Family:Whitney, Alvin (1818-a1870)

Alvin⁷ Whitney (Isaac⁶, Barnabas⁵, Isaac⁴, Nathaniel³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Isaac⁶ and Elizabeth C. (Parlin) Whitney, was born 8 Nov 1818, Freeman, ME, and died Brooklyn, NY. He is buried in Lewiston, ME.

He married, 21 Feb 1841, Wilton, ME, Susan Davis.^[1] She was born about 1819, and died after 1870, when she appears in the census.

They lived in Lowell, MA, and Lewiston, ME.

Children of Alvin⁷ and Susan (Davis) Whitney:

i.	(son) Whitney, stillborn Dec 1843, Lowell, MA.[2]
ii.	Calista A. Whitney, b. 28 Sep 1845, Lowell, MA;[3] "Philistia A." m. Adelbert M. Knight; resided in NY City, NY.
iii.	Georgiana Whitney, b. ca. 1853, Lewiston, ME; m. John H. Rieger of Brooklyn, NY.

Census

• 1850, Lewiston, Lincoln Co., ME:

191 219 Alvin Whitney 31 M - Painter Maine Susan " 31 F - " Corlista Whitney 5 F - Mass. Attended school Samuel Curtis 26 M - Black Smith Me. Charles Williams 22 M - Overseer Mass. Ruth Davis 30 F - Maine Charlotte Davis 17 F - " Hannah Stockman 22 F - " Milvina Cushman 23 F - " Jane Trufant 15 F - " Attended school

• 1860, Lewiston, Androscoggin Co., ME:

503 580 Alvin Whitney 32 M - Painter $5000 $1000 Maine Susan " 32 F - " Calista A. " 14 F - Mass. Attended school Georgiana " 7 F - Maine Attended school A. Rosa Colby 25 F - Fcty Operator Maine Angela Tuttle 17 F - " " " Mary E. Washburn 20 F - " " " Ruth Davis 41 F - " " "

• 1870, New York Ward 22, New York Co., NY:

481 857 O'Conner, Wm. 31 M W Clerk Liq. Store $300 Ireland Parents foreign born, Male citizen over 21 ... 858 Healey, Frank 45 M W Retail Liq. Dealer $1500 Ireland Parents foreign born, Male citizen over 21 ... 859 Duff, George 45 M W Clerk in Commisn. Store $500 N.Y. Father foreign born, Male citizen over 21 ... 860 Whitney, Alvin 55 M W Varnish Maker $300 Me. Male citizen over 21 -----, Sarah 50 F W Keepg. House do Knight, Philste 23 F W do do do -----, Delvet 26 M W Dry Goods Clerk do Male citizen over 21 Whitney, Georgiana 19 F W do Knight, Ellen 7 F W N.Y. Attended school Murphy, Frank 25 M W Marble Cutter $300 Ireland Parents foreign born, Male citizen over 21 Flagland, Jno. 25 M W Brick Mason $200 do Parents foreign born, Male citizen over 21

• 1880: not found.

References

1.^  L.D.S. International Genealogical Index, Extraction Program Batch #M503882.

2.^  "______ [Whitney], s. Alvin, stillborn, [abt. Dec. __, 1843.]," according to Vital Records of Lowell, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1930).

3.^  "Calista A. [Whitney], d. Alvin, painter, and Susan, [born] Sept. 28, 1845," according to Lowell Vital Records.

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