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'''Reuben<sup>6</sup> Whitney'''
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([[Family:Whitney, Abel (1734-a1800)|Abel<sup>5</sup>]],
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[[Family:Whitney, Nathan (1707-1804)|Nathan<sup>4</sup>]],
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[[Family:Whitney, Nathaniel (1680-c1768)|Nathaniel<sup>3</sup>]],
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[[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1643-1723)|Benjamin<sup>2</sup>]],
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[[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John<sup>1</sup>]]),
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son of [[Family:Whitney, Abel (1734-a1800)|Abel<sup>5</sup> and Thankful (Morton) Whitney]],
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was born 21 Jul 1771, Gorham, ME,{{ref|1}} and died 13 Feb 1836, Litchfield, ME.
  
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He married, 17 May 1798, Litchfield, ME, '''Mercy Baker''',{{ref|2}} daughter of Barnabas and Mehitable (Smith) Baker.  She was born 8 Aug 1774, Pownalboro, ME, and died Mar 1840, East Pittston, ME.
'''Reuben<sup>7</sup> Whitney''' ([[Family:Whitney, Nathaniel (?-?)|Nathaniel<sup>6</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Abel (1734-a1791)|Abel<sup>5</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Nathan (1707-1804)|Naham<sup>4</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Nathaniel (1680-c1768)|Nathaniel<sup>3</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1643-1723)|Benjamin<sup>2</sup>]], [[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John<sup>1</sup>]]), born Standish, Maine, 1764; married at Litchfield, 1797, Mercy Baker; born 1778, at Dresden, Maine; died at East Pittston, Maine, Mar. 1840. He was a wheelwright by trade. He. died 13 Feb 1836; resided Litchfield, Maine.  
 
  
Children of Reuben<sup>7</sup> Whitney:
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He was a wheelwright by trade.  He resided Litchfield, ME.
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Children of Reuben<sup>6</sup> and Mercy (Baker) Whitney:
  
 
:{|
 
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| [[Family:Whitney, Levi (1800-1881)|'''Levi<sup>8</sup> Whitney''']], born 17 Nov 1800; married Mary Hutchings, and Hannah Whitney.  
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| [[Family:Whitney, Simeon (1799-1859)|'''Simeon<sup>7</sup> Whitney''']], b. 6 May 1799, Litchfield, ME;{{ref|3}} m. Sally White.
 
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| align=right valign=top | ii.
 
| align=right valign=top | ii.
| '''Simeon Whitney''', born -----.               6296. iv.   Gorham, born -----.  
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| [[Family:Whitney, Levi (1800-1881)|'''Levi Whitney''']], b. 26 or 27 Nov 1800, Litchfield, ME;{{ref|4}} m.(1) Mary Hutchings; m.(2) Hannah Whitney; m.(3) Henrietta Rogers.
 
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| align=right valign=top | iii.
 
| align=right valign=top | iii.
| '''Otis Whitney''', born -----.                 6297. v.     Reuben, born -----.  
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| '''Otis Whitney''', b. 1 Dec 1802, Litchfield, ME.{{ref|5}}  He was a cooper and resided with his brother Levi in 1850.  Allegedly d. 20 Aug 1824.
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| align=right valign=top | iv.
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| '''Olice Whitney''', b. 1 Dec 1802, Litchfield, ME.{{ref|6}}
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| align=right valign=top | v.
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| [[Family:Whitney, Reuben (1804-1842)|'''Reuben Whitney''']], b. 1 May 1804, Litchfield, ME;{{ref|7}} m. Mary White.
 
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| align=right valign=top | vi.
| '''Abel Whitney''', born 16 Sep 1811; married 14 Mar 1833, Lydia B. Smith; born July 22, 1808. He was a cooper, and d.s.p. at Gardiner, Maine, July 8, 1892.  
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| [[Family:Whitney, Gorham (1806-1859)|'''Gorham Whitney''']], b. 19 Jun 1806, Litchfield, ME;{{ref|8}} m. Olive Pain.
 
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| '''Sally H. Whitney''', born 10 Jul 1809; married 29 Nov 1829, Nathaniel Decker, born 7 Apr 1806; died 16 Oct 1848. He was a cooper.  
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| '''Sally H. Whitney''', b. 10 Jul 1809, Litchfield, ME;{{ref|9}}{{ref|10}} d. 1 Sep 1888, Boston, MA, aged 79 years 1 month 21 days, of paralysis;{{ref|11}} m. 29 Nov 1829, Litchfield, ME, Nathaniel Decker,{{ref|12}} b. 7 Apr 1806; d. 16 Oct 1848. He was a cooper. Children:
:Ch.: Claflin A., born 18 Oct 1830; died 22 May 1832; Clinton, born 7 Aug 1832; Lucy E., born 24 Mar 1835; Mary E., born 25 Jul 1837; died Jan. 1, 1880; Rebecca W., born 22 Aug 1839; Eliza L., born 10 Oct 1841; Nathaniel, born 7 Apr 1845; died 27 Apr 1846.  
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| align=right valign=top | a.
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| '''Claflin A. Decker''', b. 18 Oct 1830; d. 22 May 1832.
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| align=right valign=top | b.
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| '''Clinton Decker''', b. 7 Aug 1832.
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| align=right valign=top | c.
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| '''Lucy E. Decker''', b. 24 Mar 1835.
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| align=right valign=top | d.
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| '''Mary E. Decker''', b. 25 Jul 1837; d. 1 Jan 1880.
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| align=right valign=top | e.
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| '''Rebecca W. Decker''', b. 22 Aug 1839.
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| align=right valign=top | f.
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| '''Eliza L. Decker''', b. 10 Oct 1841.
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| align=right valign=top | g.
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| '''Nathaniel Decker''', b. 7 Apr 1845; d. 27 Apr 1846.
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|}
 
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| '''Rebecca Whitney''', born 1814.  
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| [[Family:Whitney, Abel (1811-1892)|'''Abel Whitney''']], b. 10 or 16 Sep 1811;{{ref|13}} m. Lydia B. Smith.
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| '''Rebecca Whitney''', b. 29 Apr 1814, Litchfield, ME;{{ref|14}} or -- --- 1815;{{ref|15}} d. 1882; m. 30 Dec 1861, Gardiner, ME, Thomas W. Andrews,{{ref|16}} and she d. 1882.
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| '''Lucy Whitney''', b. 1817; m. before 1850, George Haskell; resided New Gloucester, ME.
 
|}
 
|}
  
==References==
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== Census ==
1. All data imported from [[Archive:The Descendants of John Whitney, page 410|Frederick Clifton Pierce, ''The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635'', (Chicago: 1895), pp. 410-411]].
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* [[Archive:1800 Census Extracts, Maine#43|1800, Litchfield, Lincoln Co., ME]]:  Reuben Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 0-9, and 1 female 26-44.
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* [[Archive:1810 Census Extracts, Maine#68|1810, Litchfield, Lincoln Co., ME]]:  Ruben Whitney, 1 male 26-45, 1 male 10-16, 4 males under 10, 1 female 26-45, 1 female under 10.
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* [[Archive:1820 Census Extracts, Maine#6|1820, Litchfield, Lincoln Co., ME]]:  Reuben Whitney, 1 male over 45, 2 males 18-25, 1 male 16-17, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 0-9, 1 female over 45, 1 female 16-25, 1 female 10-15, and 1 female 0-9; 2 engaged in agriculture, 2 in manufacture or trades.
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* [[Archive:1830 Census Extracts, Maine#68a|1830, Litchfield, Lincoln Co., ME]]:  Reuben Whitney, 1 male 50-59, 2 males 20-29, 1 male 15-19, 1 female 50-59, 2 females 20-29, 1 female 10-14, and 2 females 0-4.
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* [[Archive:1850 Census Extracts, Maine, Lincoln County#28|1850, Richmond, Lincoln Co., ME]]:
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<p class="Plaintext"> 151  151 Levi Whitney          49 M - Cooper            $2000 Maine
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          Mary      "          35 F -                            "
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          Nancy    "          26 F -                            "
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          Otis      "          44 M - Cooper                    "
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          Isaac    "          23 M -  "                        "
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          Nathaniel "          21 M - Joiner                    "
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          Jane A.  "          18 F -                            "
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          William  "          11 M -                            "
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          Hannah    "            9 F -                            "
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          Levi L.  "            7 M -                            "
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          Gorham    "            5 M -                            "
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          Mary F.  "            3 F -                            "
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          Eliza H.  "            1 F -                            "</p>
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This is Reuben's son Otis.
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* [[Archive:1850 Census Extracts, Maine, Kennebec County#18|1850, Gardiner, Kennebec Co., ME]]:
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<p class="Plaintext"> 955 1150 Sally Decker          40 F -                          "
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          Clinton    "          17 M - Laborer                  "
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          Lucy E.    "          15 F -                          "  Attended school
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          Rebecca W. "          10 F -                          "  Attended school
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          Eliza L.  "          8 F -                          "  Attended school
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          Rebecca Whitney      35 F -                          "
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          George Chamberlain    42 M - Millman                  "
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          Samuel Beals          34 M - Millman                  "
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          Henry McDonald        24 M - Millman                  "</p>
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These are Reuben's daughters Sally and Rebecca.
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* 1860, son Otis not found.
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== References ==
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* All data imported from [[Archive:The Descendants of John Whitney, page 410|Frederick Clifton Pierce, ''The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635'', (Chicago: 1895), pp. 410-411]].
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* [http://books.google.com/books?id=C3FKWfpQwpsC&printsec=titlepage#PRA1-PA393,M1 Town of Litchfield, ''History of Litchfield and an Account of Its Centennial Celebrations, 1895'' (Litchfield, ME: Kennebec Journal Print, 1897)], p. 393.
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1.{{note|1}} "Rueben [Whitney], s. Abel and Thankful, [born] July 21, 1771," according to Marquis Fayette King, comp., [[Archive:Gorham, Maine, Vital Records| ''Publishments, marriages, births and deaths from the earlier records of Gorham, Maine'']] (Portland, ME: Maine Genealogical Society, 1897).  Also, "Reuben Whitney, b. Jul 1771," according to [[Archive:Litchfield, Maine, Vital Records|Litchfield, Maine, Vital Records]].
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2.{{note|2}} "Kubin Whitney and Marcy Baker, m. 17 May 1798," according to [[Archive:Litchfield, Maine, Vital Records|Litchfield, Maine, Vital Records]].
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3.{{note|3}} "Simeon Whitney, s. of Reuben Whitney and Mercy, b. 6 May 1799," according to [[Archive:Litchfield, Maine, Vital Records|Litchfield, Maine, Vital Records]].
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4.{{note|4}} "Levi Whitney, s. of Reuben Whitney and Mercy, b. 26 Nov 1803," according to [[Archive:Litchfield, Maine, Vital Records|Litchfield, Maine, Vital Records]].  This 1803 is an apparent error for 1800.
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5.{{note|5}} "Otis Whitney, s. of Reuben Whitney and Mercy, b. 1 Dec 1802," according to [[Archive:Litchfield, Maine, Vital Records|Litchfield, Maine, Vital Records]].
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6.{{note|6}} "Olice Whitney, d. of Reuben Whitney and Mercy, b. 1 Dec 1802," according to [[Archive:Litchfield, Maine, Vital Records|Litchfield, Maine, Vital Records]].
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7.{{note|7}} "Reuben Whitney, s. of Reuben Whitney and Marcy, b. 1 May 1804," according to [[Archive:Litchfield, Maine, Vital Records|Litchfield, Maine, Vital Records]].
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8.{{note|8}} "Gorham Whitney s. of Reuben Whitney and Mary, b. 19 Jun 1806," according to [[Archive:Litchfield, Maine, Vital Records|Litchfield, Maine, Vital Records]].
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9.{{note|9}} "Sally Whitney, d. of Reuben Whitney and Mary, b. 10 Jul 1809," according to [[Archive:Litchfield, Maine, Vital Records|Litchfield, Maine, Vital Records]].
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10.{{note|10}} "Sarah H. [Whitney], w. Nathaniel Decker, [born] [----], 1809," according to Henry Sewall Webster, ed., [[Archive:Gardiner, Maine, Vital Records|''Vital Records of Gardiner, Maine to the Year 1892'']] (Gardiner, ME: The Reporter-Journal Press, 1914).
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11.{{note|11}} "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: [http://www.AmericanAncestors.org New England Historic Genealogical Society], 2004; volume 393, page 303.
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12.{{note|12}} "Sally H. Whitney and Nathaniel Decker, m. 25 Oct 1829," according to [[Archive:Litchfield, Maine, Vital Records|Litchfield, Maine, Vital Records]].
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13.{{note|13}} "Abel Whitney, s. of Reuben Whitney and Mary, b. 16 Sep 1811," according to [[Archive:Litchfield, Maine, Vital Records|Litchfield, Maine, Vital Records]].
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14.{{note|14}} "Rebecca Whitney, d. of Reuben Whitney and Mercy, b. 29 Apr 1814," according to [[Archive:Litchfield, Maine, Vital Records|Litchfield, Maine, Vital Records]].
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15.{{note|15}} "Rebecca [Whitney], w. Thomas W. Andrews, [born] [-----], 1815," according to Henry Sewall Webster, ed., [[Archive:Gardiner, Maine, Vital Records|''Vital Records of Gardiner, Maine to the Year 1892'']] (Gardiner, ME: The Reporter-Journal Press, 1914).
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16.{{note|16}} "Rebecca [Whitney], Miss [Mrs., int.], and Thomas W. Andrews, Dec. 30, 1861," according to Henry Sewall Webster, ed., [[Archive:Gardiner, Maine, Vital Records|''Vital Records of Gardiner, Maine to the Year 1892'']] (Gardiner, ME: The Reporter-Journal Press, 1914).
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Latest revision as of 19:12, 24 March 2018

Reuben6 Whitney (Abel5, Nathan4, Nathaniel3, Benjamin2, John1), son of Abel5 and Thankful (Morton) Whitney, was born 21 Jul 1771, Gorham, ME,[1] and died 13 Feb 1836, Litchfield, ME.

He married, 17 May 1798, Litchfield, ME, Mercy Baker,[2] daughter of Barnabas and Mehitable (Smith) Baker. She was born 8 Aug 1774, Pownalboro, ME, and died Mar 1840, East Pittston, ME.

He was a wheelwright by trade. He resided Litchfield, ME.

Children of Reuben6 and Mercy (Baker) Whitney:

i. Simeon7 Whitney, b. 6 May 1799, Litchfield, ME;[3] m. Sally White.
ii. Levi Whitney, b. 26 or 27 Nov 1800, Litchfield, ME;[4] m.(1) Mary Hutchings; m.(2) Hannah Whitney; m.(3) Henrietta Rogers.
iii. Otis Whitney, b. 1 Dec 1802, Litchfield, ME.[5] He was a cooper and resided with his brother Levi in 1850. Allegedly d. 20 Aug 1824.
iv. Olice Whitney, b. 1 Dec 1802, Litchfield, ME.[6]
v. Reuben Whitney, b. 1 May 1804, Litchfield, ME;[7] m. Mary White.
vi. Gorham Whitney, b. 19 Jun 1806, Litchfield, ME;[8] m. Olive Pain.
vii. Sally H. Whitney, b. 10 Jul 1809, Litchfield, ME;[9][10] d. 1 Sep 1888, Boston, MA, aged 79 years 1 month 21 days, of paralysis;[11] m. 29 Nov 1829, Litchfield, ME, Nathaniel Decker,[12] b. 7 Apr 1806; d. 16 Oct 1848. He was a cooper. Children:
a. Claflin A. Decker, b. 18 Oct 1830; d. 22 May 1832.
b. Clinton Decker, b. 7 Aug 1832.
c. Lucy E. Decker, b. 24 Mar 1835.
d. Mary E. Decker, b. 25 Jul 1837; d. 1 Jan 1880.
e. Rebecca W. Decker, b. 22 Aug 1839.
f. Eliza L. Decker, b. 10 Oct 1841.
g. Nathaniel Decker, b. 7 Apr 1845; d. 27 Apr 1846.
viii. Abel Whitney, b. 10 or 16 Sep 1811;[13] m. Lydia B. Smith.
ix. Rebecca Whitney, b. 29 Apr 1814, Litchfield, ME;[14] or -- --- 1815;[15] d. 1882; m. 30 Dec 1861, Gardiner, ME, Thomas W. Andrews,[16] and she d. 1882.
x. Lucy Whitney, b. 1817; m. before 1850, George Haskell; resided New Gloucester, ME.

Census

151 151 Levi Whitney 49 M - Cooper $2000 Maine Mary " 35 F - " Nancy " 26 F - " Otis " 44 M - Cooper " Isaac " 23 M - " " Nathaniel " 21 M - Joiner " Jane A. " 18 F - " William " 11 M - " Hannah " 9 F - " Levi L. " 7 M - " Gorham " 5 M - " Mary F. " 3 F - " Eliza H. " 1 F - "

This is Reuben's son Otis.

955 1150 Sally Decker 40 F - " Clinton " 17 M - Laborer " Lucy E. " 15 F - " Attended school Rebecca W. " 10 F - " Attended school Eliza L. " 8 F - " Attended school Rebecca Whitney 35 F - " George Chamberlain 42 M - Millman " Samuel Beals 34 M - Millman " Henry McDonald 24 M - Millman "

These are Reuben's daughters Sally and Rebecca.

  • 1860, son Otis not found.

References

1.^  "Rueben [Whitney], s. Abel and Thankful, [born] July 21, 1771," according to Marquis Fayette King, comp., Publishments, marriages, births and deaths from the earlier records of Gorham, Maine (Portland, ME: Maine Genealogical Society, 1897). Also, "Reuben Whitney, b. Jul 1771," according to Litchfield, Maine, Vital Records.

2.^  "Kubin Whitney and Marcy Baker, m. 17 May 1798," according to Litchfield, Maine, Vital Records.

3.^  "Simeon Whitney, s. of Reuben Whitney and Mercy, b. 6 May 1799," according to Litchfield, Maine, Vital Records.

4.^  "Levi Whitney, s. of Reuben Whitney and Mercy, b. 26 Nov 1803," according to Litchfield, Maine, Vital Records. This 1803 is an apparent error for 1800.

5.^  "Otis Whitney, s. of Reuben Whitney and Mercy, b. 1 Dec 1802," according to Litchfield, Maine, Vital Records.

6.^  "Olice Whitney, d. of Reuben Whitney and Mercy, b. 1 Dec 1802," according to Litchfield, Maine, Vital Records.

7.^  "Reuben Whitney, s. of Reuben Whitney and Marcy, b. 1 May 1804," according to Litchfield, Maine, Vital Records.

8.^  "Gorham Whitney s. of Reuben Whitney and Mary, b. 19 Jun 1806," according to Litchfield, Maine, Vital Records.

9.^  "Sally Whitney, d. of Reuben Whitney and Mary, b. 10 Jul 1809," according to Litchfield, Maine, Vital Records.

10.^  "Sarah H. [Whitney], w. Nathaniel Decker, [born] [----], 1809," according to Henry Sewall Webster, ed., Vital Records of Gardiner, Maine to the Year 1892 (Gardiner, ME: The Reporter-Journal Press, 1914).

11.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 393, page 303.

12.^  "Sally H. Whitney and Nathaniel Decker, m. 25 Oct 1829," according to Litchfield, Maine, Vital Records.

13.^  "Abel Whitney, s. of Reuben Whitney and Mary, b. 16 Sep 1811," according to Litchfield, Maine, Vital Records.

14.^  "Rebecca Whitney, d. of Reuben Whitney and Mercy, b. 29 Apr 1814," according to Litchfield, Maine, Vital Records.

15.^  "Rebecca [Whitney], w. Thomas W. Andrews, [born] [-----], 1815," according to Henry Sewall Webster, ed., Vital Records of Gardiner, Maine to the Year 1892 (Gardiner, ME: The Reporter-Journal Press, 1914).

16.^  "Rebecca [Whitney], Miss [Mrs., int.], and Thomas W. Andrews, Dec. 30, 1861," according to Henry Sewall Webster, ed., Vital Records of Gardiner, Maine to the Year 1892 (Gardiner, ME: The Reporter-Journal Press, 1914).


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