Family:Whitney, William Perse (1783-1865)

William Perse⁶ Whitney (Micah⁵, Abel⁴, Nathaniel³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Micah⁵ and Hannah (Cobb) Whitney, was born 3 May 1783, Gorham, ME, and died 30 Dec 1865, Cortland, IL.

He married firstly, about 1805, Sarah Frank "of Gray". She was born 25 Jan 1789, Gray, ME.

He married secondly, 27 Oct 1823, Phillips, ME, Nancy I. Carlton. She was born 30 Nov 1806, Plantation E, ME, and died either 3 Jan 1902, Marysville, KS, or 20 Nov 1902, Cortland, IL.

He resided Phillips, ME.

Children of William Perse⁶ and Sarah (Frank) Whitney:

i.	Sally7 Whitney, b. 31 Jan 1806, Gray, ME; d. 1886, Phillips, ME; m. 19 Feb 1825, Thomas Quimby; resided Phillips, ME.
ii.	(son) Whitney, b. 15 Jul 1807, Phillips, ME; d. 15 Jul 1807, Phillips, ME.
iii.	Happy Whitney, b. 14 Jun 1808, Phillips, ME; m. David Quimby.
iv.	William P. Whitney, b. 8 Jul 1810, Phillips, ME.
v.	Huldy Whitney, b. 5 Mar 1812, Phillips, ME; m. Abel Chandler.
vi.	Elmira Whitney, b. 13 Nov 1813, Phillips, ME; m. Enoch Staples.
vii.	Hannah Whitney, b. 4 Aug 1815, Phillips, ME; m. Lorin Worthley.

Children of William Perse⁶ and Nancy I. (Carlton) Whitney:

viii.	Hiram7 Whitney, b. 12 Sep 1825, Phillips, ME; d. 2 Oct 1825, Phillips, ME.
ix.	Nancy Perse Whitney (or Pierce or Peace), b. 14 Apr 1826, Phillips, ME; d. 11 Feb 1912, Sycamore, IL; m. Mar 1847, Dearborn, IN, George Merritt Kinyon; resided Sycamore, IL.
x.	Philemon Whitney, b. 21 Sep 1828, Phillips, ME; d. 26 Nov 1828, Phillips, ME.
xi.	Hiram Elias Whitney, b. 12 Apr 1832, Phillips, ME; m. 24 Aug 1852, De Kalb Co., IL, Catherine Harshey, b. 1835, d. 1857, Cortland, IL; was a physician; resided in Shellsborough, IA.
xii.	Philena Whitney, b. 1835, Phillips, ME; d. 1851.
xiii.	George Washington Whitney, b. 8 Dec 1837, Phillips, ME; d. 30 Oct 1930, Chanute, KS; m. 23 Jan 1873, Marysville, KS, Minnie M. Hartley; resided Marysville, KS.

Census

• 1810, Curvo, Somerset Co., ME: William Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 0-9, 2 females over 45, and 2 females 0-9.
• 1820, Phillips, Somerset Co., ME: William Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 0-9, 1 female 26-44, 2 females 10-15, and 4 females 0-9; 1 engaged in agriculture.

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.

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