Family:Whitney, William Parker (1816-1876)
William Parker Whitney (Samuel, Ebenezer, [perhaps] Samuel4, John3, Benjamin2, John1), son of Samuel and Sarah (Young) Whitney, was born 31 Jan 1816, Whitney, NB, and died 24 Mar 1876, Ashland, ME.
He married, 1852, Sophia NcNally of Wakefield, daughter of James Heath and Matilda Jane (Treadwell) McNally. She was born about 1824, NB, and died 18 Feb 1899, Ashland, ME.
He lived in Ashland, ME.
Children of William Parker and Sophia (McNally) Whitney:
i. James Whitney, b. 16 Nov 1853, Ashland, ME; d. 4 Dec 1925, Ashland, ME, of chronic heart disease. ii. Sarah Jane Whitney, b. 12 Sep 1855, Ashland, ME; d. 17 Feb 1857, Ashland, ME. iii. Mary Whitney, b. ca. 1857 (twin),Ashland, ME; m. Edward A. Whitney. iv. Martha Whitney, b. ca. 1857 (twin), Ashland, ME; d. after 1880; m. Frank Hackett. v. William Whitney, b. 31 Jan 1859, Ashland, ME; d. 4 Mar 1865, Ashland, ME. vi. John E. Whitney, b. 23 Jun 1863, Ashland, ME; d. 13 Aug 1947, Ashland, ME; m. 30 Dec 1894, Mary Corliss. vii. Sophia Whitney, b. 21 Jul 1861, Ashland, ME; d. 25 Jan 1865, Ashland, ME.
Census
This family would be recorded in Canadian censuses, not yet examined, with the following exceptions:
33 33 Wm. P. Whitney 43 M - Shoe-maker $500 $150 N. Brunswick Sophia " 36 F - " James " 6 M - Maine Mary " } 3 F - " Martha " } 3 F - " William " 1 M - "
25 25 Whitney, William 52 M W Farmer $600 $400 New Brunswick Parents foreign born -----, Sophia 46 F W Keeping House " Parents foreign born -----, Mary 13 F W Maine Parents foreign born -----, Martha 13 F W " Parents foreign born -----, James 16 M W " Parents foreign born -----, John 7 M W " Parents foreign born
Sophia WHITNEY 57 Self F W W CANADA Keeping House CANADA CANADA James WHITNEY 26 Son M S W MAINE Farmer CANADA CANADA Martha WHITNEY 23 Dau F S W MAINE At Home CANADA CANADA John WHITNEY 16 Son M S W MAINE At School CANADA CANADA
References
- Census records.
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