Family:Whitney, William H. (1822-1912)

William H.⁸ Whitney (William⁷, William⁶, Abner⁵, John⁴, Isaiah³, Thomas², John¹), son of William⁷ and Anna (Hancock) Whitney, was born 3 Apr 1822, Standish, ME, and died 12 Dec 1912, Rangeley, ME, or possibly before 1880 (see Notes below).

He married, 21 Aug 1849, Hannah Douglass. She was born 26 Sep 1827, Sebago, ME, and died 12 Dec 1912, Gorham, ME, aged 85 years 2 months 16 days. She is buried in Sebago, ME.

Her gravestone reads: HANNAH D WHITNEY | Wife of | William Whitney | Sept 21, 1827 | Dec 12, 1912.

Children of William H.⁸ and Hannah (Douglass) Whitney:

i.	Perley9 Whitney, b. ca. Sep 1849; d. 1 Oct 1851, Sebago, ME.
ii.	Mary A. Whitney, b. ca. 22 Dec 1850, ME; d. 7 Aug 1905, Limerick, ME, aged 54 years 7 months 15 days; m. 18 May 1875, Boston, MA, Simeon Cummings Dike, b. ca. 1850, Sebago, ME, son of Kimball A. and Asenath C. (-----) Dike.[1]
ii.	Marion Whitney, b. ca. 1855, Sebago, ME; d. 24 Sep 1855, Sebago, ME.

Notes

Since the death dates of William and Hannah are identical, it would appear that the former is in error. Since she is listed as a widow in 1880, it seems that William must have died before then.

Census

• 1850, Sebago, Cumberland Co., ME:

16 16 William Whitney 55 M - Farmer Maine William H. " 28 M - Farmer $400 " Hannah " 22 F - " Sarah A. " 17 F - " Attended school Benajmin F. " 13 M - " Attended school Perley " 9/12 M - "

Hannah was William H.'s wife, and Perley their son. William (Sr.) was his father, and Sarah and Benjamin F. his siblings.

• 1860, Sebago, Cumberland Co., Co., ME:

279 302 John H. Whitney 30 M - Minor $700 $200 Maine Hannah H. " 30 F - housework " John H. " Jr 5 M - " Attended school Aubrey M. " 3 M - " Abby F. Whitney 2 F - Maine William H. " 38 M - "

• 1860, Sebago, Cumberland Co., Co., ME:

277 300 Hannah Whitney 33 F - housework $400 $100 Maine Mary A. " 9 F - " Attended school

• 1870: not found.
• 1870, Sebago, Cumberland Co., ME:

148 149 Whitney, Hannah 41 F W Keeping House $300 $150 Maine -----, Mary A. 19 F W Teaches School Maine

• 1880: not found.
• 1880, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA:

Hannah WHITNEY 57 Self F W W ME Keeps House ME ME May DYKE 23 Dau F M W ME ME ME Nelson LOWELL 21 Neph M S W ME Expressman ME ME Simeon DYKE 28 SonL M M W ME Hotel Clerk ME ME

• 1900: not found.
• 1900, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA:

Douglass, James M. Head W M Whitney, Hannah Aunt W F

• 1910: not found.
• 1910, widow Hannah not found.

References

• Census records.

1.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 273, page 63.

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