Family:Whitney, Francis Covel (1823-1894)

Francis Covel⁷ Whitney (Levi⁶, Abel⁵, Naham⁴, Nathaniel³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Levi⁶ and Happy (Higgins) Whitney, was born 16 Mar 1823, Standish, ME, and died 25 May 1894, Standish, ME.

He married 2 Nov 1851, Gorham, ME, Rosannah K. Harmonof Buxton, ME. She was born Mar 1830, and died 8 Jun 1913, Standish, ME.

Francis was a cooper by trade, and was also a Civil War veteran whose widow received a pension from the U.S. government.

Children of Francis Covel⁷ and Rosannah K. (Harmon) Whitney:

i.	Herbert Francis8 Whitney, b. Apr 1854, ME; m.(1) 19 Nov 1878, Standish, ME, Nellie A. Freeman; m.(2) 30 Apr 1878, Standish, ME, Elizabeth E. (Liza, Lizzie) Hester, b. Nov 1855, daughter of George W. Hester. They resided in Windham, Gorham, and Portland, ME. They had one known son: Harlan Whitney, b. Oct 1885.
ii.	Edgar A. Whitney, b. Apr 1855, ME. He m. 28 Dec 1876, Standish, ME, Everline Higgins, b. July 1856 in ME. They resided in Portland, ME, where he was a grocer. They had one known son: Martin H. Whitney, b. July 1882 in ME.
iii.	Josephine F. Whitney, b. Aug 1857, ME; m. 8 Apr 1880, Standish, ME, William H. Boothby of Windham, ME, and they were divorced before 1900. They had one known daughter: Gertrude L. Boothby, b. Apr 1893.
iv.	Hattie B. Whitney, b. ca. 1868, ME; d. after 1880, then unmarried.

Census

• 1850, Buxton, York Co., ME:

397 418 Levi Whitney 33 M - Cooper $300 Maine Methia " 32 F - N.H. Lauriette " 8 F - Maine Attended school Francis " 28 M - Cooper "

• 1860, Naples, Cumberland Co., ME:

431 437 Francis C. Whitney 37 M - Cooper $300 Maine Rosanna K. " 31 F - " Francis " 7 M - " Attended school Edgar A. " 5 M - " Attended school Josephine F. " 3 F - "

• 1870, Buxton, York Co., ME:

405 425 Whitney, Francis 47 M W Works in Cooper's shop $500 $200 Maine Male citizen over 21 -----, Rose 41 F " Keeping house " -----, Herbert F. 17 M " Attends school " Attended school -----, Edgar A. 15 " " " " " Attended school -----, Josephine F. 13 F " " " " Attended school -----, Hattie B. 2 " " "

• 1880, Standish, Cumberland Co., ME:

Francis C. WHITNEY 57 Self M M W ME Cooper ME ME Rosanna H. WHITNEY 51 Wife F M W ME Keeping House ME ME Hattie B. WHITNEY 12 Dau F S W ME At School ME ME

• 1880, Windham, Cumberland Co., ME:

Herbert F. WHITNEY 27 Self M M W ME Works In Coat Shop ME ME Lizzie E. WHITNEY 26 Wife F M W ME Keeping House ME ME

• 1880, son Edgar not found.

Notes

Herbert's marriages are conflicting. Possibly he had only the one wife, Lizzie.

References

• Civil War Pension File of Francis Covel Whitney; Widow: Rosannah K. Whitney; Widow Applic. # 597883 Cert. # 401531; National Archives Building, Washington, DC.

Standish, Maine, Vital Records

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