Family:Whitney, Samuel Thomas (1831-1900)

Samuel Thomas⁸ Whitney (Thomas Mott⁷, Samuel⁶, Samuel⁵, Abraham⁴, Joseph³, John², Henry¹), son of Thomas Mott⁷ and Mary Buchanan (King) Whitney, was born 22 Jun 1831, North East Harbor, NS, and died 19 Apr 1900, Swans Island, ME, aged 69 years 4 months, of asthma and heart trouble.

He married, 18 Sep 1853, Swans Island, ME, Hannah Maria Stinson, daughter of Rev. Benjamin Franklin and Hannah (Staples) Stinson, and grand daughter of Benjamin and Sarah (Smith) Stinson. She was born 21 Jan 1839, Swans Island, ME, and died 21 Apr 1924. She is buried in Chewelah Pioneer Cemetery, Chewelah, WA.^[1]

He was a carpenter, joiner and master-builder; settled at Swans Island, ME, 10 June 1852. They were living at Swan's Island in 1873.

Children of Samuel Thomas⁸ and Hannah Maria (Stinson) Whitney:

i.	Naomi Alfaretta9 Whitney, b. 2 Dec 1854, Swans Island, ME; d. 29 Jan 1934, Sanford, ME; bur. Oakdale Cemetery, Sanford, ME; m. 6 Dec 1876, Swans Island, ME, Lorenzo Robbins. After her husband died in Washington State in 1928 she returned to Maine and lived with her dau. Marjorie Adams in Sanford where she died.[2]
ii.	Mary Ella Whitney, b. 5 Nov 1856, Swans Island, ME; m.(1) Sep 1874, Swans Island, ME, Duncan McAndless; m.(2) 15 Nov 1873, Swans Island, ME, Benjamin Franklin Sprague; m.(3) 1900 Belfast, ME, Nathaniel G. Pettengill; bur. Chewelah Pioneer Cemetery, Chewelah, WA.[3]
iii.	Thomas Franklin Whitney, b. 10 Dec 1858, Swans Island, ME; d. 1886, Swans Island, ME; m. before 1883, Martha Louise Withrow.
iv.	Arthur Collin Whitney, b. 18 Oct 1862, Swans Island, ME; d. 1 Feb 1934, Bangor, ME; m. 26 Jul 1882, Tremont, ME, Mary Helen Smith. Children: a. Chester Arthur10 Whitney, b. ca. 1882, Belfast, ME; m. 14 Apr 1906, Melrose, MA, May Elizabeth Pinotte, b. ca. 1886, Moncton, NB, dau. of John Henry and Catherine (May) Pinotte.[4]
v.	Hannah Louisa Whitney, b. 16 Sep 1866, Swans Island, ME; d. 26 Jan 1951, Chewelah, WA; m. Charles Johnson; m. 28 Jun 1883, Swans Island, ME, Duncan McAndless.
vi.	Netty Maria Whitney, b. 11 Oct 1869, Swans Island, ME; d. 27 Apr 1959, Spokane, WA; unmarried; bur. Chewelah Pioneer Cemetery, Chewelah, WA.[5]
vii.	Henry Stinson Whitney, b. 25 Oct 1873, Swans Island, ME; d. 31 Dec 1873, Swans Island, ME; bur. Grindle Hill Cemetery, Swans Island, ME.[6]

Census

• 1860, Swan's Island, Hancock Co., ME:

631 705 Samuel S. Whitney 29 M - House Carpenter $800 $350 Nova Scotia Maria H. Whitney 21 F - Me. Naomi A. Whitney 5 F - Me. Mary E. Whitney 3 F - Me. Thomas F. Whitney 1 M - Me.

• 1870, Swan's Island, Hancock Co., ME:

21 26 Whitney, Saml. T. 39 M W Carpenter $800 $300 Nova Scotia Parents foreign born, Male citizen over 21 -----, Hannah M. 31 F W Keeping house Maine -----, Naoma A. 15 F W At home " Father foreign born, Attended school -----, Mary E. 13 F W At School " Father foreign born, Attended school -----, Thomas F. 11 M W At School " Father foreign born, Attended school -----, Arthur C. L. 7 M W At School " Father foreign born, Attended school -----, Hannah L. 3 F W " Father foreign born -----, Nettie M. 9/12 F W " Father foreign born, Born in Sep

• 1880, Swan's Island, Hancock Co., ME:

Samuel T. WHITNEY 48 Self M M W NOVA SCOTIA Farmer & House Carpenter RI MA Maria H. WHITNEY 42 Wife F M W ME Keeping House ME ME Arthur C. WHITNEY 17 Son M S W ME Fisherman ME.S ME Hannah L. WHITNEY 13 Dau F S W ME At Home ME.S ME Nettie Maud WHITNEY 10 Dau F S W ME ME.S ME

• 1900, Belfast, Waldo Co., ME:

Whitney, Arthur Head W M Oct 1862 37 mar 17 1883 ME ENG ME Whitney, Mary H. Wife W F Mar 1866 34 mar 17 1883 ME ME ME Whitney, Chester A. Son W M Oct 1883 16 sgl ME ME ME Whitney, Malin R. Son W M Jul 1887 13 sgl ME ME ME Whitney, Frank L. Son W M Sep 1895 4 sgl ME ME ME Whitney, Erving S. Son W M Aug 1898 1 sgl ME ME ME Whitney, Maria H. Moth W F Jan 1837 63 wid ME ME ME

• 1910, Belfast Ward 2, Waldo Co., ME:

98 Hammons, Charles F. Head M W 25 mar ME ME ME -----, Mildred C. Wife F W 22 mar ME ME ME -----, Clara L. Dau F W 2 sgl ME ME ME -----, Eugene G. Son M W 6/12 sgl ME ME ME 99 Whitney, Hannah A. Head F W 75 wid ME ME ME -----, Arthur C. Son M W 48 div ME ME ME -----, Nettie M. Dau F W 46 sgl ME ME ME Pettingill, Nathanel G. Ldgr M W 56 mar ME ME ME -----, Mary E. Wife F W 54 mar ME ME ME

• 1920, Chewelah, Stevens Co., WA:

138 Robbins, Lorenzo Head M W 65 mar ME ME ME Robbins, Etta N. Wife F W 63 mar ME NS ME Robbins, Percy R. Son M W 34 wid ME ME ME Robbins, Melvin W. Gson M W 5 sgl WA ME US Whitney, Hannah M. MiL F W 80 wid ME ME ME

References

• All data imported from Stephen Whitney Phoenix, The Whitney family of Connecticut, and its affiliations; being an attempt to trace the descendants, as well in the female as the male lines, of Henry Whitney, from 1649 to 1878; to which is prefixed some account of the Whitneys of England. (New York : Priv. Print. [Bradford Press] 1878), p. 1058 and p. 1925.

• Census records.

1.^  Find A Grave memorial #16351085, Hannah Maria Stinson Whitney.

2.^  Find A Grave memorial #18305646, Etta Naomi Whitney Robbins.

3.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 563, page 603.

4.^  Find A Grave memorial #16351089, Mary Ella Whitney Pettingill.

5.^  Find A Grave memorial #56343469, Nettie Maud Whitney.

6.^  Find A Grave memorial #90581759, Henry Stinson Whitney.

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