Family:Whitney, Reuben (1772-1810)
Reuben6 Whitney (Joel5, Abel4, Nathaniel3, Benjamin2, John1), son of Joel5 and Mary (Weston) Whitney, was born 7 Jan 1772, Chandler's River, ME, died 31 Mar 1810, Jonesboro, ME.
He married, 1 Nov 1801, Jonesboro, ME, or 10 Jul 1801, Machias, ME, Hannah Stetson, daughter of Gideon and Eliza (Perry) Stetson. She was born 25 Mar 1776, and died 14 Dec 1816, Jonesboro, ME.
On 13 Oct 1810, Ephraim Whitney was appointed administrator of his estate.
Both Reuben and Hannah are buried in the Porter Whitney (Village) Cemetery in Jonesboro, ME.
Children of Reuben6 and Hannah (Stetson) Whitney:
i. Esther7 Whitney, b. 1 Nov 1801, Chandler's River (Jonesboro), ME; d. 19 Jun 1886; m. 23 Dec 1817, Samuel Watts. He was b. 9 January 1797 and d. 18 December 1880. They had thirteen children. ii. Jothan Sewell Whitney, b. 28 May 1803, Chandler's River (Jonesboro), ME; d. 1887; m. Huldah Ann Dorman Wakefield, daughter of Benjamin and Mary "Polly" (Dorman) Wakefield of Steuben, ME. She was b. 3 April 1819 in Steuben, ME, and d. 14 April 1849 in Steuben. They had two children: a. Wakefield Whitney, b. 1838 b. Hannah Longfellow Whitney, b. 1845, d. 1888, m. on 17 March 1872 in Jonesboro to Charles Whitney Feeney.iii. Hannah Whitney, b. 10 Jan 1805, Chandler's River (Jonesboro), ME; m. (int. 18 Mar 1825, Jonesboro, ME), David Longfellow, son of Jacob and Taphenas (Longfellow) Longfellow, b. 1 Jun 1800. iv. Joshua Whitney, b. 16 Dec 1806, Chandler's River (Jonesboro), ME; d. 27 Jun 1889, Machias, ME; m. Sylvina Parsons Hall, b. 2 Feb 1812, Jonesboro, ME, d. 13 Mar 1868 in Jonesboro. v. Amanda Whitney, b. 25 Nov 1808, Chandler's River (Jonesboro), ME; d. 26 Dec 1819, Jonesboro, ME. Buried in the Porter Whitney (Village) Cemetery in Jonesboro. vi. Mary Weston Whitney, b. 13 Dec 1810 (posthumously), Jonesboro, ME; m. Samuel Lambe of Calais, ME.
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References
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2. Archive:Machias, Maine, Vital Records (Please insert link)
3. D.A.R. Membership Application #69895
4. Early Jonesboro, Maine Families by Tibbetts and Lamson.
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