Family:Whitney, Ephraim (1835-1904)

Ephraim⁸ Whitney (Gustavus Fellows⁷, Ephraim⁶, Joel⁵, Abel⁴, Nathaniel³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Gustavus Fellows⁷ and Hannah (Libby)(Colson) Whitney, was born 7 Jul 1835, Jonesboro, ME, and died 15 May 1904, Jonesboro, ME.

He married 22 Mar 1857, Jonesboro, ME, Rebecca Drisko Leighton, daughter of John Coffin and Eunice Bickford (Wright) Leighton. She was born 9 Jun 1833, Addison, ME, and died 3 Sep 1921, Jonesboro, ME.

Ephraim and Rebecca are both buried in the Forest Hills Cemetery in Jonesboro, ME. He was a farmer.

Children of Ephraim⁸ and Rebecca Drisko (Leighton) Whitney:

i.	Hannah Estella9 Whitney, b. 1857, Jonesboro, ME; d. 1878; m. Horace Collimore Noyes.
ii.	George Edward Whitney, b. 1860, Jonesboro, ME; d. 1879, Jonesboro, ME.
iii.	Mary Edith Whitney, b. Dec 1862, Jonesboro, ME; "Miss" "of Jonesboro" m. 12 Jul 1884, Machias, ME, William E. Roney.[1]
iv.	Frank Seavey Whitney, b. 22 Mar 1864, Jonesboro, ME; d. 13 Jun 1947, Portland, ME; m. 27 Nov 1895, Stratford, NH, Josephine Louise Ockington, daughter of Benjamin Brooks and Rhoda Ann (Wright) Ockington, b. 10 Apr 1870, Stratford Hollow, NH, d. 5 July 1951, Portland, ME. Both are buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Portland, ME.
v.	George Mason Whitney, b. 30 Apr 1879, Jonesboro, ME; m. Eva B. White.

Census

• 1860, Jonesboro, Washington Co., ME:

49 49 Ephraim Whitney 25 M - Farmer $300 $187 Me. Rebecca " 25 F - " Hannah " 3 F - " George " 4/12 M - "

• 1870, Jonesboro, Washington Co., ME:

10 9 Whitney, Ephraim 34 M W Farmer $200 -- Maine Male citizen over 21 " Rebecca 37 F W Keeping house " " Estella 12 F W At School " Attended school " George E. 10 M W " " " Attended school " Mary E. 8 F W At School Maine Attended school " Frank G. 6 M W " " " Attended school

• 1880, Jonesboro, Washington Co., ME:

Ephraim WHITNEY 46 Self M M W ME Granite Quary Ast. ME ME Rebecca WHITNEY 47 Wife F M W ME Housework ME ME Eddith WHITNEY 18 Dau F S W ME School Teacher ME ME Frank WHITNEY 16 Son M W ME At School ME ME Georgie WHITNEY 2 Son M S W ME ME ME

• 1900, Jonesboro, Washington Co., ME:

120 123 Whitney, Ephraim Head W M Jul 1835 64 mar 44 Maine Maine Maine Supt. granite quarry, Owns mortgaged house -----, Rebecca D. Wife W F Jun 1833 66 mar 44 5ch 3liv Maine Maine Maine Cummings, Mary ADau W F Jun 1883 16 sgl Maine Maine Maine At school Johnson, Jennie Srvt W F Mar 1883 17 sgl Canada Eng. England England Servant hotel, Immig. 1899

• 1900, Jonesboro, Washington Co., ME:

123 126 Whitney, George W. Head W M Apr 1878 22 mar 2 Maine Maine Maine Salesman grocery, Rents house -----, Eva B. Wife W F Jun 1880 19 mar 2 1ch 1liv Maine Maine Maine -----, George W. Jr. Son W M Mar 1899 1 sg; Maine Maine Maine

References

• Tibbetts, Lawrence F., &amp. Lamson, Darryl B., Early Pleasant River Families of Washington County, Maine (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 1997).

1.^  "M. Edith, Miss, of Jonesboro, and Mr. William E. Roney, of Vinalhaven, int. 20 Jun 1884, m. 12 Jul 1884 at Machias," according to Mosher, Elizabeth M., Vital Records of Vinalhaven, Maine, prior to 1892 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 1994).

2.^  "Frank S. Whitney (b. 1864, Jonesboro, ME, s. of Ephraim Whitney & Rebecca D. Laton) & Josephine L. Ockington, m. 27 Nov 1895, Stratford, Coos Co., NH," according to New Hampshire, Vital Records, Marriage Index.

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