Family:Whitney, Francis Covel (1823-1894)

Francis Covel⁷ Whitney (Levi⁶, Abel⁵, Naham⁴, Nathaniel³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Levi⁶ and Happy (Higgins) Whitney, was born 16 Mar 1823, Standish, ME,^[1] was baptized 11 Nov 1824, Standish, ME,^[2] and died 25 May 1894, Standish, ME.

Marriage intentions were published 18 Oct 1851, Standish, ME, for him "of Standish" and Rosanna Harmon "of Buxton".^[3] He married 2 Nov 1851, Gorham, ME, Rosannah K. Harmonof Buxton, ME. She was born Mar 1830, and died 8 Jun 1913, Standish, ME.

Francis was a cooper by trade, and was also a Civil War veteran whose widow received a pension from the U.S. government.

Children of Francis Covel⁷ and Rosannah K. (Harmon) Whitney:

i.	Herbert Francis8 Whitney, b. Apr 1854, ME; m. 30 Apr 1878, Standish, ME, Elizabeth E. (Liza, Lizzie) Hester, b. Nov 1855, daughter of George W. Hester. They resided in Windham, Gorham, and Portland, ME. They had one known son: a. Harlan 9Whitney, b. Oct 1885, ME.
ii.	Edgar A. Whitney, b. Apr 1855, ME. He m. 28 Dec 1876, Standish, ME, Everline Higgins, b. July 1856 in ME. They resided in Portland, ME, where he was a grocer. They had one known son: Martin H. Whitney, b. July 1882 in ME.
iii.	Josephine F. Whitney, b. Aug 1857, ME; m. 8 Apr 1880, Standish, ME, William H. Boothby of Windham, ME, and they were divorced before 1900. They had one known daughter: Gertrude L. Boothby, b. Apr 1893.
iv.	Hattie B. Whitney, b. ca. 1868, ME; d. after 1880, then unmarried.

Census

• 1850, Buxton, York Co., ME:

397 418 Levi Whitney 33 M - Cooper $300 Maine Methia " 32 F - N.H. Lauriette " 8 F - Maine Attended school Francis " 28 M - Cooper "

• 1860, Naples, Cumberland Co., ME:

431 437 Francis C. Whitney 37 M - Cooper $300 Maine Rosanna K. " 31 F - " Francis " 7 M - " Attended school Edgar A. " 5 M - " Attended school Josephine F. " 3 F - "

• 1870, Buxton, York Co., ME:

405 425 Whitney, Francis 47 M W Works in Cooper's shop $500 $200 Maine Male citizen over 21 -----, Rose 41 F " Keeping house " -----, Herbert F. 17 M " Attends school " Attended school -----, Edgar A. 15 " " " " " Attended school -----, Josephine F. 13 F " " " " Attended school -----, Hattie B. 2 " " "

• 1880, Standish, Cumberland Co., ME:

Francis C. WHITNEY 57 Self M M W ME Cooper ME ME Rosanna H. WHITNEY 51 Wife F M W ME Keeping House ME ME Hattie B. WHITNEY 12 Dau F S W ME At School ME ME

• 1880, Windham, Cumberland Co., ME:

Herbert F. WHITNEY 27 Self M M W ME Works In Coat Shop ME ME Lizzie E. WHITNEY 26 Wife F M W ME Keeping House ME ME

• 1880, son Edgar not found.
• 1900, 291 Congress St., Portland Ward 3, Cumberland Co., ME:

10 13 Whitney, Edgar A. Head W M Apr 1855 45 mar 23 Maine Maine Maine Grocer, Owns free house -----, Everline Wife W F Jul 1856 43 mar 23 1ch 1liv Maine Maine Maine -----, Martin H. Son W M Jul 1882 17 sgl Maine Maine Maine Salesman

• 1900, 36 Ash St., Portland Ward 5, Cumberland Co., ME:

282 402 Whitney, Herbert Head W M Apr 1854 46 mar 20 Maine Maine Maine Com. mch., Rents house -----, Iza Wife W F Nov 1855 44 mar 20 1ch 1liv Maine Maine Maine -----, Harlan Son W M Oct 1885 14 sgl Maine Maine Maine At school Delaney, Kate Room W F Feb 1872 28 mar 4 1ch 1liv Maine Ireland Ireland Laundress -----, Edward Room W M Jun 1897 2 sgl Maine Maine Maine Lyden, Julia Room W F Sep 1874 35 sgl Maine Ireland Ireland Seamstress Larkin, Margaret Room W F May 1859 41 wid 2ch 2liv Ireland Ireland Ireland Immig. 1898

Notes

Herbert's marriages are conflicting. Possibly he had only the one wife, Lizzie.

References

• Civil War Pension File of Francis Covel Whitney; Widow: Rosannah K. Whitney; Widow Applic. # 597883 Cert. # 401531; National Archives Building, Washington, DC.

1.^  "Francis Covell [Whitney], s. of Levi and Happy, b. 16 March 1823," according to Standish Vital Records, [2:no page #].

2.^  "Francis Covel [Whitney], s. Levi and Happy Whitney, bapt. Nov. 11, 1824, by Rev. Daniel Marrett," according to Standish Vital Records.

3.^  "Francis C. [Whitney], of Standish, and Rosanna Harmon of Buxton, filed 18 Oct 1851, Certified 1 Nov 1851," according to Standish Vital Records, [1:374].

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