Family:Whitney, Joseph H. (1832-1897)

Joseph H.⁷ Whitney (Stephen⁶, Stephen⁵, Isaac⁴, Nathaniel³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Stephen⁶ and Abigail (Mayberry) Whitney, was born 7 Apr 1832, Mechanic Falls, ME, and died 4 Jan 1897, New Haven, CT.

He married 6 Jul 1851, Hannah Caswell Montfort, daughter of Amos and Sarah (Field) Montfort. She was born 30 Mar 1831, Lisbon, ME, and died 7 Oct 1871, South Meriden, CT.

Children of Joseph H.⁷ and Hannah Caswell (Montfort) Whitney:

i.	Sarah Ella8 Whitney, b. Jun 1852, (prob. Westbrook), ME; d. 2 Jan 1901, New Haven, CT, aged 48 years; bur. Mapledale Cemetery, New Haven, CT;[1] m. 1869, New Haven, CT, Charles Lyman Wright.
ii.	Edwin L. Whitney, b. ca. 1855, (prob. Westbrook), ME; m. 9 Aug 1880, Gorham, NH, Hattie M. Bonnie/Bonne/Bonney;[2] "the marriage was a failure and there was a separation. He became something of a wanderer with his whereabouts chronically unknown." She m.(2) 1891, Frank Lewis Conklin.
iii.	Imogene Whitney, b. 19 Dec 1862, South Meriden, CT; d. 21 Oct 1913, Newington, CT; m. 4 Sep 1895 Raymond Howard Willoughby. Census: 1870, she is called "Emma J. Whitney" 1900, she is called "Emma Willoughby" 1910, she is called "Emmajean Willoughby" One could conclude that she was known as Imogene or Emmajean within the family, or Emma is a nickname for Imogene.
ii.	Arthur C. Whitney, b. 1871, Meriden, CT; d. 1871, "a couple of weeks after birth", Meriden, CT.

Census

• 1860, Meriden, New Haven Co., CT:

267 290 Joseph H. Whitney 29 M - Mechanic Maine Hannah C. " 29 F - " Sarah E. " 8 F - " Attended school Edwin L. " 5 M - " Attended school

• 1870, Meriden, New Haven Co., CT:

1380 1919 Whitney, J. H. 39 M W Cutler $300 Maine Male citizen over 21 -----, H. C. 39 F W Keeping House Maine -----, Edwin L. 15 M W At Home Maine -----, Emma J. 7 F W Conn. 1920 Wright, Chas. 23 M W Carpenter Mass. Married in Aug, Male citizen over 21 -----, Ella S. 18 F W Keeping House Maine Married in Aug 1921 Young, Frank 35 M W Cutler Canada Parents foreign born, Nonvote -----, Celia 32 F W Keeping House Canada Parents foreign born -----, Jos. 9 M W Conn. Parents foreign born, Attended school -----, Celia 15 F W At Home Conn. Parents foreign born -----, Emma 7 F W Conn. Parents foreign born

• 1880: not found.
• 1880, Poland, Androscoggin Co., ME:

Isaah BONNE 69 Self M M W ME Laborer ME ME Hannah R. BONNE 57 Wife F M W ME Keeping House ME ME Hellen F. BONNE 22 Dau F S W ME Works In Shoe Shop ME ME Augustus L. BONNE 19 Son M S W ME Laborer ME ME Harriet BONNE 17 Dau F S W ME Works In Paper Mill ME ME Edwin WHITNEY 26 Oth M S W ME Works In Paper Mill ME ME

References

• Willoughby, Miranda Goodrie, The Antecedents of Imogene Whitney (Riverside, RI, 1977).

• D.A.R. Genealogy Library, Washington, D.C.: G.R.C. 1986; S2, V55.2, The American Ancestry of Imogene Whitney

1.^  Find A Grave Memorial #173652089, Sarah E. Wright.

2.^  New Hampshire Marriages, 1720-1920, from FamilySearch.org.

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