Family:Whitney, Henry (1815-1905)

Henry⁷ Whitney (Charles⁶, John⁵, (poss.) Samuel⁴, John³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Charles⁶ and Rachel (Pattee) Whitney, was born 1815, and died 27 Oct 1905, Freedom, ME. He was buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Freedom, ME.^[1]

He married, 5 Sep 1847, Freedom, ME, Thankful Briry "of Pittsfield",^[2] daughter of ----- and Hannah (Huff) Briry. She was born 1819, Bowdoin, ME, and died 25 Dec 1892. She was buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Freedom, ME.^[3]

Children of Henry⁷ and Thankful (Briry) Whitney:

i.	James Alden8 Whitney, b. 3 Aug 1848, Freedom, ME;[4] d. 9 Jan 1922, aged 73 years; bur. Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Freedom, ME;[5] m. 30 Aug 1890, Freedom, ME, Mary E. Heald "of Norridgewock", b. ca. 1865, Madison, ME, dau. of Ames and Margaret (-----) Healt.[6]
ii.	Augusta L. Whitney, b. ca. 5 Mar 1851; d. 23 Apr 1860, Freedom, ME, aged 9 years, 1 month, 18 days;[7] bur. Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Freedom, ME;[8] unmarried.
iii.	Ellen S. Whitney, b. 1857; d. 11 May 1862, Freedom, ME, aged 4 years 4 months 12 days;[9] bur. Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Freedom, ME;[10] unmarried.

Census

• 1840, Freedom, Waldo Co., ME: Henry Whitney, 2 males 20-29, 1 female 50-59, and 1 female 10-14; 1 engaged in agriculture.
• 1850, Freedom, Waldo Co., ME:

50 52 Henry Whitney 33 M - Farmer $1000 Maine Thankful " 31 F - " James A. " 1 M - " Rachel " 71 F - " Allen Blethen 10 M - " Attended school

• 1860, Freedom, Waldo Co., ME:

326 329 Henry Whitney 44 M - Farmer $700 $250 Maine Thankful " 41 F - " Alden " 11 M - " Attended school Ellen " 3 F - "

• 1870, Freedom, Waldo Co., ME:

104 103 Whitney, Henry 54 M W Farmer $1800 $1000 Maine Male citizen over 21 -----, Thankful 51 F M House Wife Maine -----, Aldin J. 21 M W Works on Farm Maine Male citizen over 21

• 1880, Freedom, Waldo Co., ME:

Henry WHITNEY 64 Self M M W ME Farmer ME ME Thankful WHITNEY 61 Wife F M W ME Keeping House ME ME James A. WHITNEY 31 Son M S W ME Farmer ME ME

References

1.^  Cemetery Records, Maine, Waldo County, Freedom, Pleasant Hill Cemetery

2.^  "Henry Whitney of Freedom and Thankful Briry of Pittsfield, [] 5 September 1847," according to Mosher, Elizabeth M., Vital records of Freedom, Waldo County, Maine, prior to 1892 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, c1991).

3.^  Cemetery Records, Maine, Waldo County, Freedom, Pleasant Hill Cemetery

4.^  "James Alden Whitney, b. 3 August 1848 in Freedom, ME, the son of Henry Whitney, farmer of Freedom, born Thorndike, and Thankful Whitney of Freedom, born Bowdoin," according to Mosher, Elizabeth M., Vital records of Freedom, Waldo County, Maine, prior to 1892 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, c1991).

5.^  Cemetery Records, Maine, Waldo County, Freedom, Pleasant Hill Cemetery

6.^  "Alden J. Whitney, 40, teacher, of Freedom, son of Henry and Thankful Briary Whitney, and Mary E. Heald, 25, teacher, of Norridgewok, b. Madison, daughter of Ames and Margaret Healt, [intentions] 25 August 1890, certified 30 August," according to Mosher, Elizabeth M., Vital records of Freedom, Waldo County, Maine, prior to 1892 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, c1991).

7.^  "Augustus L. Whitney, 9 years, 1 month, 18 days, 23 April 1860 in Freedom," according to Mosher, Elizabeth M., Vital records of Freedom, Waldo County, Maine, prior to 1892 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, c1991).

8.^  Cemetery Records, Maine, Waldo County, Freedom, Pleasant Hill Cemetery

9.^  "Ellen S. Whitney, 4 years, 4 months, 12 days, 11 May 1862 in Freedom," according to Mosher, Elizabeth M., Vital records of Freedom, Waldo County, Maine, prior to 1892 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, c1991).

10.^  Cemetery Records, Maine, Waldo County, Freedom, Pleasant Hill Cemetery

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