Family:Whitney, Benjamin Morse (1806-1890)

Benjamin Morse Whitney

Benjamin Morse⁶ Whitney (Micah⁵, Abel⁴, Nathaniel³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Micah⁵ and Hannah (Cobb) Whitney,^[1] was born 19 Mar 1806, Phillips, ME,^[2] and died May 1890, Gardiner, ME.

He married, Phillips, ME, Susan Wells. She died at Gray, ME, aged 86.

He resided Madrid and Gardiner, ME.

Children of Benjamin M.⁶ and Susan (Wells) Whitney:

i.	Phebe Cobb7 Whitney, b. ca. 1831, ME; m. ----- Andrews. Ch.: Emola, b. -----; resided Gardiner, ME.
ii.	Royal Thaxter Whitney, b. ca. 1832, ME; resided El Paso, TX. Listed as "Thaxter L." in 1850.
iii.	Martin P. Whitney, b. ca. 1835, ME.
iv.	Melvina Susan Whitney, b. ca. 1836, ME; m. ----- Adams; resided -----.
v.	Joseph Clement Whitney, b. ca. 1838, ME; Dr., resided Thorndike, ME.
vi.	Mary Clementine Whitney, b. ca. 1838, ME; m. ----- Cushman; resided Phillips, ME.
vii.	Benjamin Dexter Whitney, b. 25 Dec 1841; m. Annis B. Ross.
viii.	Martha Van Buren Whitney, b. -----; resided Sabattus, ME.

Census

• 1850, Phillips, Franklin Co., ME: Benjamin M. Whitney

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), p. 232.

1.^  His parentage is proven by his birth record.

2.^  "[Born] 19 Mar 1806, Beng. M., s. Micah Whitney and Hannah," according to Phillips Vital Records.

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