Family:Whitney, Adrial L. (c1826-1906)

Adrial L. Whitney (Leonard), son of Leonard and Achsah (-----) Whitney, was born ca. 1826, Medfield, MA, and died 17 Mar 1906, Union, Knox Co., ME.

He married, 25 Aug 1850, Dedham, MA, Margaret Cronin.^[1] She was born ca. 1830, Ireland, and died 5 Apr 1915, Union, Knox Co., ME. In 1850, she was residing in a boarding house in Dedham, MA (listed as Mary Cronin).

About 25 Aug 1850, the family moved to Maine.

In 1860, the family was enumerated in Union, ME. Adrial was listed under the name "E. L. Whitney". Their son Erastus L. was listed as "E. L. Jr.", indicating that Adrial was perhaps named Erastus L. Whitney, although this could have been a mistake.

Adrial L. Whitney enlisted in Co. C, 1st Maine Light Artillery on 22 December 1863, and was discharged 17 June 1865.

In 1880, Mary M. Whitney, age 73, with children Laura, 37, and Granville G. Whitney, 33, were enumerated next door to Adrial's family. It is not known what, if any, the relationship was.

Children of Adrial L. and Margaret (Cronin) Whitney:

i.	Erastus L. Whitney, b. May 1851, ME. He was not enumerated with the family in 1880. He m. ca. 1877, Clara P. -----. Children: a. Edward H. Whitney, b. ca. 1878, ME. b. Stillman A. Whitney, b. ca. Oct 1879, ME. c. Levilla B. Whitney, b. after 1880. d. Warren L. Whitney, b. after 1880.
ii.	James A. Whitney, b. Apr 1856, ME; unmarried in 1880.
iii.	Mary A. Whitney, b. ca. 1861, ME. She m. ca. 1883, William J. Smith. Ch: Eva M. Smith, b. Mar 1884, ME; Alma C. Smith, b. Feb 1888, ME.
iv.	Alma C. Whitney, b. ca. 1865, ME. She died after 1880 and before 1900.
v.	Winifred/Winniford 'Winnie' Whitney, b. May 1870, ME. She died 28 Apr 1940, Waldoboro, ME.

Census

• 1850: not found.
• 1860, Union, Knox Co., ME:

96 96 E. L. Whitney 35 M - Farmer $500 Maine Margaret " 31 F - " E. L. Whitney Jr. 9 M - " Attended school James A. " 5 M - " Attended school

• 1870, Union, Knox Co., ME:

312 343 Whitney, Adriel L. 45 M W Farmer $2000 $1000 Massachusetts Male citizen over 21 -----, Margaret 42 F W Keeping house Ireland Parents foreign born, Illiterate -----, Erastus L. 19 M W Maine Mother foreign born, Attended school -----, James A. 15 M W Maine Mother foreign born, Attended school -----, Mary A. 9 F W Maine Mother foreign born, Attended school -----, Alma C. 5 F W Maine Mother foreign born, Attended school -----, Winneford 1/12 F W Maine Mother foreign born, Born in May

• 1880, Union, Knox Co., ME:

James A. WHITNEY 25 Self M S W ME Farmer MA IRE Adrial L. WHITNEY 55 Fath M M W MA Farmer MA MA Margaret WHITNEY 51 Moth F M W IRE Keeping House IRE IRE Mary A. WHITNEY 19 Sis F S W ME At Home MA IRE Alma C. WHITNEY 15 Sis F S W ME At Home MA IRE Winiford WHITNEY 10 Sis F S W ME At Home MA IRE

• 1880, Warren, Knox Co., ME:

357 380 Kallock, Abigail W F 53 Head wid Keeps house Maine Maine Me. 381 Whitney, Erastus W M 28 Head mar Farming Maine Maine Me. -----, Clara T. W F 22 Wife mar Keeps house Maine Maine Me. -----, Edward H. W M 1 Son sgl Maine Maine Me. -----, Stillman A. W M 7m Son sgl Maine Maine Me. Born in Oct

• 1900, Union, Knox Co., ME: Adriel L. Whitney.
• 1900, Warren, Knox Co., ME: Erastus L. Whitney.

References

• Civil War Pension File of Adrial L. Whitney

1.^  "Adriel L. [Whitney], of Medfield, a. 25, b. Medfield, s. Leonard and Achsah, and Margaret Cronin of Dedham, a. 20, b. Ire., [married] 8:25:50 [Aug. 25, 1850]," according to Don Gleason Hill, ed., Dedham, Records of Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths 1638-1845 (Dedham, MA: Dedham Transcript, 1886).

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