Difference between revisions of "Family:Whitney, Merritt Austin (1848-1917)"
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| − | '''Merritt Whitney''' (Calvin, Calvin | + | '''Merritt Whitney''' (Calvin, Calvin), was born 20 March 1848, Rockport, Knox, Maine, and died 22 April 1917, Rockport, Knox, Maine. |
| − | He married | + | He married, 1883?, '''Cora Ella Hewett''', daughter of Henry Orlando & Elvira (Achorn) Hewett. She was born 21 May 1858, Rockport, Knox Co., Maine, and died 25 Nov 1933, Rockport, Knox, Maine. |
| + | Lilian married a man from Prince Edwards Island and moved there. When the marriage failed, she wanted to come back home. Her mother had to go to the town hall and declare all her children in order for her daughter to return to the United States as a citizen. The reference is found at the very end of the town records. | ||
| + | Cora Hewett married first Nathaniel Harkness who disappeared. He was presumed dead, but Cora had to obtain a "divorce in absentia" in order to marry Merritt Whitney. She had one son by N. Harkness. | ||
Children of Merritt and Cora Ella (Hewett) Whitney: | Children of Merritt and Cora Ella (Hewett) Whitney: | ||
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| − | | '''Fred E Whitney''', b. 17 Nov 1885, Rockport, Knox, Maine, d. | + | | '''Fred E Whitney''', b. 17 Nov 1885, Rockport, Knox, Maine, d. 1925?, Bath, Maine. |
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| − | | '''James M. Whitney''', b. 13 Dec 1886 | + | | '''James M. Whitney''', b. 13 Dec 1886. |
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| − | | '''Lilian M Whitney''', b. 8 Oct 1888 | + | | '''Lilian M Whitney''', b. 8 Oct 1888. |
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| − | | '''Charles Whitney''', b. 27 Jul 1890 | + | | '''Charles Whitney''', b. 27 Jul 1890, d. 20 Sep 1890. |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Copyright © 2007, Marion Whitney Martin and the [[Whitney Research Group]]. | Copyright © 2007, Marion Whitney Martin and the [[Whitney Research Group]]. | ||
Revision as of 17:36, 9 November 2007
Merritt Whitney (Calvin, Calvin), was born 20 March 1848, Rockport, Knox, Maine, and died 22 April 1917, Rockport, Knox, Maine.
He married, 1883?, Cora Ella Hewett, daughter of Henry Orlando & Elvira (Achorn) Hewett. She was born 21 May 1858, Rockport, Knox Co., Maine, and died 25 Nov 1933, Rockport, Knox, Maine.
Lilian married a man from Prince Edwards Island and moved there. When the marriage failed, she wanted to come back home. Her mother had to go to the town hall and declare all her children in order for her daughter to return to the United States as a citizen. The reference is found at the very end of the town records.
Cora Hewett married first Nathaniel Harkness who disappeared. He was presumed dead, but Cora had to obtain a "divorce in absentia" in order to marry Merritt Whitney. She had one son by N. Harkness.
Children of Merritt and Cora Ella (Hewett) Whitney:
i. William Emery Whitney, b. 7 Jun 1884, Rockport, Knox, Maine, d. 29 Nov 1968, Rockport, Knox, Maine. ii. Fred E Whitney, b. 17 Nov 1885, Rockport, Knox, Maine, d. 1925?, Bath, Maine. iii. James M. Whitney, b. 13 Dec 1886. iv. Lilian M Whitney, b. 8 Oct 1888. v. Charles Whitney, b. 27 Jul 1890, d. 20 Sep 1890.
References
Rockport Town Records
Copyright © 2007, Marion Whitney Martin and the Whitney Research Group.
