Family:Whitney, Ephraim (1835-1904)

Ephraim⁸ Whitney (Gustavus Fellows⁷, Ephraim⁶, Joel⁵, Abel⁴, Nathaniel³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Gustavus Fellows⁷ and Hannah (Libby)(Colson) Whitney, was born 7 Jul 1835, Jonesboro, ME, and died 15 May 1904, Jonesboro, ME.

He married 22 Mar 1857, Jonesboro, ME, Rebecca Drisko Leighton, daughter of John Coffin and Eunice Bickford (Wright) Leighton. She was born 9 Jun 1833, Addison, ME, and died 3 Sep 1921, Jonesboro, ME.

Ephraim and Rebecca are both buried in the Forest Hills Cemetery in Jonesboro, ME. He was a farmer.

Children of Ephraim⁸ and Rebecca Drisko (Leighton) Whitney:

i.	Hannah Estella9 Whitney, b. 1857, Jonesboro, ME; d. 1878; m. Horace Collimore Noyes.
ii.	George Edward Whitney, b. 1860, Jonesboro, ME; d. 1879, Jonesboro, ME.
iii.	Mary Edith Whitney, b. Dec 1862, Jonesboro, ME; m. William E. Roney.
iv.	Frank Seavey Whitney, b. 22 Mar 1864, Jonesboro, ME; d. 13 Jun 1947, Portland, ME; m. 27 Nov 1895, Josephine Louise Ockington, daughter of Benjamin Brooks and Rhoda Ann (Wright) Ockington, b. 10 Apr 1870, Stratford Hollow, NH, d. 5 July 1951, Portland, ME. Both are buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Portland, ME.
v.	George Mason Whitney, b. 30 Apr 1879, Jonesboro, ME; m. Eva B. White.

Census

• 1860, Jonesboro, Washington Co., ME:

49 49 Ephraim Whitney 25 M - Farmer $300 $187 Me. Rebecca " 25 F - " Hannah " 3 F - " George " 4/12 M - "

• 1870, Jonesboro, Washington Co., ME:

10 9 Whitney, Ephraim 34 M W Farmer $200 -- Maine Male citizen over 21 " Rebecca 37 F W Keeping house " " Estella 12 F W At School " Attended school " George E. 10 M W " " " Attended school " Mary E. 8 F W At School Maine Attended school " Frank G. 6 M W " " " Attended school

• 1880, Jonesboro, Washington Co., ME:

Ephraim WHITNEY 46 Self M M W ME Granite Quary Ast. ME ME Rebecca WHITNEY 47 Wife F M W ME Housework ME ME Eddith WHITNEY 18 Dau F S W ME School Teacher ME ME Frank WHITNEY 16 Son M W ME At School ME ME Georgie WHITNEY 2 Son M S W ME ME ME

References

• Tibbetts, Lawrence F., &amp. Lamson, Darryl B., Early Pleasant River Families of Washington County, Maine (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 1997).

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