 F -                            "
          Ezra Whitney          25 M - Pedlar                     "
          Isrel Michell         22 M -   Do                       "
          Moses Michell         18 M -   Do                       "</p>
* [[Archive:1860 Census Extracts, Maine, Knox County#7|1860, Rockland, Knox Co., ME]]:
<p class="Plaintext">1352 1410 Ezra Whitney        37 M - Tin Pedler  $3560 $1135 Maine
          Cornelia A.  "      26 F -                           "
          Celestia     "      11 F -                           "    Attended school
          Simon G. Harding    21 M - Tin Pedler                "</p>
* [[Archive:1870 Census Extracts, Maine, Knox County#10|1870, Rockland, Knox Co., ME]]:
<p class="Plaintext"> 113  119 Whitney, Ezra         48 M W Farmer        $40000  $500 Maine  Male citizen over 21
          -----, Cordelia A.    36 F W Keeping house              Maine
          Jackson, Charles A.   15 M W Attending school           Maine  Attended school</p>
* [[Archive:1880 Census Extracts, Maine, Knox County#225|1880, Rockland, Knox Co., ME]]:
<p class="Plaintext">Ezra WHITNEY           58 Self M M W  MAINE Tanner            ME  ME
Cordelia A. WHITNEY    46 Wife F M W  MAINE Keeping House     ME  ME
Dan'l J. HIGGINS       21 Oth  M S W  MAINE Farm Laborer      ME  ME
Many C. ALEXANDER      46 Oth  F S W  MAINE Servant           ME  ME</p>
* [[Archive:1900 Census Extracts, Maine, Knox County#6|1900, Rockland, Knox Co., ME]]:
<p class="Plaintext90">212 248 Whitney, Ezra         Head W M Jan 1822 78 mar 45          Maine         Maine         Maine          Dealer in Wool, Owns free house
        -----, Cordelia       Wife W F Apr 1834 66 mar 45 0ch 0liv Maine         Maine         Maine
        Alexander, Mary       Srvt W F Mar 1834 66 sgl             Maine         Maine         Maine          Servant
        Burns, John           Brdr W M Mar 1870 30 mar  6          Maine         Maine         Maine          Wool puller
        -----, Ann            Brdr W F Aug 1872 27 mar  6 0ch 0liv Maine         Maine         Maine          Saleswoman dry goods</p>

== References ==

1.{{note|1}} "12 August 1855, Mr. Ezra Whitney, Camden, & Miss Cordelia Knight, Peru, m. in Shelburne, N.H. by Barker Burbank, J.P.," according to McAllister, Donald L., and Lucille E. Nass, eds., [[Archive:Vital Records, Maine, Oxford County Marriage Returns|''Marriage Returns of Oxford County, Maine Prior to 1892'']], Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication #16 (Rockport, Me.: Picton Press, c1993).

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Copyright &copy; 2011, [[User:Rlward|Robert L. Ward]] and the [[Whitney Research Group]].

[[Category:Maine]]
[[Category:Knox County, Maine]]
[[Category:Rockland, Knox County, Maine]]
[[Category:Oxford County, Maine]]
[[Category:Peru, Oxford County, Maine]]
[[Category:Township Letter E, Oxford County, Maine]]
[[Category:Waldo County, Maine]]
[[Category:Camden, Waldo County, Maine]]