Family:Whitney, Francis Covel (1823-1894)

Francis Covel⁷ Whitney (Levi⁶, Abel⁵, Naham⁴, Nathaniel³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Levi⁶ and Happy (Higgins) Whitney, was born 16 Mar 1823, Standish, ME, and died 25 May 1894, Standish, ME.

He married 2 Nov 1851, Gorham, ME, Rosannah K. Harmonof Buxton, ME. She was born Mar 1830, and died 8 Jun 1913, Standish, ME.

Francis was a cooper by trade, and was also a Civil War veteran whose widow received a pension from the U.S. government.

Children of Francis Covel⁷ and Rosannah K. (Harmon) Whitney:

i.	Herbert F.⁸ Whitney, b. Apr 1854, ME; m.(1) 19 Nov 1878, Standish, ME, Nellie A. Freeman; m.(2) ca. 1880, Elizabeth E. (Liza, Lizzie) Hester, b. Nov 1855, daughter of George W. Hester. They resided in Windham, Gorham, and Portland, ME. They had one known son: Harlan Whitney, b. Oct 1885.
ii.	Edgar A. Whitney, b. Apr 1855, ME. He m. abt 1877 Everline ------, b. July 1856 in ME. They resided in Portland, ME, where he was a grocer. They had one known son: Martin H. Whitney, b. July 1882 in ME.
iii.	Josephine F. Whitney, b. Aug 1857, ME; m. ----- Boothby, and they were divorced before 1900. They had one known daughter: Gertrude L. Boothby, b. Apr 1893.
iv.	Hattie B. Whitney, b. ca. 1868, ME.

Census

Civil War Pension File of Francis Covel Whitney; Widow: Rosannah K. Whitney; Widow Applic. # 597883 Cert. # 401531; National Archives Building, Washington, DC.