Family:Whitney, Asa (c1802-a1860)

Asa⁸ Whitney (Jonathan⁷, Jonathan⁶, Joseph⁵, Benjamin⁴, Joseph³, John², John¹), son of Jonathan⁷ and Lucy (Parks) Whitney, was born say 1796, Watertown, MA.

He married, 15 Nov 1825, Rhoda Blaisdell, daughter of John Drew and Olive (Horsum) Blaisdell. She was born 15 Dec 1806, Jay, ME, and died 11 Mar 1889, Auburn, ME.

Children of Asa⁸ and Rhoda (Blaisdell) Whitney (probably incomplete):

i.	Mary Elizabeth9 Whitney, b. 22 Apr 1827, Jay, ME.
ii.	(daughter) Whitney, b. 1830-1835.
iii.	Jedediah9 Whitney, b. 22 Apr 1835, Jay, ME, d. 24 Mar 1911; m. Angeline Huntoon.
iv.	(son) Whitney, b. 1835-1840. There was a Samuel, age 13, in Weld, ME, in 1850, who might be this son.
v.	Jesse Coolidge Whitney, b. 6 May 1841, Jay, ME; d. 27 Jan 1914, Auburn, ME, aged 71 years 6 months 20 days, of uremic poisoning; m. 6 May 1868, Lowell, MA, Paulina G. Farmer, of Lewiston, ME; res. Lewiston, ME, Chicago, IL, and Marshalltown, IA.
iv.	Francis Whitney, b. 7 Dec 1847, Jay, ME; d. 4 Jan 1927, Marshalltown, IA; m. 1871, Albia, IA, Cynthia Ann Whitney, nee Tribble; res. Phillips, ME, Austin, IL, and Marshalltown, IA.

Census

• 1830, Jay, Oxford Co., ME: Asa Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 female 20-29, and 1 female 0-4.
• 1840, Jay, Franklin Co., ME: Asa Whitny, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 5-9, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 40-49, 1 female 10-14, and 1 female 5-9; 3 in agriculture.
• 1850, Asa and Rhoda not found.
• (prob.) 1850, Weld, Franklin Co., MA:

91 98 Luke Goding 57 M - Farmer $600 Mass. Prudence " 41 F - Me. Flavel " 14 M - " Attended school Francis " 11 M - " Attended school Emulus " 8 M - " Attended school Marietta " 7 F - " Attended school Henry " 5 M - " Attended school Valorus " 3 M - " Mary Whitney 23 F - " Illiterate, Pauper Rhoda " 3/12 F - " Pauper

• 1850, Jay, Franklin Co., MA:

224 245 William Sylvester 59 M - Farmer $1600 Mass. Hannah " 54 F - " Hellen J. A. " 15 " - Maine Attended school Hannah J. " 14 " - " Attended school Jedediah Whitney 15 M - Farmer " Attended school

• 1850, Weld, Franklin Co., MA:

44 47 Abner Fletcher 63 M - Farmer $1600 N.H. Betsey " 58 F - Me. Oliver F. " 22 M - ditto " Saphrona A. " 20 F - " Ruth B. " 18 F - " Sarah B. " 14 F - " Attended school Jesse C. Whitney 8 M - " Attended school

• 1850, Jay, Franklin Co., MA:

148 168 Aaron Chandler 29 M - Farmer $800 Maine Mary A. " 32 F - New York David A. " 3/12 M - Maine Francis C. Whitney 3 " - "

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