Family:Whitney, Elias (1763-a1820)

Elias⁵ Whitney (Amos⁴, Nathaniel³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Amos⁴ and Sarah (Payne) Whitney, was born 2 Apr 1763, Gorham, ME, and died after 1820.

He married 14 Dec 1788, Gorham, ME, Polly Fowler,^[1] parentage, birth and death unknown.

Children of Elias⁵ and Polly (Fowler) Whitney:

i.	(son)6 Whitney, b. before 1790, Freeport, ME, deduced from 1790 Census.
ii.	(daughter) Whitney, b. before 1790, Freeport, ME, deduced from 1790 Census.
iii.	(son) Whitney, b. 1790-1800, Freeport, ME, deduced from 1800 Census.
iv.	(daughter) Whitney, b. 1790-1800, Freeport, ME, deduced from 1800 Census.
v.	(son) Whitney, b. 1790-1800, Freeport, ME, deduced from 1800 Census.
vi.	(daughter) Whitney, b. 1790-1800, Freeport, ME, deduced from 1800 Census.
vii.	(son) Whitney, b. 1790-1800, Freeport, ME, deduced from 1800 Census.
viii.	(child) Whitney, b. about 1801, , d. before 9 Jun 1805, Freeport, ME.

Census

• 1790, Freeport, Cumberland Co., ME: Elias Whitney, 1 male over 16, 1 male 0-15, and 2 females.
• 1800, Bridgeton, Cumberland Co., ME: Elias "Witney", 1 male 26-44, 4 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44, and 3 females 0-9.
• 1810, Portland, Cumberland Co., ME: Elias Whitney , 1 male over 45, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 10-15, 1 female 26-44, 2 females 16-25, 2 females 10-15, and 3 females 0-9.
• 1820, Portland, Cumberland Co., ME: Elias Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 female over 45, 1 female 16-25, and 2 females 10-15.
• 1830: not found.

References

• Gorham Vital Records

• 1790 Census

• 1800 Census

• 1810 Census Index

• 1820 Census Index

1.^  "Dec. 14, 1788, Elias WITNEY & Polly FOWLER; by Caleb JEWET, Gorham (A:32)," according to Kelley, Judith Holbrook, ed. and transcr., Clayton Rand Adams, ed., Marriage Returns of Cumberland County, Maine, Prior to 1892, Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 29 (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 1998), p. 69.

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