Family:Whitney, Benjamin Dexter (1841-1917)
Benjamin Dexter7 Whitney (Benjamin6, Micha5, Abel4, Nathaniel3, Benjamin2, John1), son of Benjamin6 and Susan (Wells) Whitney, was born 25 Dec 1841, Madrid, ME. (Note: his birth is recorded in the Phillips, ME Vital records)
He married, 6 Aug 1865, Phillips, ME, Annis B. Ross. She was born 17 Apr 1847.
He is a millwright and mechanical engineer; resided Gardiner, ME.
Benjamin died in 1917, and Annis in 1926. They are buried in the Evergreen Cemetery in Phillips, ME.
Children of Benjamin Dexter7 and Annis B. (Ross) Whitney:
i. William Dexter8 Whitney, b. 11 Jul 1871; is an attorney, of the firm of Spear, Andrews & Whitney; resided Gardiner, ME. ii. Benjamin Fred Whitney, b. 6 Jul 1887; resided Gardiner, ME. He married Ida M. Paige. He died in 1922, and they are both buried in the Evergreen Cemetery in Phillips, ME.
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), pp. 411-412.
Sedgeley, George B., Micah Whitney, Revolutionary Soldier and His Twelve Children Settled Early in Philips, Maine; Jacob and Joseph Whitney Came to Phillips 1792; Salmon Whitney Appeared in Letter E Plantation 1810 (Farmington, Maine: The Knowlton & McLeary Co., Printers, 1943). (Please insert link)
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