Family:Whitney, George Russell (1813-1857)
George Russell7 Whitney (Joseph6, Nathan5, Nathan4, Nathaniel3, Benjamin2, John1), son of Joseph6 and Mary C. (Libby) Whitney, was born 20 Mar 1813, Jonesboro, ME, and died 23 May 1857, Boston, MA.
He married 14 Aug 1839, Beddington, ME, Martha Lyon Noyes, daughter of Josiah Stickney and Elizabeth Bowden (Kelley) Noyes. She was born 23 Feb 1821, Jonesboro, ME, and died Nov 1906, St. Cloud, Stearns Co., MN. She married secondly Dennis A. Hoyt, of Stearns Co., MN, son of Simeon and Rachel (Wheeler) Hoyt, born about 1834, ME, from whom she was divorced. She married thirdly, 7 Aug 1880, Sylvanus Jenkins, Jr., widower of George's sister Eunice Kilton7 Whitney.
Children of George Russell7 and Martha Lyon (Noyes) Whitney:
i. Adoniram Judson8 Whitney, b. 14 Jan 1840, Beddington, ME; m. Margaret Ellen Clark. ii. Mary Abby Whitney, b. 6 Feb 1842, Beddington, ME; d. after 1850. iii. Elbridge Whitney, b. ca. 1845, prob. Beddington, ME; d. after 1850. iv. Alverton Whitney, b. 3 Oct 1846, Beddington, ME, d. 23 Apr 1865, Chattanooga, TN. v. Horace Coffin Whitney, b. 23 Oct 1849, Beddington, ME, d. 28 Feb 1850, Beddington, ME. vi. George Russell Whitney, b. 23 Jun 1851, Beddington, ME; d. after 1860. vii. Horace Jefferson Whitney, b. 9 Jan 1854, Beddington, ME; d. after 1860. He may have been the "Harris Whitney" aged 16, living in the family of Dennis A. Hoyt in St. Cloud, Stearns Co., MN, in 1870. viii. Fred Harley Whitney, b. 22 Aug 1856, Beddington, ME; d. after 1860.
Census
- 1840, Beddington, Washington Co., ME: George Whitney, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 0-4, and 1 female 15-19; 1 engaged in agriculture.
- 1850, Beddington, Washington Co., ME:
27 27 Russell Whitney 37 M - Farmer $650 Maine Martha " 29 F - " Adoniram " 10 M - " Attended school Mary A. " 8 F - " Attended school Elbridge " 5 M - " Attended school Josiah S. Noyes 66 M - Farmer " Maria Noyes 21 F - " Juliett " 18 F - " Attended school Sarah E. " 16 F - " Attended school
- 1860, P.O. Maryville, Stearns Co., MN]]:
1061 811 Dennis A. Hoyt 36 M - Farmer $1500 $200 Maine Martha " 38 F - " Alverton " 16 M - Farm laborer " George " 9 M - " Horace " 6 M - " Fred " 4 M - " John Voris 71 M - "
This is George's widow and four of their children, now with the surname Hoyt instead of Whitney.
462 407 David Perkins 31 M - Teamster $500 $100 Mass. Mary " 40 F - Maine Mary A. Whitney 18 F - Seamstress "
This is his daughter Mary.
- 1860, sons Adoniram and Elbridge not found.
References
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