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was born 1780, Buxton, ME, and died after 1850, OH.
 
was born 1780, Buxton, ME, and died after 1850, OH.
  
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He married, 24 Nov 1805, Hampden, ME, '''Keziah Moffatt'''.  She was born about 1784, probably Hampden, ME.
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Intentions of marriage were published 24 Oct 1805, Hampden, ME, for him and '''Zeziah Murfit''' "both of Number 2".{{ref|1}}  He married, 24 Nov 1805, Hampden, ME, '''Kesiah Moffat''', daughter of Aquilla Moffat, Sr..  She was born 9 Jun 1776, probably in Loudon, Merrimack Co., NH.
  
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Moved to Tuscawaras Co., OH, about 1817/18.  On the 1850 census, Ephraim Whitney, Sr., age 70, was living with his daughter, Eliza (Whitney) Bennett in Tuscawaras Co., OH.  He and Keziah Moffatt lived in 1817 in OH.
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She and Ephraim moved to Ohio with her brother Aquilla Moffat, Jr.  The Ephraim Whitney household is next door to the Aquilla Moffat household in the 1820 census of Bohman, Tuscawaras Co., OH.  Kesiah's father was Aquilla Moffat, Sr., born in Sturbridge, Worcester Co., MA, 18 May 1740.  He lived in Brimfield, MA, with two of his brothers about 1760, when he served in the King's colonial army in the French & Indian War; was living in Loudon, NH, area c1769-1796; was town constable 1779-1781; in 1790 census of Loudon. Records of MA State Archives show that he and his two sons were among the founding landowners of Newburgh before 1800 (then still part of MA, later ME) Still living in NH at 1800 census; in Newburgh with Aquilla Jr. at 1810 census (name misspelled).  D.A.R. records claim he served as a sergeant during the Revolution but unable to prove.  Same record says he died in 1796, which is also incorrect.  Birthdate was given to George West Maffet when he was compiling Clan Moffat records as 30 May 1740.
  
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Children of Ephraim<sup>6</sup> and Keziah (Moffatt) Whitney:
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Moved to Tuscawaras Co., OH, about 1817/18.  On the 1850 census, Ephraim Whitney, Sr., age 70, was living with his daughter, Eliza (Whitney) Bennett in Tuscawaras Co., OH.  He and Kesiah Moffat lived in 1817 in OH.
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Children of Ephraim<sup>6</sup> and Kesiah (Moffat) Whitney:
  
 
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| [[Family:Whitney, Eliza (1818-1880)|'''Eliza Whitney''']], b. ca. 1818, OH; d. after 1850; m. John Bennett.
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"Died in Omaha, Monday July 22, Mrs. Eliza Mercer, from effects of a street accident in 71st year of her age.  Appropriate funeral services were held at the residence of Mrs. Delia Carlin, 221 North Tenth Street, conducted by Rev. House of the First M.E. Church when her remains were conveyed in Forest Lawn cemetery and tenderly laid away in their final resting place.
 
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Our mother, Mrs. Eliza Whitney Bennett, Mercer, was born in Harrison County, Ohio, in the year 1818.  She was the youngest child of Ephriam and Elizabeth Whitney who in the early dawn of the 18th century emigrated from the state of Maine into the then wild and unknow west, and under the giant oaks surrounded by all the dangers of a primeval forest upon the banks of the big Stillwater and not far from the present city of Wichsville in a humble log cabin our mother was born.  At the age of six years her mother died and the devoted father and his little flock were compelled to struggle on without the aid of a mother's love and care.  Left thus alone as it were, with out the advantages of education, refinement and thought, and like the forest, the flowers and the babbling brooks of her childhood's happy home she grew up true to her destiny, free from much of the same and hypocrisy and cast of the present day.  In religion she was in her younger days Puritanic, but as light overcame darkness, and the infinite the nite, she was compelled to believe that the good Father, in His infinite wisdom and love has a final place of rest and peace for all mankind.  As a mother she was kind, affectionate and true.  No misfortune or discouragement could be so great but she would brave them all to care and provide for her family, and thus when stricken down, when the journey from the cradle to the tomb was ended, surrounded by all her children, by kind and loving friends, and with a firm and child like faith in the immutable goodness of her heavenly Father, mother passed over the crystal sea."  [This obit was suppose to be written in 1880, which would make her 61?]
 
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Obituary and memoir are contributed by Thora V. Thompson of Tacoma, Washington.
 
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== Census ==
 
== Census ==
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* [[Archive:1820 Census Extracts, Ohio#26|1820, Dohrman, Tuscarawas Co., OH]]:  Ephraim Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 10-15, 2 males 0-9, 1 female over 45, 1 female 26-44, and 2 females 0-9; 1 engaged in agriculture.
 
* [[Archive:1820 Census Extracts, Ohio#26|1820, Dohrman, Tuscarawas Co., OH]]:  Ephraim Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 10-15, 2 males 0-9, 1 female over 45, 1 female 26-44, and 2 females 0-9; 1 engaged in agriculture.
 
* [[Archive:1830 Census Extracts, Ohio#45|1830, Dohrman, Tuscarawas Co., OH]]:  Ephraim Whitney, Sr., 1 male 40-49, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 10-14, 1 female 15-19, and 1 female 10-14.
 
* [[Archive:1830 Census Extracts, Ohio#45|1830, Dohrman, Tuscarawas Co., OH]]:  Ephraim Whitney, Sr., 1 male 40-49, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 10-14, 1 female 15-19, and 1 female 10-14.
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* {{Missing|1840}} Possibly living with a daughter and son-in-law.
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* [[Archive:1840 Census Extracts, Ohio#53a|1840, Nottingham, Harrison Co., OH]]: Ephraim Whiting, 1 male 60-69 and 1 female 20-29; 1 engaged in agriculture.
 
* [[Archive:1850 Census Extracts, Ohio, Tuscarawas County#1|1850, Perry, Tuscarawas Co., OH]]:
 
* [[Archive:1850 Census Extracts, Ohio, Tuscarawas County#1|1850, Perry, Tuscarawas Co., OH]]:
 
<p class="Plaintext">2105 2130 John Bennet          34 M - Boatman                  Pennsylvania
 
<p class="Plaintext">2105 2130 John Bennet          34 M - Boatman                  Pennsylvania
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== References ==
 
== References ==
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The information concerning Kesiah Moffat and her father Aquilla are provided courtesy of the Clan Moffat Society by written permission.
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1.{{note|1}} "Intentions of marriage between '''Ephraim Whitney''' and Zeziah Murfit (sic), both of Number 2, entered & published in Town of Hampden 24 October 1805," according to [[Archive:Hampden, Maine, Vital Records|Hampden, Maine, Vital Records]].
  
 
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Copyright &copy; 2007, 2009, [[User:Rlward|Robert L. Ward]] and the [[Whitney Research Group]]
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Copyright &copy; 2007, 2009, 2011, [[User:Rlward|Robert L. Ward]] and the [[Whitney Research Group]].
  
 
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Latest revision as of 23:47, 2 February 2012

Ephraim6 Whitney (Amos5, Amos4, Nathaniel3, Benjamin2, John1), son of Amos5 and Anna (Weston) Whitney, was born 1780, Buxton, ME, and died after 1850, OH.

Intentions of marriage were published 24 Oct 1805, Hampden, ME, for him and Zeziah Murfit "both of Number 2".[1] He married, 24 Nov 1805, Hampden, ME, Kesiah Moffat, daughter of Aquilla Moffat, Sr.. She was born 9 Jun 1776, probably in Loudon, Merrimack Co., NH.

She and Ephraim moved to Ohio with her brother Aquilla Moffat, Jr. The Ephraim Whitney household is next door to the Aquilla Moffat household in the 1820 census of Bohman, Tuscawaras Co., OH. Kesiah's father was Aquilla Moffat, Sr., born in Sturbridge, Worcester Co., MA, 18 May 1740. He lived in Brimfield, MA, with two of his brothers about 1760, when he served in the King's colonial army in the French & Indian War; was living in Loudon, NH, area c1769-1796; was town constable 1779-1781; in 1790 census of Loudon. Records of MA State Archives show that he and his two sons were among the founding landowners of Newburgh before 1800 (then still part of MA, later ME) Still living in NH at 1800 census; in Newburgh with Aquilla Jr. at 1810 census (name misspelled). D.A.R. records claim he served as a sergeant during the Revolution but unable to prove. Same record says he died in 1796, which is also incorrect. Birthdate was given to George West Maffet when he was compiling Clan Moffat records as 30 May 1740.

Moved to Tuscawaras Co., OH, about 1817/18. On the 1850 census, Ephraim Whitney, Sr., age 70, was living with his daughter, Eliza (Whitney) Bennett in Tuscawaras Co., OH. He and Kesiah Moffat lived in 1817 in OH.

Children of Ephraim6 and Kesiah (Moffat) Whitney:

i. Ephraim7 Whitney, b. 7 Sep 1807, Newburg, ME; m. Edith Ross.
ii. Sylvia Whitney, b. ca. 1812, prob. Newburg, ME; m. Jacob Wright.
iii. Amos Whitney, b. ca. 1814, prob. Newburg, ME; m.(1) Matilda Wright; m.(2) Nancy W. Lee.
iv. Eliza Whitney, b. ca. 1818, OH; d. after 1850; m. John Bennett.

Census

2105 2130 John Bennet 34 M - Boatman Pennsylvania Elisa " 31 F - " Silva A. " 6 F - Illinois John E. " 1 M - Ohio Ephraim Whitney 70 M - None $200 Maine

References

The information concerning Kesiah Moffat and her father Aquilla are provided courtesy of the Clan Moffat Society by written permission.

1.^  "Intentions of marriage between Ephraim Whitney and Zeziah Murfit (sic), both of Number 2, entered & published in Town of Hampden 24 October 1805," according to Hampden, Maine, Vital Records.

Copyright © 2007, 2009, 2011, Robert L. Ward and the Whitney Research Group.

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