Family:Whitney, Simeon (1800-1884)

Simeon⁷ Whitney (Amos⁶, Jonathan⁵, Samuel⁴, John³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Amos⁶ and Abigail (Springer) Whitney, was born 17 Aug 1800, Bath, ME, and died 21 Mar 1884.

He married firstly, 1825, Rosanna Smith, daughter of John and Faith (-----) Smith. She was born 21 Dec 1800, and died 6 Oct 1845.

He married secondly, before 1848, Mrs. Elizabeth "Betsy" Goodrich.

Simeon and both of his wives are buried in the Bingham Village Cemetery, Bingham, ME.

He resided Moscow, Somerset Co., ME in the censuses of 1850 through 1880. He was a farmer.

Children of Simeon⁷ and Rosanna (Smith) Whitney:

i.	Abigail8 Whitney, b. 6 Dec 1825; m. 27 Sep 1847, Moscow, ME, Israel Greenwood, son of Gilbert and Elizabeth (-----) Greenwood, b. 14 Dec 1817, d. 23 Sep 1863, Baton Rouge, LA.
ii.	David S. Whitney, b. 15 Jan 1831; m. Susan S. Adams; resided Bingham, ME.
iii.	Sarah Jane S. Whitney, b. 8 Dec 1835, The Forks, ME; m. 18 Nov 1858, Moscow, ME, Edward A. Andrews. They had three children, all b. Moscow, ME: Abbie Estelle, b. 16 Mar 1867; James LaForest, b. 9 Feb 1878; and Ernest Edward, b. 9 Apr 1880.
iv.	Amos Whitney, b. 1 Feb 1841; m. after 1860, Mary Ann Bemiss.
v.	Hannah E. Whitney, b. 22 Feb 1845; m. 21 Sep 1862, Moscow, ME, Sylvester Foss, b. 1837, NH. Both died in Bingham, ME: he in 1912 and she in 1938. Both are buried in the Bingham Village Cemetery, Bingham, ME.

Children of Simeon and Elizabeth (-----)(Goodrich) Whitney:

vi.	Franklin W. Whitney, b. abt. 1848; resided Brownsdale, MN.
vii.	Joseph B. Whitney, b. May 1850, prob. Moscow, ME; m. Lydia A. Stewart.

Census

• 1830, Dead River Settlement, Somerset Co., ME: Simeon Whitney, 1 male 20-29, 1 female 20-29, and 1 female 0-4.
• 1840, No. 1 5th Range, The Forks, Somerset Co., ME: Simeon Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 5-9, 1 female 30-39, 1 female 10-14, and 1 female 0-4; 1 engaged in agriculture.
• 1850, Moscow, Somerset Co., ME:

306 313 Simeon Whitney 49 M - Farmer $300 Me. Betsy " 41 F - " David S. " 10 M - Farmer " Attended school Amos " 9 M - " Attended school Franklin W. " 2 M - " Joseph B. " 3/12 M - " Harriet Goodrich 12 F - " Attended school

• 1850, Moscow, Somerset Co., ME:

334 344 Israel Greenwood 42 M - Farmer $750 Me. Abigail " 24 F - " Gilbert " 64 M - Farmer Mass. Sarah J. Whitney 14 F - Me. Attended school Hannah " 5 F - " Attended school Calvin Greenwood 29 M - Laborer Me.

• 1860, Moscow, Somerset Co., ME:

334 327 Simeon Whitney 59 M - Farmer $600 $400 Maine Betsey " 50 F - Housework " Amos " 19 M - Farmer " Attended school Frank " 12 M - " Attended school Joseph " 10 M - " Attended school

• 1870, Moscow, Somerset Co., ME:

57 61 Whitney, Simon 69 M W Farmer $750 $650 Maine Male citizen over 21 -----, Elizabeth 60 F W Keeping House Maine -----, Joseph 20 M W Farm Laborer Maine Attended school Goodrich, Harriet 30 F W School Teacher Maine

• 1870, sons Amos and Franklin not found.
• 1880, Moscow, Somerset Co., ME:

Joseph B. WHITNEY 30 Self M M W ME Farmer ME ME Lydia A. WHITNEY 25 Wife F M W ME Keeping House ME ME Simeon J. WHITNEY 5 Son M S W ME ME ME Myrtle E. WHITNEY 3 Dau F S W ME ME ME Ellen WHITNEY 4M Dau F S W ME ME ME Simeon WHITNEY 80 Fath M M W ME ME ME Elizabeth WHITNEY 71 Moth F M W ME ME ME

• 1880, sons Amos and Franklin not found.

References

• All data imported from Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), p. 405.

• Vital Records of Moscow, ME

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