Family:Whitney, Ephraim (c1789-1828)

Ephraim Whitney, parentage unknown, was born about 1789, and died 4 Feb 1828, Machias, ME. He was buried in the Getchell Memorial Cemetery, Marshfield, ME.

He married, 20 June 1813, Machias, ME, Polly Crocker,^[1] daughter of James Wheeler and Rebecca (Berry) Crocker. She was born 20 Apr 1795, Machias, ME, and died between 1860 and 1870. She married secondly, 11 Jun 1859, Stephen Boynton.

They lived in Machias, ME.

Children of Ephraim and Polly (Crocker) Whitney:

i.	Otis Crocker Whitney, b. 27 Apr 1814, Machias, ME;[2] m.(1) Mary -----; m.(2) Ellen E. Hill.
ii.	Emma Olive Whitney, b. 1 Jul 1816, Machias, ME.[3]
iii.	Arethusa Brigham Whitney, b. 16 Nov 1817, Machias, ME;[4] d. 17 May 1875 or 1876, Whitneyville, ME; m. 25 May 1834, Aaron E. Pennell.
iv.	Ephraim Crocker Whitney, b. 4 Mar 1823, Machias, ME;[5] m. Cymbelina Dinsmore.
v.	Hannah Crocker Whitney, b. 4 Mar 1823, Machias, ME.[6]

Notes

There were 4 families living in Washington Co., ME in 1790 that could have been Ephraim's parents:

• Family:Whitney, Nathan (1742-1834)
• Family:Whitney, Joel (1743-1791)
• Family:Whitney, Matthias (1744-c1820)
• Family:Whitney, Naphtali (1751-?)

Ken Whitney, in his post titled Ephraim Whitney m. Polly Crocker, surmises that Ephraim Whitney may have been a son of Naphtali and Mary (Stone) Whitney.

Census

• 1820, Machias, Washington Co., ME: Whitney, Ephraim, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 0-9, 1 female 16-25, 1 female 10-15, and 2 females 0-9; 1 engaged in agriculture and 1 in manufacture or trades.
• 1850, Marshfield, Washington Co., ME:

8 9 Ephriam Whitney 29 M - Lumberman $30 Maine Cimbaline " 33 F - " Helen J. " 4 F - " Attended school Benjamin O. " 3 M - Maine Mary O. " 1 F - " Mary Whitney 55 F - $300 " John Lane 11 M - " Attended school

References

• All data from Kenneth E. Creed Papers, manuscripts, NEHGS Library, Boston, MA; call no. Mss 110, Subgroup III, Series W., Subseries 18.

1.^  "Ephraim [Whitney] and Mary Crocker, both of Machias, [married] 20 June 1813," according to Machias, ME, Vital Records, p. 41.

2.^  "Otis Crocker [Whitney], s. Ephraim and Polly, b. 27 Apr. 1814," and "Otis, s. Ephraim and Sally, b. 27 Apr. 1815," according to Machias, ME, Vital Records, pp. 22 and 20.

3.^  "Emma Olive [Whitney], b. 1 July 1816," according to Machias, ME, Vital Records, p. 22.

4.^  "Arathusa Brigham [Whitney], b. 16 Nov. 1817," according to Machias, ME, Vital Records, p. 23.

5.^  "Ephraim Crocker [Whitney], s. Ephraim and Polly, b. 4 Mar. 1823," according to Machias, ME, Vital Records, p. 28.

6.^  "Hannah Crocker [Whitney], d. Ephraim and Polly, b. 4 Mar. 1823," according to Machias, ME, Vital Records, p. 28.

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