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, or Phillips, ME,^[1] and died 1917, Phillips, ME. (Note: his birth is recorded in the Phillips, ME Vital records)

He married, 6 Aug 1865, Phillips, ME, Annis B. Ross,^[2] daughter of William and Eunice (Hoar) Ross. She was born 17 Apr 1847, and died 1926, Phillips, ME.

He is a millwright and mechanical engineer; resided Gardiner, ME.

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).

1.^  "Dec 1841 Dexter Benjamin, s. Benjamin Whitney and Susan [born]," according to Phillips, Maine, Vital Records.

2.^  "Benjamin D. Whitney, m. Annis B. Ross, 6 Aug 1863," according to Phillips, Maine, Vital Records.

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