Family:Whitney, Amos (1800-1879)
Amos7 Whitney (Charles6, John5, (poss.) Samuel4, John3, Benjamin2, John1), son of Charles6 and Rachel (Pattee) Whitney, was born 17 Dec 1800, ME, and died 21 Jan 1879 aged 78 years 1 month 4 days. He is buried in Sayward Cemetery, Thorndike, ME.
He married, 19 Jan 1833, Knox, ME, Mary Lamson. She was born 15 Nov 1812, and died 1 Jul 1888, aged 75 years 7 months 16 days. She is buried in Sayward Cemetery, Thorndike, ME.
Children of Amos7 and Mary (Lamson) Whitney:
i. Mary E.8 Whitney, b. ca. 1834, ME. ii. Marcellus Whitney, b. ca. 1839, ME. iii. Benjamin Bartlet Whitney, b. ca. 1843, ME. iv. Hartley Whitney, b. ca. 1848, ME.
Census
- 1830, Thorndike, Waldo Co., ME: Amos Whitney, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 15-19, 2 males 10-14, 1 female 40-49, 2 females 20-29, 1 female 15-19, and 1 female 5-9.
- 1840, Thorndike, Waldo Co., ME: Amos Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 2 males 0-4, 1 female 20-29, 1 female 15-19, and 2 females 5-9; 1 engaged in agriculture.
- 1850, Thorndike, Waldo Co., ME:
85 93 Amos Whitney 50 M - Farmer $4500 Maine Mary " 37 F - " Mary E. " 16 F - " Attended school Marcellus " 11 M - " Attended school Benjamin B. " 7 M - " Attended school Hanley " 2 M - "
101 100 Amos Whitney 59 M - Farmer $1600 $1000 Maine Mary " 47 F - " Mary " 25 " - " Marcellus " 21 M - Sailor " Bartlet B. " 16 " - " Attended school Hartly " 11 " - " Attended school Maria Libby 18 F - " Attended school Elmira Cookson 10 " - " Attended school
18 17 Lamson, Francis 60 M W (Ret) Dry Goods $13000 $15000 Maine Male citizen over 21 Albert H. 26 M W Manufacture Shovel Handles $5000 $5000 Penn. Male citizen over 21 Whitney, Amos 69 M W Lives in This Family Maine Male citizen over 21 Mary 58 F W Keeps house Maine Hauck, Samuel 25 M W Works in Shovel Handle Mill $250 Penn. Parents foreign born, Male citizen over 21
Mary WHITNEY 68 Self F W W ME Keeping House ME ME
References
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