Family:Whitney, Benjamin Dexter (1841-1917)
Benjamin Dexter7 Whitney (Benjamin6, Micha5, Abel4, Nathaniel3, Benjamin2, John1), son of Benjamin6 and Susan (Wells) Whitney, was born 25 Dec 1841, Madrid, ME, or Phillips, ME,[1] and died 1917, Phillips, ME. (Note: his birth is recorded in the Phillips, ME Vital records)
He married, 6 Aug 1865, Phillips, ME, Annis B. Ross,[2] daughter of William and Eunice (Hoar) Ross. She was born 17 Apr 1847, and died 1926, Phillips, ME.
He is a millwright and mechanical engineer; resided Gardiner, ME.
They are buried in the Evergreen Cemetery in Phillips, ME.
Children of Benjamin Dexter7 and Annis B. (Ross) Whitney:
i. William Dexter8 Whitney, b. 11 Jul 1871; is an attorney, of the firm of Spear, Andrews & Whitney; resided Gardiner, ME. ii. Benjamin Fred Whitney, b. 6 Jul 1887; resided Gardiner, ME. He married Ida M. Paige. He died in 1922, and they are both buried in the Evergreen Cemetery in Phillips, ME.
Census
31 40 Whitney, Dexter B. 27 M W Mill Wright Maine Male citizen over 21 -----, Annie B. 23 F W Keeping House Maine
B. D. WHITNEY 38 Self M M W ME Millwright ME ME Annie B. WHITNEY 33 Wife F M W ME Housekeeping ME ME Wm. B. WHITNEY 8 Son M S W ME ME ME
References
- All data imported from Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), pp. 411-412.
1.^ "Dec 1841 Dexter Benjamin, s. Benjamin Whitney and Susan [born]," according to Phillips, Maine, Vital Records.
2.^ "Benjamin D. Whitney, m. Annis B. Ross, 6 Aug 1863," according to Phillips, Maine, Vital Records.
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